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.

A great new era of trade expansion
and Industrial development for Philadel-
phia, pressed by two movements now
under way to restore and win for the
United States the trade of South Amer
lea, was virtually brought to- standstill
by the European war. One of these move
ments is in the nature of u high tribute
to q Philadelphia institution. 1t will
bring to this city native representatives
of South American countries to study
what Phiadelphans have learned of their
lands.
The visitors will be representatives of
the Batin-America Consular Union of
New York, and their idea is to organize
without delay an international trade in
stitution in New York to 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 We're
named yesterday by Secretary Redfeld,
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
among them Alba 3. johnson, president
OF the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
TO VISIT COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
The South Americans who will come ty
this city will visit the Philadelphia Com
mercial 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 insti-
tution's organization and will pick out
international trade body to be formea
in New York.
The Consular Unions membership in
cludes Il majority Of the consular repre-
sentatives of South American countries
stationed in New York. They have been
laying plans for reciprocity in series
Of conferences at Washington with Gov
eminent officials. 1t is expected that the
plan will be made public next week after
it has been approved by Secretaries Red
field and Bryan before whom, it is said
1t 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 to sell their crops for cash. and how
tn exchange them for manufactured ar
ticles Information as to demand in
South America will be supplied to United
states manufacturers. Prior to the war
the South American trade was valued at
Sl,CQO,000,0OO.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
The other members of the National
Comnittee, appointed by Secretary Red
field yesterday, in addition to Mr.. John
son, are William A. CASTOR. banker, Bos-
ton; Harry a. Wheeler. banker Chicago;
Robert Dollar, president of Robert Dollar
Steamship Company, san Francisco: John
Barrett director general of Pan-American
Union; w. ID. Simmons, president sim
mems Hardware Company 81. Louis. Mo.
Lewis w. Parker. Grcenvlllc. $. G.: w
Il. Campbell Cincinnati, ana Dr. Clarence
W. Owens, Southern Commercial Con-
grcss.
OF 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. Tho
chairman of the Foreign Trade Council
is James A. Farrell, president Of the
United States steel Corporation
Mr., johnson declared yesterday that
the new committee will represent tho
Government in cooperating with the
-NoiolIhl liaNt Council me chairman OF
the committee had not been picked, he
said, nor did he know when il would
meet 10 organize
PROSPECTS IN STEEL. TRADE.
Concident with the news of the fore
going plans quite stir was created
mong Eastern steel men by inquiries for
steel for export and the realization that
the Pacific coast is huyng the domestic
production. Heretofore structural ma
terial 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
glble to be called a demand. but never
theless they are looked upon by steel men
as ghly encouraging. 4 decrease is
shown in sales for September so far as
compared 10 the last half of Auuust but
it is believed there will be a gain i'm tho
remainder of the month that will put the (
output ahead OF August.
Interest also has been awakened in |
pig iron by the foreign inquiries. hGt I /
is believed there will be no activity I'm
this line until steel shows Improvement. /
A furnace man gave il as his opinion lhat I
either prospects OF peace ur of % lua
war would stimulate the stool TRADE.