Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
TRADE AGENTS FROM
SOUTH AMERICA TO
INVESTIGATE HERE
Will Study Details of Phila-
delphia Commercial Mu-
scum for Plan to Aid In
dustrial Expansion.

great new era of trade expansion
phia is presaged by two movements now
under way to restore and win for the
United Stntes the trade of South America,
which was virtually brought to a standstill
by the European war. One of these move
ments Is in the nature of a high tribute
to Philadelphia institution. 1t will
bring to this city native representatives
of South American countries 10 study
what Philadelphians have learned of their
lands
The visitors will be representatives OF
the Latin-America Consular Union OF
New York. and their idea is to organize
without delay an international trade in
stituton In New York tn promote trade
reciprocity with United States manufac-
turers able to supply commodities that
have been cut off by the European war.
The other plan now under way Is one
of cooperation between the National
Foreign Trade Council and a national
committee, members OF which were
named yesterday by Secretary Redheid.
OF the Department OF Commerce and
Labor. Ten of the foremost trade and
commercial leaders in the country were
named as members of the committee,
uHlDIs kiltHl NlDd johnson, president
OF the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
TO VISIT COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
The South Americans who will como t..
this city Will visit the Philadelphia Com
mcrcial Museum, according to advices re-
ceived by Dudley Bartlett chief Of the
Foreign Affairs Bureau OF the Museum
They will study every detail Of the nsti-
tution's orEa nization and will pick out
desirable features to incorporate In the
international trade body to he former
in New York.
The Consular Unions membership in
cludcs majority OF the consular repre-
sentatlves of South American countries
stationed In New York. They have been
laying plane for reciprocity In series
Of conferences ut Washington with Gov
err!mcnt officials. 1t liz expected that the
plan will be made public next week after
it has been approved by Secretaries Red
field and Bryan before whom II Is said
ii has been laid.
permanent exhibit OF the products OF
about twenty Latn-American countries
will fern one of the features Of the plan.
The institution will show South Americans
how 10 sell their crops for cash. and how
To exchange thcm for manufactured ar
tices. Information as to demand in
South America will he supplied to United
States manufacturers, Prior to the war
the South American trade was valued at
81, 600 10000
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
The other members of the National
Committee, appointed by Secretary Red
field yesterday, In addition to Mr. John
son, are William A. CASTOR. banker. Bos-
ton; Harr" 4. Wheeler, banker. CHICAGO;
Robert Dollar, president of Robert Dollar
Steamship Company. San Francisco: John
Garrett, director general of Pan-American
vi IN II
mons Hardware Company. ST. Louis, Mo;
Lewis w. Parker, Greenville, 5. c.: w.
H. Campbell, Cincinnati. and DR. Clarence
". Owens Southern Commercial Con-
gress.
or these men. Messrs Dollar, Johnson.
Harrison and Simmons are members of
the National Foreign Trade Council That
body will meet in New York TODAY 10
make plans for extending the commerce
OF this country into South America. The
chairman OF the Foreign Trade Council
is James \. Farrell president Of the
United States Steel Corporation.
MT johnson declared Yesterday that
the new committee will represent the
Government In cooperating with the
National Trade Council. The chairman nT
the committee had not been picked. he
said, nor did he know when IL would
meet to organize.
Coincident with the news OF the fore
going plans quite a stir was created
'mons Eastern steel men by inquiries for
steel for export and the realization that
the Pacific coast is buying the domestic
production. Heretofore structural ma
teral for San Francisco was brought
across the Pacific but the war has halted
this and the supply is now being taken
from United States mills.
So far the foreign inquiries have not
developed into anything sufficiently tan
gible 10 be called a demand. but never
theless they are looked upon by steel men
as highly encouraging. A decrease Is
shown In sales for September so far as
compared to the last half of August, but
II is believed there will be gain in the !
of the month that will put the |
output ahead of August,
Interest also has been awakened In I
pig iron by the foreign inquiries. but il /
is believed there will he no activity IN /
this line until steel shows Improvement |
A furnace man gave il as his opinion that .
either prospects Of peace or OF a long .
war would stimulate the steel trade,