Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-30
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 the possibilities for American trade with this country are great, according to Edward D. WinslCw, the American Consul General here.
 Tt is a very significant fact" he said to The Associated Press cor respondent, that American goods go- ing to Russia, Germany and Austria are passing through Danish ports The Danes are now frankly claiming that Copenhagen with its free harbor, the only one in Scandinavia, has sup planted other ports having free har- DOTS as d continental distributing center. I believe this port will be able tO hold it's advantage when peace comes, to hold the bulk of the forward ing commerce already obtained.
 Goods can be transshipped from here to all ports of the world, as cheaply and as expeditiOusly as from any other European port. especially if the final destination be Norway Sweden, Finland and the Germanic Baltic ports.
 Denmark has in its geographical position and in it's land formation unique qualifications for the develop ment Of important export and transit trades. Owing to climatic conditions Denmark must import from countries of milder climates rice. coffee, tobac- co and colonial goods in general, also cotton, jute and other materials for it's textile manufactures. and from countries nearer home wool, flax and hemp. The country possesses no for ests, nor does it produce either coal. iron of other minerals: 1t is there fore compelled to import from abroad timber, coal, petroleum, iron, steel, lead, tin, copper zinc etc. besides oleaginous seed for crushing. oleomar- garine. woodpulp, cork, dyestuffs and many other similar goods. also feed ing stuffs to satisfy the growing re- quirements of the farmer and finally great quantities of manufactured goods for general consumption.
 50 enormous an import of foreign goods demands by necessity a cores bonding export of home produce. The export of Danish farm produce and of the fishing industries alone consider ably exceed the total imports, and to this must be added the export of Dan ish manufactures which is not at all an insignificant item. The export of Danish home products are further augmented by a large regular re-ex- port of foreign goods.
 'FNOm olden times the Danish GUS toms regulations nave been framed with a view to the encouragement of the transit trade.
 Through the large and fully equip ped Free Harbcr the merchant is able to import and export goods from and too all parts of the globe without be- ing in any way hampered by duty or other customs regulations. In his ef- forts to expand the transit trade the merchant is extensively supported by the Danish banks, whose business is conducted on thoroughly modern lines and whose trustworthiness is well known and generally recognized. Cop onhagen is the largest bank center in Northern Europe.
 Tn the year 1913 there arrived in the harbor of Copenhagen Gncluding Free Harbor) 12.O21 steamers with a total of 4,3S2.O0O registered tons and !. 9.527 sailing ships with a total of 336,000 tons.
 From the foregoing facts l am of the belief that American merchants should fully investigate the question of locating adents or representatives at Copenhagen. No disagreeable gov restrictions are in force ! and foreign merchants are welcomed" ]