Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-13
CONSULAR REPORTS.
Facts Cleaned From the
Later Ones.

In answer to numerous inquiries
from United States exporters Com
mercial Agent Greener at Vladlvostock
has supplied the state department
with list of the articles whose i'm
portation into Siberia from America
is affected by the Russian tariff. 1t
appears that there is proh1bltlVe
duty on iron or steel Of American
origin and importers are required to
prove other origin of their material
before securing the reduced rate. Mr..
Greener refrains from commenting up
on the tariffs until the arrival of the
Russian Assistant Secretary Of FL
nance, who was to hear the protests
of the importers.
Vice-Consul OjaIvo writes from
Erzerum, Asiatic Turkey, that there
is an opening for trade in carriages
in that district At present, the Rus
sian vehicle monopOliZes the market,
inasmuch as it is made strong enough
to resist the rough roads of the coun-
try. The cost is from 5000 to $3.50,
delivered at the frontier. Petroleum
automobiles, the vice-consul thinks,
can be readily introduced in that
country if they are strongly made and
cost about $500 or $500 for four seats.
The OK cart, which was the favorite
means Of travelling for the people in
Asia Minor, is now almost neglected,
and the carriage is taking it's place
Consul Winslow of Liege reports the
discovery of a soft-coal basin at Asch,
in the province Of Limbourg, few
miles to the north of Liege. The coal
much resembles that found at West
phalia, Germany 1t contains from
Is to 20 per cent. of volatile matter.
The first vein was discovered at
depth of about 1910 feet, and between
this and 1868 feet, five veins have
been discovered, ranging from &c feet
to &C feet. 1t is thought this basin
covers about 24,700 acres. A German
company from Westphalia has begun
% develop a mine, and the John
Jockerill company, that has extensive
Mills at Seraing and shipyards at Ant
werp, has decided to build large works
n the basin
Consul Thomas H. Norton of Harput
writes of the success of American
cotton goods in Turkey, as follows: Il
axe pleasure in reporting the success
attendant upon the first serious exper-
ment in introducing American cotton
fabrics into this market, where, hither
%, Eglish wares have held undisputed
1E1rino tho unO1z inh.
Der exposed for sale fifty pieces (40
yards each) Of American cabot" The
stock was old promptly to local re-
tailers at $2.85 per piece, or 1-8 cents
per yard Great satisfaction was ex-
pressed with the quality, on account
of it's superior strength and weight.
Dealers prefer it to the best grade Of
Manchester goods reaching this mar
ket, leaving out of consideration the
higher price of the latter, viz, 10
cents per yard. Hitherto, the mer
chants in this vilayet have purchased
cottons, calicOes, and prints almost eX-
clusively from English, German, and
French agencies in the orient There
is a strong and NAKED desire on the
part of wholesale dealers to secure
this class of goods directly from the
United States, if prices will warrant
the change. This consulate will be
pleased to further in every way the eff
forts of American manufacturers de-
string to occupy this field, and will
place price lists and samples in the
proper hands, as we'll as display them
in the commercial exhibit attached to
the con4ulate."
Consul F. w. Jackson Of Patras,
Greece writes as follows in recent
report: Il send herewith copy of
catalogue published in Athens in the
interests of one of the large manu-
featuring establishments of America,
and would call attention to the sue
cess achieved by this method of adj
Vertising. The local agent of this
company, in speaking of the business
done in American agricultural machin-
cry, says that four times as many ma
chimes were sold this season as last, in
spite of unfavo~able crop conditions,
and he believes the coming which the
area of farming land is not extensive.
I would especially call attention to the
need or American houses to be repre-
sented by Industrious agents in the
principal trade centres of Greece. The
agents of European exporters are al
ways on tn field. In response to