New Britain herald., 1915-11-11
TRADE MESSENGERS
 GATHER IN U. s.
More Than 20 Nations Represent ed d-Seeking New Regulations

WdSnlnStOn, U. C., NOVemDer 4.--
 More than 20 nations are represented by visitors to the United States who
 are now making their headquarters
 at the branch offices of the Bureau
 of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
 and who are seeking new trade re-
 lations. Many of these men are
 members of foreign firms which are
 preparing to make purchases here. Others are representatives of big
 commercial houses and offer unusual
 fa2ilities for our manufacturers to es-
 tablish agencies abroad. Their earn
 est efforts to meet us halfway in
 producing a greater volume of trade
 with their respective countries are
 making easier the progress of Amer ican commerce in this year of oppor-
 tunity.
 Some of these advance agents of
 business are not confining their ef- forts to any one section of this coun- try for reports from the several branch offices of the Bureau furnish details of tours which take in several of the principal commercial centers. : Because of the foreign visitors flock ing here, the Bureau is dealing di- rectly with buyers as we'll as sellers, and bringing both classes of business men together so effectively that there are results-purchases of American goods and the making of contracts fog4 agencies in other countries
 An Example.
 M One example serves to illustrate the character of these important de- velopments. An agent from abroad who has been introduced to firms in the United States by one of the branch offices of the Bureau repre- sents both a wealthy land owner in Central America who is interested in nunierous development projects, and a large commission merchant who operates throughout Central America and down the West Coast of South America, with an elaborate selling or ganization. Heretofore, the com- mission merchant has represented only the large European manufac- turers, but they gre shut out of the market by the war, and he has de- |cided' to push American goods.
 Other interests represented are To- Fcated in Australia, Russia Italy, Ar (gentina, Spain, India, China, Canada, Japan, South Africa. Bulgaria, New Zealand, Brazil and several other countries. Each week during the present fall has added to the num- 1 per-. Variety in Goods Sought. There is wide variety in the classes Eff goods sought, including machinery keather clothing, the numerous lines Aaking up the stock of department {tore, textile products of all sorts, kpols, and many other American man fractures, Two visitors from Russia taves nearly completed the organiza- lion of a cooperative sales agency for prom oting Russian interests. ThCir Afforts were materially assisted by he Bureau of Foreign and Domestic yon,m At one of the branch bffices a meeting to launch the pro- ect was attended by 50 manufactur- krs. ~t-f.. ... The visit of the Bulgarian repre- Sentatives last summer is an import int incident in foreign trade de- felopment, as that country has rare ? E ever made an active canvass for |
 merican goods.
 Tn all the negotiatjons that have been { Conducted and in those now in pro- , |ress, the Bureau has earnestly ex- ended it's cooperation. It's intro
 uctions, the agents report. have fla ilitated the transaction of business, 1
 ecause of the great confidence shown
 y business men here in the foreign |
 representatives so introduced. |