Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-22


country road Some are used here. In
Geneva, by the bakers to deliver the
bread from baskets which they carry
thus about on their backs. You see a
basket full of bread scorching up and
down the street upon two wheels, and
>or know that the man manipulating
II is a bread peddler, and that the
wheels belong 10 bicycle which In
three time out of five comes from the
United States. Switzerland hilly as II
IL. Is a good land for bicycling. You
lave to DO much walking up the noun
tains, but the roads are everywhere
good and there Is much chance for ex-
cltemen; In flying around a curve on
the edge Of a preclpice with your legs
over the handle bars.
AMERICAN FARM TOOLS.
We sell several hundred thousand
dollars worth OF American machinery
10 the Swiss every year. Our sewing
machines are humming away In the
cottages on the Alps and our mowers
ana reapers cut the crops on the plains.
Our leading agricultural implement
factories have their head offices at
zurich. and their travellers go from
place to place drumming the farmers. !
ON told there Is a good opening for
American plows and ! see our hay
rakes and spades sold In many of the
towns, The introduction Of such things
is slow. The Swiss are conservative.
They are the same that their fathers
have been,
They see the same sights their fathers
have seen.
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the same sun
And they do the same deeds their faith
ers have done"
| have seen plows used here which
exactly correspond to those In the
scriptures. having one handle and
wooden point shod with iron. j have
seen men and women moving with
scythes, and q few miles further on
found women riding American sulky
lakes. | saw a woman blowing with
a sulky plow, two cows doing the pull
ing, and in the same region found
moving machine drawn by two fine
draft horses from Germany.
AMERICAN DESKS AND OFFICE
FURNITURE.
Switzerland has plenty OF wood and
It's people are skilled in haBdling IT,
but they cannot make furniture as low
as our factories. No European car
ienter can compete with us, and the
result is that American furniture is
pushing its way into all parts of |
Europe. This IL especially 80 Of Ameri- |
can roll-top desks, files and unit book |
cases, which are often sold in connec-
ton with American typewriters. There |
are large American furniture stores in |
Zurich and Basel and roll-top desks
are sold here in Geneva. The goods
Gene Knocked down, as the freight
from New York to Switzerland is cent
per pound Some Of the desks come
overland from Antwerp and Havre, but
others are shipped 10 Rotterdam and
are sent up the Rhine on barges.
COAL FOR THE SWISS.
Switzerland is spending millions of
dollars every year for fuel for its homes
and factories II buys coal Of England,
Germany, Belgium and Austria, and 1t
Is believed that 1t might profitably
purchase Of us. The coal could be sent
TO Rotterdam and up the Rhine to
switzerland at comparatively low
rate. AT present Germany sells 5000
IONS OF coal here every year, France
and Belgium about 100000 tons each,
md in addition there are thousands
If tons from Austria and England.
As to the American shoe there Is no
loubt but that its sale might be large
y increased. II Is claimed that our
'hoe is too expensive for the Swiss, but
found five stores in Zurich selling
and Chicago SO shoes for
,f.,l ~ L.
odd all over the country. The consuls
ell me that the Swiss need a thicker
'ole than that found on the ordinary
american shoe. The roads here are
ocky and hard on the feet. a duty Of
bout dollar a pair is charged, and
his must be taken into consideration
n fixing the prices,
WORKING THE SWISS MARKETS.
| had an interesting chat as to Ameri-
an trade the other day with Consul
.ieberknecht at Zurich. Mr.. Lieber-
necht is a well known country editor
T Genesee. ILL.,, who was appointed by
resident Mckinley to represent us at
zurich. He is a good business man and
! fun Of common sense views Of Switz-
rland and the Swiss Said he:
Oui uO NV lUt |
wiss nor their wants. They think they
re longing for American goods, and
hat they will snap az them as soon as
hey see our catalogues. They do not
ealize that this Is one Of the Oldest
markets of Europe and that people
we'd here very comfortably long before
america was discovered. There are
tore buildings in Zurich which con-
a In l,a al leo NH
rs, dwelling In log cabins, were bar
aring with the Indians: and these
anne store buildings are still filled with
II the necessaries and Injuries that
he Swiss need or want. II we would
ell goods here we must show the Swiss
hat our goods are better than those
ley are buying. The people must see
ie goods and handle them. They won't
ny without they know what they are
citing.
MEXICAN SUPPLY WAREHOUSES;
WANTED.
"Our exporting firms should study
he Swiss. and II necessary modify
heir goods 10 suit the demand They
hould have supply houses at Zurich.
'hloh could feed the stores Of the vii.
lges and smaller places as well as
nose Of Zurich. This Is small coun-
y, and the people live largely from
and 10 mouth. In many OF the stores
lmost the whole stock Is kept In the
low windows, and the merchants will
ot lay In large amount at one time.
THE Americans need their agents on
he ground. II they can send them here
ON home II will be better, but II not.
lere are good Swiss who can be en-
aged. The agents are needed TO ex-
nine into the credit OF the merchants.
Z although they are in the main trust
orthy. still they are divided into good
lyers and poor payers. as are traders
10 world ever. There 10 no use Of Try.