Show AMERICAN EXHIBIT IN SHANGHAI san francisco sept 29 A permanent industrial commercial exhibit will soon be established at shanghai chana by barouch Da cert of that place ho s here perfecting arrangements it Is said by the promoters that the exhibit enhance american corn bierce by properly introducing and advertising ver goods among the chinese merchants tho plan has been endorsed by the chamber of commercio com merco mid labor and secretary taft also ap of the method of promoting trade with the orient concerning the projected exhibit mr taft said in an interview prior to his departure for washington the project to establish a comprehensive exhibit of american goods at shanghai is one that commenda com menda my hearty commendation if it should bo put through it would so far as my information goes be th flirt intelligent effort of american merchants to go after the business of ane orient situated as are american merchants and possessing as we believe th best output in the world they are nevertie i less being hopelessly outclassed in the quest for the immense commerce of china japan and kotlier oriental countries it is high time something was done after the order of our chambers of commerce at home eo that the oriental merchants could have presented to them he kind of goods they want in the way they want them this is he only way customers are gained here and it Is the only way they can be gained there americans are not sending their highest goods over and what they do send is not put up in packages calculated to attract the merchant any such plan as this exhibit should bo supplemented by a reorganized consular service and to this end merchants get after their congressmen and compel action on this most important subject our important consular equipment is pitifully inadequate germany has ten times as many attaches at shanghai as the united states sir cert announces that the proposed exhibit will be in operation by the close of the new year this Is the first visit of the commercial bodies in the east tor the purpose of acquainting manufacturers with tho plan of ox |