The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-20

been multiplying far more rapidly
than its food producing power for
many years past. It's population has
been concentrating in cities and a
larger and larger proportion Of the
population has become occupied IN
manufacturing and merchandising.
As the surplus products which We
have to sell TO the outside world now
consist chiefly OF manufactures rather
than of raw fOodstuffs, il follows that
new markets must be found in which
10 dispose of this surplus. Except IN
those special lines in which they pos
sess some decided advantage, Ameri-
cans cannot hope 10 manufacture ex-
tensiVely for Europeans. Western
Europe is in that line OF business her
self and was in il long before the
United States began 10 supply our own
local market. The great expansion in
the sale of American goods must be
sought in those countries that are still
in the era from which the United
States has emerged-that is, in cOun-
tries that are selling crude materials
and buying finished products These
countries are the republics Of South
America. North America, outside the
United States, Africa, Australia and
New Zealand.
OF these various markets South
America and the neighbOring lands OF
North America offer the most prom
ising field for the development Of
American business. Africa hes been
parcelled out among the various ma
tions Of Europe each of which Is anN-
iOus TO control the trade OF its particu-
lar zone of influence. Australia and
New Zealand are British colonies and,
while hOspita BILE 10 American trade
naturally give the preference TO the
mother country which furnishes the
chief market for their own surplus
produce.
Trade Is Advancing.
As a matter Of fact the trade OF
the United States with Latin America
and Canada has been advancing IN the
past few years far more rapidly than
with any other part Of the world
Comparison Of the figures for 1890
and 1910 shows that exports To Eur
ope increased something less than 10
per cent I'm this decade. To Aus
tralia and the other islands cOnstilut-
ing Oceanic the increase was ~ per
cent. In the case Of China and Japan
there was an actual falling off. all
though this was due TO special causes
that may be temporary. Exports "a
Africa remained at practically the
same level I'm 1910 as I'm 1900. Turn
ing TO the western hemisphere on the
other hand there IS shown Il gain %
over 100 per cent. I'm exports to the
other countries of North America and
of approximately 80 per cent To
South America.
The total trade between the United
States and South America during 1910
viii come very close to a grand t0ta
Of $500. 0O0, 000. This compares with
a total of approximately $2GO,00O,oOl
In 1909 and S129. 100000 in 1899. II
other words, the trade of the United
States with South America has more
than doubled in ten years and durine
the present year the interchange OF
products amounts in round number.
! TO a million dollars Tor every bust
ness day in the year.
This represents a very recent
growth. Fifteen or twenty years az,
trade and travel between the United
/ states and South America was ST
slight thar both merchandise and pas
sengers going from one continent Z
the other usually made the trip bl
way of Europe. A great many per
sons are not aware that any chang'
/ has taken place in this parEcular
/ judging from some of the speeches
made in Congress and alsewh ore. A
a matter of fact, however. transpOr