Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07


George W. Childs, who made him real es-
tate and labor editor OF the Ph1iadeipnia
Ledger before he had turned twenty. For
that paper he reported the famous Home
stead riots, and throughout his newspaper
career he has had a keen perception OF IN
dustrial problems. He is a member or the
famous Union League Club of Philadelphia,
and five years ago was elected treasurer Oh
that great municipality.
II want you to let every American manu-
facturer know that we are now open ana
ready for business: that we are anxious TO
get in touch with him, no matter how smaH
he is" said Mr.. Moore.
Official Boomer of Manufactures
This bureau will be the Yankee sales
man, with gripsack In hand. showing his
goods to the world and encouraging good
feeling among the foreign customers Ii
will be the promoter and boomer Of Ameri-
can manufactures. 1t Is the first govern
ment bureau whose business 1t has been to
stand at the entrance of the American
store and invite people to come in. In
other words, our function is to foster. pro-
mote and develop. not only the manufac-
turing industries Of the United States, but
the markets for the same. We shall be
promoting editors and people who want
information that Is appropriate will get 1t
from us. Each morning l shall map out the
work of the day much as the city editor OF
a great newspaper makes his assignments.
Assimilated with the information which we
gather will be data obtatnable from the
other bureaus of this experimentation the
census bureau, the bureau or labor, the
bureau of statistics. the bureau OF nsheries'
the bureau of standards, the bureau OF I'M
migration, the bureau of navigation, and SO
on. Considering the department as great
wedge our bureau will be at the point we
will do our work in as practical a way as
possible, always after practica! results we
~ info ar
tisticians and scientists of the government
have gathered and will work upon the
foundation which they have laid. The gov
eminent Is already full OF facts and ngures
and specialists may dispute. interminably.
as to our imports and exports. our tarlH
and our treaties, but pushing for bust
ness Is another matter requiring dlnerent
treatment.
Rivals Get Our Trade Notes.
How will you reach the manufacturers?
There will be many ways Of doing this.
For distributing certain information we will
issue a regular-probably daily-bulletin.
Desirable fields for commercial activity are
opening up in the countries round about us,
and we are conscious that other nations are
in the field engaged in friendly rivalry
for the control of the trade; but all of the
information which we have hitherto pos
sessed. coming through our consular and
other public agencies. Is as easily accessible
to our foreign competitors as it is to the
people of our own land. and may be freely
used to advantage by them.
How does the skillful and nervy drum
mer succeed where the theoretical salesman
fails? We have had no lack of statistics, no
dearth of reports. We have had science
and theory in plenty. and If there Is no
other field of usefulness for this bureau
than the gathering of such material, 1t
| might just as well go out of business.
THE sympathy OF the outside world for
that great factor In our national economy.
the producer is painfully lacking in the
social and scientific swirl The tendency
toward the so-called higher life Is notice
able. more especially when those powerful
tribunes of the people. the Senate and the
| House OF Representatives. are not in ses-
sion. Those who are not directly the pro-
ducers of the country are never slow In
putting forth their claims to governmental
privileges and official recognition. The
army and navy are cared for; our financial
and diplomatic relations are foremost In
general discussions. and the government
pours out it's revenues for the maintenance
| of thousand arms of special service. But
| the revenues the derived from the enterprise
| and the industry of the producer, whether
| he be farmer or manufacturer. employer or
employed The farmer Is already scientif-
| ically intrenched In Washington. Now
comes the manufacturer What will he do
| to support the governmental arm which
| Congress reaches out to him? Why. upon
| him and the farmer. the two great produc-
srs. science finance diplomacy. warfare
and education depends"
Manufacturer Greatest Producer.
"wii this government recognition be as
great stimulus to the manufactures as 1t
| was to the farmer?'
Yes For Ia years the manufacturer
never had recognition at the cabinet table.
although commerce and industry had de-
nanded Ii for century at least. Although
| it was only seventeen years ago when agri-
| culture got this recognition. how has the
| Importance OF that recognition to the
| farmer been demonstrated? The scientific
| farmer has taken the place of the old-time
! plodder, and almost his every interest from
| the protection OF the roots OF his plants
against bugs to the utilization of the au-
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