The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-13
A PAN-AMER|CAN
CONGRESS is NOW
HOLDING MEETING
Representatives of Various
Republics Meet at Wash
ington and Will Discuss
Trade Affairs.
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that the trade of the United States
with its sister countries of the West
ern Hemisphere is developing in great
er percentage than that of any other
section of the world. In marked con-
trast is its commerce with China and
the Far East. While the latter has
practically stood still or decreased dur
ing the last few years. the trade with
LatIn-America has grown in a measure
that is most impressive, and yet it is
only in the infancy of it's possibilities
Last year the United States sold ex-
ports and bought imports in CONNER
clal exchange with Latan-America val
ued at the splendid total of six hun
dred and thirty millions of dollars
$3.50 600 000), which represents an in
crease OF approximately three hundred
millions Of dollars $500, ,000) dur-
ing the last ten years. When the
Panama canal is opened there is no
reason why the exporters and import
ers of the United States should not
| annual mark of one billion dollars
| t$l ,0O0. 900 GOO. 1t is however of the
| highest Importance that they should
now be studying the conditions OF COM
| merce with all these countries i'll the
South as they will be affected by the
shipping that will pass through the
canal. Unless they do this, they will
find the canal providing of greater adj
vantage 10 the manufacturers, export.
ers and importers of Europe and even
OF Japan and the Orient than to those
of the United States. 1t is, therefore
| fitting that the large and growing com.
mercial interests Of this country should
| participate in conference which will
discuss in a most practical way what
should be done now to get ready for
the canal a
Some of Delegates.
Among The various persons of al
thority who are attending the con
| ference and participating in its dis
cussiOns are Honorable Henry White
EX-Ambassador to Paris and chairman
of the United States delegation to the
Pan-American conference in Buenos
Aires: President J. A. Farrell, of the
| United States Steel corporations; Hon
cradle Lewis Nixon, the noted ship
builder and delegate to the Pan-Ameri
can conference in Buenos Aires; Hon
orable Ernest II. Wands, Commission
er General of the United States to the
International exposition in Buenos
IL
United States minister to Panama
Col. Enoch H. Crowder, delegate to
the Pan-Amorican conference at Bue
nos Aires: Honorable II. Perciva
Dodge. chief of the Latin-Americal
division, State Department; Honorab
Charles Nj. Pepper and Honorable NJ
III. Davis, trade experts of the State
Department; A. b. Butman, Esq. ant
w. A. Graham Clark, special trade eX
pert of the Department of Commerce
and Labor: Julius G. Lay, Esq, Con
sui General of the United States t
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil; Frederick w
Cooling. Esq, Consul of the United
States to Montevideo, Uruguay; Isaa
A. Manning, Esq, Consul of the United
States to La Guaira, VenZuela; Loren
20 Daniels. of the Lamport and Hol
Steamship company: Crawford II. Eli
of the United Fruit; c. A. Green an,
Francis b. Purdie of r. G. Dun & Co
experts on credits and many others.
The sessions will all be held in thu
new building of the Union which wa
recently dedicated to the cause of Pan
American commerce and comfy.