The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06

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Prom svuy DOWN in Colombia. South
Anpssica. comes to arm Of shippsrs down
IN ststs strsst wa1 70 American merohans
from an American railroad engineer to
pack thslr goods more ssoursly. They are
loslng trade BY failing TO DO - and theT
British sivajs arc prohtins at their expense.
1t h not now appeal. II has bssn heard
very often. But this time II 10 couobed In
such strong language and contains 20 many
italics that II u not 90 much an appeal %
collection OF cao words. The writer 10
an engineer whoss name. which tbs SUH
withholds, 10 we'll known. whose patn-
otasm 10 undoubtsd. But this 10 tho com
munication he sends to the shippers who
forwarded 10 him two American stoves;
Nessrs. - -. Nsw York CIV:
GENTLEMEN: The two stoves or rather
the pieces arrived yesterday and arc Of no
earthly use. as the fools who packed them
put them In open crates with the doors laid 10
loosely ana the whole stoves arc In pieces.
were &c ordered 70 be boisd and PACKED with
sxoelsior Our America msfcnani, des shvs
70 ~. 70 learn, how anything ought to be
DaCke0 Tor kOT0lRu ouipub0Ot
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stoves Any one night know that cast iron ron
1 1SaSh "S ocssn n0 voyage and
boIed in an open crate with the, doors and
Shs5 s:sTS ss % Pnoa hSs g
seem INTO 70 be too ignorant and bull:headed
d eS leave we lstsly reseiv.d : box Of car ianus
packed In paper aud put in With lot OF car
The stoves arc total loss, and cannot even
simply smashed TO pieces and utterly de.
rs &. Of ' sss .oss
Sssn!y tss =. Ie.s e RS Use q ,ne%; S Soa
out S q S'S nearly foars"en Year. ..perleno.
IL Ssse s9 I'D syth Ga e
By III the bald Win Locomotive Works. who
a single piece being broken
Pnas ss S.i ,s.I pssf h:s sSi
my own, uss VIII not place 70 ths States. as
s S,5l c93ly get pieces instead OF the goods
in Tie ns5t ssTit,.nos made BY The be- oers 6ts
and the prompt manner In which they were
despatched and rushed through. ! am very
sorry, however. that the miserable packing
methods Of American ensrch4nts. who think
they are the -smsrtests people IN the world.
wifi drive the most OF this .Governments
business to the other side OF the Atlantic.
With the amount OF broken goods received
from the States. and only things that need
no packing viii be ordered from there In
future as Il Ii only loss Of time and money
10 order from the States. a. half the goods
coming from there are uSelees when they ar
rive here by reason Of the inability OF your
people to properly pack the Goods.
Thanking you again. for your part OF the
work. which was well done. am. gentlemen,
very truly yours. - -. Director.
Said the merchant Who showed this COM
munication to THE SuN reporter:
1T is distressing that the energy and
persistence Of merchants in the United
States to develop trade with South America
should be frequently OF no avail against
the carelessness Of American manufact-
ureB 10 packing.
1T 10 q t,ism that many million dollars
worth Of goods sold In Latin America by
English, German and French manufact-
ureIv would be purchased In the United
States II American manufacturers took
some pains and used some intelligence in
packing their goods % that they might
reach their destination In serviceable con.
ditiou.'