The Irish standard., 1907-01-26

business Of supplying the various
Of the mines is influenced
by the mining organizations or
groups" to very large degree, and
they throw the sales to their respective
home manufacturers. Most Of the
mines are supported or dominated by
English capital. Many of the American
managers and superintendent Of the
mines have given place to Englishmen,
so that the former no longer predom-
mate. In fact this condition is de-
scribed as an American exodus, so
rapidly are Americans leaving 81 =
"As the greatest influence towards
promoting sales of our mining APP
paratus has been in these men, it can
readily be seen that our goods will have
to rely largely upon past reputation
TO bring future sales. That this will
prove less and less effective may be
deduced from review u a few Of tile
active influences operating to overcome
the popularity enjoyed by American
supplies and supplant' it by an in
creased interest in British and Cont
mental manufactures. Every sentiment
Of loyalty to Great Britain as the
mother country is appealed to, and in
addition the colonial governments set
pronounced example in support Of
these appeals, by awarding contracts
of every nature-especially large ones
wherever by so doing it is not too Of
fenslve, to British manufacturers. In
all municipal work the rule is to give
the contracts to the mother country.
ference Of $4,000 in a contract had
failed to throw it to American bidders,
the contract going to England on a bid
Of $4,000 as against Ell, 1000. In an
other case a similar margin did not
produce a different result. The diff
ference was 6 800 only, but by specious
statements these actions were justified.
Both were on large municipal improve
ments, and in the first a policy: of ex-
ploitation Of South Africa for the ben
eft OF England seems to be indicated.
Engineers are often brought out
ferent colonies in special cases., and in
every instance these engineers impose
trivial technicalities; and exact COM
formity to conditions which do not ef.
feet a higher grade Of product or CON
duce. a more perfect efficiency Of serv-
ice. To conform to these requirements
involves an added expense far dispro-
portionate to any real or imagined ben
eft In the face of any guarantees of
satisfactory operation over any reason
able period, and in spite Of the fact
that it saddles the colony with an add
ed expense, contracts drawn up by
these engineers are awarded to their
friends at home. This is olrly one of
the many ways In which these COL
onies are worked for the benefit of
home industries 49, -: ''.'''
I'm addition to the sentimental: In
fluence there is another which is prob
ably far-reaching and effective. This
is the system built up by English bank
ers, manufacturers, and exporters, and
the South African importers and mine
operators. =
THE mines of South Africa are
financed in great part by English man.
ufacturers and bankers, the FREEDOM
mating number of shares being held by
them. In addition, these people are
also shareholders in the large export
houses OF England, which are financial
ly affiliated with the importing houses
of johannesburg. With these influ-
ences at work.it is evident that an easy
commercial channel exists through
which pass most of the goods for
South Africa, as we'll as mining equip
ment. The same is true, Of all other
goods. hence it somewhat explains the
preponderance Of British goods in this
part Of the world. The financial in
terests are thus enabled to collect div
idends along the line. From the sale
Of their manufactured products, COM
mission on export, ditto on imports