Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-29
ENGLAND TO TRY
TO take TRADE
British Manufacturers Duplicat-
ing Goods Formerly Made
in Germany.

W. 80. SAa"
leagues and associations Throughout
England are making much ado about
capturing German trade. --anufac
turers declare trat the banking sit
uation is so ~unfavorable that Englisll
firms cannot be expected to a,temp'
an aggressive export business.
AT a recent meeting called to dis
cuss extension Of foreign trade one
manufacturer produced letters from
his banker which are to be typical OF
the position OF London banking hous'
es. The manufacturer had asked fol-
a cash advance on a Shipmen. to a
foreign customer with whom the
manufacturer had dealt for years. The
bill OF exchange, the goods and the
good name of The manufacturer were
all offered as security, yet the banker
rep.1ed that his institution did not
care for that sort of business.
If British manufacturers cannot
discount their bills they say a cur
tailment rather than all expansion o.
foreign business will be. imperative,
and the London board of trade has
been so advised by scores Of manu-.
f]acturers. Still the manufacturers
have not been discouraged by the I'M
favorable financial conditions and are
endeayoring to duplicate articles
| which. have hitherto been supplied b!
the Germans and Austrians.
Duplicate Goods.
At present a glass and pottery eXhl-
bition is in progress under the aus
| pices of the Commercial Intelligence
branch of the board of trade. Samples
of all sorts OF pottery and glassware
formerly sent to England from the
two countries now at war with Great
Britain are on exhibition. This eX-
hibition is primarily for the benefit OF
English manufacturers who are sup
piled with full information as to the
quantities of such ware Germany and
Austria have been selling to English
subjects.
A similar exhibition was held al
which toys and games formerly sup
piled to England by its enemies were
shown. But the pottery and glass field
is a more inviting one and the English
factories are already trying to dupll-
cate many of the wares Austria and
Germany have = produced in great
quantities for foreign trade.
The shortagenof potash is a serious
handicap to the production of test
tubes, TASKS and other glass equip
ment for use in labora+ores. Strange
ly enough England has relied almost
exclusively on Germany for such ma
terials and has never tried to produce
them.
English manufacturers of glassware
have specializedsin the production OF
expensive cut glass and have allowed
Germany to monopolize the production
of cheaper grades. AS a consequence
there is a shortage of skilled labor in
England for glass working.
" Making Doll Heads.
Several English firms have already
entered upon the manufacture OF dolls
heads with considerable success n
are said to have produced samples
far superior to those manufactured in
Austria. Before Christmas England
doubtless will have d good supply OF
dolls free from the stamp Made in
Austria" now so distasteful to Eng
lish children and adults alike. Sir
Richard Winfrey heads the commit
tee which is organizing the British
toy association for the purpose OF dis
placing Austrian and German toys per
manently in English territory.
The British empire industrial league
with the Duke of Sutherland as presl-
dent, is deyoting us efforts largely to
a study of trade conditions in Rus
sia, Canada and Italy with a view to
replacing German supplies with
British made goods. This league be-
lieves the field for British manufac-
turers is especially good in Russia as
il is unlikely that Russians will re-
sumo trade relations with Germany
for another generation.
Lord Desborough is president OF the
En.ente trade league which is urging
the public to deal only with friends.
The anti-German trading league and
a score OF other associations designed
to prevent Germany from ever regain
ing a commercial foothold in English
territory are also at work.