Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-16

steel, her progress in that branch Of
commerce has been rapid the total
exports Of that class Of articles hav-
Ing increased from nos million dol
lars In 1901. 10 nearly or quite $50
million In 1911 and or agricultural
implements from II million 20 So
million dollars during the same per
ioi Taking the period l9o0-l910,
the latest period for which figures
are available In the case of fCregn
countries, the growth in exports Of
iron and steel has been as follows
tho United Kingdom, from 971 to
3c1 million dollars Germany from
III 10 "f9 million, United states.
from 80 a. 2Ol million. France.
from % TO s. million: Belgium, from
a TO 81 million: and Switzerland.
from to IS million dollars In ex-
ports NJ agricultural machinery tho
United States leads all ether coun-
tries. with a total in 1910 OF 81 mil
lion. against 6 million for the
United Kingdom. . million for Ger
many, and ~ million for France
The $50 million dollars worth %
iron and steel and B. million dollars
worth OF agricultural Implements ex-
ported from the United States last
year found markets In practically
every part Of the civilized world
The locomotives and steel rails went
largely to Canada Mexico. Brazil. Ar
gentina and Japan. where the rapid
of railways enables an
increased absorption Of those mater
ials from this country. Structural
iron and steel of American manufac-
ture is being utilized in increasing
quantities by most of the leading
countries OF North America. rs well
rs in Australia and Japan. The farms
of Canada. Argentina, Rra7il Austria
lia and New Zealand are requiring
increasing quantities Of American
wire Our sales OF electrical mach
inery show a healthy expansion In
srch important markets rs the United
Kingdom and other European coun-
tries. as well as the newer communi.
ties Of the western hemisphere The
same might be said OF sewing ma
chimes and Woodworking machinery
American cash registers and tyne
writer's are facilitating business in
offices scattered in every part OF the
world--in France the United King
dom and Germany: in Canada. Mexio-
co and Cuba in Argentina and Bar
zil, in India ard Australia. and In
many other countries, nearly all of
them showing larger totals in 1911
than in any earlier year.
The principal articles forming the
quarter billion dollars worth of iron
and steel products exported from the
United States In the calendar year
1911, with the approximate value OF
each based upon eleven months fig
ures already at hand, are. sheets
and plat"s. IS million dollars. build.
ers' hardware. saws and tools. l.
WILTON locomotives and other en-
rincs. II million; steel rails, II mil
Hon pipes and fittings. 10 million,
wire . million. structural i~or ana
stool ~ million sewing machines
. million electrical machinery.
million. minin" machinery. : nil
lion. h7rs and ro'e. 3 million. caca
registers, million; r'mus an
machinery. : million: rrirt-
ing presses, " million sugar nil ma
chincry million. and I'm ord icrre
plates nearly , v'l.i'r dcl7's. or
five times a- urah ae Co., Tho pro
ora'ne yorr. while e'0r0. and -rr-aa.
rh~' machinery. laundry machinery
rn'os rr3 h-'-nros c1e'ir-t. md
... rr.'e r-lh exceeded ono million
t'''7r- On rho valve or tho vc-r's Owe
rotts, representing for tho MOS, part
irrro-eos when compared W.T.. care
Ter Years