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

consular reports are sent abroad as
soon as they are published. The agents
of the German government cable every
thing OF value. aud such cables relate
"a every branch OF manufacture and
trade. Some OF our consuls. for IN
stance. write us that they hear OF their
own reports first through Berlin rather
than through the United States. The
cable Is now largely used In trade mat
tiers and BY It's means Berlin Is brought
as close to Washington as New York,
Baltimore or Philadelphia
PROGRESSIVE GERMANY.
What nation pushes It's foreign trade
best Mai Carson
"Thc Germans are far ahead OF all
others as 20 such matters replied the
chief Of the manufactures bureau. The
various industries there are thorough
~ organized as to foreign markets and
the government does all II can 10 help
them. Industrial and technical schools
have been established with a view to
foreign trade and young men are sent
abroad to be trained as commercial ira
velers They learn the language Of the
country IN which they are 70 work. they
study the patterns most liked by the
people and know an about credits and
the methods Of doing business. I'm near
~ an the foreign countries the Ger
mans have resident agents AT the chief
ports with subagents throughout the
Interior Such agents often intermarry
with the people Of the countries where
they are stationed. The German gov
eminent offers also special inducements
as to freight rates on goods intended
for export
What other nations are increasing
their trade?'
"The Italians are fast coming to the
front as manufacturers and exporters.
They are sending more and more goods
10 South America. and especially 20
Argentina ana Brazil. This Is largely
because there are about a million ltal'
ians I'm Argentina and an almost equal
number IN Brazil
UNCLE SAM AND THE MANUFAC-
TURERS.
what arrangements have you for
giving information 10 our manufacture
ers and exporters | asked.
We are now making a classified cat
alog OF all the manufacturers and eN'
p0rters OF the United States, and we
shall have a cross reference card indie,
system by which We can tell at ;
glance anything we want 10 know abon
them shortly after / took charge o.
the bureau ] sent out about 10000 cir
culars 10 our various manufacturer
and men Interested Ia foreign trade
asking for detailed information regard
| INK their commodities for export, thell
| capital output aud system Of d0ins
| business. have received many re-
| sponses and We are tabulating ant
! card lndexlng the information.
/ "As 4 Ia now when We receive a re-
port from one OF our consuls as to d
demand Cor certain classes o. goods We
! send out letters TO the persons making
such goods. reaching them by oui
card index. 4 great deal Of this mat
Ter does not go into the consular re-
I ports. out only to the person interested
/ For example, N we learn OF good
market I'm a certain country for boot
and shoes We send IL 10 the boot and
shoe manufacturers only. and II OF q
| good market Tor plows We send II 0nly
| Co the pillow men. There Is no use IN
circularizing the boot manufacturer
ar 90 where 10 sell agricultural imple'
monts. and the pillow makers don't care
| for up-to-date information about shoes
! Speaking OF boots and shoes, we some