The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

J Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Republic.
Berlin. March 9-Germany is trying to
fight the American invasion by importing
American machinery and American meth
DDS.
1t is sending delegations to the United
States to study our factories and large
number of American experts have been
brought over to teach the use OF our ma
ehinery.
I'd Nearly every large factory in the empire
has more or less American tools and have
gone through some in which the American
labels and trade marks have been Clipped
OF and German name plates tackled on in
their places.
The Germans are very Jealous of our
trade advancement and the manufacturers
say they can sell goods more easily IL their
customers think they, have been made
with German machinery.
l have already spoken OF the American
shoemaking tools. These are being used
with American experts behind them. but
20 far their produce has not affected the
American imports.
American tools are used in the wooden and
cotton factories. and in the electrical works
and In the big iron foundries, such as
krupp's and others.
visited the Ludwig Loewe machine tool
works. one of the largest factories Of Ber-
lin. the other day.
1t II considered the best and most up-to-
date establishment in the empire and It is
modelled entirely on the American plan. 1t
is devoted to machine tools, and It makes
them almost altogether from American
patterns with American machines. and to
some extent under American foremen.
The firm is one Of the few that has been
making money during the hard times that
Germany Is now having. It made "a per
cent about three years ago. and am told
that it made about Il per cent last year.
1t already supplies the most OF the ma
chi ~ and ~, lee
owners expect to crowd the Americans out
OF this market
1t has also a branch IN London and Is
competing with us for the English trade.
TEN ACRES OF MACHINERY
FROM UNITED STATES.
Our machine tools are noted all over Eu-
rope. They are sold in every manufactur-
ing center.
You can find lots Of them in Birming-
ham and Sheffield.
They are used in Paris, St. Eitenne and
Lyons and also In Berlin. The demand for
them is SO great that this factory was built
to supply it.
1t is strange to find ten acres of American
machinery in Germany, but this is what
these buildings contain.
The founder of the works, Ludwig IIoewe
{ was young hardware merchant in Berlin
who sold. among other things our sewing
machines.
anything the Germans could make and II
1870 went to America to learn how it wa.
done. He visited the sewing machine fac
tories and our works for making mechint
tools, and came back determined to get &
share of this trade.
..s brought a complete outfit Of American
machines with him, and gradually built thi.
factory. which is one Of the model ones Of
the world 1t is made of brick, iron anC
glass. large part Of which came from
America.
The buildings are loored with American
lumber. and six acres of the ten are GOV
cred with American boards. This Is SO
notwithstanding that Norway is just acros,
the borders. within easy distance of Berlin
The boards are of hard maple, three inche.
wide. nailed to a pine flooring, which rest!
on another floor of cement and steel.
The maple will not splinter and 1t can h
kept cleaner than any other floor.
examined the machinery as ] wen
through the shops. Nearly every tool wa!
American. There were great planning ma
chimes and milling machines from differen
parts OF the United States. Our steam en-
eines worked away side by side with thos'
of the Germans, and most Of the saws ant
lathes were Of American make.
a.kad my guide which machines DID TN