Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-01

American exporters are not doing their
duty IN the Rhone valley. There 10 a
big opportunity here for the sale Of az
kinds OF goods This Is a great leather
country. having some OF the largest
tInneries Of France. nevertheless guam.
titles Of American glazed kid are ship.
ped In from the United States8 AmeIl-
can dried fruits are in demand, ami
there Is an opening for American jams
and preserves There are maCaroli
factories. and the Texas hard wheat
can be shipped here at profit Smoked
salmon Is much used
There is an opening for our carpen
ters' tools aud hardware and also fOr
American sewing machines, The chi
machine sold here is the Singer This
company has thoroughly organized j.,
foreign trade. II has agencies In every
country and in every town, and It prac-
tically mouOpoli2es IT'S field There r.
no reason why other machines would
not sell equally well II they were pro
lprly pushed for the French ana Ger
mans cannot make such machines ~
comparison with MS,
nnd Deering harvpsters and McCor
mick reapers largely used In the Rhon
valley and think there ehOuld be a D.P
opening here for American pI0ws AMI
other implements Mn Autriat one az
the Dearing representatives at Paris,
'ells me that the farm lahorers a.c
gradually going to the Ciues ThoV
are working IT. the factories, ana the
result Is that machinery must take
their place This is So not only in
France but In an parts Of the con
tnent, and as "A result there Is an ir-
creased demand for agricultural tools
Every manufacturer of such tuo'A
should study the export trade There
~ money IN IT,
HOW THE FRENCH WORkMEN
COMBINE.
The recent trouble between labor and
capitAl IN the great coal strike leads me
to write OF the Wdrkingmcl's organiza
lions In the Rhunc valley This city Of
Lyons has numerous trades unions.
Every nlW and then there Is Il strike
hut the men still work long hours and
for small pay They have however.
some very good institutions, and among
them ere the Workmen's aid societies.
These are u sort Of mutual beneiit or
| pension associations, intended to give
their members money In their old age.
The members enter when young, and at
So eXpecr to have enough money saved
10 be able TO retire and live on their
pensions. The amount Of pension Is in
proportion 10 the length and amount OF
,,nying, and the members range all the
way from three years 10 CO.
Hundreds Of school children belong to
such associations, and the government
itself aids In their support. There are
now more than $500 600 members The
societies nay out 10000 pensions every
year. and have assets amounting to
about 500, 00GO 900. The societies are un.
| der the control Of The interior depart
ment. and the officials believe that they
| prevent strikes and socialistlc tenden-
| cies. -.
These associations were begun just
| after the French revolution, and thes
! are In a driving enrdlti,m today They
! can be orranized by any class Of work.
men or employees. Some OF them are
| composed OF clerks, some OF sales
| girls and many Of factory hands The
| members are required TO pay monthly
| dues and the money Is Invested IN
| government bonds at per cent. THIS Is
! added to 10y the government. so that
the funds bring IN at least ~ per
cent, which interest goes on at A
compound rate and accumulates The
vast amounts which are given out for
| old age tensions.
Thers are also accident societies and
| societies organized by the different
railroad companies and other large
| corporations for their employees II Is
| wonderful how the money grows out OF
] these small savings. Two cents q day