The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-11-02
Natural Thrift and Economy
Promise Rapid Progress
EXPORT BUSINESS GROWING
our Great Ally Ps,sesseS Reeuper-
alive Powers Which Justify Belief
That She VIII Meet md Solve Trl-
umphsntly the Probleris Which Con.
front Her After the War.

With Paris bouleyards echolnr with
"ylycs" for American troops our Inter
est In the welfare Of our ally vastly
Increases, and the facts nrc not lack
Ing to encourage the belief that she Is
already on the road to recovery from
the blow OF Invasion BY ruthless en-
envy.
one Of. the most Important dcyel-
opmcnts Is the announcement that
one Of the largest banking Institutions
In America concerned with foreign
trade, the Guaranty Trust company
Of New York, hns opened a Inrls
branch to handle the rapidly lncrcns-
Ing volume Of French business.
This action may surprise many per-
sons who had thought Of France ns
bowed under n calamltous Invasion.
The bank, however gives figures lndl-
eating TINT France Is not only meeting
her military mud civilian problems with
n stout henrt and never FILLING cour-
age, but Is re-establlshlng her export
business with this country.
In 1914, the year Of the outbreak Of
the war, Imports from France to this
country toinled Siii 1892, This to-
tai was reduced to S77i5s,7iO In 1913,
but last ycnr the yalue Of French Inn
ports to the United States rose to
e102077,
"a milton that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri
tory Is being raylshcd by the invader"
says the Trust company's statement
possesses rccuperntlvc powers which
Justify the belief TINT she Will emerge
from the present conflict prepared TO
meet and solve tflumphantly the prob
lens which confront hcr."
The commercial mud industrial rec
ord OF France, following past wars, In
dicntcs that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
inflicted In the present conflict. The
reconstruction OF railroads, the erection
Of factories to replace those destroyed.
and the replacement OF the mechanism
Of Industrial activity that will be re-
Qulrcd and that Ia In part already
planned, offer a peculiarly Inviting
fleld to American capital and enter
prise. Tentative steps have already
been taken by representatives Of Amer
ican engineers and business men In this
work.
Aside from its attractive business
aspect, tho enlistment Of American
money and effort In the great task OF
reconstruction that will remain at the
end Of the war will tend to cement still
more closely the ties that bind the two
great republics together, and will en-
able Americans TO discharge In part
the debt they owe to France for her
friendly interest In the welfare and
progress OF the United States from
the beginning Of Its life as nation.
In Judging the industrial status Of
any nation. Its production and con-
sumption OF coal, Iron, and steel and
the growth Of lts transportation sys-
tens are highly significant factors.
In 1850, French industries consumed
Il million tons Of coal, OF which 1876
millions were taken from home mines.
In 1912, the consumption was Of mil
lions, Of which Al million tons were
taken from home mines.
In 1869, the French output Of cast
Iron was l,Bs0,0OO tons, and Of steel,
100000 tons In 1914, France pro-
duced b,911,000 tons Of cast iron and
A0gb OO0 TONS of stool.