The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
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LAT|N-AMER|CAN TRADE.
southern Furniture Manufacturers
Association Right ON tho job.
Strap OF History.
MINISTER'S TALKING BUSINESS
Agent OF Association ON His Way TO
South American Markets = The
Outlook Is bright

| crin9 the activity displayed at tho
resent time by tic Southern I'urni
turc Manufacturing Association in
| gathering and furnishing Information
concerning the prospective MEXICAN
SCUM ana Central American markets.
aud the usefulness of such an organ
iHatton az time wiicn Toreign marlset Is
arc literally holding out thor hand.
ana logging for attention. it Is well Ia
glance At the formation. purpose and
present activities OF this organization.
1t was on the odd OF March, 1903.
mat fourteen manufacturers. pursuant
TO "A call Of j. l.. Borden. Of tho CioIds.
boro Furniture Company, OF C;o,dsboro
AZ e.. net AT Greensboro. where was
organized the North Carolina c..n
Workers Association, with Dr. " {:
BRADSHAW as it's FIRST president. Dur
ing the beginning Of it's history the
association Included In It's uri ,dic,ion
only North Carolina, but on August q
I'tI' II was consolidated with tn, North
Carolina Chair Association vt,h 40
territory enlarged to cover the rntirc
southeast
me purpose OF the organization is IN
promote harmony among the manufac
turcrs OF furniture. to secure couitnhlo
enlistment OF freight and insurance
rates, 10 further tho interests q, its
I"c'i"crS through constructive co-on.
Grafton ana to promote conren,,I rol,-
eiohS with other similar ORGANIZATIONS
by negotiations with railroad com
names the secretary and treasurer 7
=; i,S"h' "nosc Office Is at High Point.
constantly bringing about adjust
nnchtS IN freight rates and oncnIn,
up 10 the members a wjde, ,.rr;,nr,s.
IN Ntich I" sell goods by pl.cin., tbc,n
on more equitable basis AS co,nparcd
w. .r connecting manufacturing points.
~, association also handles com
p''i'ts oil IT'S members with the r;iJ :
o""s Tor adjustment. and at the same
''ic maintains a competent traffic do :
Par'hicht which. with it's co,nnlete Mo
oi raiiway freight tariffs, is always
,ns,"ntiy IN position TO quote It's mem
I'll, me legal freight rates. to check
charges have been collected and -
furnish all other Information OF mi.
kind VI this
rs mas been 50 well said. go opor,
ron begins in love. develops in mu,u,i
anu ehuH IN tho good of all Be
,,,.a oi ms the furniture mnnufac-
attempt to adjust all trans.
pprthtion matters through frienGi,.
nesotiatlons with the CARRIERS i..thn;.
Vas Vas, NJ 1y ar an'aisonistic methods. which
~ dealing with public service cn tre,nod
LOOKING TO SOUTH AMEn,c.
FOR BIG BUSINESS
correspondence with DR.. RomuIo :
-,aon. Argentine minister: DIR. Domiro
ga ''alna, BRAZILIAN ambassador. Dr
"Iios Maria de Pcna, Uruguayan min
cte,' pr. Eduardo Suarcz Nutica.
C minister, and DIR. Gredrico AL
"hoti' nave expressed themselves :,s In
I"S very much interested in tho Of
/ 4orts OF the Southern manufacturers
tu nave consented to notify their re-
, governments and commercial
organizations OF the visit OF w.
hCHlas' the representative OF the as
ISOLATION. who il now on his y,y %
SCUM America. Dr. Naon has fur.
alished letters OF Introduction for Mr.
Ihomas 10 prominent business men in
Euenos Aires
Spr. rezet advises Mr.. Ryan that he
nrs ILL., ~ op.h'h from manufacture
eIs, Shippers and railroad companies
Suiicieht ihduccmcnt TO bring The pc
IuN'ah steamship Company TO New Or
ie"ns ana establish fortnightly service
10 South American ports of the west
coast. rms information is OF great in
lerest at the present time, rs the sor
wee suggested by DR.. pezct is bv far
thc best so far proposed To the west
Io"st OF south America. and ii is be-
iicNed this service would he OF great
value TO the entire South DR. peznt
says II SUFFICIENT return cargoes could
oe secured from this country the SER
vice would be started at once.
The association Is I'm CORRESPONDENCE.
with the Pan American Union at wash
ington, ID. G.. The Bureau OF Commerce.
at Washington, as well as the consular
officers In the various cities of South
America.
nm ME- r. hyan in expressing his opinion
rms Is. without question. one of tho
most important undertakings ever at
tempted by the Southern furnitur.
manufacturers through their associa-
,ion. In an effort to increase their
business II is logical that the manu-
facturcrs should turn their eyes to-
ward the great agricultural countries
or south America, where the manufac
turing is small and the people are
aepchdent on the more developed coun-
'ries Tor manufactured products
Iaking Argentina as typical OF tho
progressive South American republics
their imports of wooden furniture in
l9l2 amounted TO s2.66S, 23o, u which
the United States supplied tsS70G0.
Great Britain, Germany and France
Si,31l.210 the remainder being supplied
by Austria and other countries. While
go 'ishic 10 iIdHuIaclufeu IN Ar
Sentina, great deal is imported Of
lice furniture coming largely from the
united States, the brentwood furniture
from Austria. mission styles from Eng
land, and tho ornate and elegant fur
niturc. which is in greatest demand for
tho homes OF the wealthy, coming most
ly from France.
1T appears that the exports OF fur
niturc from the United States to South
America has been largely Office furni-
turc, while household furniture has
been largely supplied from European
countries. Why should not tho Ameri-
can manufacturer he able to build ND
business in bedroom, dining room
and Kitchen furniture and chairs of all
Kinds? The chief reason. in my opinion,
rs that on account of the large demands
OF our domestic markets the manufac-
turers have not sought this business.
With the increased output OF American
furniture and with the present Euro
pean sources Of supply cut off there
seems little reason why we should not
capture permanently these new mar
kctS
ONE GOOD SIGN.
The latest bulletin of the American
Hallway Association shows by its
4. Il.