Evening star., 1927-05-04

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Kansas or Connecticut must find its
chief outlet in our domestic market.
Such articles as mineral oils,
molasses, chicle, nitrate, bananas.
coffee and refined copper find almost
100 ner cent of their market in this
country, while sugar and lead prod
ucts come close to s5 per cent. While
on the other hand, naturally, these
countries do not take anywhere near
SO large a proportion of our total
exports as we take of theirs, vet in
many articles ii runs about 80 per
cent and its total for 1925 was almost
SSS2 900 900, or about 20 per cent or our
entire exports. This is vast sum
both in exports and imports ana or
great Importance TO our southern
neighhors and to ourselves in its finan'
cial effect and in it's enormous human
izing influence.
"A prime requisite of commerce is
transportation. on account of loca-
ton and cost most of our trade 10
the south is carried on by shipping.
In the last few years these facilities
have been both increased and inn
proved Boats which are comfortable
and commodious run from New York
To Peru in u days and to Chile in 20
days, while on the East Coast the
Argentine is reached in 20 days and
Brazil i'm IL days. AT least once each
week sometimes oftener. there are
sailings to Caribbean ports. This fine
passenger service has brought people
directly 10 America who formerly
came here by way Of European ports.
In addition 10 this a very extensive
freight service has been built up. In
1900 the number of American vessels
that entered these foreign ports was
s.O44. while the number that cleared
was 1923. In 1925 the number that
entered was 6.2S9 and the number
that cleared S.193.
Transportation Big Feature.
"While ships can land goods on the
coast. and sometimes go up the larger
rivers. any extensive distribution is
Ciependent upon land transportation
The building of railroads has greatly
contributed to this purpose. Engi-
neering feats have taken these rall-
roads over high mountain ranges that
seemed impossible. The highway
with the introduction of motor trucks
is becoming an important adjunct to
the railroads in our own country ana
i'm all the republics to the south. Mod
ern methods of construction have been
so highly developed in building our
highways that our road machinery IS
in great demand, and the desire Tor
information and education on this sub
iect has become SO widespread as TO
call together great international con-
ferences.
''Supplementing other modes of
travel, both by sea and land, is the
development of aviation. While this
has not reached the stage at which 1t
becomes a very important factor In
international commerce, yet where
speed is necessary in carrying travel
ers. perishable articles or mail it holds
promising possibilities.
Not only transportation. but COM
munication, is necessary to CONNER
cial interchange. For this purpose we
have the pan-American postal agree
ment. which makes the domestic rates
on mail matter applicable to all the
nations which are parties to the agree
ment. This includes all the republics
OF the two American continents, with
one exception, so that letter will go
anywhere within their territory at the
domestic rate of postage which pre-
walls in each. The cable and the radio
both furnish means by which almost
instantaneous communication can be
had among all the nations of our two
continents.
mo doubt the most important in
f1uence in enlarging trade is adver-
tising, and of all forms of advertising
that which results from personal ex-
perience and personal contact is most
valuable. A conference of this nature,
that will bring into such intimate re-
lationship the representatives of the
various producing elements of so many
different nations, cannot help reveal.
ing many new wants and many new
sources from which they can be sup
piled. Our sister republics have re-
sources of enormous value, and con-
stantly increasing dependence of the
whole world upon the products of
of continually enlarging commercial
horizon.