New Britain herald., 1925-05-20
SEES ROSY FUTURE
 FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Visitor Here Predicts Great
 Era Of Prosperity

The export of fruit was begun purely Rs an experiment in South Africa few years ago has today grown to such tremendous propor- tions as to be chased as the fourth most important commercial enter. prise in all the Transyaal, even seriously to soon eclipse the three paramount industries al- ways associated with this famous English depcndency-gold mining, diamond mining and ostrich feather raising, according to W. D. Campbell Of Johannesburg who has been vis- ting at the Burritt hotel for the past 10 days,
 MT. Campbell. who is the repre- sentative in the Transvaal for vir- tually every important hardware or ganization in America. has lived in Johannesburg for the past 80 years but has never before visited the United States He said that he was thoroughly and pleasantly surprised with everything he saw here, and added that he had never once eX- pected to be so wonderfully received as he has been since first setting foot in New York.
 American Hosts Rest
 He Vouchsafed the information that he considered American hosts among the best in the world, and said that he only hoped 10 be able to return some time again when he would not have 10 be so much taken up in his business activities.
 Mir. Campbell arrived in New York just two weeks ago and has spent the greater part of his time since then in New Britain with the exception Of a few jaunts into sorthngton. He left yesterday for Cleveland, after which his itinerary will carry him through Indianapolis, Providence, New York, Athol. Mass, land Boston. He is scheduled to en- bark for home at the last-named port on Or about June 2o,
 Talks on Fruit Growing
 The distinct feature of the fruit exporting business as we find 1t in south Africa" said Mir. Campbell lis this. We arc able 10 ship our i fruit to arrive in the various cities Of the world during the off seasons of the fruits native 10 those cities Iand clines. For instance, you can find our peaches in London in mid, winter. Our chief exports in this line include peaches, grapes and the various citrus fruits. of which family the orange is the most extensively cultivated
 "Of course our chief industry has always been gold mining, and today three quarters of all the gold mined in the world comes from the Trans vaal, Our second most important is the diamond industry, with Kimber- Hey as the center. The ostrich feather industry occupies third place.
 Business Improving "The business situation in South Africa which has been in the dol. drums, as has the rest Of the world for the past three years, is slowly coming into it's own again, and Ire mendous impetus was added when the government returned 10 a gold standard a short time ago. Miners were paid off the first of March with gold bullion mintcd by the govern ment at Pretoria. capital Of the Transvaal, to the amount of 400, 0,0o0 pounds sterling, or sc,o0n,000, A similar amount was put into circu- lation q month later.
 "The summer just past also tend ed to give evidence Of the swift re- turn to prosperity due primarily to an exceptional fall Of rain. This means an Improvement of farming conditions and points 10 bumper harvest.
 Building Trades Better
 "The employment situation in South Africa which was very desper- ate for the past two years. has been taking a gradual turn for the bet