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

times get up reports for special
branches Of trade showing what Is do
ing In those branches all over the
world. We did that for the boot and
shoe trade, furnishing the manufac-
turer with a list OF the dealers Ia every
consular district and describing The
sort OF shoes used and how they
should be marketed"
OUR SPECIAL TRADE AGENTS.
you have some special travelling
agents who go from country 10 country,
reporting on American trade and how
II may be increased. have you not?'
Yes. There are four such men now
abroad. They were provided for by a
congressional appropriation 20 inyesti-
gate our foreign trade. Last year they
visited Central and South America,
Canada. Mexico and Cuba, and also
China and Japan. one Of our agents
is now IN Egypt, and he will 60 thence
10 East India"
''Can you give me some Idea as to
how these agents work? p
They go under the direction Of the
bureau OF manufactures, said Mai.
Carson. "and they act according to the
instructions Of the department They
are told to investigate the Industrial
and commercial conditions Of possible
markets and the status OF other nations
I'm those markets with especial atten-
ton 10 advancing the products ana
manufactures Of the United States.
They have to inquire into the products
and manufactures OF the people Of each
country. the cost Of production, the
prices al which things are sold. the Gus
toms duties and in fact an Information
that might BE- Of value 10 our manufac-
turers. In fact. their instructions COW
or the gathering OF all sorts of COM
merclal. Industrial and financial infor-
nation such As Is needed by our ex-
porters or those who manufacture for
| foreign trade
IMPORTATION FOR OUR COTTON
MILLS.
Such reports as we are gathering
through these agents are OF great val
ne 10 the industries OF the United
States" continued the chief Of the bu-
| reau OF manufactures. Take those
| we got as TO our cotton trade vita
| china. for instance BY our lnstruc-
lions the agents collected samples Of
| every kind and pattern Of cotton goods
imported there. They reported where
each pattern came from. how II was
| shipped how sold and It's price. They
told how the cotton was used giving
the quantities sold. the popularity OF
/ certain kinds and their cost at whole
sale and retail The agents sent m
about i15 different kinds Of goods, with
| fun details concerning them. includ-
| Ing an technical information regard
ing the value Of the manufactures.
But how could YOU get such matter
10 manufacturer? -
1--WE aid not send 70 them direct
but so arranged II that ~ reached
every chamber OF commerce and board
OF trade iu the cotton manuiactur-
ing states In the first place we print
ed a description Of each kind OF goods
giving the width, length and weight
We also described its uses and The
methods Of putting the goods up toi
sale a. well as the wholesale and re-
tail prices This was printed on a card
half the size OF a sheet Of f0oiscap.
Below the printed matter was phot0-
graph Of the goods showing the pat
tern. and on the bottom was pasted 9
sample 81 the material We sent out
1 altogether about 5000 or 10000 OF
such cards giving fun information
| as 10 the cotton trade Of China They
attracted a great deal 81 attention and
| the factors and exporters from every
! who're came 10 see them. We expect