New-York tribune., 1906-08-26
u. s. EXPORTS SHELL.
american Machinery an Demand Al
Oyer the World.

The export OF manufactured articles from the
United States is growing rapidly In volume. the
statistics for the last two years show, and the
chief place in the advance is held by American
machinery. In 1905 exported machinery valued
at $500 CO., this being the largest record OF any
individual country except Great Britain. which
sent abroad machinery valued at S1O25Sl 500. That
the United Kingdom leads in this branch of
trade is due entirely to the fact that il exports
large quantities of textile machinery a branch Of
the machine trade in which we have no recorded
export, while fourth in the list Of countries
to which the United Kingdom sends these machines
coming after Germany, France and Italy which
her largest customers.
Exports OF American locomotives in 1905 amounted
in value to So.26 400, while the exports of British
locomotives scheduled at S9SSS. 400 This great
difference. Independently of the merits of the ma
chimes is due the large British exports IN Brit
sh India, British Africa. Australasia and Argen-
tina, whose railroads are controlled by British
interests, which naturally prefer to make their pur
included the exports OF American locomotives 10
foreign countries very nearly equalled those OF
tIves to Canada, S7S7eOO against 800 British,
S az our LOT Dy the tact that Canadian rail-
ways are worked on the American system, as are
all Canadian industries - ~
The manufacturers who introduce their Iocomo-
tves first into countries which have no forcibIe
public opinion to demand and enforce the demand
gineers and hremen become habltuated to the ma
amy Change FOT this 9P[gdGe raasdS Il Is ,S AGAINST
i,. iiactuTeIs. when engaged in pushing out-of-date
nT-tO-G Gafa
machines. should anticipate the building of new
roads and prepare the way for the acceDtanca Of
thSiT S locomotives and rolling stock.
Our exports Of locomotives to Mexico Canada and
Japan (S9346O, A,766 eco and S624 $50 iveIl1
show that all countries desiring to keen aIeast ~
tne times and anticipate the future will If gwen he
worked such wonders in railroads in the Tynifed
states Now that Americans are building The raiI-
ways or many countries it follows that American
STOCK must be secured to work the full measure
OF railway possibilities.
In agricultural machines and implements our az
ports IN lSVO amounted TO $2749 100 against an eX-
cnines and implements In this branch our expOrfs
70 argentina are the largest to one cOuntrv
so,eyyogV 9nd this would seem to indicate that the
GsF!cultuIlstS or that republic, unlike it's railway
INTERESTS are tree To purchase their appliances In
the country which gives them the best suited TO
their needs. Canada comes next to Argentina ss
our best customer. her record OF purchases being
s'Sol ,el. while she buys absolutely nothing froT
tne United kingdomi followed by Russia with
Kingdom being hfth on the list of cOnsumers. our
exports TO that nation being 81 .924. go.
4hS greatest drawback TO the universal acCeDt-
tncr OF our agricultural machines and imDlements
Is the ignorance OF the asriculturists of a Great
part OF the world in regard 10 their proper hanli1
and use. The world of agriculture belongs to our
hents, Tor each year adds 70 the Intelligence Of the
Worlds workers, and this fact will add steadily to
the demand for improved appliances.
In the export OF sewing machines America Aoaa
not snow the record which she should ThA ~
ports OF these household utilities by Great Pritsir
IN sOS were nearly double in value these from the
the sewing machine, and our products can Certainly
SO far as merit Is concerned, compete successfiiV,
machines which exported went 20 Great BritaiTa
y men TOOK sSSs.Spo worth OF them; 20 Germany
soSl 800; Argentina $a57 200; Mexico S5s6sGo; Aus
tfGiesia $o0o1O Canada, $3Sl,6G0; Cuba x3.0NO and
Janan, M6l.900 making a total 10 these eounfras 30
AAs loo asainst 81 OV 600 from the United lins3on,
40 tsoss'A France. At.ly. Aus tIi ii0n.ag s,4ia