The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-18

coming of some man who can properly
fill the shoes left vacant by the abdi-
cation of ex-President Diaz, or the
of the United States.
OF the first they have but little hope.
OF the latter they feel assured, and be-
lieve, that under the administration of |
affairs by the stronger nation the man
to rule the country, man of strong |
character and ability, will be found
and protected in his administration
until the Mexico nation has seen the
necessity for conference and solidity,
instead of internal discussions and
private differences.
Trade Getter First Of All.
While highly interested in the game
of politics as played south of the Rio
Grande river, Senior Zalper is primari-
ly a trade getter for his country and
student of commercial conditions.
More business men of Buenos Aires
leave for Europe in one week than
leave for New York in a year." he
said. "They go there because they
have the steamship service, both pas
senger and freight. If this country
had equal steamship facilities it would
export to South America three-quar-
ters of the goods consumed there.
eve of Buenos Aires prefer the
American made goods. have seen in
an office German made desk costing
$50 gold alongside of an American
made desk costing 800 gold, and the
merchant would rather have the lat
ter"
1t may be mentioned that Senior
zalper was wearing a pair of shoes
that sell in this country for $3.50,
which cost him $12 in gold in his own
country, and he said that practically
the same shoe was sold by Germans
for 81 or IS. The South Americans
want American goods, he said, but
they cannot get them. The foreign
countries have promoted their bust
ness interests to an extent in Argen-
tine and other of the southern repub-
lies, aided by their ocean transporta-
ton facilities, so that now they con-
troll the bulk of the trade. The for
eign commerce of Argentine alone is
. $702, 100000, and as the population of
the country is but four or five million,
it makes the per capita of foreign
commerce over $14O or more than
double the average of other countries
1t is a trade worth going after. In
that country the people have money
and wish to spend it, Senior Zalper
said. 1t only remains for the manu-
facturers of the United States to Sc
cure the right kind of shipping facili
ties, locate Their representatives in the
countries of South America, and theil
foreign business will be increased ia,
beyond their dreams.
People More Akin Here.
One reason why the people of tn,
southern Latin republics would prefe
to trade with the merchants of New
Orleans, when trading with the Uni
ted States, according to Senior Zalper
is that the people of the southern
part of the United States are NOR
r nearly akin to their own people. Il
the North, in New York, in Boston
: and other manufacturing centers o
the Northern Atlantic coast, and o
! the Pacific coast as well, the repre-
sentatives of the southern continen
4 find a lack of warmth, a feeling o
Y GOODNESS, a want of responsiveness
On the other hand in New Orlean
& the warm, courteous hospitality of it
citizens and business men appea
q strongly to the South American.
4 my opinion u.s." said Senior Zalpe1
q that South America would ten thou
4 sand times rather deal with the mel
rchants of New Orleans than wit
those of the North.
But in South America they do nc
: know New Orleans" he continued
I They know the German, they kno'
the Frenchman, they know the me
chant of England, and of Italy, b'
cause they are in closer touch wit
those countries through the steamshi
lines. What New Orleans need
what it must have to procure the
III South American business, is line, c
| lines of steamships, bringing the pro-
| ucts of the cities of the great Missi
sippi Valley direct to our shores. w
| want banks from the United States
| we want resident representatives
| the various manufacturers; and thes
IL..-... ...1.nr, rro haun them will KIN