The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
ONE var 70 suyLD tUp TRADE.
FRANCE Mas Tor YearS Been Ss~dins Doys
70 Grow Up IN FsreiEn LAnds.

The Society for the Encouragement OF
the French Export Trade was organized
In Bordeaux eighteen years ago. It's pur-
poee was to recommend and assist young
Frenohrnen who desired 70 make permanent
homes In the French colonies or In foreign
lands and engage In commercial pursuNs.
The idea originated with the Society
Of Commercial Geography In Bordeaux.
1t was suggested by the fact that NUMBER
Of bright French boys. who had taken
courses In the commercial high schoois OF
France, desired to start upon their business
career In the French colonies or In foreign
countries. but were In doubt as to what
fields wore most promising; some Of them
also lacked the means TO travel so 1ar ana
establish themselves across the tea.
The cues ton was raised whether II would
not pay. in the long run. TO help these ooys
In the expect alton that by keeping IN close
touch with them at least part OF the emil
grants would In time become helpful to
French commerce abroad.
The project WAS communicated 10 inc
chambers Of commerce Of Bordeaux and
Paris. was received with approval and these
and similar organizations In France
promised their assistance. SO the society
was formed; It still hourishes and is on
couraged by the results thus far to continue
in the line of work 1t has developed. :.
1t IL not very easy to secure the assistance
Of this society. Many young men at first
imagined that they would he sent abroad
and lucrative employment would be found
for them. "
The society. however. does not under
take to provide employment or to tell the
candidates where to 60 Each young
man who u accepted as protege is free
TO choose his new residence In French
colony or foreign land. The society
assists only those who show marked ability
and have received a good commercial
education. ',..
1t helps them to reach the field Of their
choice and to live there certain time
while they are finding employment and
establishing themselves in their new homes;
but this assistance Ia given only to young
men OF exceptional promise. In the course
of eighteen years the society has sent abroad
only about six hundred young Frenchmsn'
or an average OF thirty-three year.
The young men are required TO keep
| in correspondence With the society. They
must send reports Of the commercial needs
| Of the communities In which they live, They
are we'll grounded at home in the nature
OF the commodities which France manu-
features and are expected to report upon
the availability OF these various products
to meet the needs of foreign buyers.
All OF the young men are expected con-
stantly to keep In view the purpose OF as
tablishing themselves in business on then
own footing. When they do 40, II they
| Al fail h<a
| OF tho society, special opportunities air
| provided for them to become the agents
for French commercial and manufacturing
establishments. Thus it is made to theil
interest to keep in touch with France.
The society ia perfectly satisfied II {
third Of the youth Of it's choice succeed II
founding durable establishments OF thei
own. They expect that the benefits which
these successful emigrants may confer upoI
the export trade Of France will compensate
for all the trouble and money put into thu
movement
The actual capital Of the society At presen
ia about 100000. which, with contribution
from various Chambers Of Commerce ant
industry and some Of the banks, suffice
for the needs Of the work.
The distribution Of these young men
very wide 1t includes most Of the leadin
countries, but the larger part Of the emf
grants are sent to the French colonies, wher
they are said to be doing wonders in tn
development Of French trade.
Sixty.two of them. for example, ar
building up markets for French goods 4
Tonkin, fifty-one in Madagascar and thir
teen in Senegal France does a large trad
with the South American republics. and tn
society says, with truth. that its protege
in these countries have been an importan
factor in developing French trade.
D Among it's representatives in Lati
America are l02 young men in Argentine
At in Chile, is in Brazil. S In Uruguay, /
Paraguay, @ in Peru, in Colombia, Il
Venezuela, Q in the Guianas, IL In Centrs
America, in Cuba and in Hayti. Thir
teen Young men were sent to the Unite
States, Is to Canada, 20 to England. Is
Germany, Z to Persia. 8 to China. to India
to Japan, s to the Philippines. is to Al
stralia. and the society Is represented b,
one or more young men IN considerabl
number of other countries. =,
Al present the society is sending out eac
wear between thirty and fortyy,oung French
} men who have proved their ability ana 81
as far as training in special schools can pre-
,,s "a them, It e expected that the socaet
Will viii hereafter send abroad an inereasinr
!. latest report it Gays that it has pledge
from leading business establishments Q
France for all the funds required by tn
development OF the enterprise -,
All the Government departments havin
to do with commerce, commercial educa
ton. agriculture and industry give the
approval to the work and assist 1t In varlou
ways.
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