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many details, which details would be appreciated by manufacturers who want to deal with merchants in India, and these things can be better elucidated in a personal conversation. I would only mention a few lines of the manufactured articles that would be proper to introduce into India.
First, agricultural implements. Now, while we receive a large quantity from other countries in India America only sent us about 16,000 worth last year. What is the reason? There are reasons and these reasons I shall state at the end of this address. Then there is a possibility of introducing brass manufactures into India, also next comes brooms and brushes bicycles, colluloid articles, chemicals, drugs, medicines clocks and watches, articles of copper, cotton manufactures, and just here I will remark that from 97 to 99 per cent of the textile goods imported into India, 97 to 99 per cent was furnished by Great Britain, and we shall continue to buy from Great Britain all such goods.
Now we have a reason for that. If you can comply with the condition and requirement in India markets, you can also have a share. In the first place, the mill owners of this country know nothing-I should say absolutely nothing-of the kind of goods that would have a sale in India. I do not like to make personal remarks, but a short time ago I had
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