The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
ISTER REPUBLICS
HAIL INVASION
.outh. American Countries
Desire Trade Extended.
IS Result of Root s Trip.

-DeSlre Trade Extended.
rs Result of Roots Trip
Got hands across the sea but hands
f1own the coast is. the figure of speech
best fitting certain results Of Secretary
Roots visit to South America, as W. J.
Johnston yesterdag described those va
riols outcemes. Johnston came TO port
from BiO Janeiro, where he had been
attending the international Conference
Of American Republics.
The. President or whoever suggest
ed Secretary Roots trip, Is TO be con-
graduated. on the fact that it has
brought the United States and South
American countries closer together
than they ever were brought before. -
said Johnston. Mr.. Root proved him
self the right. man in the right place
He displayed admirable. tact and judg-
ment and made an: excellent impression
on all classes in the. different coun-
tries
On his trip Johnston talked with
leading import. merchants. dealers and
large consumers. Of manufa ctured arti-
cles. TO ascertain how goods from.
North America were regarded in those
countries. and what the manufa cturers
OF the United States should do to. in
40 ~ GSANAAtAlA SEGA4OM rO1
the hemisphere. ...-
Wherever / went 1 found United
states manufactured. goods much in de-
inand," said Johnston yesterday I'm
iact they often get decided preference
cen when the prices are higher than
iAose Of the British or German. The
manager Of one Of the leading German
-iouses IN Buenos Ayres-a branch of
weii-known German firm-told. me
AT the business had been established
lr buenos Ayres to sell exclusively
foods made in the Fatherland, princf-
pally agricultural implements and
hardware, but customers wanted Amer
'ean goods, as better adapted to the
conditions existing in Argentina. Most
Of the goods now sold by this firm are
from the United States. Recently this
particular house remitted to an Amer
lean corporation manufacturing Agrf-
cultural implements $I,0O0,OOO in a sin
gle payment
I was shown through the ware
houses OF another firm in Buenos Ayres
an English house, which also now
handles principally American goods
1hls concern carries a stock agereeat-
Ing in value $4,000, 600 American gold
there are In Buenos Ayres many other
large houses-British, German. French
q "a Spanish-every one Of which makes
almost a speciality OF American goods
] regret having to add. though, that
mere are practically no American mer.
chants or dealers IN Argentina. Tyru
quay or Brazil Our trade with south
America labors under the serious. dis
aoNantage OF having to be carried on
through the medium OF foreign houses
and often by men personals ,,n-ag~,
quainted with the operation OF Amer
lcah machines. That United States
manufacturers are doing the trade thew
are IN South America Notwithstanding na
this handicap suggests what might he
opne IN tfese countries If the merits of
american goods were enthusiastically
impressed upon buyers by American
statesmen.
The conditions are especially favor
able for selling United States manufac-
lures in Brazil. We are BraziPs hest
customer She manufactures little her
sell, and We produce practically every
class OF goods she imports Evervfbfns
else being equal or almost equal. she
much prefers to buy from the IJnffn5
states The BraziIians are liberal mr.
chasers and good pay. Money IS nlen.
tiful and high prizes are paid for good
goods. The leading importers are ali
wealthy showing the profit in the
business.
The feeling in Brazil toward The
United States is we'll exemplfled bv the
TACT that on few lines OF goods o,r
manufacturers now get rebate of 90
per cent from the imporE duties nafd bv
every other country sending goods TO
Brazil Shortly before the delegates
leIt Klo. moreover. a bill was intro
cuced IN the Brazilian National Con-
gress TO grant the same rebate on the
entire list or dutiable articles To every
country admitting Brazilian coffee free
OF duty 10 the extent OF zO0O.OOo bars
wear The United States Is Me onlv
country which under this law svould he
entitled TO this rebate. In addition. the
hIl provides that all countries which
consume 100000 bags OF Brazf1isn
sugar year shall have an addttfonaI
10 per cent rebate. As we CONSUME the
required quantity. this would give ms =
total advantage OF 80 per cent on the
high duties imposed by Brazil Emhas-
sador Grisccm believes the bin win he
passed speedily.
II therefore behooves our rnannfac-
turers who have not arranged for con-
nections in Brazil to do so now so as
70 be ready TO take prompt advantage
or the new law. II some Of our manu-
facturers who are doing only a home
trade and working on a small margin
Of profit on account Of close compefi
tion appreciated the magnificent oDpor-
tunities in Brazil, and South America
generally, they no longer woul1 neg
lect that great market. Never hefore
have the conditions for a successful
commercial invasion OF our sister re-
publics been 50 favorable New York
Press.