The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
IN ASIA. MINOR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE
OF MANY ARTICLES.
Practically Everything Needed in a
Turkish Household Is Supplied
from Abroad.

Consul e. L. Harris furnishes several
reports concerning the trade outlook In
Smyrna and in Asia Minor, OF which the
following Is a condensation:
Practically everything that is needed In
a Turkish household is supplied from
abroad. There are no manufacturing es-
adjustments in Turkey to bid for the
trade. The stores In Smyrna, which cater
to the country trade in this respect, are
doing a fairly good business. The sale of
toys is becoming widespread throughout
the country; likewise other novelties.
Therefore the American firm which de-
sires to reach the average Turk in the
country districts must specialize. A cheap
grade of watches could be sold In the
country districts; also cutlery and kitchen,
utensils, If made after existing styles,
could be introduced.
The creation of Waterworks in SMYRNA
a rev years ago has made possible the
kuse of hydraulic elevators, of which quite
a number have been installed In large
stores and warehouses. Most OF these ele-
Yators are for freight and are principally
imported from England. The first hydrau-
nc elevator for passenger service is now
being Installed in a new hotel. A larger
one is also being erected in the suburbs
Tor carrying passengers from the main
road to the top Of the cliff. This elevator
VIII nave a lifting capacity of nine per-
sons, including the conductor. and will
travel ITO feet vertically at a speed of lIs
feet per second. Hydraulic elevators AVE
a promising field before them, owing to
the cheapness. of city water for industrial
ton.
In the summer of 1907 the first clnemato-
/ graph was established in this city. 1t is
under the management Of an Italian COM
pany. The enterprise is proving 80 profit
toIe MAJ several business men are con-
teInplating the installation OF a competi-
i've clnelnatograph. Unquestionably Asia
Nnlhor oIters a great field for the cinemato-
eraph, as there are a great many cities
and towns in the interior where this sort
or enterprise would meet with as much
success as In Smyrna. All machinery
a,rectly connected with the moving pic
lures Is loaned by a Paris firm without
charge, but the firm shares in the profits.
Inc INNS are also supplied by the same
hrm for a nominal rent.
pSters were at one time quite in vogue
~ Snlyrna. but their use has been prac-
ucaIIy abandoned since the establishment
or waterworlEs. This should have been the
ea9se OF q more extensive use OF filters,
market 1t should find a ready sale.
FaraHn wax Is imported into this city
m considerable quantities. The church,
hotu only IN smyrna. but throughout the
INFERIOR OF Asia Minor, use this article for
making white candles. About 5000 worm
Is imported from Austria annually. and
resides considerable quantities are shipped
MI n other countries; The paraffin sold
mere is of two grades, one selling Tor
Si55o, the other for $14.65 per 22O Dounds
There is an opportunity here for tie enle
u wood mantels, fittings for door and win
low frames. doors and blinds, balconies
ana staircase parts. Most OF these articles
nave been manufactured here from foreign
lumber, chiefly from Roumania. which is
net proving satisfactory for the reason
that 1t is knotty, light and seldom sea-
soned. some years ago a few ready-made
doors and blinds were imported from
northern Europe, but the attempt did not
prove successful. or late interested parties
mere have turned their attention 10
america for supplies. The Adm Railway
company now uses great quantities Of
timber from Pensacola, Fla. Within the
past two years large sheds have been
constructed in order to protect 1t from
the heavy rains, and also that 1t may be-
come thoroughly seasoned. This railway
now practically constructs nll the wood
this city. Several hundred cars are built
each year, the chief framework consisting
of American timber.
The manufacture OF bricks and tiles. and
other earthenware, such as kitchen uten-
sils, pottery. etc, Is an Industry as OIL
as the history OF Asia Minor. The same
primitive methods are employed In thefi
manufacture MS In ancient times. OF thp
bricks end tiles imported for use in build
lng the better class of dwellings, ana husf-
ness houses, most of them are Imported
from Marseille end other European por:s.
The annual amount Of brick used IN
smyrna is estimated to be 12,000 900; flar
OF tiles 100000 of which one-half lie i'm
ported. The price OF native tiles Is S. 60
per thousand and Of those imported s24 rer
thousand. The price of bricks varies from
S4.O to IS. 80 per thousand.
The better class of harness and saddiery
used in Smyrna and the surrounding corn-
try comes from England. American ie-
signs are more simple than the English
make and are probably cheaper, but Just
as durable and s~erYiceable.