The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-01-20

How little does the boy or man who
engages In the daily round OF farm
life realize that the bacon to Be made
from the pigs which he feeds lin to nc
into the homes of Liberia, and Portu-
guese Africa, and French Oceania, and
Asiatic Russia, or that the eggs which
he collects may Be exported to British
Guinea, or Peru, or Cuba, or Central
America, or the various countries of
Europe Yet these and many other
curious and interesting incidents OF
the neighborly interchanges between
our own people and those OF other and
distant parts of the world are shown
as part Of the every-year, all-the-year-
round routine Of trade recorded by the
Bureau OF Statistics OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
Its annual volume, commerce and
Navigation Of the United States"
which is supplied free OF charge to
those desiring 1t for study or our for
eign commerce, shows many curious
things about our trade with the vari-
GUS parts of the world. 1t is inter-
esting, for example, to see that the
American mule goes to Africa, Aus
tralia, the islands of Oceania, British,
Dutch and French Guiana, Ecuador,
Brazil, Haiti, Costa Rfca, and British
Honduras for service on the roads and
plantations. American candles, OF
which the expectations amount to
from 3 to million pounds year, are
lighting homes in Japan, Korea, ST.
IBERIA, Venezuela, the Dutch West In
dies, Salvador, the Philippines and
French possessions in Africa. Ameri-
can brooms and brushes are making
clean the floors and busting the gar
ments Of jewellers in Turkey, Rou-
mania, Malta, the Azores Islands, Egypt,
Spanish possessions in Africa, Ger
man islands in the Pacific, Hongkong
and Santo Domingo. American pea
nuts, of which the expectations range
from to seven million pounds year,
60 to British India, the Guineas in
South America, the Danish West In
dies, Guatemala, Labrador, the island
of Bermuda, and the Belgian Kongo
in Africa. American boots and shoes,
or which the exports range above 10
million dollars year, 60 in increas-
ing quantities to every part of the
world-Hongkong, Siam, Japanese
territory In China, Java and Sumatra,
the Straits Settlements, Australia and
New Zealand, German possessions in
Africa, Liberia, Brazil, Paraguay,
Mexico, Canada, and practically every
country OF Europe. American wind
mills, OF which more than million
dollars worth are exported every
year, are seen in South Africa, the
Canary Islands, Turkey in Asia,
French China, Haiti, Santo Domingo,
Turkey In Europe, Switzerland, Rou-
mania, Greece, and Greenland.
And so we might 80 On extending
the list indefinitely, enumerating pro-
ducts OF the American farm and fac
tory which are being sent to other
parts of the world, and these articles
would include sewing machines, type
writer's, motor boats, organs, pianos,
pianolas, soap, perfumery, oranges,
raisins, prunes, chewing gum, toys
and many other equally curious and
interesting articles, to say nothing OF
the great classes making up the grand
total Of more than 767 million dol
lars worth Of foodstuffs. or raw cot
ton alone the years exports amounted
to $50 million dollars; Of meat and
dairy products, 100 million; OF wheat
and corn, partly In the grain and part
ly In the form OF -four and meal, near
ly 125 million; of iron and steel man
ufactured, 1870 million, of petroleum
and other mineral oils, 100 million;
and of copper manufactures, nearly
ninety million dollars, and SO on down
the list The countries, colonies and
other territorial divisions to which
these articles 60, as shown in the vol
ume, Commerce and Navigation OF
the United States" above alluded to
are over 100 in number, and it would
be difficult to find in any part Of the
world a country in which some arti-
ticle or articles Of American produc-
ton are not being sold.