Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-17

VI state, but they are doing an lney
can to manufacture for themselves
and no c0mpcte With usalong the lines
of American manufacture. Freder'
emory Ot this department called At-
tauHou Go that danger lu his Review
off iha Worlds Commerce for 1909.
showing chat American factory meth-
ODDS We're being introduced INTO inc
machine shops of Europe. and That lne
manufacturers there were initiating
our abor-saviug machinery ana cgery-
thing else that Wf have tu bring about
economies iu the cost of output Large
American concerns have established
branch plants boz different parts ot
Europe rud they aie now making ON
the spot goods OF many varieties which
were previously exported from lhr
United states The result Us That
there has been curtailment along
certain lines, but the exports OF manu-
fncturcrs have no grown that the total
Is larger than ever our banner yeal
Ia the export trade was 1900 but the
exports Of this year have exceeded
those Of that time by almost two MIL
lion dollars per month.
what Kinds Of American goods are
being displaced by these foreign manu-
features. M LoomIs? ! asked
'shoes. bicycles. machine tools, hard
ware and furniture was The reply
Indeed there ~ q grcut variety Of
articles which Ue formerly exported
which are now being manufactured In
Europe. We stlll sell many American
shoes In England but The English shoe
factories have adopted the more pop.
ular American styles and are using
American machinery and American
lasts, In some of the factories they
have American foremen IN recent
report Consul General Mason Of Berlin
says that Germany Is now practically
equipped with our most improved ma
chinery and that her mechanics awe
learned how 10 opernte the Imported
machines TO their fullest capaclty'
They are copying the best Of the Amer
lean machines, and in some cases mn
proving upon them They are also
making other machines along the same
lines at a much lower cost
Indeed the imitation and use Of
American machinery IN Germany make
II more and more difficult for Ameri-
can exporters TO develop "a profitable
market there for our tools, hardware
furniture. vehicles and other products
than Il was a few years ago consul
General Mason says the market Is
steadily narrowing and growing more
difficult Of access and that this Is so
Nm almost every branch " American
manufacture with the exception of
such things as typewrlters sewing
machines. graphophOnes, Photographs,
cash registers, mechanical musical In.
stuments. dental supplies office fur
niture and other American specialtIes
more or less covered by patents or
trade marks The field Of standard
hardware and cutlery Is closed for the
reason that such things are now made
iu Germanv as oheaply as IN any place
IN the world
AMERICAN INVENTIONS POPU.
LAR
GLOW about American inventions aud
novelties / asked.
THAT market will always be an open
one" said Mr. LOOMS "The Germans
are especially anxious for novelties,
and the fact that a thing Is American
ls usually am evidence that II Is new
Every new machine, lamp. motor or
fixture OF any kind that win do It's
work cheaper on better than the artl-
Gle Of the same kind now IN use can
demand a sale IN Europe The Ger
mans appreciate the ingenuity and me-
chanical skill OF the Americans, They
are glad to get our improved machin
cry and really good things VIII always
nnd "a ready market among them II
need hardly be said that all novelties
should be protected by patens or
trade marks and that they should be
offered by skiltul merchants or by
agents who can explain their merits
and VINO understand how TO SELL
HOW TO BUILD UP FOREIGN
TRADE.
"It h this ability to event and con-
trlye new things that Keeps our trade
steadily advancing" continued Mr.
LOOMS. I'VE may lose ground IN