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Show NEW BINHIES DIRT THE' American Marine Interests Disregard Precedent to Se cure Rich Exports i B Assoi-l.itcil Press. ) C' 'NSTANYINOPLK. Sept. . (Correspondence (Cor-respondence i owing lo the general revision of houndarles of nations In the Balkans and other parts of the Levant, u is expected that trade aven- Ui - in iween (he Near Bast and western west-ern Europe and the Americas will be revised In u manner that will benefit the Western nations that stand read) to meet the new conditions. HI III ( I ROUTE) In the opinion of mo.'t eXperte familiar with the commercial conditions con-ditions In the Levant there must Inevitably In-evitably be a greater proportion of shipping direct from points of production pro-duction to Black Sea ports than has existed during the war In other words manufacturers will get Into dl! ,-, i ion. li w I'll m. i i bant - In lut iIh- iribution centers and eliminate the middleman and the trans-shipment In Constantinople to a considerable extent ex-tent The limited and unsatisfactory docking facilities in Constantinople and the prices demanded of the lighterage trust ami shipping agent! dominated by various European go -ernments are regarded a making tin- imperative. Admiral Mark Bristol, the American lllgn Commissioner. recently visited Bulgaria and Is much Impressed by the thrift and industry of the Bulgarians Bulgar-ians and Ho- skilful way in which they hae cultivated all Ihelr land In an effort to throw off the bad effects Of I hi war He believes that Varna and Bourgas are destined to become much iiion Important because of the Intelligence and Industry of the Bulgarians. Bul-garians. ili m i i xvob rs i idsaaa; in the opinion of many students of Bla k Sea commerce, will . never again be us Important relatively i as It was before the war. If Bes-.,-; rnbla remains In the hands of Bunia-I Bunia-I nta It Is expected here that a tariff Wall will go iip which will prevent Idessa from controlling the trade of that rich area as It did In the punt The business of Sevastopol. Theo- dosla and other Crimean pojta is oomparltively small. Novoroaalok, the fcrain-shlpplng center for the rich farming districts owned by the Cos ' sacks, has equipment fur shippim' peroleum In tanks; and Is an export center for zinc ore. potash, oilcakes and many other products. . I Poll and Batum, the two Georgian I portd. aford an entrance to Persia and the entire Trans-Caspian urea und arc j looked upon as centers which will I eventually assume great importance 1 because of their unlimited petroleum ; aupply piped In from Baku. These , two ports supply a population of about i S. 000. 000. Before the war Poll was exporting between iioo.oou and coo.ooo tons of manganese annually from tie Inexaustlblo deposits near ECutiOS. Most of this went to Germany, al-, al-, though the I'nlted Stutesand England I took small quantities. In 1913 the I Lulled Stales recieved 126,791 tons of tins Georgian manganese. These ports also ship much Circassian walnut and 1 licorice root. The ore. coal and oil : ports are centers to which American ' shipping will more naturally turn for return cargoes |