The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-10

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WORLDS TRADE
New York, March 10.-In express
ing his opinion that the Argentine OF
fers the largest and quickest trade op
portunities for manufacturers In tns
United States Daniel e. Storms, pres
ident of the Argentine Mercantile
Corporation presents many fact'
which business men can study witt
profit.
.~rhere has been no more direct re-
a,.lt from the dislocation of foreign
trade throughout the world incident
I'd the war than the increase In sales
OF goods made In U. s. A. and Solo
direct to Argentine" says Mr.. storms
I'm past years the great bulk OF goods
moving to South America, whether
made in this country or abroad were
sold by English or German concerns
and If the merchandise originated In
this country" he continued, lit was
1IAnS-SQ1Dp0u
MOL on steamers making South Am
erican ports.
with the suspension of transporta-
ton by German lines that covered the
east coast of South America uade
routes and the drastic curtailment OF
shipping under the flags of the En-
tente Allies trade with the On1teo
states improved and in no instance
hose than with the Argentine.
with q number Of representative
AMnalacturers who responded to an
INQUIRY we organized the Argentine
Mar a&lQtiie Corporation, with Offices in
New York and Buenos Ayres- This
cdAnHn24n9 R designed to act as factory
R(en1y qanf distributors and handles
only. non-competing lines"
3nnf9g1H851afn{ng the possibilities for the
devSSitoHpHmenf of trade with the Ar
eneSEffffnMe MI. Storms lays broad stress
xp pe II TIE fact that manufacturers in
the United States who wish to FOL
Low trade relation
with SpaHiah speaking peoples must
uaeet xssez1lpd requirements that all
HansDeanh1oeomp have long
stuneuh dOHtafA e.
.ndsv ndreYae4pary step a building of
adHanAtesospAeet will be fitted up in
Ruanes AyreH for. the sale Of United
stAQorcnnnjdise and competent ex-
ecutives and statesmen placed in charge
ygA0I74x spanish and are familiar
witks ahSslecal' Argentine trade Gus
It is the policy OF the corp ration to
enI lnite and effective trade
cal Rpaign in; Argentine The per cap
it'd wealth OF the Argentine is increas-
in tremendously and the import and
ex brt figures show remarkable gains
All enttne now possessing q trade
ba nee Of $47o,976,156 which is avail
ab for expenditure and which should
att act foreign merchants in cultivat-
ind Argentine trade.
he last statistics show that the
19& trade on imports decreased
sal 100000 representing 46 per cent.
frd b the figures Of 1913. During the
thu Ee year period, including 1854
15Ethe exports from Argentine were
SEQ 900, 900. These figures place the
Argentine In q class by itself SO far
asESouth American countries are con-
cefned. It was after a most thor
oush. personal investigation, which
was concluded last September, when
Mr.: Hunt returned from Buenos Aires
ana began the selection Of American
manufacturers whose lines he believ-
ed could be probably handled in
Argentina.
The corporation as 1t exists will not
sell at retail but deal exclusively
through established merchants. This
method appeals strongly to the mer-
chants of the Argentine. In main
tanning sa1esrooms, sample rooms and
local stocks Of staple merchandise,
makes it easy for Argentine merchants
to supply their trade requirements
In past years Germany, England,
France, Belgium, Holland, as well as
Spain. sought the trade Of the Argen-
tine and established retail concerns In
the principal cities of the republic
which are conducted in full confor-
nifty with local conditions.
Such establishments made trade de-,
velopment an easy instead of a diff
ficu1t task and created a very strong
friendship between the South Ameri-
carf4and European merchants. An
other advantageous circumstance was
the facility with which goods, could
be shipped in foreign bottoms. The
English, German and Spanish ships
that made regular sailings to and from
Argentine ports became the almost
sole dependence Of the country for
foreign trade. In the years that
American goods were selling in a. de-
sultory manner they came TO the Ar
genuine in foreign bottoms and the
American flag was seldom seen on a
merchant ship. This condition has
not vet been rectified, but is being
improved somewhat and the efforts
Of American business men are CEN
tering on the upbuilding Of the Unit
ed States mercantile marine. Mean
while, it is incumbent upon manufac-
turers In this country to seek their
own, trade salvation in the building
up Of strong commercial relations
with foreign countries and the Ar
gentine Mercantile Corporation on its
field is seeking to do this along the
msot approved lines.
The officers and directors OF the
Argentine Mercantile Corporation are
as follows:
Daniel e. Storrs, president; William
H. Hunt, first vice-president; J j.
Dauch, vice-president; Leslie S. Rich
ards, secretary; Henry L. Merry, trea-
surer.
Directors:-E. r. Chapman Of E..
r. Chapman & Co., treasurer Brook
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