The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
Country's Commissioner at
Fair Tells How California
Can Increase Her Trade
IMPORTS FROM SPAIN
Official Asserts That a. De-
mand for Timed Goods and
Fruits Can Be Developed
BY PAUL EDWARDS.


CALL BUREAU. WORLDS FAIR,
Nov. 2s.-~California. it seems TO me,
can extend her canned and dried fruit
trade in Mexico 10 every important pro-
portions II she adopts the proper
means There is a field in our country
for her products"
So said Senor AIbino r. Nuncio, Com
missioner General from the republic Of
Mexico 10 the St Louis Exposition He
Was talking OF the trade relations Of
san Francisco and his country.
At present" continued Commission
er Nuncio, Mexico imports large
quantities OF dried and canned fruits
and raisins from Spain. These are no
better than. and, IN many cases. not as
good as those 70 be had in California
The obstacle that hinders the placing
Of goods from san Francisco is the pre-
ponderance Of storekeepers who are
Spanish The percentage Of American
storekeepers is very small The latter
use California dried and canned fruits
and raisins. while the Spanish dealers
import from Spain. I think the Cali
fornia people could get more Of this
trade II they were TO go after il right
Il VIII be OF great value until Mexico
produces all the fruit she consumes and
OF course We hope 10 see her do that
some day.
There IS one thing the Mexican de-
uands, and that is very sweet canned
fruits-sweeter than are ordinarily put
up. II Is only a matter OF adding
sacchar1ne matter. California could
put up special pack for the Mexican
trade There is q great deal OF fruit
consumed In our country"
Mexico has q pretty building OF her
own az the fair, and displays in all
the exhibit palaces. Brazil has one Of
the finest national structures on the
grounds Buildings are maintained by
Guatemala, Nicaragua and the Argen-
tire republic also In all the four
asst named coffee is the principal ex-
hibit.
BENEFITED BY CANAL.
Outside OF the large harvesting ma
chinery California and san Francisco
send but few things 70 Brazil" said
Colonel F. n Souza, president of the
Brazil commission. and that portion
of our coffee that is distributed from
san Francisco goes there from New
Orleans or New York When the Pan
ANA canal is completed greater guam
rities Of our coffee viii be sent TO San
Francisco, for II viii be easier 10 send
IL -here than 70 New York on the
stormy Atlantic. Territory now sup
Piled by New York should then get
fts Brazilian coffee from san Fran
cisco. which VIII become the main
distributing point for il in America
and the trade wiz be an important
ore.
Easier access may also create
market in Brazil for many California
products. We can grow most any
kind Of fruit in Brazil, but California
grows, cans and dries in such immense
quantities that she can force the de-
velopment OF q market. She sends her
products 10 England and Europe, and
Brazil may take many Of them. san
Francisco may develop a good trade
with us IN some manufactured articles
z she keeps abreast OF the East There
is going 20 be an important CONNER
cial union between Brazil and San
Trancisco when the canal is com
pleted
7 am afraid my country is going 10
suffer some from the canal Vessels