Show FRANCE TO BE GREAT MARKET FOR US U.S. U. U S. S PRODUCTS By MILTON BRONNER By Th The Tel cram E N News Newa w E NEW YORK YOUK Dec S. S When When the tile war is over and the precess process of or re rebuilding rebuilding rebuilding re- re building from the ruins begins states i like Ohio and Pennsylvania which manufacture huge quantities of or machinery machinery ma ma- chinery can do no no better than look to France for an immediate market The speaker was A. A B. B Farquhar head of the A. A B. B Farquhar company of Tork York Pa manufacturers of agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural machines and heavy n machin 1 cry en About a year ago the French sent an industrial commission to this cOUntry country country coun coun- try to study after war ties In ret return rn an American industrial commission not long ago went to France Farquhar was a member Peace said he is going to mean the start of a a. rebuilding era such as 55 Europe has not known since the wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- wreckage age of the middle ages I understand that almost every piece of machinery in the occupied districts districts districts dis dis- dis- dis of Belgium and France has been carried away by the Germans who syStematically systematically I set about to strip the conquered con coil territory of everything that would be valuable in the reorganization tion of its factories This has been done with the usual German thoroughness When peace j finally comes the plants in Belgium and northern France will be nothing more than four walls I I could not even estimate the amount of machinery that must be bought by the French Frencl FrencHt and the Belgians I once the fighting stops Its total value Will run into huge figures They rhey will want almost every kind of machinery required by modern industry Any American maker of machinery can turn confidently to that field for lucrative business on the very day peace is Implements of every sort will also be required I asked the French minister min minister min mill ister of agriculture what the farmers would need He got a report from his secretary and said that when peace cam came French farmers would need at atones once ones plows tract tractor r en engines engines en- en gines threshers and so on Our business men must not make the mistake of believing that France has been impoverished by the war We Ve were astonished by the amazing richness rich richness ness and resources of or the country Of course war expenses expenses have proved a heavy drain and and the Ame American ican seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing French accounts after the war must extend reasonable credit I think our domestic credit arrangements would about fit the situ situation Uon Remember too that there are no better debtors in m the world than the French The They rank first among the nations for promptness promptness' in meeting all obligations I found the French disposed to favor favor fa fa- fa- fa vor American c concerns n erns But we m must st all ll bear in hi m mind l d that we must give them the full value of every franc spent with us us and must reciprocate by purchasing products France makes better better bet pet ter tel than any country in the world |