Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-23

Thus at London American fore.
sight and business enterprise is pro-
Viding against
Hull as Port for such a condition
American Ships. H as s1 1ss on at
standing feature of the trade OF
American ships with the port of Hull,
according to Consul Homer M. By
ington, is the impossibility Of obtain
ing return cargoes to the United
States. A local steamship company
maintains a weekly service of direct
steamers to New York, which at pres
emit more than fills the cargo require
ments of that district Fifty-nine
American ships have cleared from
Hull for American ports this year,
all in ballast. Discharging delays
average from a week to ten days and
greatly increase the transportation
charges.
Again. at Lyon. France. is evidence
OF how American business Is helping
the local foreign business. Increas-
ing demand for expert banking facil.
tiles in Frances foremost silk center
has led to the International Banking
Corporation of New York opening a
branch in that city. The Guaranty
Trust Company has also established
an office in Lyon. The growing i'm
portance OF Lyon as a manufacturing
and distributing center is shown by
these banking extensions. Vice Con-
sui Frank B. Hall. jr., points out. It's
geographical location, as we'll as it's
railroad facilities and large manufac-
IntaTpSfS
tremely prosperous future, and the
American interests are helping to
make this prospect come true.
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Mexico has gained for itself a rep
utation as a land of perpetual
strife" Despite
Pacifying Mexico bandits. raids
Through Trade. on,iu ump' psa1
tional political warfare. disregard of
American lives and property rights,
the valuable oil and mineral re-
sources of Mexico have led intrepid
industrial pioneers to invest heavily
in projects to develop those resources.
Strong and relentless agencies are
trade exchange between the United
States and Mexico, and there is a
conviction in the minds of govern
ment officials that 1t Is through COM
MERGE that real and lasting pacifica-
ton of the troublesome elements
south of the Rio Grande will be &C
complished.
The United States remained the
only market and the only important
source OF supply for the Frontera
district, Consul Thomas ID; Bowman
reports, and he predicts that, price,
terms and quality being equal, the
American exporter will continue to
have the preference. because OF pro-
pinquity and the natural advantage OF
established trade. The war has given
the American exporter an opportunity
lieyed that this familiarity with
American goods will hold the mar
ket. At present business Is conducted
practically on a cash basis. but with
the re-entry Of European composition
it is believed that more liberal cred
it's will have to be arranged.
From Vera Cruz, as well as from
Frontera, comes this encouragement:
Consul Francis B.
Encouraging Stewart says tina.
osSuIhnces. of 1918 some sugar
vessels came to Vera Cruz from Cuba
and for several months vessels with
general cargoes still continued to
come from Spain. But. owing to the
European war, the imports from other
countries were negligible as COM
pared with those from the United
States, which furnished large guam
| titles of foodstuffs, hardware. auto
mobiles, farm implements and ma
| chinery, chemicals. dyes. textiles. ar
ticles of clothing, coal and numerous
other commodities. In many instances
| merchants who have bought for years
| in Europe were forced to buy In the
United States. and there 10 every
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