The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-30
FILLING NEW FIELDS.

The interest felt by the great manu-
featuring and exporting countries Of
the world in the growth of exports from
the United States and their invasion OF
new fields is illustrated by a recent off,
cial report of the British commercial
agent at Chicago, in which he discusses
the export trade of the United States
for the last fiscal year. copy of this
report has just reached the treasury
bureau of statistics.
1.-The trade returns" says Mr.. E. Sey-
mour Bell, the author of the report,
show evidence of a considerable in
crease in exports to Mexico. Central
and South America, and the West In
dies. There are many indications that
an attempt is about to be made to cap
ture the trade of South America. Ship
ping facilities are being improved,
though slowly, and every effort is being
made to draw more close the CONNER
cial relations of the two American Con-
tinents. Particular attention is being
paid to the needs of buyers and the
conditions of trade are being closely
studied. Everything that can give
satisfaction to buyers is being done.
Close attention is given to packing of
goods, and price lists are circulated in
Spanish with. in many cases, prices
quoted in the current coin of the coun-
try per 100 kilos. The advantage of this
to the customers cannot be overestima-
ted"
The report then quotes extracts from
leading newspapers of Chicago and
New York in which the statistics of the
export trade for the last fiscal year are
presented, and especially those showing
the growth of exports to South America
and those showing the establishment of
new steamship lines to operate along
the Pacific coast of North and South
America, and adds: 1.-The states on the
Pacific coast have chiefly benefited by
the increase of trade with South Ameri-
ca The new steamships trading be-
tween Pacific ports of South America
and Pacific ports of the United States,
due perhaps to the new interests ac-
quired in the Pacific ocean. greatly ia
cilitate the trade between the several
countries. The development of railways
in Venezuela, Colombia, and Argentina.
often with American capital. has also
greatly aided the expansion. In all pro-
liability this increase will continue, cs-
pecially if the plans of certain Ameri-
can investors are carried out. The
whole of South America only takes
about 8 per cent of the total exports OF
the United States, but they are increas-
ing. The increase in trade with Chile
is considered particularly gratifying as
it was unexpected. Chile is recognized
as one of the most prosperous and most
progressive countries in South America
and it is expected to have a great fu-
ture- The desire to increase trade with
South America is very keen, and there
is probably no part of the world where
greater efforts are being made to obtain
a supremacy. Not only has the trade
been very small but in most cases the
South American Republics have been
selling to the United States more than
they have been buying. Particular at
tention is being called to the trade in
cotton goods. That the United State5
should have only sold in 1900 to Mex
leo, Central and South America cotton
goods of the value of sS.6o5. 26s. while
the United Kingdom sold to these same
countries similar goods of the value OF
SIS, 007, 564 causes amazement taking in
to consideration the fact that the Uni
ted States sold to the United Kingdom
raw cotton worth about 800, 600, 000"