The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-20

land, representing the majority or It's population. Being more familiar with the Jugoslav situation as it exists to- day, I shall endeavor to explain to our American business men, the greatest possibilities of doing general bus1- ness with Jugoslavia. To begin with, the people of this new state have been fed and clothed partly by their former government and partly by Germany.
 Raw material and farming 1mple- ments were furnished them via Berlin and Vienna railways, while :ommod1- ties not obtainable at home or in Ger many were imported over sea and car ried mostly by the liners of the once prosperous Austrian Lloyd Steamship Company, unloaded at Trieste and from there transshipped throughout the empire. The steamship line dis puted the first place with English shipping in the markets of the Levant, and had well-established reputation fin the markets of India, China and Japan. The Austro-American line was the only line worth while mentioning, trading with the United States. In years past, the population in the sec tions formerly under Austrian rule, had abandoned agriculture for indus tries and commerce, owing to compe- tition of other grain-raising indus tries, which had thus reduced the price of grain; it is question now if wheat and grain will be imported from Hungary, temporarily at least, or will this new kingdom of the Serbs, Creates and Slovenes find it more profitable to import same from the United States. The wheat and grain raising sections of Serbia proper were scenes of many battle. It will thus take some time to place the old fields in cultivation. There is a great de mand for coal oil, while coal imports will be less needed; this commodity could be furnished from the coal mines of Moravia, Styria, and partly from Bosnia Herzegovina, the latter in stage of development. The neces, sites which are needed now and needed badly are fibers, yarn, cotton cloth, machinery and all sorts of farm
 ing implements. Swine products are
 the main exports of old Serbia, where
 some of the largest hoggeries are to
 be found. There in every valley beech nuts, acorns, oak and beech trees
 grow. Ninety per cent of Serbias hog exports were formerly purchased by
 Austria. But this new kingdom has
 now many important harbOrs on the
 Adriatic and from these ports it will
 be able to distribute the exports to all
 markets of the world; newcomers are welcome indeed. The early bird
 catches the worm. The Adriatic coast
 is no more controlled by the Austrian
 Lloyd and the controlling of Serbia s
 commerce by Austria is thing of the
 past. The Berlin and Vienna railroads are practically out of the run; larger European nations are busy in recon struction at home. All Europe is heal ing it's wounds. We have our own troubles, of course, not of a serious nature, however, to prevent us grasp ing good opportunities when same are presented. Is it not then up to us to prepare at once in order to meet the commercial demands of this new state of the Serbs, Creates and Slovenes? The opportunities are unlimited from 12 to 15 million people of a free and friendly nation are anxiously waiting to give the Stars and Stripes the place of honor in their harbors It will not take very long before the Jugloslav ships visit our waters. What merchant vessels the former monarchy possess ed before the war, most of these an chored in the home waters during the war, had to be turned over to the al-
 lies in accordance with the terms of ,he armistice, and it is possible that through an act of the peace confer