The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

| ,dly as in any part Of the world. We are
| now selling something like So, 900 900 worth
Of goods every year to Natal. Cape Colony
and the other countries of that region.
This 10 more than we sell to all South
America and more than our sales to
China, the East Indies. Russia, Denmark,
Spain, Austria aud Norway and Sweden.
NEW FARMING TERRITORIES
IN THESE COUNTRIES.
Not only that. but these countries are on
the edge Of their development.
They are having an immense immigra-
ton from England; new farming terri
tories are being opened up every day, new
railroads are being built and public works
instituted.
Thousands Of farmhouses which were
destroyed during the Boer war are re-
building, and our hardware Is In demand
There 10 market for corn planters
harrows. cultivators. plows. reapers and
mowers. thrashers and all sorts of farm
machinery. American wagons are con-
sidered the best. and they sell we'll every
where
The South Africans are using our loco
motives on the railroads. and have recent
~ bought lot of steel cars.
They like our foodstuffs and buy Amerf-
can flour and canned meats Much of the
American canned stuff goes to South
Africa under English brands.
-Four million pounds of timed meats
were recently shipped from New York to
London.
They were rebranded Shamrock. an
English trade mark. and sent out to
Natal.
am told that American goods are
found throughout the gold region.
They are used in Kimberley. the dia-
mOnd mining renter md bax,o yv,odo <bo;,
way right into the mines themselves.
Much Of the mining territory there was
opened up by American mining engineers,
and these engineers early began the i'm
portation of American goods.
Kimberley has ice plants from Chicago.
1t has narrow gauge railroad made of
American rails laid on ties of California
redwood. with locomotives that came
from the United States.
1t has dynamite plant with an Ameri-
can manager. and the diamond mines
themselves are in charge of an American.
The same is true Of the gold mines.
The Rand is not unlike parts Of Ne
vada and the prospecting is done with
American diamond drills. which the min
ers say are lighter than the English drills
and more easily worked.
Much Of the ore is dug down with
American picks. loaded upon cars with
American shovels. and carried through
the tunnels over American rails.
The timbering is done with carpenter
tools from New England. the American
saw and the American ak being every
where found.
AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE IN
CREASED THIRTY PER CENT
What troubles the English and Germans
is the steady gain in American trade
We are increasing our exports at the
rate of 30 per cent and upward a year
In one year We gained S9o00O0 in ma
chinery and typewriters. $4,000 in house
hold goods. and more than a half million
dollars in iron.
We are now shipping more flour than
ever. sending It direct from New York
and San Francisco to Cape Town and Dur
ban.
The flour goes in bags Of 200 pounds or
barrels Of 1856 pounds. but bags are pre-
ferred.
We sell patent medicines in South
Africa. Any drug store there will give
you our liver pills. favorite soaps, refined
castor oils and our best known patent
We sell electrical goods. typewriters.
cash registers and musical Instruments.
such as the photograph and graphophone
: There - a big demand for wire fencing |
and for galvanized iron sheets for roofing |
and building. This material IL used all |
over Eouth Africa and Il ID now supplied |
chiefly by the Belgians and the English.
The new railroads Of Africa arc taking |
more or less American fnateriais
Lines are, being built hero and there all |
,yer the continent, and We are selling !
hem locomotives, bridges and heavy ma
chinery.
The South African states would rather |
patronage the English. but they are OPEN
M up new countries and they want their |
,rders filled Immediately.
The American can do this in one-third |
he time proposed by the British contract
RS and generally at much lower ssts.