The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-06
ATTORNEY JOHN c. BERRY SAYS
ASPECT Fos SOUTHERN coUN-
TRIES rs ENCOURAGING.
United States Must Lend Natives
Money and Abide by Their Gus
toms TO Hold Trade After War.

Certainly. there is the greatest
opening in the world for the upper
Ohio valley to establish trade with
South American countries. providing
the merchants from the upper OHIO
valley 20 after it," The above state
ment was made last night by Attor-
ney John {. Berry when asked by an
lntelligenCer reporter regarding the
prospects OF the merchants anc manu-
LECTURERS OF this vicinity TO get ia On
the bulk Of business that the United
states is now sndeavoring to get Irom
these countries whose imports have
been cut OF by the present European
war
Attorney Berry recently returned
from seven months business trip
connected with an application for con
cession from the government of 30
Z liNia, and his mission brought him into
nearly every country OF South Amer
Z ica and their principal cities. During
his trip he had occasion TO study The
business and political connections OF
the various countries. over whose ru.
, lure he is very optimistic lie said:
Revolutions have ceased to De true
in the South American countries ana
1 their governments are becoming more
stable all the time. Bueuos AIRES. Tor
instance. Is an eXtravasantly husthng
city. reminding one of New York city.
II has every appliance and the last
word in civilization and wealth. ON
] the west coast conditions are diner
ent. In many Bolivian and Peru IAN
cities threefourths Of the population
are Indians and half breeds while the
leisurely Spaniards only work few
hours day a. If they had all the
time in the world IN which 20 finish a
I 'ob. on this coast the railroad accom-
modations are very inadequate and
freight must be- conveyed on mules to
/ the inland cities.
East Coast Advancing.
But conditions are Just the oppo-
site on the east coast where there are
all advanced. up-todate places that
are conspicuous enough to impress
anyone. II is fact the places there
are growing with the same rapidity
with which the United States grew
seventy or eighty years ago. and Just
the same a. We surprised Europe IN
our wonderful development. demand
ing recognition. so. some day shall We
wake up 10 find some OF the South
American countries a strong nation
with an-able governmcn: that We viii
have TO recognize.
Anxious for U. s. Trade
"All South American countries are
anxious To open trade negotiations
with the United states. but In order
TO get the business and hold 10 We
must study and learn the customs OF
the inhabitants al recolnize them OF
la q.
pie will almost BE- compelled to buy
from US but their trade viii revert
back To ENGLAND. France and Germany
unless "" can give them the things
they want md tive way they want
them. The mode II doing business IN
/ these corntrics IS entirely different
han in ours. In fact everything Is dif-
/ fcrent and iu order To carry on The
trade -ucc, -siully We must learn many
! things We are uof aware Of now. Even
the temperament and customs are dIf-
lercnt than ours iu many places the
women Will wear as many a. eleven
skirts q, one time. IheS" are OF gaudy
colors and thcy will not wear two
( skirts OF fhc same color The color
OF The moI's clorh.uS j. similar 10
that of the women
overrun Wi'h Representatives..
The place ar TIE present time is
overrun With Representatives of many
firms of This Couutr- and a few from
Japan are now invading the territory.
They are merely collecting statistics
roCardin- tlc trad. conditions Near
I is ~ the business OF 'hs coUujr.e- ~
the present time is tciuG done on
credit They have teen bon dire imam
cial difficulties sine" fhe Balkan war
and before The present war obtained
their loans from England. Frucr and
Germany The New York banks are
now entering The countries and are
we'll established on tho east coast.
bat here are moro ON the west coast.
I % will rr necessary for the United
der for continued trad. with mat
country The shuttiul Off of their
loans and supplies from the European
market has made these countries
s'rung loo their demand Tor North
American Goods
Few Manufactures
There aIu few manufactures in
South America Bolivia does not man
ula,tur. aryfhirr ON thn west coast
American arn 900 ,rufrD, OF tine COZ.
pcr and 0l. o. Peru and LOO control of
fh. copper and iron oI chill and are
b.. urfaIl, FREEDOM n8H' iu mining ON
tho west coast Their. .- lrsaf DO.
maud for 4iHsa. steel fiu and many
ofhor articles which 1921. manufactured
Ir tho upper ohio valley and tho
prices ar, considerably increasing CON
account of tho shortage of tho sup