Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-08
TURKEY FERTILE
FIELD FOR TRADE
EXPERTS, REPORT

and yelled women.
Yet, according to Americans of
some vision who have long been here
or others who have come since the
close of the war, something may be
done with the Turk and lot with his
country in the way of agricultural d.
velopment, in exploiting. marble de-
posts on the Sea Of Marmora, coal on
the shores of the Black Sea and in the
Heraklee basin, and copper at Ar
ghana, MAIDEN and in the interior
mountains between Diabekhr and
Kharput.
There has been a vast quantity Of
INSTRUMENTATION circulated about the
value of Turkish concessions and
members of the American mission
headed by General Harbord came to
rhe conclusion that Turkeys greatest
wealth lies in her Wtirrigltcd tree
less soil, that it would be possible to
make her wealthy if she had honest
government, irrigation, and her
mountains and plains covered with
quiek-growing cottonwood. General
Hartford an expert agricultural Oh
server, believes that the American
cottonwood would change the gauut
face of Turkeys mountains and wall
leys.
turkeys greatest value, however
lies in her geographical position, ana
il is believed that anyone operatina
on a large scale from Smyrna and
Constantinople, in particular, Will
have three avenues for trade eNtcn-
sion, one to the Balkans one along
the Bagdad railway, which The Brit
ish now control and are investing in
Heavily, pushing its line beyond Bag
dad to the oil fields of Mesopotamia,
20 fln Ind a
third avenue into the Black Sea coun
tries including south Russia and the
rich Caucasus.
G. Bic Ravndal, American commits
sioner and consul general in Com
stantinople, who has served in Tuf-
key fQP,-some twenty years, is inn
pressed with American opportunities
in the near east. He says that no
matter how the Turkish question be
solved by The peace conference, the
result is certain to afford sufficient
freedom and stability for the ecenom-
ic development which has been so
long arrested and which now Is on
the eve of obeying its momentum. He
urges American business men to ne
up and doing" so that the new Amer
scan merchant marine may prove not
to have been built in vain. Mr.,
RaVndal also urges American ship
ping interests to consult American
consuls and the American Chamber
of CommerceS flor the Levant in pick
ing agents for their steamship lines
Mr., Ravndal said to the Associated
Press:
American trade figures in Con-
stantinople are climbing up. In tbs
three months ending September 50
1913, exports from this city to Amer,
a - m
against 81, 300 900 for the June quar-
tor. These are considerably in ex
cess of pre-war figures but by 81
the greater increase is in imports e
Constantinople from America. TIL
hslance of trade is now overwhelnu
irgly in favor of America, while be
fore the war it was adverse.
Under prevailing economic condi
lions it were better foH both com
tries if the trade balance could he re
versed and exchange equalized. Fo
that purpose America must 'end me-
out here to explore natural resources
which still remain in prifnitlV'
state of exploitation. Take raw silk
for an example. Mont Lebanon
Irusa, Asia Min )r, Caucasta and Cen
trail Asia can produce enough raw
silk to render the American SILK mao
ufactufing industry independent O.
Yokohama. But IRIS can only
achieved by Americans establshlnS
themselves in the near east Just a
Americans have done in the matter o
lcorice root and cigarette tobacco
...e" Fortunately we now have numer
Gus American merchantmen plying
in the Levant trade and the establish
ment of American banks in the com
mercial centers of the near east is on
ly question of weeks or months
The American commercial outlook II
the Levant and the Balkans is in
deed bright.
"Constantinople may be terme'
the hub ef-the near east. The tribu
tary of this ancient city which fo
centuries was the clearing house o
the worlds civilization, is CONSTANT,
expanding especially towards thu
Caucasus and South Russia and thu
countries of the Danube. Under {
stable and just government Con
atantinople will regain much of it
past glory. 1t is the main door t
Asia. to which it is claimed, thu
twentieth century belongs.
What is principally wanted on
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