The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-05
c. NJ. FRANK RETURNS
FROM A 80 DAY TRIP
Visited Many Of the Places
Where British and Ger
man Have Heretofore Sold
Goods-All That Is Nec4
essary To Get Business
Now is 10 Go After 1t. 4

mat American manufacturers and
wholesale dealers are now presented
with wonderful opportunities for trade
expansion, especially in South Ameri-
can countries, Is the statement OF g.
Nj. Frank, who has just returned to
Pensacola after nirety days spent in
those countries in the interest Of the
McGowin Lumber s. Export Co, or
Mobile. He declares that American
Representatives are scarcely ever seen
and that the buyers, with the Euro
peau war Ia progress, will bc compelled
10 seek thl United States and its mar
kets for their goods. While on bis
trip Mr.. Frank visited Colon and saw
vessels passing through the Panama
canal Speaking Of his trip 70 a Jour
nal representative he gave the FOL
lowing outline OF his trip and thc op-
portunities presented:
Il have just returned from a 90 day
trip through the British and French
West Indies and also into the northern
countries OF South America, including
all of the following islands and cosln-
tries: Jamaica, British West Indiess st.
Eustatius, British West Indies: An
tigua, British West Indies; Guada-
loupe. French West Indies; Martini
British West Indies; Trinidad, British
West Indies; Georgetown, British
Guiana South America; Paramaribos
Dutch Guiana So. America: La Guy
ara, Venezuela; Carupano, VeneZueiasi
Caracas. Venezuela; PIT. Cabello, Vene-
zuels,; Maracaibo, Venezuela; Curacao
Dutch West Indies; Pt. Colombia, CO..
lombia; Cartegana, Colombia; Colon,
Isthnus of Panama; Panama City,
Republic Of Panama.
Il found Business there in q very
thriving condition up to the outbreak
OF the European wars, which have
caused a. Tightening In finances as
most all the houses in these countries
are English or German firms and ow-
ing to most of their banking being
handled in the war zone they are lin
iting their buying to just enough to
tide them along.
FEW AMERICANS FOUND. ;
"I was indeed surprised to find tho
scarcity of American representative
in these foreign possessions, as they
all are buying some American goods
through New York brokers, but ad-
vised they scarcely ever see a sales
man of the American manufactures iEb
their countries.
Those houses that have not been
trading with American manufacturers
and wholesalers will now have to do
So as is is now impossible for them to
secure the English and German stocks
they have heretofore been buying, and
believe me, If the American people
would just wake up and go after this
business, they would certainly secure
the same as all conditions are IN our
Savor-shorter haul by freight, steam
ers making these ports regularly, two
and three lines to every port per week
while foreign shippers cannot make
delivery but about once every three
weeks. These lines run out Of Eew
York, New Orleans and Mobile, Ala.
Mobile has established a good line,
sailing every week TO these ports.
These vessels also make New Orleans
and Port Arthur, but have never az
yet made Pensacola a shipping point
as the shippers here do not seem to
realize the advantages we have before
US in these Latin American countries.
This IS the Seeebrg Steamship Co.
Il came via New Orleans on my
return and find there they are awalS-
entng to the fact that this war Is go
ing to be very advantageous to Amer
lean shippers and wholesalers. They
are now trying to get enough firms
together to charter a steamer and
send representative into these coun-
tries for a ninety day trip.
AMERICANS SHOULD AWAKEN.
4 cannot realize how IL IS that Us
Americans nave been asleep so long.
1t Is just like some Of the firms in
these countries advised. Why is it thaE
CONTINUED on Last Pese.)