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Washington. d. c., March IL
American manufacturers and export
ers are being invited by the bureau
OF manufactures. department Of COM
lnerce and labor. to register their
names and to indicate the articles OF
merchandise and the foreign countries
IN which they are most concerned, for
the twofold purpose of selecting for
immediate treatment in the bureaus
publications the subjects that are
SHOWN TO be Of widest interest n also
to facilitate the prompt transmission
OF notices of recent or impending tar
lit changes.
! n current publications of the bu-
reau on foreign tariffs ave kept ny
to date. and printed supplements are
issued by the division Of foreign tar
ITS whenever the changes become
time. supplemental circulars contain
ing current Information are distribut-
ed with already published tariff bull
letins.
Requests for statements of the du-
ties imposed by foreign countries are
being received from manufacturers in
much larger numbers than heretofore,
nished.
AS many as thirty monographs have
been published in regard to tariffs. A.
number Of them contain the entire
tariffs of q. single country. such as
Cuha France. Germany. etc, while
others pertain to the tariffs Of all
countries with respect to q specific
class of commodities. For example,
tariff on leather and its manufactures;
machinery, machine tools. vehicles,
etc.
Experience has demonstrated to the
department that the compilation Of re-
ports giving the rates of duty on a
group OF commodities in various coun-
tries Is Of even greater usefulness
than the publication of the complete
tariffs of individual countries. The
preparation Of a report showing the
duties on textile manufactures in Lat
in-American countries is in progress
and a report on metal manufactures
in all countries will follow.
been installed by the bureau by the
publication at intervals in pamphlet
form of all notices of changes in tariff
rates aud customs regulations that ap.
pear In the daily consular and trads
reports. The necessity for this new
bulletin. which has been given the title
Of Foreign Tariff Notes."
publication Of the monthly consular
and trade reports. in which formerly
Items appearing in the Daily and
Weekly Consular and Trade Reports
We're assembled.
BY the act Of June II, 1910. the
bureau was intrusted with the duty Of
furnishing information to congress
toms laws and regulations Of foreign
countries and this branch of the
work has already assumed considera.
BILE proportions.
The library connected with the for
eign tariff work. In which can be
found Official publications Of the var
ious governments. reference books.
tariffs. has been enlarged until it now
contains approximately 1000 volumes
and pamphlets. Access to the library
il granted freely to students aud BUSH
ness men engaged in researches in
the field Of foreign customs lesisla-
tion, and whenever practicable docu-
are loaned for q limited time to re-
eponsitle persons.
It is believed by Secretary Nagel
that h importance Of the work Of
this bureau to manufacturers and ex+
porters justtf1es special interest in its
srowth and liberal support Of its ac-
tivtties by congress. The bureau has
been thus far scarcely 0 than well
established. The field to be developed
is very large and hes great possiblli-
Ties Of useful and profitable service.
When these possibilities are fully un-
derstood by commercial. industrial.
and manufacturing interests. Mr.. Ma
gel thinks there Will no doubt be an
insistent demand for an adequate per-
scnnel OF commercial experts and m
pie equipment to carry forward the
legitimate work Of the bureau for the
fostering, promoting and developing
Of the manufacturing industries Of the
United States"