The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-27
FOREIGN TRADE EXPERT
TO TOUR NEW ENGLAND
Government Official Carries a Message
That Is Important to Manu-
facturers and Exporters.

| Manufacturers, exporters, importers,
and all facilitating agencies are express
\ ing Keen satisfaction at the proposed
tour to the chief commercial centers of
New England of Ansel R. Clark, district
manager of the Boston office of the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic commerce.
This visit of Mr.. Clark will afford a
rare opportunity for the business inter
ests of this section of the country to re-
ceive first-hand information from an au-
thoritative source of the future pros
poets of this country for extending its
foreign trade after the war.
Under special authorization of the
United States department of commerce,
Mr. Clark will leave his desk within a
few days and visit many of the principal
industrial centers of New England, for
the purpose of comforting with such
commercial organizations and business
interests as desire to make sure that
they are properly represented in the ma
tons plan of economic expansion in the
fields of foreign trade following the war.
Mr.. Clark will, furthermore, lay before
these interests the practical assistance
which his department is able to render
to firms, individuals and associations in
adjusting their manufacturing or mar
keting operations to the numerous gov
ernmental regulations growing out of the
war conditions.
The fact that Mr.. Clark is making
such trip at this particular time is
most fortunate and opportune. Since
the beginning of the world war, there
have been marked changes in the flow of
international commerce. Old.time trade
routes have given way to newer and
more direct ones. international markets
have been drawn closer together. Raw
products and materials formerly import
ed through Europe are now coming to
this country by direct routes. The Unit
ed States has assumed position of pre-
mier Importance in the trading of ma
tions. To maintain this position after
the war is vital problem engaging the
attention of both statesmen and captains
of industry. Much of the future will de-
pend upon the preliminary work and in
terest displayed by exporters. New Eng
land has been fully awake to these con-
siderations, and the continual flow Of in
quiries received at the Boston office of
luC uuANhu VI ioASlBH hith ubuiScNiS Npih-
merss from all parts of New England
has been an influence in making this
tour possible.
According to present plans, CONNER
cial Agent Clark viii start on his trip
the latter part of the month, and will
include in this first trip certain parts of
New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massa
chusetts. AT later date he viii make
other trips through Maine and Rhode Is
land Arrangements are being made all
along the line to give Mr., Clark an ap
propriate reception worthy of his inn
portant GRAND. Commercial organiza.
tons boards of trade chambers of com
MERGE and civic organizations are com
hining to make his visit one of telling
Importance, so that each center visited
may receive the full benefit of his mis-
sion. Wherever time permits, Mr. Clark
win visit the leading manufacturing es-
Establishments and obtain first hand infor
nation concerning the fabrication of
those products which have made the ad
vanced industrial development of New
England possible and with the marketing
of which his office is chiefly concerned.