Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22

a1d roaming the world for subjects
a consul at Lyons. France for instance,
might send iu an essay o1 Cuntucius on
n South Africa treatise on the rais-
ing of silk worms ir China. An agent
situated 40 Che icy Port % Nladiyostock
might discuss The heat rays of the
equator. and e consul az Para al The
mouth Of the Amazon. dcso rihe the
course of the icebergs on their way
down from The pole As IL Is now we
are dcvOting ourselves to reports on
trade matters only. and are largely con-
nnlng the Investigations of the cOnsuls
10 their own districts and as 90 how
American trade may be pushed in those
districts We are cutting out the essays
and superfiuous matter. and are gather
ing live up-to-date Information about
our foreign trade and us possibilities
from various other sources. We have
materially improved the daily IN It's
value 10 our exporting and manufac-
turing Interests, and We find that II IL
more and more appreciated from day
90 day II now goes 90 every large
manufacturer OF the country as well
as 10 every exporter of note Il has
such standing abroad that the con-
sular agents send q 10 their govern
ments and the foreign newspa pers
quote largely from II. ] got a request
the other DAY from the editors OF the
London Times that q be sent regularly
TO them, and We now have the London
Times on our exchange list"
How many copies 30 you PUBLISH
] asked
The number o. copies issued daily
Is only 6009 but that gives no idea OF
our circulation said Major Carson.
Those 5000 copies reach our whole
population. They are sent 10 an the
leading newspapers, and the editors
quote and comment upon them. Many
n the reports are telegraphed TO the
papers from Washington, being taken
from the daily as they appear and
important reports are also cabled
abroad We aim 10 send the daily TO
every large exporter and manuiactur-
ing firm. We send II also 20 the In
dustrial schools and 20 all parties who
are financially interested in foreign
trade"
THE GOVERNMENT REPORTERS.
Tell me something about your ma
chiuery for getting business informg-
ton
I'VE have, as sou know. the Ameri-
eau consuls. One is located al every
trade center. and they are required by
Law 20 respond To- our inquiries, Civ
ing us such information as we call for
There are about 400 c0nsuls, and they
sent us last year more than 1900 diff
fertut reports. In addition to that We
watch the newspapers ana magazines
and cull cut any authentic Information
of value. We also get the reports is
sued by the British. German and 9TH
81 governments. and make such eX-
tracts from them as viii interest our
people. Indeed. we tfy to gather such
information from every source as win
promote American trade. and enable
our people 90 get o. We aim 20 put
the information I'm the shortest possl-
BILE space ana in the pialnest possible
way"
KEEPING TRADE SECRETS.
but is ID advisable 10 give the re-
ports 81 our c0nsuls 90 the world al
large? Should they not be- sent under
bond ~ secrecy to our manufacturers
and exporters only
Some things are kept secret but We
! believe that others can BE- published -
advantage. The nations 81 Europe are
more sCrupulously guarding their Sec
| rsts from year 10 year The Germans,
FOR instance. now publish but few Of the
| business suggestions ~ their consuls
| and they circulate their trade reports
| only among their own manufacturers
| and exporters. with iniunctious that
I they must not be- sent abroad Great
| Britain. which has been publishing It's
I consular reports. is' now considering
Z whether they should not be withheld