The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-28

! The principal ones are cotton. copper. Pc
troleum, tobacco. talIow and lumber. In
1900 we sold France more than 100000
worth OF cotton. almost sS.0O.0o worth of
I tobacco. and more than $4,000 worth OF
oil. our copper exports amounted almost to
81. 1000 90. and our sales of machines and
machinery TO more than 100000 We sold
her ever 100000 worth OF meat. almost
IS. ,OO worth of lumber and Si,0Ol.oO worth
of grain and -four. The total exports in tina.
year were almost So. 10000. according to the
French figures. and this is under the real
amount. as many of the goods come in
through England and are accredited TO that
country.
in addition 10 the articles I have mem
toned there are many others which we sell
in large quantities. The Americans ave n
good trade in tools. furniture and hides.
They sell dried apples for cider. india rub
Der goods. feathers for hats and millinery.
canned Holsters. and a large amount OF
chemical PRODUCTS.
II look for a considerable increase In
American trade" continued Mr.. Green.
when our new treaty goes into effect
This treaty was signed in July. 1899. and
IL is to be ratified on the 2ith of next Sep
TENDER By ii our raw materials are to
be admitted on the paymen of minimum
duties and the United States makes a re-
duction on French imports OF silk. cotton
and linen goods. and also on articles de
Paris. fooe manufactures. glass. metal and
| paper wares. This will bring in our bread
etuffs under 9 Tuch lower rate Of duty
than they are now paying. and We will be
able TO compete more successfully In these
respects with other countries In the past
France has had reciprocal treaties with
England and Belgium. so that their goods
have come in u=der the minimum tariff.
While We have had to pay the maximum
tariff. Indeed. more than eleven million
dollars in duties were paid on cur exports
to France in the year 1900.
EVERY Saloon HAS IT.
AMERICAN PICTURES
have referred TO the American art COL
ony. II is entirely apart from the rich
society crowd. living chiefly In the Latin
quarter and having a little world OF its
own. The colony IS large. consisting Of
both American pictures, and the American
artists stand well and not infrequently take
honors- This IL SO both of women and
men.
Paris has now a society OF American
painters. established to advance the inter-
ests of its American artists. and among
its members are such men AZ Bridsman.
Story. MacEwan. Weeks. Edwin Abbey.
John S. Sargent and others. There Is also
en- American Art Association. composed OF
both artists and Students The president
OF this IL Rodman wanamaker. the son of
John Wansmaker. and among its sustaining
members are General Horace Porter. the
United States Ambassador. and Mr.. John
K Gowdy, our consul general Many OF
our artists are married and live 10 Paris
with their families Some are rich. but many
are very poor. This IS especially 30 of
students. manv Of whom come here under
the mistaken idea that they possess genius
only TO struggle along for years on the
edge CT starvation and then to give up IN
despair.
There are many Americans here studying
music. and not a few who have decided
talent Among those who are now attract
ing considerable attention is a young girl
from Texas. who has Just made n contract
to sing in the Opera Comique. and another
Is Miss Bessie Abbott. who has a two
years contract for star parts in the Grand
Opera House. Miss Abbott has a fine
soprano voice. and the French have. as IL
were. adopted her as one of their great
artists The Grand Opera House. as you
know. ranks at the top of the opera houses
of the world. It Is an honor for an artist
TO sing in 1t upon any terms. and for an
American girl to have a long contract at
the start for leading parts means fame and
fortune.
OPERA HOUSE COST
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
The Paris Opera House is wonderfully
beautiful. 1t cost a million dollars more
than our national library building at Wash
ington and IL covers as much ground as the
National Capitol. II Is to a certain extent
a Government institution and has soldiers
In uniform and policemen IN guard at the
entrance. Full dress Is expected In most
of the seats. and the patrons Of It are
among the richest and most fashionable of
the French capital.
But let me tell you something about some
of our professional men who are making
money IN Paris. They are numbered by
scores. and most of them charge larger
fees than are common at home There are
many American doctors who belong to the
-Anglo-American Medical Society. and .
number Of others outside Paris has TWEEN
sy-hve American dentists. who are menu