APPENDIX IV
PUBLICATIONS
Of value to persons interested in South American Trade.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Washington, D. C., has published many important pamphlets and a few books. A list of the publications available, with their prices, may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, or from the District offices of the Bureau, in New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle. Besides the ordinary consular reports, the Bureau offers publications in the following groups: Special Agent Series, comprising monographs on special industries, countries, and phases of commerce; Special Consular Reports; Foreign Tariff Series; Industrial Standards; and Miscellaneous Series.
Periodicals
Pan American Bulletin, Pan American Union, Washington.
The South American, 310 Lexington Ave., New York.
The Pan American Magazine, 70 Fifth Ave., New York.
Pan American Review, Pan American Society of the United States, 15 Broad St., New York.
Commercial America, Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.
Weekly Export Bulletin, Philadelphia Commercial Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.
Export American Industries, 60 Church St., New York.
American Exporter, Johnston Export Publishing Company, 370 Seventh Ave., New York.
Dun’s International Review, 290 Broadway, New York.
The World’s Markets, 290 Broadway, New York.
Export and Shipping Journal, Board of Trade Bldg., Portland, Ore.
Export News, 16 Beaver St., New York.
Export Trade, 280 Broadway, New York.
Exporters’ Standard, 15 Park Row, New York.
Electrical Exporter, 114 Liberty St., New York.
Export Recorder of Shoe and Leather Industry, 207 South St., Boston.
Importers’ Guide, 47 Broadway, New York.
International Cinema Trade Review, 1587 Broadway, New York.
International Trade Developer, 168 Michigan Ave., Chicago.
Iron Age Catalogue of American Exports, 239 West 39th St., New York.
Pacific Ports, 626 Central Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
Pan Pacific, 618 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif.
House Organs
American Export Monthly, Arkell & Douglas, 44 Whitehall St., New York.
Export World and Herald, American Trading Company, 25 Broad St., New York.
Exporters’ and Importers’ Journal, Henry W. Peabody & Company, 17 State St., New York.
Foreign Trade Bulletin, American Express Company, 65 Broadway, New York.
Du Pont Products, Du Pont de Nemours Export Company, 120 Broadway, New York.
Graphic Arts, Parsons & Whittemore, 799 Broadway, New York.
The Grace Log, W. R. Grace & Company, 7 Hanover Square, New York.
Periodicals in Spanish or Portuguese
America, National Association of Manufacturers, 60 Church St., New York.
American Leather, 41 Park Row, New York.
Automotive Exporter, 448 West 37th St., New York.
Boot and Shoe Recorder, 207 South St., Boston.
Cine Mundial, 516 Fifth Ave., New York.
Dun’s International Review, 290 Broadway, New York.
El Arte Tipografico, 32 Burling Slip, New York.
El Automovil Americano, 239 West 39th St., New York.
El Campo International, 2 West 45th St., New York.
El Comercio, 114 Liberty St., New York.
El Escritorio, 32 Burling Slip, New York.
El Indicador Mercantil, 1328 Broadway, New York.
El Ingeniero y Contratista, 161 Water St., New York.
El Mercurio, 635 Common St., New Orleans, La.
El Mundo Azucarero, 407 Carondelet St., New Orleans, La.
El Norte Americano, 310 Lexington Ave., New York.
El Reporter Americano (Shoe and Leather), 166 Essex St., Boston.
Empresa, John W. Thorne & Company, 165 Broadway, New York.
Exportador Americano, 370 Seventh Ave., New York.
Ferreteria, Hurt Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
Geyers’ Revista International de Papeleria, etc., 175 Fifth Ave., New York.
Ingenieria Internacional, Tenth Ave., at 36th St., New York.
La Hacienda, 775 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
La Industria, 114 Liberty St., New York.
O Engenheiro e Empreiteiro, 161 Water St., New York.
Office Appliance Exporter, 417 South Dearborn St., Chicago.
Pictorial Review, 222 West 39th St., New York.
