The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
FIELDS FOR OUR TRADE
Siberia Likes American Ma
chinery, Says Agent Greener.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LENDS AID

Assists In the Distribution Of Amer1-
can Agricultural Applianees-POs-
mthle Commercial Relations with
Eudfa-Cuba Making an Effort to
Restock Island with G&ttIe-Our
Flour I'm China.
There isssuch demand in Siberia for
AGRICULTURAL machinery and appliances
of American manufacture that the min
lister of agriculture in that country has
decided to bend government aid to its
distribution Commercial Agent Green
or at Vladi1ostok informs the state de-
Dartment at Washington that special
fund has been set aside to establish at
Habarofsk a government warehouse for
the benefit of importing jotbers, says
]. u. Wne1pley in the New York Com
merciaI Advertiser The pre-Amur man
agemeEt ef imperial properties will
have charge and will operate to large
extent in American goods.
The Siberian officials state that they
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competent sources regarding the pur-
chase and importation of such goods
from the United States, ann they ask
for the address of firms dealing in ag-
ricultural machinery. price lists ana
catalogues, lists ST steamships plying
between the United States and Nladi-
yostok and the best terms upon which
goods will be sold.
Mr.. Greener also finds considerable
complaint 10 the effect that IN quoting
r1rsces American firms do not'state their
bottom figures. What is needed is the
lowest quotation for goods, details as
to payments in cash or on time, the
istter being preferred, and several
COPIES of q brief catalogue in the Rus
Sstan language.
Consul General Patterson, at Calcut-
IN, ts,confidant that large increase in
the American trade would follow the
establishment of q rapid arm reliable
freight line of steamers between New
York and Calcutta. He says that the
only way goods can be shipper at pres
,ent Trom New York to Calcutta is via
GLASGOW, Liverpool. London &c Naples,
and there is jong defly in making these
eshipIaentS. sDut of the S23000O,0OO
worth of gos as imported annually by
India the UElted States only had about
Is per cent of the 1rade, while Eng
land had about 81 per cent and Ger
many, F'raalo. and Belgium, in the or
der named. the larger part of the re-
mainUcr.
AbGut 80 per cent Of the imports are
cotton goods. and the next largest are
iron aad steel manufactures. NRd the
American consul sees mo reason why
the United Sta ties shodld not compete
in these. lines. He says that If Direct
line of steamers was established be-
tween Kew York and Calcutta. sailing
not less than sCnce every month"; the
-passa ge- not to be more than forty days.
the importers could thenrrely upon re-
.ceiving their goods at specified times.
Consul Patterson also recommends
the putting of active, capable men unto
the field ito exploit the markets of the
country There are no restrictions on
trade in Nndia, TIE only ONs tacle being
the lack,ef rapid transit AID more d.
.termineL1 effort to secure bssiness.
In line with the ~suggesti@Si made by
Consul Patterson the bureaa of stalls
tics at Washington. has been looking up
the figures. on the Trade between India
and the limited States. Ipnia ranks
sixth among the exporting aud tenth
among the dmportisA, countries. Last
year her exports amounted to over
100000. coo and her imports 10 $264,-
00Q0o0 Thfrty-six per cent Of these
Imports Were cottons. Next on ethe list
sweEe aron anG steel products. she bu-
Seeu estimates that so per cent ,of In
Aia,s 1rnnorts are Of o. class Of goods