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Show ha? in,strucUd Its long-time repra-tentatlve repra-tentatlve agent there to eroct a factory fact-ory for the manufacture of kad pencils pen-cils In the United States, Other newspaper Items speak of the growing American competition in tulle, (lace) leather belting, paints and colors, machinery, etc. It has been pointed out that when American manufacturers and exporters once master the Intricacies of foreign trade, as Germany. France and Great Britain Brit-ain have done, their products win dominate the markets of the world. INDUSTRIES TRANSFERRED TO UNITED STATES. . Deputy Consul-General Simon W. Hanauer of Frankfort, has translated from . C-erman sources the following statements in regard to European industries in-dustries establishing American branches. Recently it was announced that a I great silk dyeing factory of Lyons had acquired a large factory of this branch in Paterson. N. J., at a cost of several million dollars. The purpose of this acquisition Is to manufacture in the United State a claas or high-grade silk dress goods and textiles which hitherto had been Imported from France. Switzerland and Germany. It Is expected that in future other high quality silk goods (ribbons, etc.) will bo manufactured in tho United States i and the fear prevails that skilled j workmen and experts of the silk Industries In-dustries of Europe will be drawn to America, thereby inflicting Injury on European production and export trade. There are parties who seriously contemplate con-template the evontuality of the United Unit-ed States not only ceasing to Import any silk goods at all from abroad, but appearing In the outside markets as a strong competitor to the great rllk goods manufacturers of Europe. Tbe annual report on the huslnesa operations (for the year 1908-09) of the lead-pencil factory of Nuremberg says: As the unfavorable tariff of the United States, which has not been bettered by the late revision act. lias made It nlgt impossible to export our goods to that country, this company, in order not to lose its sales there |