Revista Americano Farmacia y Medecina, 66 West Broadway, New York.
Vogue, 19 West 44th St., New York.
All the above publications are in Spanish except O Engenheiro, which is in Portuguese; La Hacienda and Dun’s International Review have both Portuguese and Spanish Editions.
The Pan American Bulletin has Spanish and Portuguese editions, differing from the English edition.
Some Useful Books
Of fairly recent date
The Commercial Travelers’ Guide to Latin America (with separate maps), by E. B. Filsinger. No. 89 of the Miscellaneous Series of the U. S. Bureau of Foreign Commerce, 1920, 592 p., $1.25, contains a vast amount of detailed information as to routes of travel and cities, large and small. With the correction of some obvious errors now proceeding in a revision, the second edition will be of immense value to the persons for whom it is designed, and highly useful in the home office. The maps, included in the low price, perform a genuine and needed service, though not entirely accurate.
Encyclopedia of Latin America: Marion Wilcox and G. E. Rines, editors, New York, 887 p. $10.
The South American Tour, A Guide, by Annie S. Peck. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1913, ’16, ’20. Pronounced in 1916 by the Director of Commerce and Industry of Argentina, the best and most accurate book on South America that he had seen. 400 p. $3.00.
A Guide to South America, by W. A. Hirst. MacMillan Company, London, 1915. 340 p. $1.75.
The Great South Land, The River Plate and Southern Brazil of To-day, by W. H. Koebel. Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920. 314 p. $4.50.
Pan American Commercial Congress, Proceedings, 1919. Pan American Union, Washington. $3.00.
Anglo South American Handbook, by W. H. Koebel, 1921. Macmillan Co. $7.50.
The South American Year Book and Directory, 1915. Louis Cassier Co., London (International Book Co., New York). 600 p. $8.50.
Latin American Year Book for Investors and Merchants. Criterion Newspaper Syndicate, New York. $3.00.
The Statesman’s Year Book. Macmillan Co., New York.
South America, Past and Present, by L. C. Bollo, 1919, Whitehall Bldg., New York. 218 p. $3.00.
The States of South America, by Charles Domville-Fife. Macmillan Co., New York, 1920. Concise, unusually accurate and valuable.
Glimpses of South America, by F. A. Sherwood. Century Co., 1920. 406 p. $4.00.
Understanding South America, by C. S. Cooper. Geo. H. Doran Co., 1918. 426 p. $2.50.
The Gulf of Misunderstanding, by Tancredo Pinochet. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1920. 275 p. $2.50.
Men, Manners and Morals, in South America, by J. O. Bland. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1920. $4.00.
United States and Latin America. Doubleday, Page & Co. $2.50.
Books on Individual Countries
Argentina
Argentina y sus Grandezas (with map), by Blasco Ibanez. E. P. Dutton, 1921. $12.00.
Argentina, by G. J. Mills. D. Appleton & Co., 1914. 209 p. $3.00. Good handbook.
Argentina and Uruguay, by Gordon Ross. Macmillan Co., 1916. 308 p. $4.25.
Argentina in the Twentieth Century, by A. B. Martinez and M. Lewandowski. Scribner, 1915.
The Argentine Year Book. R. Grant & Co., Buenos Aires, 10th ed., 1919. Donnell & Palmer, Whitehall Bldg., New York. $4.50. Gives commercial laws, regulations, statistics, information on trade and industry, etc.
Five Months in the Argentine from a Woman’s Point of View, by K. S. Dreier. F. F. Sherman, 1920. $3.50.
Baedeker of the Argentine Republic, by A. B. Martinez. D. Appleton & Co.
Economic Development of the Argentine Republic in the Last Fifty Years. E. Tornquist & Co., Buenos Aires, 1919. Pamphlet, 328 p. Free.
Bolivia
Bolivia: Its People and Its Resources, by Paul Walle. Scribner, 1914. 407 p. $4.50.
