Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-01-22
BIG MEETING Of
COMMERCIAL MEN
AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL LEAD
El'S DISCUSS PEBLEMs on
TRADE EXTENSION.
DISCUSS FOREIGN TRADE
Today tn hr Devoted iu Merchant
Marine Problem Which j. AZ.
iiliiu. tountiN AT the
Present Time

,.H.H iH Itr N,ss
SIT Louis, Mo. Jan IA
rreat gathering OF the lo1ders oi
American commercial life 10 discuss
tine new phas,s of our COmmcrt,
With torcicen countries was welcom-
ed 90 81 Louis this morning by Sec
ro.ury oi Commerce W. & Redficlu.
Mayor Henry vs.. Kiol and samuel y.
tap,u president of the 81 Louis
Business Mems League Quite tuc
most important meeting OF American
business men held m modern days O.
the convention which began today.
Tor many new problems have arisen
from tht European War problem
tna roN 'he most able manur1curer
and hinder tho great expansion uf
foreign commerce now under way
"A week of the European war diu
more than ten years of academic
discuss ion 40 convince the American
people that foreign trade is vital
necessity in domestic nrosUcrty 80
duuh, remains that the nation is de-
termined 90 sec foreign commerce
saloguarded and increased Differ
opres Ot opinion relate only no the
mslhod All parties and an elo-
ments are united in patriotic co
operation for the common end
This statement was made o,
James 4 Farrel, president of the
United states Steel Corporation ad-
dressing the delegates at q banquet
tonight
Representative, ct trade boards
chambers OF commerce and CONNER.
cial organization, from all parts oi
the United states comprise the Soc
ond National Trade Convention so
important are the issues that the ma.
iOrity of the real commercial leaders
have come personally 10 The convcn-
ton The gov foreign ira De-
experts are here IN person and Sccrc
tary RedfiCld has brought tho infor-
nation which his department hge
raih,red from an ends of The cartu
ON trade conditions.
"Foreiegn Banking. Loans au
Crcf''f" The subiert q hgucd 10 Ben
iamiu JOY. o Boston Tanker hGe
proven 10 hc ono OF the probl rms of
trade extension For n was the Il.
ugucigl situation in many lands. par.
tituWrly in South AWcrcu. That held
back the natural growth of export
fu those countries American ban k-
u. has NOT kept p1r" with iiH foreign
trade 30 $50. pointed uut The Gor.
man lnd Earlish hgulrrs and Frou,u
0naucior. nad been tho bone and ssh.
new OF business in South Nmcri,a
The eudd"u wiping away of this stair
forced home ,o American that they
must suppnnt the financial aid DO
thov were 90 grasp the benefit OF tuo
nose trade opening.
ON ol jho most interesting paper.
. ihNt oI John r1s-oN Moore On
Problems Arising bon Wan ami Com
morcc This afternoon tine tr-"
subject is Government Rc.ulg Som
ut Commerce AfTcciIu- Iorcilu
Trade and many expressions uIiI
N. heard ou this topic Problem col.
the smaller manufacturer viii then
ho taken up by able speaker. Tu.
uigW thc banquet viIl Io served. a|
which Alba g. johnson Oi puIa1CI
pH.. viii b.. tO1stWIslor.
Tomorrow meeting Will bo de.
voted tu f.o mcrchlut marine prob
lrm. which is agit1Hug 'ho country
IUs' now ThH view point %. Wsu..
1crurcrs exporter. and eoNDuU.u"
representatives VilI h, ur,-sut,I.
Commercial education fuy fore isI
trade E. another -ubi,,. eD' Tor soc
moIrU. PROT ~ u g. G.N u' 1i.T.
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