COMMERCIAL SMARTNESS.
Ax instance of the commercial smartness of the Americans is shown by the way goods are handled. Every shipment of goods to a United States port must pass through the
hands of the American Consul, ViceConsul or Consular Agent for the district from which the goods are sent, and the amount, value, place of origin, market price ruling in the country of production, the method of production and similar data are carefully noted. In virtue of this system the United States obtains valuable information, which is utilized to the best advantage at homo, and naturally is of great assistance to American exporters, who know exactly what is wanted abroad and where it is wanted, and consequently have not to woik blindly or to pay dearly for the lessons of experience. Still more important is the fact that the Americans obtain all the information practically gratis, since the foreign producer or shipper not only is obliged jto supply the above data, but has to pay more or less heavy fees for the consular signature, which alone is taken in proof that these formalities have been fulfilled.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 186, 14 August 1901, Page 2
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