The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-10
Miss Weayer's Theme onl
Uncle Sam Goes to
Market Best

4. tic and foreign commercial and
industrial conditions. She has
told the story Of American conf
&smerce at home and abroad and
has pointed out solution to the
snany ills that confront the world
today.
any one who desires infor-
,mationj on the financial condition
Z sofs the United States and the
world, Miss Weaver S essay IS
as a masterpiece OF
scIearness, conciseness and correct
ness:
UNCLE SAM GOES TO MARKET
BY Mary Catherine Weaver
s This is an age OF materialism
and----in the eyes OF the world
thsSgreatest of all questions is that
SCREAMING to markets. Nations
SSare interested in their economic
salvation. Men are not working.
Z much idleness prevails, money is
q scarce, people are in need OF food
aH because OF the economic situa-
tion OF the. respective nations oil
the world at large.
There are conferences. execu-
tive sessions for the purpose OF
arriving at a satisfactory conclu-
sion and for the purpose OF find
ing5,a solution to the many PROB
lems pertaining to the economic
welfare of the world. The answer
lies very largely in one thing,
namely, Commerce.
All other questions are either
:#subordinete to this one or have d
fiirect bearing upon it. Nations, to
be- economically stable, to progress
materially must trade with one
No nation can prosper
withDut constant demand for us
products.
During the world war, the Unit
5ged States was the greatest com.
mercial$ nataion in the world.
Trad came to uss from all parts
Of the globe. They not only Or
dered our products but plead for
$sthem SO much that we were not
able to satisfy their demands.
5ssg5a But today we suffer for want OF
ourg products as do other nations
y for want of theirs. Orders no
come to us unsought. we
5s3sIn1, st seek them. Hence. the ques-
ton naturally arises, what SHAH
we do Sin&order to regain and main
tain our commercial status Of war
fame? What can we and must We
edo to stimulate commercial growth
d and in turn put us on more
J. fstable, pro gressive and prosperous
= ma teriaI basis?
Many Things to Be Done.
There are many things to bt
done in answer to- this questlo2:--
samany facts to be considered. The
IA first OF these is that We mus
s. awaken other nations to heir unec
..sa of our products, the products WAC.
we can sproduce in large quantities
sS$fl he products which are suitable 1ol
aexport trade.
ss5sSSsssiAt first til ought it would appoa'
sfhat any imperishable article need
I'd by another nation would be sun
able for export. A careful cons'd
y Grafton of the subject will show
that this is not true, eSohomlcall!
and hence not commercially
4 we must consider the coSt @
packing the article, the Quantity c
shipping room required, the cos o
d production and the question OF com
ssnstition with other countries. II
each Of these cases the cost il
sssyo lyed. either directly or Indirect
ly. should be as low as possible
and less than the cost Of the SAINT
product to competitive nations Il
be#of any special benefit to us
Ss5e re would be impossible within hi
/. scopeS of this article to cover thest
RESPECTIVE costs for each and eHcr5
article involved within the scope
nts commerce. The fact that thl:
tenn is considered and respected
Ss&s sufficient for the purpose OF eS,
handing the commerce OF the un'tet
States.
Discusses Inventions
Under the question of product:
suitable for export. trade come, fins
sfFEo;f All the products of our inventivf
essRkiII.--nachine of all kinds. Thu
" United States by virtue of the vas
quantities Of coal. oil, iron Gre
copper and other min erals found II
/ This country has developed the ne
SchanicaIs art almost to perfection
All kinds of labor-saving ma
chimes have been or are being de
svfsed. They form a. part OF ou1
VERY national being. The Unitet
2ftns and consequently in the nun
Z her. variety, and usefulness Of the
nach.ne s invented.
5ss9 On the basis of all this it is only
81 right and proper that we shoulc
feel that ma chinery of all kinds
should go into Uncle Sans mar!5e
haskell. II he carried nothing else
N TO market but machinery which the
u worlds sorely in need of he would
sbe busy man for many, many
It's astounding how few are the
s labor-saving machines used in otn
err atoms. The scarcity affords E
q splendid field OF endeavor comrs.er
IS ciaIly. Our missionaries report thai
~ Chinese, japanese of the interior
Koreans, the inhabitants of India
Exceptions are awe stuck when Sc ,
ing the ordinary, commonly USE
american plow-
FSS Tharecen famine in China, pres
ent pestilences in Russia, Austria
and the inland countries of Europe
can be accounted for, in one re
spect, for their almost total ignor
ance OF a popular use of labor.sav
ing machines. Thus, machinery
should form a very important item
On our. list of exports.
Goods from Everywhere.
sgs2,,tst}IisYiS a N of all We can carry