El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-26

ANTIAGO. CHILE, Sept 26--The
great war in Europe and the com
~ pIetion Of the Panama canal VIII
mark the beginning Of an enormous
trade between the United states and
Chile. Under the old conditions this
trade has trebIed since 1903, and within
the past four years it has increased 40
percent. It already amounts 70 S1y,
100000 per annum. but TINS IS 2hly
about one-siEth Of tne Tnole, ana ulucl
of the balance is divided among GREAT
Britain. Germany and France, whose
factories and ships are now ueu up IN
this terrible war
The foreign commerce Of this coun-
try now aggregates more lll4 S-Sv.
100000 per annum. and the Dulh OF ll
is with Europe. In 1913 Great bIltdli
expOrted S3O.OOO.000 worth Of goods 10
Chile, and she took back IN eNcnanse
goods to the amount OF S-5,Vvuty1v-
ChiIe-s commerce with Germany mas
averaged more than S5O.OOu-eOO per an
mum, and she has been JraulnE win
France TO the extent Of Sl5,ggV.Uvu.
Belgium also has had good slce Oh
the business. and Austria mas Deen
sending coal by the shipl0ad IN an
other letter ] will take up some OF the
items and show the mighty openings
created by the war This letter i sil l-li
devote TO the present conditions and
describe some Of the big things tnaL
Americans are already dong Win
view 10 the future
Is Friendly to Americans.
Within the oast few months the Chill
can government has put its exposition
Buildings at the disposal OF CONNER
cial museum for the display OF Amerl-
can products The government IS espe-
cially friendly 10 Americans. ana WIN
in recent years IL has bought a great
deal Of its railway material from the
United States II now proposes 10 SUD
sidize a line Of steamers which VIII go
uOrrhWard through our canal TO our
Atlantic ports. and il is anxious TO es-
Iablish the closest Of trade connections
with US in view Of the loss OF us LII
rOpeau commerce
We have already number Of Ameri-
can ships that are plying between NeW
York and Chile Some OF them belong
10 Grace q Co which controls the
largest part of the American business
on the west coast This company mas
eight new vessels In course of ccnStruc-
ton They are large steamers ana IL
ted for the South American trade lney
will come down through the canal 10
Valparaiso. The same firm has other
ships plying north and south along The
Pacific coast, carrying lumber ana
flour and IL has many vessels en-
gagged in the carrying OF nllraLes
which from now on will probably 90
through the canal The Graces are eS-
peciaIly fitted TO handle present condl-
rious-
number Of other firms pushing American
goods who are ready TO jump into the new
Situation and handle IL to the fullest eN-
tent Nearly all handle farming ilple-
Ter-s and are ready 10 take orders for
american goods Of any description Our
chief typewriter companies nave lnelI
agencies here and our phonographs and
Eraphophones are distributed Throughout
every city and town -
American Capital Ready to Aid
Many Of our great combinations Of capi-
tai have long been planning 10 work the
south An rlca1 trade. and the present
Situation finds them ready to take advan-
pauy has had its agents in every country
Of the west coast and Tor some time us
own ships have been going from New fo-k
10 these ports by the way OF the Slr4lL o.
Magellan They VIII now go by the Pan
ANA canal. and their return 1relghts VII
be such goods as have hitherto been carried
by the steamers OF Germany. France and
Great Britain The United States Stee
company already sells more than half o.
all the steel used II Chile, aud Il is rap
idly absorbing that class OF business
throughout South America-- A large par
OF the building now going on is IN steel
and the new railroads, In course OF con
struction. viii now be dependent upon us
rather than Europe. for their rams anl
other materials.
to do an enormous business with the wes'
coast OF South America At the time the
European war broke out, II had Amos
completed dozen large steamers WnleI
were to be employed IN carrying the lrol
ore from its mines near CoquluDo' CIllle
10 the F3eth1eheru steel works
II was estimated that the ore frelgh
would amount TO something like a million
fo1s -e- annum. and the ships were built
,-i+b che expectation that the return
freight from the United States to Chilli
-v-or1Id be practically nothing. The company
.~1ar-ad 10 make its money by carrying
az ora 10 its own mills The present stu
atfon will enable this fleet TO have ful
ra-roes Of United States goods on the re-
turn voyages. and the company viii prop
HbIv do a general carrying business IN add
ton 10 its steel and ore shipments
Nitrate Fleet to Go Through Canal
The same will be true Of the nitrate
fleet that in the past has gone south
through the Strait Of Magellan and thence
10 Europe and the United States From
now on that fleet viii probably 80 through