The Philadelphia Commercial Miiseiini 



PHILADELPHIA, Pfl., 0. S. fl. 



A NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT 6r*> INTER- 

 NATIONAL TRADE AND COMMERCE; ITS SPECIAL EFFORTS ARE 

 DIRECTED TOWARDS THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEVELOP- ! 

 MENf OF THE EXPORT TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. .•. .-. 



i. In order tp make the results of its. efforts available, Me Philadelphia Commercial 

 Museum conducts its work uudertbese^ Departments: -; ) r - . 



...COLLECTIONS OF WW PRODUCE'S. from every country in the wprld, which tell 

 St a glance what is produced, and what each country has to offer in the way of trade. 



MANUFACTURED ARTICLES made in the great manufacturing countries of 

 Europe and sold in every part of the world. ft 



1 1f a merchant wishes tp inform himself on the trade of any country he will find in its 

 special department samples'of 'wood, 'ores, hides, Wools, fibres,, cottons, gums, etc. 



The collections of raw products are made-practically useful by scientific and technical 

 laboratories, Where complete tests are made With special reference tofthe industrial value 

 of any given product. . c . l * ' - " .*-* 



M frequent intervals scientific bulletins are issued, covering the results of explora- 

 ; tiohs and investigations into the realms of natural philosophy in all it's branches ' 



Having Shown the producing capacity of any given country, the Commercial Museum 

 shows also the consuming ca pacityby the collectiofcs'of the manufactured goods that are 

 most salable. These afe actual sarhplesnf what is in the market. Textiles hardware, 

 ' clothing, household goods, cutlery/ pyovisions^everything that is impdrtedrAare repre- 

 sented In these sample collections; with each sample is full information as to place of 

 - manufacture, price, terms of sales distribution, etc. t -'.„;-- ' . -**• '. ; ', 



'..•(■■' BUREAU OF INFORMATION. 



To the general business cornmujiity the resources of the Museum are made available 

 by the, Bureau of IiiformationV ' This Bureau IS, actively reporting trade conditions 

 existing in other countries, lo representative .manufacturers and merchantsciq every 

 part of the United States! ' > i . ,, 



, - /Bpfecial communications acquaint members with new enterprises and trade oppor- ' 

 'lunities in foreign markets. whic*lumay merit their prompt attention. 

 *,' Lists of prominent importers and merchants in all foreign countries are supplied in 

 the form of address cards contained in index cabinets/ ' ' ■ 



Information is supplied concerning the financial standing of foreign business houses., 



Special advice is given asto the'inost desirable points for* the* location'of, foreign 

 agencies ; houses or-individuals who may bt best .fitted to^et as agents, and methods by 

 "which any line may be niost successfully introduced and maintained in each foreign market* 



Producers in foreign countries are put in communication with manufacturers in the '' 

 United States who desire to purchase* t-heir raw products. , 



Importers and merchants in -foreign' countries are put J in 'communication with.- 

 manufacturers in the United States who make the goods which find a' market abroad,. or .' 

 for which a market may be created * ■ - 



The Philadelphia . Comrnercial Museum is officially connected with every prominent 

 commercial organisation in the United States, and with pver two huuarei.trade organi- 

 zations in foreign countries. - 

 , It has iover - 20,000 regular correspondents among foreign business firms, and 

 , incidental correspondence with over 60,000 others. Regular correspondenceis maintained 

 between the entire Consular 1 service of the United States and the Bureau of Information, 

 and many Consuls of other countries are heard from at frequent intervals. 



>, The Philadelphia Commercial Museum is maintained by appropriations, made by V 

 the city of Philadelphia and membership fees from manufacturing firms and others*."-: 

 interested in foreign commerce. -It is one of the group of Museums, Pedagogical, Ethnor 

 logical, Archaeological, Natural pistory. General fl,tid Commercial included under the 

 corporate title, Philadelphia Museums. 

 : The government is under a Board of Trustees, including State and Municipal officers 

 and private citizens, twentv-two in rihniber. . ' ' 



The standing and reputation of the institution are made unassailable in that.it does 

 not enter into actual trade of any kind and is in no way affiliated with, 4ny political 

 organization. i ''.'.'* 



Address all communications to - 



W.P.WILSON, Director 



