The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-25
WARSHIP USED
 AS A TREASURE
 CRAFT IN TRADE
SisaI Importers Will Send $3,5OO,OOO to Mexico to
 Buy Crop.

Washington. March 26.-An Amer ican ship of war laden with 100000 pesos which will have a purchasing power in Yuccatan equivalent to $3,- 5OO,oOo in American money will soon of peace. The ship, which Is yet to be designated by the secretary of. the navy, will proceed to Progreso, Yuca- tan, with funds to pay for 3O0.0OO bales of sisal fibre. which is the pri- mary constituent of binding twine, that is used to the extent of 270, 0,000,- 900 pounds by American farmers to harvest a years crops
 This money will be transported to Progreso and paid out under the di- rection of agents of American manu- lecturers as fast as sisal fibre is placed aboard vessels bound for the United States. It is admitted that in sending so much treasure to Progreso the owners run the risk of losing some of it through the coveteousness of MeNcans in and around Progreso-
 Despite this American 5manufactur- CTS, impelled by the urgent needs of American and Canadian farmers, are determined to run this chance rather than take the chance of a shortage in binding twine. There is no cheap substitute for sisaI in the basis of binding twine and the United States looks to Yucatan for it's supply.
 Warship to Aid Farmers.
 Accordingly the unusual spectacle will be presented of an American warsnip converted to commercial uses. with g. view to alleviating an exigency that confronts the farmers of the United States.
 \ This method of assuring shipments of sisal from Pucatan into this count try was evolved by Edward C.. Heid- rich, vice president of the Peoria, (Il1.9 Cordage company. MT. Heid- rich acting in behalf of the tWine manufacturers, informed the govern ment authorities that next years bal ance in the international trade was dependent in large measure on an adequate supply of twine to bind the bumper crops of the current year.
 AS a result of his representations Secretary of State Bryan communi- gesting that moneys for the fibre now available for shipment would be transported to Progreso if assurances were received that the comm odity would be released in accordance with the demands of American importers. While no reply has been received from Carranzal the government is proceeding on the theory that he will agree to the arrangements.
 The 30,0O0 bales of sisal fibre that American importers are anX1OuSs CO possess are the property of the state Of Yucatan. As Carranza is in con tro1 there he doubtless will release the fibre and the funds will be GOV cred into the treasury at Yucatan. Won't Stay in Treasury.
 It is apprehended here that agents of Carranza will put. the proceeds in the Yucatan treasury and then take 1t out again, leaving Carranza's I 0 u, in the Yucatan strong box as an ] evidence of the transaction. This is 8 phase of the proceedings however that does not concern the United States government. It is merely act ing as an agency of transportation on and the manufacturers concerned will complete the business at Pro- greso in conjunction with officials o1 the Carranza government.
 The extraordinary expedient o1 using a warsnip to send money te Mexico for commercial purposes is rendered. necessary by the chaotic conditions in Yucatan. The banks there will not honor bills of exchange and for that reason cash much be produced for the present in carrying on international trade.