The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-29


tratc Agencies Backed by the GFaees
and the United States Steel Trusa-l
\ Fleet OF Steamers Ready to Take
Advantage Of the European War
The Possibilities Of Trade-A Com
ncrrial Museum for American /
Goods at SantiagO-How the
Yankees Are Coming Into Their |
Own Again. or Our Citizens Who
Have Made and Lost Fortunes South
of the Equator.
copyrighted, 1914, by Frank G.. Car
pentef.l
SANTIAGO, Chile.
The great war in Europe and the
completion Of the Panama canal will
mark the beginning of an enormous
.rade between the United States and
'hile Under the old conditions this
trade has trebied since 1903, and
within the past four years it has in
.reaSed 40 per cent. 1t already
amounts To s40,000,000 per annum.
but this Is only about one sixth of
Che whole, and much of the balance is
iivided among Great Britain. Ger
many and France, whose factories and
ships are now tied up in this terrible
war. The foreign commerce of this
country now aggregates more than
$50. 900. 900 per annum, and the bulk
If ii is with Europe. I'm 1918 Great
Britain exported thirty million dollars
worth of goods to Chile, and she took
back in exchange goods to the amount
If $4,000, 900. Chile'S commerce with
Germany has averaged more than
$50.000.000 per annum, and she has
been trading with France to the ex-
tent Of 81 5,o00,0 900. Belgium also has
had a good slice of the business. and
Australia has been sending in coal
10y the Shipload, in another letter
will take up some of the items and
..frl1 u
10y the war. This letter | shall devote
10 the present conditions and de-
scribe some of the big things that
Americans are already doing with a
view to the future.
Within the past few months the
Chilean government has put it's eX
position buildings at the disposal OF
commercial museum for the display
of American products. The govern
ment is especially friend to Americans
and within recent years it has bought
great deal of its railway materia
from the United States. 1t now pro
poses to subsidize a line Of steamer:
which will go northward through ou1
canal to our Atlantic ports, and it il
anxious to establish the closest o
trade connections with us in view o
the loss of it's European commerce.
We have already a number Of Amer
lean ships that are plying be
tween New York and Chile. Some o
them belong to Grace & Co, Whicl
controls the largest part Of the Amer
lean business on the west coast. Thi
company has eight new vessels i
course of construction. They are larg
steamers and fitted for the Sout
American trade. They will come dow
through the canal to Valparaiso. TIL
same firm has other ships plying mort
and south along the Pacific coast, caI
ryinS lumber and flour. and it ha
many vessels engaged in the carryin
of nitrates. which from now on wi
probably go through the canal Th
traces are especially fitted to handl
present conditions. The firm has il
branches in New York, San FranciSc
Los Angeles, Seattle and New Orlean
as well as in London. Manchester an
birmingham. 1t has the countries
the west coast of South America d
vided up into selling districts, just
our wholesale houses divide up the
domestic territories and its branche
agencies and travelling statesmen COW
almost every part of Ecuador, Per
Bolivia and Chile. 1t has long led
the selling of American farm machi
cry and in the handling of keroseI
and illuminating oils. but it also do
general wholesale business of iT
P'''iiS anu t&pOIllHS, SetIHS CNSi
thlng from needles to steam dredge
and from push carts to locomotive
IL is the South American represent
tiveS for the west coast Of the Gener
Electric and International Harvest
companies. 1t is noted for taking |
contracts. and its capital and bu
hess already run high into the m
lions
In addition to the Graces. the
are number of other firms pushl
American goods who are ready
jump into the new situation and ha
die 1T to the fullest extent. Amo
these are VESSEL. Duval d Co..
successors of the old firm of Eli
Eddy Il Co, and Beeche \ Co, W
nave been long noted iE Chile. a
also Williamson. Balfour & Co. a
Anthony Gibbs These compan
nave offices in New York and {
already engaged in american i
portation. The same might be s;