Show SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED IN lIE PROPOSED TRIP Many Places Not on thc Proposed Itinerary Hate Sent Urgent Invitations Invi-tations to the Manufacturers PHILADELPHIA June ISince it was announced a month ago that the National Association of Manufacturers had undertaken the organization of apart a-part of representative men for the purpose of visiting South America this summer an extraordinary amount of interest in the project has been manifested mani-fested throughout the country In South America the projected visit has aroused the interest of those countries not concerned in the tour to such an extent that efforts have been made to secure changes in the itinerary for an extension of the trip so as to include several countries in addition to those first selected for study There has been some talk of crossing the Andes to Chili from the province of Mendoza in Argentina and now the Peruvian government is anxious to have the party include Peru in its tour President Search of the National Association As-sociation of Manufacturers ha just received from the department of state a copy of a letter from James A McKenzie Mc-Kenzie United States minister at LIma conveying a very hearty and cordial Invitation from the inviaton government govern-ment of Peru to the party which is I now being formed for the South American trip While it would be impossible im-possible for our party to extend its I tour and accept this invitation says Mr Search still this expression of I earnest welcome is very significant as showing the interest with which this I trip is viewed in South America and the importance which is attached to I it there Our itinerary made itnerary was mae upI up-I weeks ag and it is not feasible to extend ex-tend the route beyond the points already I and al-ready Uruguay selected in Argentina Brazil I The interest which is manifested Iin j this trip by the business men in every section of the United States is really remarkable I shows how eager our people are to enlarge their foreign trade As far as it ha been made up our party includes some of the largest and best known manufacturers manufac-turers in this country and those who have not yet completed their arrangements arrange-ments for joining the party are of equal prominence in business circles I There is every prospect that the party will be thoroughly representative of I the most important manufacturing interests in-terests in the United States The mere this has devel t announcement of tour I oped an enormous volume of correspondence corre-spondence showing that the businessmen I business-men of the country are keenly alive to opportunities for the enlargement of our foreign commerce |