Evening journal., 1922-09-26
OFFER AID TO
U. S. SHIPPERS
Department of Commerce
Serves Business Men in
New Line
NEW OFFICE
IN PHILADELPHIA

Dollars and cents export service
Is to be made available to the for
sign trade interests in Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Delaware through
the opening in Philadelphia of a
District ONCE of the Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce of
the Department OF Commerce.
Julius Klein. Director of the Bu-
reau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, announced yesterday that
after a careful survey Of commercial
and industrial conditions in these
States, Secretary of Commerce Hoov-
er had authorized the opening Of
this office.
The office viii be opened on oc-
tober /, in the Witherspoon Build
ing. at Walnut and Juniper streets,
Philadelphia. Leonard B. Gary,
who. for the past year has been
manager Of the New England Dis
trict OF the Bureau and who fo-
two years was a trade commissioner
for the Bureau in England, will be
manager of the new district.
Philadelphia's importance as one
of the greatest industrial centers In
the United States made It the logi-
cal choice for the location Of an
Office 10 serve this territory. Infor-
nation on foreign trade subjects
and the opportunities for the sale
of American made products in for
eign markets will be immediately
available TO the business man
through this office. This Will avoid
the delay OF writing 10 the Bureau
OF Foreign and Domestic Commerce
IN Washington for information.
DR.. Klein under Secretary Hoover
has recognized this Bureau so that
Il is in a position 70 give assistance
10 the individual business man and
10 aid him IN turning the productive
capacity OF his plant into profit
through the sale OF hts products in
overseas markets.
The United States Government
now has 1000 commercial attaches,
trade commissioners and consuls sta
toned in the strategic trade CEN
fers Of one hundred and twenty-one
foreign countries. These men who
are experienced trade observers and
Investigators are reporting TO
Washington regularly by mail and
cable the opportunities for the sale
OF American goods, the conditions
OF foreign markets and the compe-
tition that American manufacturers
are meeting from producers Of
other countries.
This information IS all sent TO the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic
Commerce in Washington where il Is
carefully checked by the appropri-
ate division and then given to the
business man through che Dist-.c,
Offices.
Each OF the major industries in
the United States Is represented in
this Bureau by a division, in charge
OF chief who has not only tech
nical knowledge OF the industry but
who also knows how the goods are
sold in the different foreign markets
OF the world. There are sixteen
main divisions, each with several
b-divisions. These divisions. known
as commodity divisions. are work
ing with committees from the differ
'ent trades who make suggestions as
to how certain markets shall be in
vestigated and what kind OF an in
vestigatson shall be made. In the
last analysis It means the trade IT.
self is directing the work OF the
particular division representing that
industry.
These divisions keep the District
Offices supplied with data on the
particular commodities which they
handle. All OF this information is
available 20 all firms which satisfy