Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-27

100000, and our sales Of machines and
machinery 70 more than $1,000 600. We
sold her over s2,00O000 worth of meat,
almost 100000 worth Of lumber and
$4,000 600 worth of grain and flour. The
total exports In that year were almost
$92 900 900 according to the French ilg-
ures. and thi3 is under the real amount,
az many OF the goods come in through
England, and are accredited 10 that
country
IN addition TO the articles ! have
mentioned there are many others which
we sell IN large quantities, The Ameri-
cans have a good trade In tools. fuTni-
turo and hides They sell dried apples
for cider india rubber goods, feathers
for hats and millinery, canned Holsters,
ana a large amount of chemical pro-
ducts.
OUR RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH
FRANCE.
Il 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
Is To be ratified ON the 24th of next
September. BY II our raw materials
are to be admitted on the payment Of
minimum duties and the United States
makes n reduction ON French imports
Of silk Gotten and linen goods. and also
on articles de Paris, food manufactures
glass metal and paper wares This will
bring in our breadstuffs under a much
lower rate Of duty than they are now
paying, and We wiz he 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 under the minimum
tariff, while we have had TO ray the
maximum tariff. Indeed. more than
eleven million dollers n duties were
PAID IN our exports to France In the
year 1909.
THE AMERICAN ART COLONY.
/ have referred to the American art
colony. 1t Is entirely apart from the
Ilch society crowd, living chiefly in the
Latin quarter and having a little world
OF ITS own. The colony is large. CON
slstlng of both artists and students.
Every salon has its American pictures.
AND the American artists stand well
ana not infrequently take honors This
Is so both OF women and men.
Paris has now a society OF American
painters, established TO advance the
Interests OF its American artists. and
among lis members are such men "a
Bgidgman, Story MacEwan. Weeks,
Edwin Abbey John $ Sargent ane
others There Is also an American Art
association. composed Of both artists
and students. The president OF this is
ROdman Wanamaker, the son Of John
Wanamaker, aud among it's sustainiug
nambers are Gen Horace Porter. the
United States ambassador. ana NJ.
John X. Gowdy our consul general
Many Of our artists are married and
live In Paris with their families. Some
are rich, but many are very poor This
IL especially so OF students. many Of
whom come here under The mistaken
idea that they possess genius only tu
struggle along for years on the edge OF
starvation and then TO give up in dcs
pair.
AM AMERICAN GIRL AT THE
GRAND OPERA
There are many Americans here
studying music, ana not a few Who
have decided talent Among those who
are now attracting considerable at
tention is a young girl from Texas. who
has JUST made contract 10 sing in
the Opera ComiQue, and another Is Miss
Bessie Abbott. who has two years
contract for star parts IN 'he Grand
opera house Miss Abbott has fine
soprano voice and the French have, as