The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-09
DIRECT TRADE
WITH HOLLAND
TO IMPORT DUTCH PRODUCTS.
It. S. GoSLINGA, OF sCHIEDAM,
WILL PRESENT PLAN.

Arrived in Savannah Yesterday.
Line of Vessels Already Plies Be-
tween This Port and Rotterdam
and Low Freights Insured--Clnim
Is Made That the Consumer nnd
Retailer Would Both Profit.
For the purpose of directing the at
tentlon of Savannah importers and
wholesalers to the advantages of di-
reot trade with Holland, Mr.. T. S. Cos
linga, of Schiedam, Holland, arrived in
Savannah yesterday as the representa-
tive of a number of large exporters of
that country. He is registered at the
Pulaski House.
According to the statements of Mr..
Gosinga, Savannah wholesalers are
buying from Philadelphia and New
York Dutch products which can be
purchased direct at a much less cost.
Under the present plan there is an in
crease in freight rates by the double
shipment, besides the charges of the
commission merchants, middle men
and jobbers. BY the time the goods
reach Savannah very substantial per
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is paid by the consumer.
Among the Holland products con-
sumed in Savannah and which are at
present purchased in the North and
East, are window glass, cement, Apol-
linaris water, Dutch gin, teas, confec-
tionary, jams, marmalades, fruit sy-
rups, Dutch drops, HARLEM oil, her
rings, paints, biscuits and cheese.
Many of these articles are manufac-
tured exclusively in Holland, Edam
cheese, for example, being made in a
town in Holland having that name.
Salt herrings are also exclusively a
Holland product.
Line Ready to Handle.
One strong point which will be urged
by Mr.. Goslinga is that there is at
present line of vessels between Rot
terdam and Savannah, the Burg line.
The vessels are the Zeeburg and the
Voorburg, with monthly sailings. From
Savannah they carry cotton, naval
stores, lumber and phosphate, while i'll
their return to Savannah they come
light. the freight not being sufficient
for ballast.
Under these conditions, the line will
make exceptionally low freight rates
from Rotterdam to Savannah, lower
even than the rates from Holland to
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enable the local wholesalers to get a
better rate than the New York and
Philadelphia jobbers, and also to save
the expense of the middle men.
When the Voorburg arrives to-mor-
row it will bring a line of goods for
Mr.. Goslinga- and he will then be in
a better position to talk. In the mean
time, he will do such preliminary
work as he finds possible.
To Visit Comm erciaI RodEo.
This morning he will call on the
Dutch consul and under his guidance
will make a round Of the city, visit
ing the commercial organizations and
the wholesale dealers, and importers
This is the first trip made by Mr.
Goslinga to the United States, though
ne has spent some time in London.
He speaks the English language fluent
ly, and is a typical Holland business
man. He will spend several weeks in
Savannah.
II have come to see If I can induce
the Savannah wholesalers to import
direct" said Mr.. Goslinga yesterday to
a representative of the Morning News
My attention was first directed to
Savannah as a possible direct customer
for Dutch products by my brother, who
is an officer on the Voorburg. 1t SEEM
ed to me that there were great oppor-
tunities here for the exporters, whom
l represent, and 1 am here to lay my
plans before the wholesale trade and
importers.
Savannah merchants handle a good
deal of Dutch products, but just how
much 1 am not prepared to say. That
will be one of the first things investi-
gated. There are some products, which
are made exclusively in Holland and
others that are made there as well as
elsewhere. In regard to the first il
will be our aim to try and increase
the consumption. and as to the last
by importing direct, I believe that ii
will be considerably cheaper to buy
from our country.
Will Help Consumer.
zone of the strong points is that
freight and jobbers' expenses and
profits will be saved. OF course IL the
wholesale men can get their goods
cheaper it will enable the retailer to
make a lower price to the consumer
The Burg line is already running to
Savannah and can carry freight very
cheap.
"If I should be successful one re-
suit will be the increase of the i'm
portance of Savannah as port of en-
try, with the probable establishment
of other lines from European coun-
tries which do a large export bust