Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-30
DENMARK CHSfR
OF DISTRIBUTION
U. S. PRO(C1s
Possibilities for AFRICAN
Trade With Danel Are
Great, Says Cons

03 copenhagen, '' Ju snu is
becoming an increasingly imp Fant
distributing center for goods ex med |
from the United States and thdEps-
sibilities for American trade with mis- |
country are great, according toNh- |
ward D. Winslow, the American IN
sui general here.
at is a very significant fact, Nile
said to The Associated Press cors
pondent, chat American goods goH
to Russia, Germany and Austria n
passing through Danish ports. I'M
Danes are now frankly claiming th&N
Copenhagen with it's free harbor, tA
only one in Scandinavia, has supplant
ed other ports having free harbors
continental distributing center.
believe this port will be able to hold
it's advantage when peace comes, I'd
hold the bulk of the forwarding COM
merce already obtained
Goods can be transshipped from
here to all ports of the world as cheap
| ly and as expeditiously as from any
other European port especially if the
final destination be Norway, Sweden,
Finland and the Germanic Baltic
ports.
"There are no hindrances to the
establishment of agencies by Ameri-
cans in Denmark. Warehouses can
be operated in the free port in which
stock can be carried. An authorized
agent is recommended to handle
American trade.
Denmark has in it's geographical
position and in its 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, tobacco
and colonial goods in general also cot
ton jute and other materials for its
textile manufactures, and from coun-
tries nearer home wool, flax and
hemp. The country possesses no
forests, nor does it produce either
COAL iron or other minerals; it is
therefore compelled to import from
abroad timber, coal, petroleum, iron
steel, lead, tin, copper, zinc, ETC., be-
sides oleaginous seed for crushing
oleomargarine, woodpulp, cork, dye
stuffs and many other similar goods
also feeding stuffs to satisfy the
growing requirements of the farmer
and finally great quantities of manu-
featured goods for general consump-
ton.
$50 enormous an import of foreign
goods demands by necessity a cores
ponding export of home produce. The
export Of Danish farm produce and oil
the fishing industries alone consider
ably exceed the total imports, and tt
this must be added the export oil
Danish manufacturers which is not al
all an insignificant item. The export
of Danish home products are further
augmented by large regular re-ex-
port of foreign goods.
"From olden times the Danish GUS
toms regulations have been framed
with a view to the encouragement oil
the transit trade.
Through the large and fully equip
ped free harbor the merchant is able
to import and export goods from anc
too all ports of the globe, without
being. in any way hampered by duty
or other customs regulations. In his
effort to expand the transit trade the
the merchant is extensively supported
by the Danish banks, whose business
lis conducted on thoroughly modern
lines and whose trustforthiness is well
known and generally recognized. Cop
enhagen is the largest bank center in
Northern Europe.
"In the year 1918 there arrived in
the harbor of Copenhagen (including
the free harbor) 1901 steamers with
a total of 4,382,000 registered tons
and 1927 sailing ships with total of
100000 tons.
'The harbor is supplied with all ap-
planes. A special quay is the land
ing Mace for the traffic with America
"From the foregoing facts I am of
the belief that American merchants
should fully investigate the question
OF locating agents or representatives
at Copenhagen. No disagreeable gov
ernmental restrictions are in force and
foreign merchants are Welcomed"
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