The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

Ion dollars r IS held by It's own people
They receive the interest. and they have
millions upon millions 10 spend for what
they want. whether II be furnished by
! Great Britain. Germany, America or them
selves. The people live as well as any
people n the world. They dress well and
! spend well, and IN wants they furnish q
| possible market ten times as great as all
China. with its aocoo.ooo people.
Indeed. the French stand high among the
purchasing nations. Their imports amount
TO over 100000 a day, or to more than
s5oyonco q year. This is over 100000
, mora than our total importRions. and the
bulk OF the money goes 20 the European
nations. although our trade Is slowly and
steadily increasing Il has gained about
sIs .O0. 900 in ten years. while the gain IN
Great Britain and Ireland has been th.r-
teen times as much
WHY AMERICAN NOVELTIES
ARE NOT IN DEMAND.
one reason for this is that the French are
IN many things like the Americans They
show as much taste II finishing their manu-
features as they co in making fancy haNs
and dresses They are a race OF inventors,
and hence American novelties are not IN
go great demand. They believe also IN
trade protection. and the government con
tracts often specify that the materials used
shall be of French manufacture. Neverthe-
less the market is a most valuable one, and
one that can be worked with great profit
Something OF what IS now being done VIII
be seen as I take you through the city OF
Havre.
Havre =. q typical French seaport Its
streets ere wide. its houses bright and
sunny. II has open places and gardens in
the heart OF the town. and its docks are
great stone structures with all modern con-
veniences for loading and ciscnargfng
goods The town has existed since Ihe
days OF the Romans. and II has always
been an important commercial center. The
United States had a consulate here as far
back as 1890. and to-day our consulate, sit
usted on the Place Gambs5ta, in the heart
Of the city. does about as much business
as any other.
Harre now has about 1000 people. The
town lies right on the sea. with highlands
on the east AL the Seine On the west In
coming here from Southampton my first
sight was the abrupt cliffs on the left OF
the city. When we came a little nerer /
could see the masts OF ships inside the
docks. ana then the low buildings which
border the shore There is a series IF
fortt1catons. with frowninc cannon facing
the sea. which guards the entrance. and you
steam in between great stone quays or
docks, Just wide enough for two Atlantic
liners to pass in OF out at the game time.
Passing through we found ourselves in 4
great basin which has five entrances 10
other basins or inc,osed docks. Indeed. the
cocks extend on and on, with gateways
brANt- LLl-Ils ptTHleaLlEE almost every
part Of the city. There are many acres OF
them. so made that the ships can san right
Up 10 the warehouses and dischare. their
goods. and SO that goods can be put upon
the railroads or on the canals for all parts
OF France.
y DOCK Is RESERVED
FOR YACHTS
There IS one dock IN the very hear. ~
the town. facing the Place Gambetts. This
is reserved for yachts. and there were n
score or more Of steam yachts lying In il
when visited it this afternoon. one OF
these belongs to the Baron Rothschfd and
another is. ! am told. the property OF one
Of the Nanderbilts-
The first sign I saw OF the American IN
Fssion was one or the transatlantic liners
coming IN from New York loaded with
american Petroleum, AGRICULTURAL marhsn-
cry and cotton. As we came 10 the ouav
l saw a wel-knOwn brand OF Akron oats
advertised on the walls of a building thar
mus nave been a century old. and in walk
me 20 the hotel Frascati I passed al Office
ing away.
Later On I called at the consulate and
IN Company with Mr.. ~ NJ. Thackara- who
Is Uncle Sans representative here. TOOK q
cfive OF several miles. goIns from one
docA TO another and stopping al the vs-t-
places where steamers were unloading
American goods
AT the transatlantic quay we visited a
warehouse as large as any IN the city OF
New York II was packed to the top with
boxes and bales from different parts OF the
United Ststes 1 saw American plows nm
loaded from che OF the Atlantic liners and !
outside were reape-s. mowers and all sorts
OF farm tools OF weIl-known American I
brands. There was q large shipment from
the Deerins Harvesting Company of Chi |
cago; there were many Mccormick reapers
q quantity Of wheels and tongues in SEN |
arate packages, and also seine iron hay
rakes 10 be run by horse power. ,
At another dock ! found the wharves
covered with bales OF American cotron. |
There were many thousands Of these, COW |
erfng an area OF several acres They were
lying on the stones out IN the sun The
cotton was poorly packed: Soma % the