The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

I We should Ike to 90 what ". e,n
our trade relations with YOU cIoss- ~
60 may say the French will DO an tb.v
IN ,bIs the people OF the United States
49,. way We should be rlad 10 hnY
a-StnihS or you when Il Is not 10 our ~ra
"cldI advantage to buy eisewher.
AIChg what special lines can on
sstaS s oe most easily increasedgS T
There are several lines"
"elHer' and especially that NJ cal
snoutc say that you could civ. ~. -
surplus coal quite as advants
,Hssh or Belgians. Our annual nrodnc-
oS az 80 IS about 100000 tons short
~ tne demand. and We have 10 80 -
england or Belgium for surnIv
STATES could easily furnish mis- snd
uSpe Ihat arrangements can be made -
,h since saw Mr.. Weller I hav. had fur
Iner talks about the coal i,dr
france with other parties -
~ uHle IS ripe for the introduction :, -
la mere and that there Is No 49, ~
20 ~ properly pushed II could nsE. e.
- -. ne markets At present Franc.
= Using about 4SooO.0Oo tons OF cost 80
the nome production last va ~
tutVe S."S,c0 tons. Only 1ar
ms Is anthracite. the remain5. eHt OF
luminous and Ignite. At present ouJsa
seiItss arS Ian coal Is coming into Mar
SAS competing with the CardfT co.T SIH'
- anstiSan coal receipts at thst -
euIIhs the last year have been oy.- ~ y
n most of the Havre coal 800.
Ina. - Sn1hnei from Great Britain and
- "a -NOrtheastern France from Rst1 80
VIA railroad and canal ~
HAILHOADs OFTEN USE
COAL DUST FOR FUET
an SORTS OF fuel are used in P,
ma mos economically. mere 5. no -,
OF coal Many OF the railway com
80" use coal aust for running thsi-
SuS engines The dust is presseI by nv
Staulc FORCE into briquettes or bricks Coal
dust pressed into bai,s the sizs ~ go =.
$50 Tor cooking and aIso-for househeatinx
as lump coal. ven
mere In Paris wood is sold by the bundle
~ me ordinary wood ydra l. a LttIe sloro
1oout eight or ten lee. vile. facing he
street. the wood and kind. n. beng ri,,d
Up on shelves. IL Is estimated ttsa, France
spends almost S0.Oa.UUO a year tor w,s,d.
and l am told that wOoI. OUTSIDE OF ktad-
the rich.
A great deal OF gas Is now being used
Tor cooking. especially in the larger estab-
Hhmtnis- IhSle - no hoj water piidss
% steam heating plants to SPEAK OF. Sad
the average hat or ONCE bgLd ng i hea ed
oy coal stoves or CRATES. the scOp,e 10 not
know what 1t Is 20 be VAIN In the Aneri-
can sense OF the word. and the luxury OF \
IRE Is dispensed with. except in the cold
est weather.
1 have already spoken OF the American
toys which are sold in diteient parts OF
Europe. You may ind sumo In Pars and
they are TO my mind pretJier than the
French toys. and. as a rule much vheaLer.
There Is an opening also for our baby car
rtaFes. both here and IN England Those
used In Parts and London are the most UNI
comfortable things I have ever seen. The
London baby Is wheeled about In a sort OF
4 foot bath on wheels. called "a perarnbu-
iator. The most common carriage has two
seats. so that IL can be used for twins II
needed. and Il Is not uncommon to see il 30
occupied Even the perzmbuIators are
rough looking. and the beautiful basket
work anairs made In America would eer-
tainly sell
The baby carriages OF France are more
like ours. but they are not half 50 comfort
able nor so pretty. The best are made Of
basket work. with four wheels. two big
ones and two mall ones behind. You see
the little ones OF Paris everywhere in the
parks and public squares In such carriageA
Each has 4 nurse guarding It and as E rule
a policeman OF a soldier - nearby. gratu-
itously guarding the nurse.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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