The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-31


lot of earnest and practical advertising'
not only in periodicals, but by the organiza-
ton of kitchens and restaurants In when
these articles could be served at moderate
prices. He concludes that the attempt to do
this at Paris during the Exposition OF lSVV
was failure because the number of French
people reached by this method was COM
paratively few. He calls the attention OF
the American fruit growers 10 the fact that
American fruits are scarce in France He
refers to dried, canned and fresh fruits
American prunes and dried apples are in
strong favor, but the opportunities for piac-
ing dried apples are still many. California
and timed fruits are found in many large
stores but are unknown generally and very
dear in price. What is needed for the
development of the trade in these goods
dried as well as canned" SAYS the consul
lis direct relations i'm order to avoid the
large commissions which are lucrative TO
the agent TO a certain degree, but ruinous
TO the trade.
The lumber markets of the Orient and
the share which the United States is likely
to have in supplying them is a subject
which is now attracting the attention of
the United States government. The Bureau
of Statistics recently published a report of
American consuls in the East which
nounces the arrival of the first cargo of
lumber in the Chinese market brought by
a Russian vessel from vladivostock. This
for the Oriental market between the Amer
lean lumber interests on the Pacific Coast
on the one hand. and that of the Russians
in Siberia ana on on the narm riSer on the
are awaiting development. The American
industry of the Pacific Coast has the adj
vantage of organization on a large scale and
or mechanical equipment uneQualed py
that of any other field in the world
The relative Importance of foreign to
domestic demands, so far as the Pacific
coast is concerned, is not easily ascertained
The principal mills in the State of Wash
ington, however, report that in single
year .s about 30 per cent Of the output went mt
domestic and coaStWiSe orders.
The American shoe is making strong
Roadway in Germany in the matter Of an
nua1 growth in trade, but at the same
time Consul General Mason does not think
that character occupy as important place
In thesGerman trade as they should. The
American shoe trade in Germany is wholly
the growth of the past four years but a
beginning has only been made. Berlin,
Hamburg and Frankfort each have one
distinctively American shoe store, all of
which have been successful from the day
they were first opened. There remains,
however, nearly a score of important Ger
man cities which have no such establish
ment.
The import duty on an average pair of
shoes runs from IL to 20 cents, according
to their weight. A new tariff law, which
will go into effect next year. doubles the
import duty on mems shoes and trebleS il
upon womenS fine shoes, and the American
consul general at Berlin urges considera-
ton OF some reciprocal arrangement with
the United States so that this promising
field for the American shoe trade can be
developed to its full possibilities.
XXX
The development of Rhodesia in Africa is
attracting lively interest in Europe at this
particular time, and from the progress
now being made in opening up the re-
sources of that country it can be assumed
that Rhodesia will. in the near future. be-
come a decided factor among districts con-
tributing to the export trade of the world.
In single year j ,240 miles of new railway
have been opened; the output of coal has
doubled, and new discoveries of gold, cop
per. lead, zinc and coal are reported. The
railroad mileage is now over 1000 miles, or
greater than that Of the Transvaal, Orange
River eColony and Natal combined. I'm
mense deposits of coal have been deter
mined, and the soil and climate of the coun-
try are adapted to the cultivation of grain.
cotton and tobacco. The gold output now
reaches about 100000 per annum.
XXX
While the worlds production of hops de-
clined materially i'm 1902 as compared with
the preceding year. the amber colored
liquid made from the fruit of the hop vine
continues to come out of the breweries
in the usual quantities. In 1901 the world
produced 2O9,OO0,OOO pounds of hops and in
1902, 153. 1000 600 pounds. The decrease in the
worlds crop was due to the diminished
production in England and Austria Hun
gary. Austria-Hungary raised 34.473, $50
pounds of hops in 1901 and 1880. 400 pounds
in 1902 The output i'm the United States
dropped from 41.sO0.Oo0 pounds in 1901 To
IS, 10000 pounds in 1902. Germany was the
only country that registered an increase in
1902, the figures for that year being 3d.
100000 pounds compared with 27544,OoO
pounds in 1901. Englands production was
SO. 100000 pounds in 1901 and 36,300,O00 pounds
in 1902. Hops were produced i'm ali other
countries to the number of y, 100000 pounds
in 1901 and 5.S60,000 pounds In 1902 Not
withstanding the decline in the output of
hops there is feeling of optimism in Of
fetal circles over the production OF beer
in the United States during the coming
year.
Statistics showing the production of beer
in Austria have just been received at the
Department of Commerce. From 1855 to 1873
the production of beer i'm Austria had risen
from 1330S5,O0O to 1896, SIG. $50 gallons In that
year a reaction took place in consequence
Of which the production to 1880 fell to 81
1850 gallons. Since 1880 the growth of
the brewing industry (which turned out
So, S12 $50 gallons in 1902 was not further in
terrupted until the last brewing season.
which shows the remarkable decrease of
1851, $50 gallons The revenue derived from
the beer tax in Austria amounted in 1912
to Sl5, 153o67, against Sl5,443,225 in 1901.
The new provincial beer tax Of 3iS cents
per 2S4H gallons came into operation in
1908. The proceeds from this tax in Bo-
hernia will not go into the government
treasury, but will be applied TO the long
promised increase OF the salaries of pub
lie teachers. In this connection it may be
mentioned that since last year the Erhard
Shaup checking apparatus has been adopt
ed. The automatic control of this appara-
tus is said to have great advantages over
the previous methods of checking the beer