. Canadian foundryman (1918). ine of manu-ture which has stood the country ingood, yet silent stead through thesecritical times, and which will doubt-less prove of equally as great avail inthe future. © OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENCE IN a recent report, Harrison Watson,Canadian Trade Commissioner, London,writes as follows:— It is clear that owing to lack ofmeans of ocean transportation, UnitedKingdom import restrictions, and the in-creasing Government control over theimportation and distribution of suppliesof all kinds, actual transactions in most lines of Can- a d i a n ex- ports are practically imp
. Canadian foundryman (1918). ine of manu-ture which has stood the country ingood, yet silent stead through thesecritical times, and which will doubt-less prove of equally as great avail inthe future. © OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENCE IN a recent report, Harrison Watson,Canadian Trade Commissioner, London,writes as follows:— It is clear that owing to lack ofmeans of ocean transportation, UnitedKingdom import restrictions, and the in-creasing Government control over theimportation and distribution of suppliesof all kinds, actual transactions in most lines of Can- a d i a n ex- ports are practically impossible a^ the present time. Upon the other hand, it is a favourhbl time for pro- p a g a n d a work. Owing to c omp 1 e tie trade dislo-cation result-ing from thf» war, it is necessary to seek new sources o f supply of most articles and this im- portant subject is now receiving atten-tion from both public bodies and busi-ness firms. As, in addition, thereis a very strong desire to obtainthese supplies from within theBri-. G. HARRIS., Canada Metal Co. tish Empire, and indeed to increase inter-Imperial trade relations of all kinds,Canadian producers, manufacturers, andshippers should be urged to take thefullest advantage of the opportunity. While it is apparent that under pres-ent circumstances the work of the TradeCommissioner service in Great Britainmust necessarily be mainly confined tospreading a better knowledge of Canadasresources with a view to trade after thewar—and this is even more the case in the provinces than in London—the TradeCommissioners, aware of the keen desireof Canada to increase and develop ex-port trade, inform inquirers that Cana-dian shippers propose making every ef-for to increase their export trade,and while it is obvious that actualbusiness is impossible at the presenttime they urge United Kingdom im-porters in the meantime to initiatecorrespopndence with Canadianhouses, so that information can besupplied and arrangements negoti-ated which wil
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