Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-17
OUR NEW INFANT INDUSTRIES

Europe were made in this country. One OF
the most important of these was chemical
glass; which is absolutely necessary for the
testing and anlysis of materials and products
used in many of our most important indus
tries. The manufacture of Photographic
glass; also, was necessary to the business OF
photography, which was cut off from its Eu-
ropean base of supplies. This seems to be
one branch of the glass industry which does
not fear any future competition from Europe,
since in the opinion of the manufacturers,
they are making better Photographic glass
today than was ever produced by the hand
blowing method in any other country.
The history of the glassware industry since
the war is the history of many other Ameri-
can industries now sharing the common fear
Of European competition when the factories
of Europe stop manufacturing munitions and
return to their old business. 1t is not the
quality of the European products they fear,
but the lower price. Foreign factories pay
their workmen lower wages and can therefore
afford to sell their products cheaper. Thus
while the following replies to the question
nalre of the tariff commission are exclusive
ly from glassware manufacturers they NAV
be said to speak for the manufacturing world
IN general. The following are the factors re-
lied upon by several manufacturers for the
retention OF their foreign trade: (The tariff
commission assumes no responsibility for the
Opinions.1
1. Laws permitting organization among
manufacturers for export trade Good serv-
ice. Liberal commercial terms. Consistent
efforts to supply the type of goods required
in that particular market
2. An American merchant marine and
freight rates to compete with those in use
in foreign countries will be necessary to hold
and develop export trade after the war.
). Modern factories sanitarily arranged.
mechanically equipped, scientific methods of
production by automatic machines. Improv-
81 m pt 10 hon
of our product. Superior quality. Prompt
and efficient service and equitable prices to
our patrons.
A. Automatic machines and specially de-
signs Chemical laboratories and specialize
ed engineers for reducing the cost of manu-
facture, and reciprocity.
One manufacturer says: I'VE have been
more than thirty years building up an ex-
port trade to which we have given special at
tention, and we hope to hold most of this
trade after the war on account of the quality
of the goods, the service we have given, ana
the fact that our trademark, registered in all
foreign countries, had become a permanent
factor in the distribution of our goods We
also have direct representatives in many for
eign countries and advertise freely in jour
nails sent to foreign markets"
Another declares that it is rather difficult
for his firm to determine what factors might
enable them to hold their developed export
he says, "by the length of time necessary
in Europe for reconstruction of factories,
shortage of labor, higher prices of labor, lack
of capital. with probable; high interest rates,
and possible shortage of shipping space, and
probable higher prices of raw materials"
Still another manufacturer believes that
the holding of foreign trade after the war
depends very largely upon the tariff. III
the tariff would be sufficiently high, he
says, 81 believe that we will have obtained
customers and developed business relations
and the feeling toward our country would be
such it would be very difficult to get the
business away from u.s..
In opposition to these optimistic views,
many manufacturers frankly told the tariff
commission that they did not expect to hold
their export trade after the war. I'VE
haven't the remotest notion of being able to
hold our export trade after the war;" says
one manufacturer. 1--WE regard it as OF
strictly temporary nature and have handled
it as such ever since the war broke out"