Show commercial preparedness necessary if US U S would hold south american trade by JOHN i OHN H FAHEY former president Pret ident of the chamba 0 of commerce 0 of the uzi un led state with an increase in the trado trade of the united staig with central and south routh america over any previous provi oua record of more than for or tae che last fiscal year and the prospect that for 1916 the egure will be better than any corresponding year the question questin naturally arises can we hold it in my opinion we can hold a large part if not all of it if you go about il it with energy and common sense this new business for the united states is not in the same class with temporary contracts itis it is tae kind of business we need part of it is represented by increased orders from old custon customers fers due to the fact that their competitors are cut ose oa from sources of supply in europe what we ve most need to hold what we have and further expand 1 I our routh and central cental cent al american business bubines bu sines is real comai corr inic acial preparedness it ft is time for vis to study it out now reach our own conclusions as to what the situ situation atida will be and plan fo jr it those these countries must be seriously studied their size and importance must be realized the tremendous progress most of them have seen in the last 30 yeam year should be appreciated in connection with the fact that in hi the main their business is of a sound character character b cause they deal in foodstuffs and staples which the world must buy hete here at home our manufacturers in the east understand bilat what increase in crop values in the west has meant to us during the last 30 years ard ald ar al d what they mean today the south american business is founded on exactly the same tiling thing this field is permanently valuable to us if we develop it |