The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-02
INCREASED TRADE
WITH SPAIN
Some Curious Features Resulting
From the Submarine War Cutt-
ing Germany's Trade.
B Associated Pressl

Madrid, April Z-There are some
curious features of the increase in
trade between Spain and America
which has resulted from the subma-
rine war and the cutting Of Germany's
trade with Spain. While American
automobiles are having q great boom
in Spain, they have one curious draw
back in not being able to bring along
the American tires, a. these are rub
Der and contraband Of war, subject
to all kinds of restrictions and regu-
lations.
The American auto-trucks r caus-
ing a revolution in Madrid along three
distinct lines: first, doing away with
the huge antique carts which labor
along the streets; second, supplying
the long tandem teams of oxen and
donkeys, covered with jingling bells;
and, finally changing Madrid from
one Of the worst paved capitals of
Europe to one Of the best. The Span
iards look with awe at the disappear
ance Of their ancient methods before
the march Of improvement.
A complication has risen over the
shipment of American meat to Spain.
The Spanish ships were glad to get
this class Of freight, but the ships
were not provided with the necessary
refrigereating plant. As this is es-
sential for shipping meats long dis
tances, many Spanish ships are being
overhauled to put in the modern cold
storage equipment so as to handle this
new class of American product. Once
equipped this way, fresh Spanish fruit
will be going to America, and fresh
American meat coming to Spain.
American fat-irons and other cleo
trical novelties are now being used
for the first time, and the Spaniards
say these articles are so much better
finished than the German goods that
used to come here that they will hold
the market permanently rel if Ger
man trade gets a footing again after
the war. Even American drug stores
with American medicines have made
their appearance along the streets of
Madrid.
Besides stepping into the place Of
France and Italy in supplying Amer
lea with antiques ,curios, etc., the war
is also having the effect of giving
Spain a good deal Of the American
trade in perfumes, toilet articles and
soaps, which used to go from France
in large quantities. Some of these
such as CASTLE soap, have
their origin here in CASTLE.
It is in the American demand for
their art treasures that the Spanish
are taking their chief interest. Buy
ers for the big American department
stores are now coming here for the
first time instead of to Florence, Mil
Paris and other art centers from
which it would be risky to ship art
treasures now.
America would have received a
of the paintings Of the great
master Goya if it had not
,een for a recent complication at the
New York custom house. The pict-
Tres actually went to New York, werad
leld on the pier for some time be-
ause of irregularities in making out
and were finally sent back
lere unopened. The owner had mean
made two trips to New York,
nut at last gave up the shipment as
lopeless. One Of the pictures was
study at Madame Haro, an
his Virgin painted on a panel
i wood, and a third a peasant, on
rood {,
Another artist is now taking to
america I Titan, called SaJidad (sol-
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