The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-27
AMERICAN-RUSS C. OF 6. ISSUES BOOK ON TRADE

DUUk UN IhHDE
 The American-Russian Chamber o1 Commerce. 60 Broadway, New York City, announces the publication of a Hand Book of commercial informa- ton in regard to the United States, entitled Industrial America
 This book, containing a selected classified directory of American firms interested in the Russian market, has been printed entirely in Russian and will De distributed under the Joint auspices Of the American- Russian Chamber of Commerce in New York and the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce in-Moscow, to approxi- mately 5, ,OOO reliable and responsible Russian business firms. #
 This book the first of it's kind which has ever been attempted, pre- sents a carefully prepared and com prehensive survey of the principal fea- lures Of the industrial resources and of the industrial, financial and com mercial development of the United States. Up to the present time Rus- sian business firms have been with
 out afd adequate information in re- gard to the industrial organizations in this country and this book furnishes the Russian business firm with a con- else uresentation of the striking and interesting features of American rail- road organization, the banking system and a;number of other phases connect led with the organization of American business The book is edited by B. c. Porter. Executive Secretary of the American-Russian Chamber of Com rnerce. and "A. J. Sack, Staff Corre- sponden. for the official publications of the Russian Ministry of Finance. In preparing this book, the American Russian Chamber of Commerce has attempted to create as perfect a piece of Russian printing and Russian tram slation as possible, and 1t has been able to accomplish it's objective be- cause of the services which MT. A. J.. Sack has rendered in connection with this publication. Mr. A. J. Sack is the Representative of the official pulp :. .lications of the Russian Minitry of Fiji nance and is a close student of eco homie conditions both in Russia and in the United States and, therefore, has been in position to present this material in an interesting way to the Russian reader, ...s.. X.
 In addition to the general presen- tation of the important features of American industrial development and an especially interesting survey of the changes in the economic developments in both Russia and the United States, resulting from war conditions-a sur vey which brings forward and empha- sizes tho necessity of both countries securing closer rapprochement of trade relationships, another feature of this book is it's classified directory, which furnishes the Russian purchase CT with means for opening up direct connections with the American firms interested in the Russian market. In order to facilitate Russian purchas- ing, notice is made for those firms in Russia, unfamiliar with the Eng fish language, that correspondence can be addressed. in Russian to the American Russian Chamber of Com naerce and this correspondence will then be translated and forwarded to the American firms in a position to suDply the products desired.
 Another extremely interesting fea- ture of the book is a section devot- ed to commercial information for the Russian firm. This material gives in full the Russian tariff duties and pre- sents a summary of the important American tariff duties in connection with the importation of Russian raw
 materials into the United States and, presents information in regard to- the procedure for the .exportation and shipment of goods from Russia to the United States. also from the United States to Russia. It also gives gen. eral information in regard to the transportation facilities, war insur ance and other matters connected with the shipment of goods between the two countries. In other words, every Russian purchaser or Russian seller will be able to secure complete data relative to the movement of his goods from Russia to the United States
 The advertising section of Indus trial America gives the Russian bus mess firm an interesting survey of about 150 American firms, which are using this medium as means for att tracting the attention of the Russian business house. The advertising sec tfon is particularly well prepared and the translation of the advertising has UeGsl CSzTIlSA Ouf uAuSI I10 III SCC Su- pervision of a number of technical ex- perts familiar with the different lines of products, thereby insuring for the American firms correct and sound presentation of their technical adver- Using to the Russian business firm
 The hand book is handsome vol ume of 450 pages, bound in leather, which will undoubtedly furnish the Russian firms with the Information which they heretofore have been lack 1 ing and will enable them to open up direct connections which should prove of great value in the building up Of American-Russian relationships. l
 It is believed that this book, whcih will be followed by yearly edition, fsa one of the most important steps t1fat has ever been taken in conn ec- ton with Americana Russian relation ships. It is felt that it will not only i generate a large amount of actual business, but will form the basis for a better understanding between the two countries. frt'Industria1 TT America has been ex- tensively advertised in the Russian