The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-04
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Special to The Intelligencer.

Special to The IntelliKencer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-No doub,
tho people of the Electric City, will
be Interested in the following report
as to the use of American electrical
accessories in Spain. written by
Claude 1 Dawson, formerly of Ander-
son, now United States consul OF
Valencia. The report appears IA to-
days Consular ana Trade Reports,
published by the Department OF Com
mefce:
Certain GLASSES of electric-wiring
devices and supplies will soon be in
demand In this city. Germany has
heretofore monopolized the business
through very low prices. Dealers hap
pen to be stocked for some months.
as appears from a personal canvass of
the leading shops, so American firms
have time to investigate the market,
Its needs. and the best way to meet
them.
1.-THE consulate believes that perma-
mont results can be obtained only by
following the accepted method OF per-
solal representation: prepare to take
orders by sample. quote net prices de-
liyered In Valencia, and compel local
deakes to seek supplies in the Ameri-
can N arket; but if lined they can ex-
pedt only transitofy business lasting
Will. the war is in proress, because
their clients will continue the new re-
latipnships only until German markets
rotew the facilities to which they are
accustomed and which they now de-
mahd
joint Agency to Handle Industrial
Products.
'Electric-supply manufacturers
could participate in a Join agency and
sample room for the sale Of diverse
American Industrial products. This
has been suggested by this Office from
time to time as a. practical method OF
increasing sales OF articles which are
not manufactured in sufficiently large
quantities to warrant the expense OF
special propaganda by a single manu-
fadturar. A commercial salesman
might ne sent from the factory to
work this district as pa. IF the
Spanish field, or a Sparifh tonse in
Barcelehs or other ',oms:. .7tial CEN
tor, with its en- corES. csstrayeling
men, might be designated as general
iagent
/ The consulate favors the first
napthod, which would result In put
ting this city and district in direct
communal nication with foreign marL-e cts
and make them commercially indepen-
dent In import trade as they are in ex-
port and as the size. population, and
wealth OF the territory demand.
Valencia City has 250.000 inhabitants.
= y ;sY,-I,s,.s "a .vvI,Ituunivuiion wiIp
the leading commercial nations of the
world, and the center of one OF die
richest geographicai divisions OF the
world and the center os ene Ss tlis
richest geographical divisions of
SPEC It derives millions .,f dollars
Of aew wealth eaah year from fruit
and vegetable crocSS that are market
cd aliaost ep..re1y In foreign couH-
tries.
Electrical Supply Trade.
~ the right goods. are. offered Mt
satlsfactory prices, and on favorable
conditions from the importer's stand
point tie United States should have
little difficulty In becoming q perma-
nent factor In the electrical supply
trade OF tille district.
This goods IN greatest demand and
the appfoxime.e retail prices at which,
they must be sold here are as fol-
lows: Lamp sockets tbayonet,) 10
cpnts each; lnlsh buttons, 45 cents:
wall switchesy "a cents; fuse boxes,
70 cents: cIea& (jair), cents and up.
accprding tG s,ze; shade holders, 10
cents each: glass shades. S1.0S and
less according to size. metal and por-
ceiain shades, each 81 cents and less
tsletal- filament lamps, with maximum
OF 55 candiepower, As cents and less.
I, .,ccoFdinE to trade mark, These prices
are auoted by dealers on gods now In,
stock. and represent the better grades:
OF German make, but much cheaper,
goods have a larger sale
1T is possible that American manu-:
factgfets dosnot make the quality OF
goods In Efe&teAt demand, but IL
should be gemem mbersd that the secret.
OF Gsfrnhh success ID. this. as we'll as
In other aIhess ib the Willingness and
ability of3their l1anufaGt aGtuferss TO fur
ntsh an attte1a q; the price. the trade
is whiting to pay. They have not at
tempted 70 cdu5Rte con 5uIneTs 20 de-
nland better quality OF higher cost.
and many merchants assert this can
not be done, American exporters,
Therefore. can not hope to alter this
characteristic OF, the Spanish trade
af least until they have secured a
permanent sfo6tsns IN the market
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