Evening star., 1919-03-30
UNCLE SAM TO HELP
TRADE IN BIG WAY
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
- Reorganized to Render Effective
Assistance.

Rutter: the ocean traffic adviser has
| not yet been named, but is coming
from the shipping board: the foreign
T.; investment adviser is DR.. ]. K. Towles.
| Under the first assistant director
| come the following divisions:
Commercial attaches, which has
! been enlarged, with P. J. Stevenson
| as chief.
, Trade commissioners. which has
been greatly enlarged with forty-four
! men now in the field, also under Mr..
/ Stevenson's administration
| Special agents, with c. E Herring
| in charge. who make studies Of COM
modities advertising, etc, and write
| reports of their Investigations for
| the benefit of interested Industries
and business houses. For example, an
| offer has just been secured from the
traffic and storage service to write
book on packing.
District Offices in the United States,
| which have been increased in num-
/ Der and efficiency, and which are
really miniature commercial bureaus
Far East Division Expanding.
| The far eastern division. under
going extensive expansion under the
direction of F. r. Eldridge, who is
particularly well trained for this
work. He has recently returned from
the far east after ten years foreign
| trade experience, five of which was in
the far east, where he was deputy con-
sui and interpreter at Yokohama. He
! was also in business there as secre-
{ tary and treasurer of the Nippono-
phone Company. which controlled the
/ phonograph market in Japan. This
! was organized with American capital
| as an object lesson to the natives
| that they could win commercial sue
cess by American methods in manu-
| facture. This company was sold out
| to Japanese interests in 1914. In this
| country Mr.. Eldridge was connected
| with Swift & Co.. and made a special
study Of oils, oil mill machinery and
soaps.
The Russian division. which has Just
| been opened with DIR. r. c. Hunt
ington as chief, who has been recalled
| from his post as commercial attache
at Petrograd, especially for this
| work.
The Latin American division. which
has been expanded. with enlarged
| quarters and multiplied personnel
| to meet the demands Of American in
dpstry and commerce. regarding the
| f4ersasfng opportuntties for all
American trade. r. 9 {
Under Second Assistant.
Under the second assistant director
come these divisions:
Statistics, research, trade informa-
| ton. foreign tariffs. distribution. edi-
| torial and publications and the new
| trade intelligence section.
Each of these fourteen divisions
| under the assistant directors deserves
special explanation Of it's particular
line of work:
The commercial attaches are To-
Gated in the principal capitals OF the
world. They furnish first-hand IN
formation and advice on banking,
yestment conditions abroad.
The trade commissioners are men
with commercial and economic tram
ing who study general trade conoi-
tions abroad with particular REFER
ence to increased sale OF American
products. supplying of raw materials
necessary in American industries, etc
The special agents are technicai
trade Investigators who study foreign
markets for specific American COM
modities. They also assist the Amer
lean manufacturers and exporters to
| establish satisfactory trade relations
with particular foreign importers.
! The district Offices. in the united
States are miniature bureaus at New
York, Boston, Chicago. st. Louis, New
| Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle.
| They are recognized centers Tor re-
liable Information regarding domestic
| and foreign trade. They render spe-
| cial service to foreign buyers seeking
| goods in the United States and In
adjusting trade differences.
Furnish Valuable Information.
The far eastern. Russian and Latin
| American divisions supply informa-
tion concerning ports and transpor-
| tation facilities; investment opportu-
mites; mineral resources and their
development; markets for American
products; regulations for guidance OF
commercial travellers: trade condi-
tions; specific openings for American
exports; concerns which might act as
representatives of American export
ers.
The division Of statistics compiles(
and supplies information regarding
import and export statistics of tt
trade of the United States with
countries: these statistics are ~
nished in monthly. quarterly
yearly periods; il publishes a moi
ly summary Of commerce and nav
CATION OF the United States and many
special lists.
The division of research supplies in
formation on import and export sta
tistics of all foreign countries (ex-
cept Latin America. Russia and the
far east). foreign sources of supply
of raw materials, translating and re-
searches in all phases of foreign
trade; makes studious research to
answer adequately and fully inquiries
of Americans interested in foreign
trade expansion.
The division Of trade information
furnishes American exporters with
information on markets in foreign