The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-24
SHOW u.s. GOODS
IN so. AMERICA
Manufacturers to Make System
attic Campaign for Trade

New YorL March 2f-H. J. Rosen-
crantz. who with Joseph j. Keegan,
has chartered the Red star liner
Kroonland tor an exhibition trip 20
South America next fall, when they
purpose making it possible To intro
duce American manufactures into the
countries of the east coast on scale
never before attempted, explained some
II the details of the plan At the Bres-
lin,
Anybody who has been out i'm the
orient ana hasn't heard Of Keegan
ANA Rosencrant2 is apt To have got
FAR OF the beaten track, or else gone
with his ears closed, for during the
last Is years the two statesmen have
been covering India, Java, Australasia
China and Japan, selling American
goods
Have Travelled World.
Both speak Chinese. and away M
i'm the interior of China theirs are
the only American names that ar,
heard They introduced the talking
machine into China, ana on the banks
of Sochhow creek nearly II years age
they had the natives kowtowing and
praying To their music boxes in tho
belief that they held imprisoned spir-
its. They have as personal attend
ant when they travel a grave China
man who wears mouoCle and who
answers to the name Of Jenkins"
we have had the idea of charter
ns shin Tor exhibiting American
Goods at South American ports foI
the last ten years" said Rosencrant2
yesterday and we have been year
and four months charterng the YES
sci we wanted to get aud making our
plans.
I'VE regarded IL as essential, in The
first place, 10 get an American built
ship sailing under an American ilag
We shall ill M the Kroonland viii
exhibits of American manufactures
and with 80 statesmen on board, eact
i'm charge Of a sample line. start from
New York on oct. IA. our route vii
be New York to Havana, Kingston
Cotton, Barranquilla, Curacao. l.;
Guayra Trinidad Barbador, Fara
Pcrnambuco. Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
Santos. Buenos Aires ANA MoutcVideo
Coming back the ship VIII stop agar
at Rio, aud call at ST Thomas anl
Garry All Lines.
we have engaged the entire ship
one deck viii be given up entirely L
automobiles, pianos, organs and heavy
articles Of this kind. ana the various
other lines will Ice suitably disposed
in booths on other decks, each viii
salesman in charge. out of the /.
days occupied by the voyage, Their,
will lie eight working DAYS i'm ports
The ship is well lighted and ventilated
We shall have a corps of six interpre'
tcrs, and number of expert stenog,
raphers.
AS $4,000 is low estimate o.
what the average good salesman should
expect to sell in port, we expect {,
make sales of at least $4,000, 600 on tn,
trip.
"Onc of the most important features
of the expedition is the fact that ",
have arranged To meet the opposition
SO many American manufacturers hay,
had to extending credits outside thi.
country. OF course. some manufac
turers prefer To give credit. as it gives
them "A foothold on future trade. w,
have arrangcd that no manufacturer
who sends samples on the Kroonlan,
will have to extend credit. The none,
for his sales Will be paid for i'm cash II
New York.
Send Advance Agents.
we are sending advance agents Z
South America To give publicity to- tn,
floating exhibition down there. and e
arrange FOR the running of excursion!
for merchants from inland towns e
the ports where we shall call. Tn,
government has promised To give III
such aid as We may need in gcttinl
the project known. and American
consuls will bring il to the attention