The San Francisco call., 1905-03-11
OUR PHILIPPINE TRADE.


in this city should stir merchants active effort
turn of Europe
Of sentiment 1t exceedingly practical Its
exchanges 90 hem depend
national international relations, political considea
ions.
enterprise energy
mistake suppose that because flag in the Philippines will
automatically trade The little
commercial survey Of the Islands to disclose the needs Of be neople
who look supply that is done the
capacity Of San Francisco that may easily known
and meeting it the tastes of the market to be supplied must be
known and conformed strictly The latter point which
American frequently fails Customers abroad will not
shape think the best for them They want
satisfied Other that have long catered the
Asc trade understand this principle thoroughly and that
derstanding is the of their of the trade.
The the long cotton garment Asia from the
u OF Oman to the awadd made the mills OF Lancashire
The British manufacturers could undoubtedly make different fash
toners would not buy nor it. In the West Indies the natives
like best what call sour pork which they with moasses
We call spoiled meat but them prime bacon they would
refuse it.
In Europe especially the British isles, the market de-
ands bacon cut certain and has also special taste
shoulders only
when Scotchan started cutting and packing this
striped like BARRIERS pole and cooed like Easter egg should
give them the stripes they they will buy
according taste and will only their If
idols images for the heaen Great Britain does the figures
the people who believe the efficacy of the IDOL according
their notion of what makes the image supernaraly powerful
will be that in dealing with the people of the islands and
of Asia expect the surplus
left after supplying domestic demand They will refuse We
all of fabric manufacture especially
ket and get that trade with the other
meca nations which do the thing The of the
Philippines considerable and capable enlargement The
of the islands valuable Their production of
bacco hemp rubber and percha large and by fostering
be increased.
The product of rubber and gua perca especially important
The latter gum the only substance that will submarine
bes Not telegraph cable be laid without its
the principal such
England has monopoly OF guta perc The whole Philippine
yield Singapore and handled by British
the trade produced bthe exchange is in their hands
The British monopoly largely sustained by the supply from the
Philippines. American commercial enterprise and ingenuity ought
find the trade in this important article
Singapore San Francisco If this UP
the British monopoly in gutta percha
The rubber trade is Importance and believed that the
they facilities putting rubber plana-
tons that will contribute the future supply article
Importance Manila tobacco capable
Improvement quality and quantity by proper
vahon There why should equal the Sumar
wrapper which necessity fine cigar making The Manila hemp
produced nowhere s and its value and codage
nuay The value of these leading
the total Of the commercial capacity islands
other existing products that agents
of Agricultural Department discover
soil Of that country be put that will supply many
articles of exchange
There about people there tropical people
but still people whose completely supplied bv
their soil and climate Other nations
the trade We without
OF the opinion that will the merchants of
producers of California
pers Manila visit all of the complete COM
ercal of them and the
trade and the and be used in getting