The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-14
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said that In view OF the recent financial
distress 1t was a natner OF congratu-
latic- -at there had been fewer conf
mercial fatalities In the machinery
business than In any other. In none
other" he continued, has there been
6 more satisfactory equilibrium, and
I find the reason for this In the close
relation of our people and associations
When the test came our association
met It promptly and heroically.
congratulate all of the associations on
the creditable manner in which the
situation was met. 1t showed record
for stability that has no superior in
the commercial field. Good times are
returning. prosperity clubs are In order.
and l advise every man 70 Join and
get OF the limb
Plea for Free Trade.
Although his subject was The Value
OF Trade Organization" Mr.. John 5.
Hord. who has spent five years IN the
Philippines. showed the possibilities Of
greater trade expansion In the island
possessions and the Far East. He adj
yocated reciprocal trade between the
islands and the United States. free OF
duty and embarrassment. and denied
that this arrangement would be more
beneficial TO the former than to home
dealers He spoke of the good Eli
pinos, whom he had known. Many OF
your American brothers" he said,
"have gone among them. They have
Invested their all out there, and they
are awaiting that economic relief
which they know must come and FOR
which they are fighting to-day.
Using the Porto Rican condition as
basis of comparison, Mr.. Hord dealt
with the possibilities in the Philip
mines and the orient. That trade ex-
plotation was sometimes dangerous
vas shown in the case OF England,
which shipped opium to China in such
quantities that the answer came back,
III you ship US less opium you VIII
have the chance of selling Gus more
goods 49,,
more extensively with the Chinese,
using the Philippines as base OF
operation Now, If you let Americans
ship free into the Philippines and then
make them pay to ship here. tt would
he a cruel Joke" he said, "and would
tantalize the island producers by this
sided arrangement. They must
first find a market In the United
States and we can assimilate their
products without detriment to our own
people To-day the islands are eX-
porting three times as much hemp as
under the Spanish regime. This is a
valuable business opportunity for
America. Taste hemp is good for
manufacturing into paper. from waste
paper to printing paper. Newspapers
regardless of their great circulation
can rely upon this hemp without the
need of demolishing the forests for
white pulp"
The Tobacco Situation.
Taking up the subject OF tobacco
Mr.. Hord said that American manu-.
facturers had fought the Tree admis.
sion Of Porto Rico and Philippine
cigars. when as matter of fact tht
Porto Rican output was less than one
years normal increase by American
smokers. Although the United States
took the entire Porto Rican output, !
secured one-half OF I per cent. O.
the Philippine product, 80 per cent. Of
1t being shipped to supply long es
tablished trade In Europe. Asia am
Australia. after being in the Philip
pines for five years" he said. II came
back here and hunted the Philippine
cigar, which the American manufuA,
urers said would put them out of bust
ness. It could not be found In an,
of the American cities"
Mr.. Hord's address, though techntca
and statistical, was able and instruc
tive, carrying with it the plea TO
free trade relations upon an equitable
basis, and the statement that In tn
end 1t would be more beneficial Il
Americans than to Filipinos whethn
thew manufactured tobacco or machin
cry supplies,
The Morning Meetings.
There was nothing of public inter
est at the executive sessions during the
morning the regular order or pushes
FOR all being the same. The appoint
ment of nominating committees wa
n announced as follows
American Supply and Machiner,
Manufactures iAsso ciation-L. -. May
Il s. p. Browning, Willard Parker
National Supply and Machinery Deal
ers' Association-George 7. Mcintosh
[ Charles A. Strelinger, George Vonne
gut, Somers. Ham, Webb and Bost
wick.
er souAthssa AplRPyM Snd af sanks
Christopher and j, A. Reichman.
The presidents read their report
and other business was transacted, bu
the nature of 1t was not disclosed.
Great Smoker Program.
Supply dealers and professionals too
part In the vaudeville entertainment
4 the Jefferson Auditorium last nigh
\ and while the professionals came fro
\ the Colonial for consideration, IT r.
quired something moro stimulntln
than greenbasks to get the CONVEX
tIon men aR the stage. Entering I'M