Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-02
ANNOUNCE PLAN
FOR EXTENDING
COMMERCE WORK
In November Twelve Exami-
- nations viii Be Held on
Various Trade and TeChni-
cal Subjects,

-, york. Nov. 1.-Plans for eX-
NJ" NJ, tho work of the division Of
ler,,,ercial agents, which is under
eol"i h,,roau of foreign and domestic
luo ,,orce of the department of com
CV','a were announced here today by
me- Grinnell Mears, chief of the dl-
EHU' Mr.. Mears said that next
Nis,v twelve examinations in various
ma 'ho and technical subjects will be
va, 10 far new agents and it was eX-
Hoiu ,d that at least six men will re-
P,,,,o appointments shortly afterward,
Ia others will be chosen as fast
Wine The appropriations permit As a
90 If more active program the Of
p f'o Of the division was recently NOV
Cd TO this city from washington so
20 he in closer touch with the
cbannels of trade and with business
men, u,ol, ,Ioss Mon
The work of the special agents, VINO
Mr. Mears said, are the highest class
rlon obtainable in their speCialties,
oonsists first in making preliminary
study of a given industry in their
oo,ntry They then go abroad to
Investigate trade opportunities, adVis-
inc opssible foreign purchasers as to
What goods in that industry are
available for export from this coun-
inv They also, ne said, send back
.onorts for the use of the trade here
os to what market opportunities they
find abroad and then upon leaving
each country prepare a detailed re-
mort NJ their findings which is print
ed and placed at the disposal of such
business men as may he interested.
"There are at present eighteen
commercial agents in the field he
said "Some are now engaged in
making the preliminary survey OF
home Industries, others are abroad
investigating foreign trade OppOrtun-
flies while two have recently return
ed and are preparing their final re-
ports
The foreign field at present is di-
yided in the case Of most agents into
two general parts, one including Lat
in-America and the West Indies and
the other Far East Africa and Aus
tralasia. The subjects now under in
vestigation by the AGENTS are paper
paper products and printing supplies
I'm reference to the South American
market. boots and shoes, for the far
eastern market, construction materials
and machinery, South America; fresh
and dried fruits, South America; ports
and coal South America; general
commercial information applying to
the West Indies; electrical goods, the
Far East: dyestuffs, the United states;
railway equipment, materials and sup
plies, for the Far East; lumber, for
South America; boots and shoes,
South America: investment opportun-
tiles, south America; agricultural I'M
PIGMENTS, the Far East, cotton goods,
the Far East; wearing apparel the
Far East. electrical goods, South Am
erica. textiles, South America and ag-
rcultural implements for South Am
erica.
Examinations in November.
an November" Mr.. Mears said,
Examinations will be held in jew
elry and silvcrware; machinery ana
engines for the Brazil trade, and fur
niturc and groceries for the Latin
American field. Among the subjects
offered for Investigation in the east
ern hemisphere are port and trans
portation facilities in Russia and the
Far East; mineral resources in the
Far East, motor vehicles in Russia
and the Far East, hardware in Africa
and the Near East investment oppor-
tunities in Russia; and metal working
machinery including prime movers,
for the Far East.
These examinations and positions
are now under civil service, and spe-
cial emphasis should be placed on
the fact that only men with the high
est qualifications are appointed If
none Of the applicants who take the
examinations in a given subject arc
able to satisfy us that they are up
TO the mark, none are accepted. We