Evening star., 1924-10-05

MEXICAN manufacturers, from
~ those who make saws and
~ chisels to those who turn out
locomotives and iron bridges
or steel building framework,
are expected to benefit from con-
ference on standa rdization, in which
all of the American nations are to
participate, to be held in the near
future.
At the same time producers OF raw
productS-grain, cotton. hides and
skins. wool, and so forth-both in
the United States and in the 20 other
American republics, will share in the
gains which will come, it is con-
fidently believed by officials here.
from the uniformity of grading and
other marketing conditions which the
conference is expected to bring ABOUT.
Thi. conference is looked on as
one of il not the most important
business gathering which has ever
been held among the American ma
tions. 1t will meet at Lima, Peru
December 23. and will be known as
the First Pan-American Standardiza-
ton Conference. It's meetings will
be simultaneous with those of the
Third Pan-American Scientific Con-
cress. which will be holding its ses-
sions al the same time.
To the United States the greatest
gain in a commercial way from the
coming conference will probably be
in the industrial and manufacturing
field. Facilities will be afforded for
improving and increasing business
transactions with all the other Amer
ican countries. AS for the republics
Of South and Central America. Mexi-
CO and the West Indies-they being
mainly producers of agricultural and
other raw products rather than OF
manufactured goods-their chief gain
will be derived from the improve
ments which will come in the mar
keting Of their wheat and their wool,
their hides and skins. coffee. sugar.
tobacco and similar products.
AS for the manufacturer and the
business man, he will benefit prin-
cipally through standardization of
specifications on machinery. tools,
supplies and other merchandise. The
producers and sellers Of raw products
will benefit through uniform classi-
fication and grading Of the different
raw materials. The establishment of
this uniform grading and nomencla-
ture, it is believed, will enable the
producer Of cotton, grain, hides. cof-
fee and other products to market his
products more easily and at better
price than If they are shipped with
out the exporter or foreign purchaser
uct he is buying.
How Manufacturer VIII Beneflt.
Manufacturers Of practically all
| kinds will benefit from the establish
| ment of this Standardization. it is
believed, through the better facility
Fit will furnish them in carrying on
| their business transactions with pur-
chasers of their products in other
countries. This proposed uniformity
of nomenclature and of specification
| will be particularly helpful to them.
| 1t is pointed out, in the drafting OF
I contracts with their foreign buyers.
! At the present time, without any in
| ternational agreement in regard to
| specifications of various manufacture
ed products-locomotiv iron and
steel, building materials or what not
it is frequently difficult to supply
the products in exact accordance with
the terms of the contract. The con-
tract may provide. for instance, that
one part of a machine be built in
accordance with certain British or
German standards, while another part
| Of the same machine be built in ac-
| cordance with certain French or
| other standard,
4 Both Government officials and rep
Fresentatives Of different groups OF
business in the United States have