Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-19
OUR TRADE WITH SAXokY
An Important Factor In the CONNER
ctal Welfare. ct the
Country.

The value Of exports from the conSuiaE
district of Dresden to The United States
was s1.S16,223 for the year ended june
30, 1eO4, . decrease Of 3212.se7 % COM
pared with the preceding year. It "a
impossible to obtain any estimate OF the
value of the few direct importations &c
this consular district from the United
States. Inquiries relating thereto are
returned to me with instructions "a
apply To Berlin for the information In
addition, the chamber Of commerce In
this city and all kindred associations IN
Saxony are prohibited. by special act Of
parliament, from giving any tnforms-
ton to the representatives Of foreign
countries, and this Is strictly enforced
often to the detr;ment Of local dealers.
The depression In the manufacturing
and commercial interests Of Germany
during the past few years still preyaus
In Saxony. Although Improvement was
noticeable for a time. the present out
look Is gloomy.
The summer just ended has been Sc
we're, and no such heat and drought have
been experienced In Saxony for many
years. This has had a disastrous effeci
on agriculture, particularly upon pota-
toes, the poor mans crop: but all farm
products have suffered to an alarming
extent The water in the Elbe has not
been SO low in a hundred years; navt
CATION was entirely suspended In July.
and only partially resumed during the
past week. This has paralyzed an I'M
portant traffic, besides compelling the
transportation by rail of heavy, coarse
freight, greatly enhancing the cost, par
ticularly In the item Of coal for steam
and house purposes. The prospect Is
therefore gloomy, and hard winter Is
predicted. But for the trade with the
United States. which decreased last
quarter as compared with the correi
spending period Of last year. the sitna'
ton would be deplorabls.
Each mail brings requests from manu-
facturars In the United States for list
Of dealers In certain lines Of goods 10
this city, which always send. These
are followed by CIRCULARS and catalogues.
printed in English with prices in Amer
lean currency, which have little. II any
effect. Besides, prices are usually
quoted at the factory, and the German
people are now aware Of the expensive
rail transportation to seaboard cities,
with carriage, commissions, etc., and for
these reasons prefer to purchase Amer
lean goods at Bremen or Hamburg. when
they can determine the cost laid down IN
Dresden.
All lines Of railway and branches IN
the United States are constantly pa
trolled by commercial travellers; first to
secure customers and next to retain
them. II our people desire to increase
their trade in Saxony the same plan
should be adopted. Manufacturers in
France and England recognize this fact
and their agents visit Dresden fire.
Quently.
During the winter, which is the social
season, the American colony In Dresden
numbers usually from 1920 to 1.50o per-
sOns, who are constant customers for the
goods displayed In shop
windows.
would be glad to see direct importa-
tons Of purchases from the importing
houses In Bremen and Hamburg, but
this cannot be accomplished by CORE |
spondenca
CHARLES L. COLE.