New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
OUersetas Trade

The partition of Europe under the
Treaty OF Versailles places Poland In
an esiviahie position Poland moi, only
obtained q seaport at Danxsg but con
troll Of enc railroad center at Wilma
sia. New Poland, with ali area ST
100000 square miles and population
Of oyer IS ,o0o; 300 Is country to be
Teckoned with. The new government,
LII addition to authorizing the construc-
'tion Of powerful radio station at
Warsaw, has entered into commercial
agreements with many countries, par
ticuiariy the former Balkan States. An
agreement also has been made with
ukrania, the wheat belt of Russia, to
ss:xsshange products on bartsr basis.
The great bridge over the vistula that
was destroyed during the war is about
to be rebuilt. Rolling stock for her
railroads and powerful locomotives are
being ordered through the newly estab-
lished department of the government
known as the Bureau Of Railroad Sup
plies. Is
Poland ranks sixth in size Of all
EuropeRn countries and in agriculture,
for It's size, second to none. The ener-
NOUS wheat crop and cereal crops in.
general are sufficient not only to sup.
port it's large population bat 60 permit
Of exports. In timber lands she reigns
supreme there lie enough timber lands
lin Polandst to ailot one acre to every IN
habitant.
While Poland has large manafac-
turing industry, she has been severely
Handicapped through lack OF raw ma
terials. particularly raw cotton. Eff
forts are being made to import cotton
direct instead Of through Germany, as
heretofore, and several cargoes of raw
cotton, financed in New York, are now
on theirsway direct from our Southern
ports. Agricultural machinery is i'm
ported in immense quantities, and Poll
ish merchants throughout Russia,
Roumania and other sections OF Eu-
rope control this trade. Exports of
cement have increased lately, and
when the railroad facilities are pro-
vided this cement will enter into com
petition with Danish, German, English
and that from Jugo-Siavia in all mar
kets of the world. The settlement of
labor troubles at Danzig will have an
important bearing on the prosperity of
Poland, as there has been some fric-
ton with the German element in DAN
zig opposed to Polish control. The
mines in Upper Silesia are being
worked to capacity and are producing
a grade of coal suitable for coke. The
metal industries of Upper Silesia
alone require 500, 900 tons of iron ore
"a year The totaleonsumption OF iron
ore lin; Poland now exceeds 1900 geo
tons aayesr, but there are reserves of
lyon sere IN Poland proper to provide
/ this Quantity. 5sAehc
tneGas "a 1ot nl4A--1---- -
i The Graengesssfg Company, the
largest tiron ore mining company in
Scandinavia, exported during June
$4,000 tons of ore, or twice as much
as last year
Canadian wheat is moving out Of
Montreal in cargo lots. One hundred
and forty million bushels passed
through this port last year and $4,000
600 bushels SO far this year Montreal
holds the record as wheat port FOR
North America.
Nitrate exports from Chile for the
last five months totaled 240,000 tons.
Requirements for the rest of the year
call for more than 100000 tons Of the
100000 tons now ready for shipment
at Chilean ports.