Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-25
Is Becoming Important Dis
tributing Center for
L. S. Goods.
ARE NO HINDRANCES
No Disagrccable Govern
mental Restrictions in
Force at This Time.

Correspondence OF The Associsted Press.J
COPENHAGEN, June 22.-Den-
mark is becoming an Increasingly i'm
portant distributing center for goods
exported from the United states and
the possib bilities for American trade
with this country are great, accord
ing to Edward -. Winslow, tht
American consul general here.
1T is "A very significant fact" hs
said to the Associated Press CORE
spondent, that American goods GO
ing to Russia, Germany and Austria
are passing through Danish ports.
The Danes are now frankly claiming
that Copenhagen, with it's free harbor,
the only one in Scandinavia, has sup
planted other ports having free har-
bOrs as a continental distributing
center. / believe this port will be
able to hold its advantage when peace
comes, to hold the bulk of the for
warding commerce already obtained.
Goods can be transshlpped from
here to all ports of the world as
chcaply and as eXpoditiously as from
any other European port. especially
if the fna! destination be Norway,
sweden, Finland and the Germanic
Baltic ports.
There are no hindrances to the
establishment Of agencies by Amer-
cans in Denmark. Warehouses can
be operated in the free port in which
stock can he carried. An authorized
agent is recommended to handle
American trade.
Geographical Position Good.
Denmark has in its geographical
position and in its land formation
unique qualifications for the develop
mcnt of important export and transit
trades. owing to climatic conditions
Denmark must import from countries
of mildcr climates rice. coffee. to-
bacco and colonial goods ir general,
also cotton, jutc and other materials
for its textile manufactures. and from
countries nearer home wool. flax anU
hemp. The country possesses no for
ests, nor docs II produce either coal,
iron or other minerals; i; Is. there
fore, compelled to import from
abroad timber coal, petroleum. iron,
steel, lead, tin, copper, zinc. etc. be
sides oleaginous seed 70. crushing,
oleomargarine wood pulp. cork. dye
stuffs and many other similar goods,
also feeding stuffs to satisfy the
growing requirements of the farmci,
and finally great quantities Of man
ufactured goods for general con-
sumption.
so enormous an import of for
eign goods demands by necessity n
corresponding export of home prod
uce. The export of Danish farm prod
uco and the fishing industries alone
considerably exceed the total I'M
ports, and to this must be added the
export OF Danish manufactures,
which is not at all an Insignificant
item. The export OF Danish home
products is further augmented by
larger Ie-eXpOrt OF foreign goods.
Encourage Trade.
From olden times the Danish Gus
toms regulations have been frameG
with a view to the encouragement Of
the transit trade.
Through the large and fully
equipped free harbor the merchant
is able to import and export goods
from and to all parts Of the globe
without being in any way hampereu
by duty or other customs regulations.
In his efforts to expand the transit
trade the merchant Is extensively sup
ported by the Danish banks, whose
business is conducted on thoroughly
modern lines and whose tlustwortni-
ness is well known and generally
recognized. Copenhagen is the
largest bank center in northern Eu-
rope.
In tho year 1913 there arrived IL
the harbor Of Copenhagen, including
the free harbor, IL, ,021 steamers with
a total OF 4,3S2.000 registered tons
AID 9,527 sailing ships with a total
of 336, 900 tons.
The harbor is supplied with all
appliances. A special quay is the
landing place for the traffic with
America
Prom the foregoing facts am of
the belief that American merchants
should fully investigate the question
Of locating agents or REPRESENTATIVES
al Copenhagen. No cisagrecable gov
ernmental restrictions are in force
and foreign merchants are vel
coined"
Unconyertcd.
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