Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03

WORLD DISTRIBUTION GIVEN
PRODUCTS MADE IN RICHMOND
Few Business Men Realize How City Has Grown Out of
Being One Product Center-Many of Its
Products Sold Over Globe

Bedford Pulp and Paper Company,
n Hoen g. Co.. Richmond Mica Com
pany. Cameron Stove Works Dun
bar Molasses and Syrup Company,
American Can Company, Broadway
National Bank, Allen a. Ginter
Branch, Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Company, National State and City
Bank and Trust Company. Mer-
chants National Bank. First National
bank. Planters National Bank. John
l.. Williams & Sons and the Valen-
tine Maet Juice Company.
These latter firms are expected to
register with the co-operatiye of,,ce
in the near future and SO become
qualified to receive information of d.
rect value to them, but it is believed
'hero are still other business houses
IN Richmond which could profit by
ms service. fact which actuatcd
Shc foreign trade committee in un-
ucrthkIhg the survey now in progress.
Many business men do not seem 10
he familiar with the facilities offered
by the local Office or the case with
winch arrangements can he made 10
Keep them informed Of sales oppor-
'mnities for their particular products.
changes In tariffs or customs laws,
or the host of other details involved
bureau IN Gigantic.
The Bureau OF Foreign and DO
inestic Commerce has thirty-one Of
noes and representatives scattered
throughout the world, while in addi-
ton there are 2o2 American consuls
In Europe, ciEhty-fve in Asia.
twenty-three in Africa, thirty-thrcc
IN South America. eleven In Central
America, siNty-thrcc in North Amer
lea. twenty-thrce in the West Indies
and seventeen in Australia. From
each OF them arc received reports as
10 business conditions In those coun-
tres. specific opportunities for the
sales OF American goods, lists 81 firms
handling the various commodities IN
formation concerning new laws and
tariffs. as well as vast amount of
other information that exports the
nation over find valuable \ COM
riete file of this matter is kept at
the Chamber OF Commerce. anil IN
practically all cases questions COM
ing ithin the scope OF the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
can be answered, and if addressed
to Washington are referred back TO
the cooperative Office here
representative OF the loca; Of
flee recently spent several days ex-
aiming at first hand the system used
there. meeting tho heads OF various
departments and bureaus and
thoroughly familiarizing himself
with tho ramifications of tho bureaus
work. This was done to permit
broadening and making moro efficient
tho efforts OF the Richmond Office.
Now that improved service Is being
made available hero so that add.-
tional firms may have foreign mar
kcts brought to their very dOo-s aud
be able. as have those already regis
tered in tho local office, TO effect sub
Stantial sales n sa result OF suocific
opportunities brought 10 their attcn-
ton or to discover markets of value.
that heretofore have bocn unknown
to them.
Cooperating as fully as space will
permit The Times Dispatch each
sunday Will devote a portion OF this
page to the activities Of the Rich
mond cooperative office. These
articles will he a blending os general
interest. in which unique and sur
prisinE foreign processes OF manu-
featuring are cOntTastcd with the
Richmond method. will be Illustrated
point out foreign developments as re-
lating directly TO local export bust
ness and Indicate the latest definite
gales opportunities open to Richmond
houses. The feature will be one of
broad appeal. valuable In an educa-
tional and business way, and one that
can he read with profit.