New Britain herald., 1924-01-24
EXPORT CONFERENCE .OF STATE INTEREST
Connecticut Industries to Have Meeting at Bridgeport, Feb. fl

The most important foreign trade
 gathering ever held in Connecticut is l scheduled for Monday, February II,
 at Bridgeport. under the auspices of
 the Export Managers club and the
 Manufacturers association of that city.
 Five representatives Of the United
 States Bureau of Foreign, and Do-
 nestle Commerce will describe actual sales conditions in Latin America, Asia. Australa sa, and other markets
 which offer the best opportunities to l American exporters today.
 R. A. Lundquist, chief of the elec- trica equipment division of the bu- reau. an electrical engineer of many
 years experiences who has investigat-
 ed sales methods in Australia, New 1 Zealand, South Africa. and the Far 1 East. will take for his subject Com pettive Electrical Merchandising i Abroad In view of the importance of Connecticut in electrical manufac- turing. this topic has d statewide ap- peal.
 No less timely will be the address of Walter H. Rsstall. chief of the iu- dustrial machinery division of the bureau. whose long residence in the Far East as sales engineer of leading American firms made him an au- thority upon "The Problem of Selling
 United States Machinery in India
 MT. Rastall is familiar with machin-
 cry markets all the way from Suez to Yokohama, and his analysis of the vast Indian demand for industrial
 equipment will serve to introduce numerous Connecticut firms to an en- tirely new field
 Connecticut ranks high in the pro- duction Of American specialties. in- cluding bells, clocks. firearms, hard ware, needles and pins, plated ware, sewing machines, tools, toys and games, and typewriters, Henry H.
 Morse, chief of the bureaus special ties division, an export mercandiscr Of many years standing. will present an exceptionally helpful subject, "Formu- lating an Export Policy" Mir. Morse has sold trade marked goods in every country in the world and he is well yersed in all the problems of selling, advertising. and distribution. For ten years he was export manager of a large New England concern.
 Nine out Of ten manufacturers at- tach primary importance 10 credits when export business comes up for discussion The remarks Of Governor 1 NJ. Jones, chief Of the finance and in- | vestment division of the bureau, will | bc heard with profit by all those in- interested in Credit Conditions | Abroad" Mr. Jones was formerly a ! high official Of the Mercantile Bank of the Americans. and during the past ! decade he has travelled throughout Latin America, visiting every coun- fry from Mexico to Argentina. In addition to the financial aspect ot trade. he will be ready to discuss all sort of special problems arising from business relations with our southern neiehbors.
 Lynn W. Aleckins New England | district manager Of the bureau, who spent several years in the Far East as American trade commissioner, has been helping American manufacturers with their export business for the past eight years. He will give a number of Practical Examples Of Export cents value of the Department of Commerce to Connecticut firms.
 Arrangements for the Bridgeport [ are in the hands of Alpheus Winter, general manag ger Of the Man ufacturers association and manager Of the Bridgeport cooperative office of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Mir. Winter has played leading role in the distribution Of .in- to hts local firms since the government established its Bridee- port branch three years ago.