New-York tribune., 1906-03-25
NEW PANAMA R. R. SOON.
Merican Line Nearly Done-At-
tacks on american Trade.

Washington. March 24-Special Agent Pepper
of the Department Of Commerce and Labor. has
made report 10 the Bureau Of Manufactures
on the Mexican Railroad across the Isthmus Of
Tehusntepec and its relation to the Panama
canal This interocean line, with its ter1nini
end hsrbor works al. Coatzacoalcos on the At
lantic side. and al saina Cruz. on the Pacific has
been opened TO International trade after ex-
penditure Of S35.OO00O0
Intimauons are given that Mexico will now
enter on series Of trade treaties with Pacific
coast countries Of South America 10 obtain their
international traffic and also To extend Mexican
commerce. Though the harboT works at Salina
Cruz have not been completed. the transship-
rnent Of cargoes is announced TO begin there in
June 1906. though Mr.. Pepper believes it can
nor be started until September. The American
Fav-aiian Steamship Company is 70 operate nine
s5o0-ton steamers on a triangular service.
touching ~ san Francisco Sslina Cruz and
Honolulu on the Atlantic side weekly
steamer service is 20 be maintained between
Coarzacoalcos and New York and Coatzacoalcos
and New Orleans
consul Dunning Of Milan reports 70 the
Bureau C Manufactures on the methods Of
italian manufacturers in building up thoir trade
iz the Philippine Islands Lombardy shipped
$3.50 IN goods 70 Manila I'm 1908. $4,000 in 1904,
7nd for the six months ended December 1905,
the shipments from Milan 70 the Philippines
amounted 10 over $4,000 Every article sent
h- the Italians. rhe report says. is being made
ir the United States. The things sent include
hats. paper cotton. umbrellas, boots. milk.
sroni paint. hemp. lamps. medicines preserves,
linen soap. pottery and wearing material. Many
~ rhe Manila" hats coveted by travellers and
collectors. the consul ADDS, are made in Milan
snd shipped into the East by the gross.
American shoes" are also made in Italy Vice
7Nei7
raanv- that he visited number Of shoe stores
IN that CITY which advertised American shoes.
Some Of The merchants admitted that their
stocks we're from Milan. one Of the shoe store
managers was an Italian. who said he
reason why American shoes should not be made
IN Italy Just as well as in Massachusetts.
Special Agent Hutchinson writes 10 the Bu-
reau If Manufacturers from Antofagasta de-
so-ibinr the Shipping facilities between the
United states and Chill and Argentina The re-
cent attempt 10 break The combination" rates
from. Ne~- York ~ the River Plate brought the
freight on general merchandise as low as five
cents cubic foot or less than half the rate from
T fv=rpooT The war" resulted I'm the defeat of
The competing line. and the rates from New
York 20 Bueuos Ayres have jumped 70 l3 and Is
cents a cubic foot In Chilli it is common
statement that freight rates from New York are
ore-third higher than from Europe, although
The published rates would indicate just the re-
verse. The report says special concessions TO
Europeans operate against American shipping,
and predicts thar with equal ocean transports-
rion facilities the foreign trade Of the United
States would forge ahead more rapidly.
New steamship subsidies just awarded by the
Portuguese government are announced by Con
sui General Hollis. OF Lourenco Marquee. who
writes sbCur the efforts If Portugal TO extend
RS trade I'm Africa. A Portuguese steamship
company is TO receive $1,000 for each monthly
round trip from Lisbon 10 Beira. $1,000 an
Dual subsidy from The Province Of Angola. and
$4,000 more year from Mozambique colony
rs "a subsidy for coasrwise service The COM
pauy TeciprOcares by making lower freight rates
between Portugal and East Africa. The Mozam-
biqBe uangTOve bark is again available for tan
ring purposes -he Portuguese government hav-
ing removed the export restrictions, and
-ewed shipments N the United states are ex-
recrad.
a valuable rubber concession has been grant
Cd bv Nicaragua. reports Consul Ryder OF san
Juan del Nurte. 10y which the concessionaire Will
profit $4,000 IN gold year for ten years, while
the government Will receive only $500 in fun
for the years