The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-11-30
HORSE BREEDING
IN WEST VIRGINIA

value. Taking the twelve fiscal years
beginning with 1900 and ending with
1911, the total value of articles inn
ported under this general titls
amounted to s12,O6O.447, and those
exported, to s6,7Ss,625. While the
mere item of two and one-half mil
lion dollars worth of this class Of
merchandise imported and exported
in single year forms but very
small part OF the three and one-half
billion dollars value OF foreign com
merce in that year, the rapid growth
indicates the increasing disposition
of the citizen of the United States to
draw upon all parts of the world for
comforts and conveniences and of the
citizen of foreign countries to look to
the United States for articles of high
er grade of manufacture and luxuriea,
France supplies by far the largest
part OF our imports of the class under
discussion. OF the one and one-half
million dollars worth of articles
classed as perfumeries, cosmetics
and toilet preparations" imported in
the fiscal year 1911, one and one
third million dollars worth came
from France; Germany and England
ranking next as sources of supply,
hut far below, France, the total from
Germany being $5S,45o, and from
England. $s2,199. The total number
of countries, however, from which
merchandise Of this character is i'm
ported is over thirty and includes,
aside from nearly all the European
countries. Japan. China, Turkey in
Asia, Cuba, certain other of the West
Indies, and several of the countries
of South America.
The exports under this head are
yeven more widely distributed, the
total number of countries and col
onies to which articles classed as
iperfumeries and other toilet prepars-
tions are exported being moro than
eighty, even France, from which "
draw such large quantities, buying
more or less from the United States
To England we exported of this class
of merchandise in the fiscal year 1911,
$174,736 value; to France, $42.412;
and TO the other European countries
in less sums. Canada was the largest
customer. $2O3,64s worth in 1911;
England next, $f74,736; Peru s4S,369;
the Philippine Islands, $4O,S9G; Pan
ana. s37,410; Australia, $Sl.774; Cuba.
$S1,624; the British West Indies,
$81,44o; China, s29,2s2; and Brazil.
s1s.sS7; while considerable quantities
went to Honskong, the Straits Settle
ments, Japan, Colombia, Chile, Argen-
tina, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
The class of articles grouped under
the general title of "perfumerles cos
metics. and all toilet preparations" is
chiefly made UP of cologne and other
toilet waters, cosmetics, powders.
theatrical grease paints, pastes, pom
AIDES, dentifrIces. ETC., enarly one-half
OF the total imports being placed in
the tariff group. Containing alcohol
or in the manufacture or preparation
of which alcohol is used. and i'm
ported at rate of duty averaging
71.2 per cent, and about an equal
value in another group, mot contain
ing alcohol" upon which the average
rate of duty is sixty per cent. Bay
rum, which is included in this gem
eral class, amounts to less than
$1,000 per annum in value of imports, |
while the two great groups above
noted range over half million dol
lars each
The growing demand for articles OF
this character is illustrated not only
by the growth in imports and exportk
but also by the increased domestic
production. The census reports show
the value of manufactures under the
general head of perfumeries and cos
metics, in 1880, two and one-quarter
million dollars; in 1890, four and one