The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-22

ready for immediate use and of manufac-
tured articles which are to be used in
manufacturing operations in other lands.
For Instance, we exported foodstuffs,
partly or wholly manufactured, of the
money value of s1es,0O0,000 round numbers
In the eight months of 1912 from January
|. In the corresponding period of the
present year the money value of the ex-
portations of foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured was $212.000,000 round num-
bers. That seems to be fairly good in
crease, s16,000,000 In all. But the gratifica-
tion these figures furnish is diminished
somewhat when the difference between
he expectations of manufactured articles
not including foodstuffs in 1912 and 1918
is taken heed Of For, in 1912, we exported
manufactured commodities which were for
further use in manufacturing in foreign
lands of the money value OF s24s. 600. 600.
whereas in 1913 the money value of these
expectations was almost exactly S275, ,000, ,0o0
--$27, 900 more this year than last. Fur
thermore the expectation of manufactured
finished and ready for use in 1918 was of
a money value in excess of the money
value of like expectations last year of
$S7. 900 900.
The Great Expectation
III oiHci WoiuS, we iiiti SdStu titt iuoHCN
value of our expectation of manufactured
commodities of all kinds. not including
foodstuffs. by nearly s65, 100000.
A significant feature of this detailed
information is the one which records
the money value of the expectation of
manufactures which were finished and
ready for use. That was approximately
500 900. These figures are undoubt-
edly similar to those which Mr.. Hill has
studied and upon which he based justi-
fication for his monitory words at Bos-
ton, yet none of those who know Mr.. Hill
In this city believe that he for a moment
intended to Intimate that 1t would be bet
ter for this country If 1t sackened up In
its manufacturing energies SO that 1t could
increase the industry and attention which
are necessary IL there are to be very
great results from agriculture. Mr.. Hill
believes that industy which is represent
ed by manufactures or by mining or by
numbering should not become so excess
sive as to tend to crush agricultural in
dustry. He believes that agriculture can
be made as remunerative as manufacture
ing industry, and he looks upon the soil
of the United States as containing abund-
ant opportunities ready to the hands of
those who are willing TO take ad-
vantage Of 1t.
Another Point of View
A day or two after the department Of
commerce published these highly crafty
ing statistics dispatches were forwarded
from Washington in which it was inti-
mated that the administration is disposed
to follow up the recommendations made In
the spring by Secretary Redfield. with In
tent to discover whether reduction in
wages or the closing or partial closing OF
Industrial works, If there be any, Is due
to the depressing effects of the new tariff
T. ~ lot . xxtop
also intimated that friends of the admin
istration at Washington expect that the
Industrial forces of the United States will
be able to overcome any possible impair
ment of their business by reason of
tariff action through cultivating to the
highest degree tho science OF efficiency
which included the science of salesman
ship. But from the very department
whose head is the secretary who has rec
commended that there be investigation SO
that 1t may be learned whether the inn
pairment of business Is due to the tariff
or to lack of efficiency, comes now de-
tailed report which, upon its face, seems
to prove by the argument of figures that
efficiency in the United States has be-
come a very great and well mastered
science.
It is frequently said by those In this city
who discuss the reports of our foreign
trade statistics that 1t Is inconceivable
that in eight months time there should
have been expectation of manufactured
commodities of an aggregate money value
Of $500, 900 unless American industry
as q whole were directed with the highest
ability and with fine adaptation of the
principles Of efficiency. For our own In
dustries. 1t is said. have been competing
with those of other nations, particularly
with those Of England. Germany and
France.
A great deal has been said and written
about the wonderful efficiency which
characterizes the German manufacturers
operations. Great Britain has been very
efficient in at least two directions-one
Of them being the facilitation of such
banking operations as are necessary for
foreign commerce and the other being a
high art of salesmanship. Yet in eight
months the United States has been able
to sell to other nations, almost every
one OF which has been a fairly competi-
tive field. manufactured commodities, ex-
elusive Of foodstuffs. of the money value
Of nearly $S00.000.0 900. That is on an aver
age Of $l00,00O,00O month. and II this
average continues through the year we
shall have sold in 1918 manufactured prod
ucts to foreign countries of the money
value OF 81. zoo. 100000. Probably the amount
Will be larger than that. The total
money value of our expectations in the
past eight months Is reported by the de-
partment of commerce to be E,500. .O00
This Is almost exactly 100000 900 more than
was reported for like period last year
this, too, at a time when change OF
administration at Washington took place
and when there were agitations In Con-
grose which resulted In new tariff law
and discussion etill In progress over a