The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-08
WHAT OUR coNsULs SAY.
BY WALTER j. BALLARD,

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| "The final adjudication of the boundary dis.
pute between Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, with the
| formal REIMBURSEMENT of the thousands of square
miles OF land involved TO the two first mentioned
| countries, may mark the beginning OF new
! era in this part OF South America. The territory
under dispute, with the adjacent regions in the
| Andes mountains. is said to be very rich, and
| Americans should not permit the people OF any
other nation to anticipate them in the eXploitl.
| tion OF this cld.'--Consul X. X. Kennedy of
| Para.
| THE Indebtedness OF the United States to
Greece for currants up to the present, this sea-
| son, exceeds Sl0Oo,00O. Hall the above amount
could be paid by furnishing Greece with the sui
| plate OF copper consumed yearly by currant
growers, not to mention the COAL the iron and
| steel, mechanical and electrical supplies and nu.
| merouS smaller items which come from without.
Such American goods as have found their way to
| the Greek market, whatever may have been their
| cost, have at least the recommendation OF good
quality Small as the Greek market is when
| compared with the larger European countries, it
| has 4 greatly augmented Importance when con-
| trolled from the Western hemisphere, in that it
| materially contributes TO American trade SUI
| premacy in Europe Consul +. W. jackson of
Patras (Our first contract in Greece for sulphGte
| Of copper has just been made for $4,000.
| Reporting on Gelmany's trade with Australia
| Consul Bell OF Chcmnitz Germany, says: ''Syd
| ncy is one of the strongest competitive points
| on the globe, She occupies unique geograph.
ical position almost the opposite side OF the
world from all the great commercial cellters.
From all nations, from all climates, traders
| meet here with their various wares and compete
in the open market on exactly equal terms.
llcavy.aden ships come from the east, from
the west and from the north; around Cape Of
Good Hope Cape Horn, through the sucz and
through Torres Straits. Ships from more than
twenty nations ride at anchor in Sydney harbor.
The goods from every commercial country are
pushed on the market by enterprising agents and
displayed in great salesrooms, rivaling in APP
pearance, in capacity and in skill OF management
those OF the most preentous cities OF Europe
| and America. There is hardly shop (eyery place
where goods or wares are sold is Il shop under
the law in this country in Sydney where Ameri
can articles are not displayed and sold, The
same is true to less degree OF German, Aus.
trau, French, japanese and other goods. At lie
annual royal show the finest exhibits are in
American machinery American goods need no
Introduction They familiar to every buyer
in sydney and so popular that we now sell almost
three times us many articles US we did but six
years ago, and almost as many as all other for.
eign countries combined"
Now is the time fur American manufacturers
to get a stronger foothold in this country, The
introduction OF our goods into England has cnor-
mously increased during the last year. Al pres,
ent there is general demand, particularly in
Liverpool, for American agricultural Implements
furniture (both office and household), boots and
shoes, electrical appliances bolts nuts etc. One
suggestion made several times in these reports
is reiterated with emphasis: Do not let consd
erations of cheapness or greater profits lead to de-
teroration of the original high standard OF good"
Consul Boyle OF Liverpool.
''There is not in the whole of Siam at present
one American house competent to consider
business proposition or government contract TO
push American trade or 10 represent American in-
tercsts. Other nationaliies are well represented;
they are constantly seeking business, and in the
event of opportunities are ready to consider
them at once. 1t cannot be expected that husi-
ness will seek Americans here any more than in
other countries; nor ii 1t is sought out by the
consular representative, that the necessary three
months delay for reply from America will fail
to jeopardze our interests in the matter. An
American business house should be established in
Bangkok. Alter three years and a half rcsi-
dence here | am persuaded that for the right
kind of people there is an excellent outlook in
this counry.'-Consul General Hamilton King
of Bangkok.
In view Of recent statement by NJ. DeWett,
the Russian secretary Of nance, To the effect that
Russia was in u bad way from the standpoint
of the treasury showing report by Consul Gen,
eral W. II. Holloway to the state department is
OF interest Under st, Petersburg date line he
says that The stocks Of French and Belgian rom.
panies doing business IN Russia have deprecated
nom forty-siX 10 nnety-ninc per cent? All this,
lie declares, Is the direct result OF commercial
and financial crisis. The list includes glass fac
tories, iron and steel works, gas aud electrical
companies and coal mines.
There is no more promising field in any coun.
Try perhaps for the introduction OF laundry ma.
chinery than Normandy. Ii The prejudice of the !
people were once overcome We'll equipped |
steam laundry would undoubtedly yield large