The sun., 1912-08-13
BUREAU OPENED TO AID
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE
Pan-Amcrican States AssOcia-
ton Plans to Foster Buy
ing in This Country.
STIRRED UP BY BIG CANAL
Business Men From Other Amer
lean Countries Will Be- Enter
tanned in New York.


flags flying from the windows of n new
building at Sixth avenue nd Thirty
second street yesterday tempted reporter
TO brave the traffic and cross Broadway and
Sixth avenue In the wake of two hobbies
and a pannicr Something must he going
on. he thought. and then suddenly he read
on big sign:
"Pan-Arnerican States Association.
The flags were displayed from the win
dows OF the four upper floors Of the build
ing. big van was dis9orging dining
tables and chairs. which were being swai-
lowed through the side entrance Of the
building. and the incongriity of their going
into what seemed 10 he an ONCE building
impelled q question as to their ultimate
destination.
"Pannymurrican." replied the driver Of
the van.
II must be a branch OF John Barrett's
Pan-American Union or perhaps an ofilce
OF the San Francisco exposition. the re-
porter reflected. Both suppositions were
| Incorrect. as he found by trailing the dining
tables upstairs.
On some floor or other near the top was
found q scene Of much activity. The sound
OF carpet hammers reached the elevator
| shaft.
"Pannymurrican.- he hazarded, address,
ing the elevator boy. and was soon enter
ing big room that seemed to take up most
OF one floor. At the further end was a
partition. separating smaller offices from
| the big room. and to the left OF the main
entrance was desk at which man sat.
After a little waiting. Robert l.. Dunn
| who photographed the Russo-Jap panese War
| for Golfers Weekly and wrote about what
he saw. came back from lunch. and It de-
veloped that Mr.. Dunn was the mana ging
director of the Pan American States Asso-
| citation. and that while tho latter admircs
and respects the Pan American Union II has
no connection with II or. directly. with the
San Francisco exposition.
This association" explained Mr.. Dunn.
carelessly taking up very handsomely got
up pamphlet" has been formed for the
purpose of fostering trade between the
various States OF the United States and the
republics Of Latin America.
The directors." he went on. opening
the cover and pointing 10 their names. are
r. A. Wurzbach. president of tho Bronx
| National Bank. who is the president Of the
| association: Simon A. Patino. n capitalist
| OF Truro. Bolivia William y. Walker. presi-
dent OF a big manufacturing company +.
V. p. Ritter. president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Exchange: Her!berto
Barron OF Mexico. Emerson II. McWhorter
president OF realty company. who Ia
S''IttdAy anu " BtbtTlS, u manu-
facturer. who ia treasurer
The pamphlet gives in the list of
honorary vicc-presiden,s the names of
George Gordon Battle. Magistrate tit.-
/ gerald. Magistrate Frcschi. Judge George
Gray of Delaware. Admiral Dewey, Octavio
! Guine. Col. George Harvey, Hudson Maxim.
ex-Gov. I~vi II. Morton. congressman
william Sulzer. ex-JudSe Alton r. Parker.
Col. Henry Wa,terson. Ma or-Gen Leonard
| Wood and others.
Wa have the four upper noors o. this
! hniiding." said Mr.. Dunn. This floor will
be devoted to exhibits One feature will
be Pan american States Club. Its head
quarters will be the floor above. On the
top floor viii be a restaurant"
He led III" way 10 tho next floor, big
room in pleasant tints as TO walls and car
pet he said was the main olubroun
| Another running on the south side was to
be a ladies' room. and there were cloah-
rooms and dressing rooms
| The approaching completion OF tho
Panama Canal was the handspring for the
formation of thi. association said Mr.
Dunn. We shall have hero permanent
exhibition on one OF the floors, the idea oi
which will be to help develop not only sell
ing 10 Latin American countries but buying
from them. There has never been any or
ganizcd enort to develop trade between
this country and South America.
often merchants from countries 10 the
south have come to New York on their way
to buy goods in Europe. Coming by way
OF New York is getting to be popular. II
these visitors are met and entertained " lille
In New York and are shown how much
better they can do In our markets In many
lines than they can in Europe they will
be disposed to buy in this country. We
will bring the producer and the consumer
OF the United States into personal contact
| with the producer and the consumer OF other
countries in this hemisphere. We shall
not accept commissions or profit. the asso-
citation being maintained by membership
| fees and the rental of exhibit space.
Germany and other European countries
have for years been sending TO South Amer
, lean countries ns salesmen men who were
trained in tho language and the methods
| OF doing business down there. They have
made careful studies of conditions and
demands.
The founders OF the association are
| twenty-five business men Of this country
and twenty-five Of other, Am. rican coun-
our furniture installed. but II is now getting
| in. and in September we expect 10 have
everything going in full blast We have
a States board. composed OF the Governors
| of the Union. and II is our intention to or
| ganize branches in each OF the principal
We are now making preparations for
| the departure OF commission to visit all
| the Latin American countries, with the
| object of perfecting the Latin half OF the
in each OF the principal cities OF Mexico,
the West Indies. Central and South America,
and the headquarters here Will be kept in
formed by cable OF the departure. OF any
York or for Europe via New York Then
arrangements wi be made 10 get in touch