The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
FOR II. s. World TRADE
Special Agents Of the Government Tell
of Americas Chance for Ex-
panding Business.

panding Business.
Washington, ID. C., Feb. ~ Eneouag
ing reports Of Americas chances for In
creasing her share Of the worlds trad
are being brought 90 the department o
commerce by special agents aud CONNER
clal attaches after investigation In Soutl
America, the Orient, africa and Aus
tralia. Information Of commercial pecu
liarities aud suggestions for meeting th'
wishes OF foreign purchasers have beeI
prepared for the use Of American bust
ness men.
Robert 5. Barrett, special agent of the
buream OF foreign and domestic com
merce, reported to-day on his study OF
the paper trade in South America. liz
visited every country Vi that continent
and listed the equipment aud require
ments of $500 newspapers and printing
offices He will undertake soon trip
/ through this country TO confer with pa
per manufacturers and exporters ON how
they can enlarge their South American
business.
Compliance with South American
trade customs is all that is necessary TO
make purchasers there permanent Gus
toners of the United States Mr. Bar
rett said. Everywhere ! went ] found
the most cordial feeling toward this
country aud Americans. They realize
down there that the United States en-.
tered the war for altruistic reasons and
at an enormous sacrifice OF men and
treasure. Having fought for democratic
government themselves. they admire
with all the fervor Of the Latin race a
nation which abandoned war trade as
great "a ours to fight for world freedom.
THE Mexican policy Of the United
States has removed whatever OF mis-
understanding may have existed regard
ing North American ambition IN South
America. Those who asserted the United
States had territorial ambitions have
been disarmed by our withdrawal from
Vera Cruz. Those who were jealous Of
the prestige of the United States have
been won over by elte participation of
South American diplomats in affairs af
fecting this hemisphere.
"The only thing standing in The way
of increasing our export trade is un
familiarity with conditions in South
America which call for a handling of
shipments that j. different from our
practices here
One such difference cited by Mr. Bar
rett is in the packing of goods sent 10 |
the west coast OF South America. Be |
cause of numerous transfers Of shipment |
and lighterage in the shallow harbors, /
rolls of paper must be protected by wood
EN- shocks. Paper not 50 projected ar
riyes damaged. causing dissatisfaction
and loss. Domestic packing is adequate
for east coast shipments.
The use of the metric system in South
America also imposes special conditions
IN trade to insure conformity to sizes
desired there. While American publish
'rs buy their Hat paper on the basis Of
800 sheets weighing SO pounds, the South
American figures according TO the num-
,er OF grams to the square meter.
Peculiarities of tariffs have to be con-
idered, large size paper, for instance,
aking small duty in Uruguay, while
mailer sizes pay heavy duty because
assed as writing paper, which is re-
,arded as q luxury. In Chile, paper that
ontains Is per cent or more Of ground
'ulp enters free.
There are styles of paper desired in ,
'outh America which have to be made
specially for that trade, and which al !,
Tays heretofore have been supplied by .
European makers Chief Of these is the tt
o-called stamped paper, used for legal s
comments in which the government has :
monopoly for revenue purposes, II is
andmade and watermarked with the :
pat of arms of the republic where il is
old
Approval Of trade acceptances by the !
,deral reserve board has removed much I
{ the difficulty which formerly heset q
merican export trade. Long term cred
5 generally are required by South :
mercan buyers 3
Modern equipment and alert business 0
ethods were found by NJ Barrett in a
is investigation of newspapers aud ="
rinting Offices In Buenos Aires alone CT
lere are 30 daily papers, of which Il 4
-e printed in foreign languages, four in Y
allan, two each in English, German and g
yran and one in French. Until three y
,ars ago, little news was received from .
e United States, but closer relations g
tween the two continents and the III
owth Of the Pan American idea have u
used demand for American news az
hich il being met by increased cable q
ryices. The South American papers g
we "A more serious tone than those OF o.
e United States. Features" are a pt
rity and the comic supplement UNI u
town. but novels of literary value are
inted in daily instailments, so ar ST
nged in the paper that they can be cut ="
t and preserved in book form. ST
Cable dispatches received by some pa m
RS are posted on bulletin boards, where &c
ey may be compared with the dis co
tches as printed. to show that the ed
WIS is genuine and was given the public tu
thout padding" Scareheads virtually ue
2 unknown. IN
buildings house many of Ke
g newspapers, decorated in marbles OF
d tiles, and containing art works. A gf
ique feature of one building is fenc go
! room, reminder of the days when cel
! code duello was the arbitrator of trs
-sonal disputes. A master arms Isl
employed by the paper to instruct its COZ
fl in fencing as a pleasant and prof I'M
BILE recreation. we
The same paper has powerful wills ii''
which ii uses to announce startling =
.nts to the city. Until the European
r began. extra editions were few and
between and the whistle seldom was
lrd Az world events became of daily