Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-31
A Tour of Investigation.

dIJeT WHICH L Shall WISH some OF the IN
dustriaI centers of the United Kingdom and
then go to the continent.
In England l want to show you the
greatest markets of the world and how
our American goods are flowing into them,
to look into the enormous electrical pos
sibilities above and below ground and
among other things describe the IA
NOUS Tuppenny Tube Electric line which
IS equipped with electrical machinery
and which cost about three million dollars
a mile. | shall describe the place that
America has in these London markets and
by pen pictures of this greatest city of the
world show where and how our position
may become greater still.
Outside the English metropolis I shall
visit the great industrial centers to tell
row some of our raw materials are turned
into the manufactures which have made
John Bull so wealthy. / want TO picture the
new American factories now being built on
English soil. and to compare the labor of
this country with ours. I may get to the
coal mines which are so deep that John
Bull will from now on have to rely largely
on the supplies of Uncle Sam to keep him
warm and his factories working.
In Russia.
Leaving England 1 shall visit our biggest
customers on the continent l want to
spend while in Russia. At ST. Petersburg
] shall give a letter on the young car and
tell Of the vast internal improvements he
U
globe. / shall visit Moscow and other great
manufacturing centers and show how 1t is
from the Russians that we have much to
fear in our trade competition of the future
Russia is the granary of Europe 1t has
the largest farm population of the whole
world'and the extent to which we are SELL
Ing it farm machinery will be interesting.
Among the Germans.
Germany will be next visited This coun-
try Is the giant of modern times 1t is one
OF the best manufacturers and the shrewdest
trader of all the European countries and
IT Is doing more in comparison with what
God has given ii than any other. The Ber-
In Of 1902. the tecbpical schools how Ger
many Is capturing the oceans, the mighty
ports, the American hog and how it goes
Into sausage for German stomachs and
American trade on the Rhine will be among
the subjects of my investigation.
from Germany will go to Holland and
these countries will be treated along the
same and other lines. the only aim being to
ger news matter interesting to Americans.
On an American Cruiser.
came to England on an American cruis-
er- England and Germany have the bulk
OF the shipping of the Atlantic. SO much
30 that 1t Is estimated We pay England
alone about $40, 600, 600 year for carving
our freight, although we are beginning TO
acquire lines OF our own. 1t was only last
year that Pierpont Morgan and his assoc
ciates bought the Leyland line for between
$S,OS.OOO and 100000, and the Interna-
tional Navigation Company, which is Simon
pure American. has fleet of big steamers
which are keeping the Atlantic hot between
America and Europe. 1t was on the st.
Louis of their line that crossed The ship
Is one of 11.629 tons; 1t is one of the best
on the Atlantic and one Of the fastest on
record and 1t was built by an American 1t
came from Cramps shipyards In Philadel-
phia. and like the rest of the boats of its
line II Is now doing more business than
English ships Of the same class and ton
mage.
The St Louis is run on the American
Ian and in one respect on a plan that ha q