Guia General de Bolivia; Commercial, Industrial, etc., 1918, by R. and V. Heredia. Imprenta Artistica, La Paz, Bolivia. 1959 p.
Report on the Development of Commercial Relations Between the United States and Bolivia, by J. L. Tejada, Second Pan American Financial Congress, Pan American Union, Washington, 1920. 55 p. Free.
Brazil
Brazil, Today and Tomorrow, by L. E. Elliott. Macmillan Co., 1917. 338 p. $2.50. Good.
Brazil in 1919, by J. C. Oakenfull, Commission of Economic Expansion of Brazil, U. S. Organization Office, 50 Church St., New York. Important.
Economic Notes on Brazil, by I. S. Lopes, Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce, Rio de Janeiro, 1919. 103 p.
North Brazil, by E. C. Buley. D. Appleton, 1914. 216 p. $3.00.
South Brazil, by E. C. Buley. D. Appleton, 1914. 216 p. $3.00.
The Sea and the Jungle, by H. M. Tomlinson. E. P. Dutton, 1920. $5.00. Delightful.
Chile
Chile Industrial, by P. L. Gonzalez, Soc. Imprenta y Litografia Universo, Santiago, Chile, 1919. 244 p.
Chile, Its Land and People, by F. J. G. Maitland. Francis Griffiths, London, 1914. 293 p. $2.75.
Chile, by G. J. Mills. D. Appleton. 193 p. $3.00. A practical handbook.
Colombia
Blue Book of Colombia, Colombian Consulate, 17 Battery Place, New York, 1918. English and Spanish. 725 p. $15.00. Varied and valuable information.
Colombia, by P. J. Eder. Scribner, 1917. 312 p. $4.50.
Colombia, by V. Levine. D. Appleton, 1914. 220 p. $3.00.
Comercio Exterior de la Republica de Colombia; por Direccion General de Estadistica, Imprenta Nacional, Bogota, 1919. 498 p.
Ecuador
Ecuador, by C. R. Enock. Scribner, 1914. 375 p. $4.50.
The Guianas
British, Dutch, and French Guiana, by J. Rodway. Scribner, 1912. 318 p. $4.50.
British Guiana Commercial Handbook, compiled by Comptroller of Customs. The Argosy Co., Georgetown, B. G., 1920. 36 cents.
Paraguay
Paraguay, by W. H. Koebel. Scribner, 1917. 348 p. $4.50.
Peru
Peru, by E. C. Vivian. D. Appleton, 1914. 235 p. $3.00. Good handbook.
Uruguay
Uruguay, by W. H. Koebel. Scribner, 1911. 350 p. $4.50.
Venezuela
Venezuela, by L. V. Dalton. T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1918. 320 p. $4.50.
Valuable articles may be found in many magazines. Monographs of the different countries have been published by the Pan American Union and by the Bureau of Foreign Commerce.
Books on Foreign Trade
American Business in World’s Markets, by J. T. M. Moore. Geo. H. Doran Co., 1919. 320 p. $2.00.
American Foreign Trade, Charles M. Pepper. Century Co., 1919. 350 p. $2.50.
American Manufacturers’ Export Association Year Book, 300 p. $3.00.
Export Trade Directory, Johnston Export Publishing Co., New York, Annual. $10.00.
Exporters’ Encyclopedia, Exporters’ Encyclopedia Co., 280 Broadway, New York. Annual. $15.00. Necessary Book of Reference with supplementary bulletins.
Exporting to Latin America, by E. B. Filsinger. D. Appleton, 1916. 565 p. $3.25. Comprehensive and valuable.
Getting Together with Latin America, by A. Hyatt Verrill. E. P. Dutton, 1918. $2.00.
Instruction Book for Export Packing of Engineer Material, Engineer Corps, U. S. Army, Washington. 63 p. Free; important.
National Foreign Trade Conventions, Proceedings of. Yearly, 1914-21 Valuable addresses, National Foreign Trade Council, India House, New York. $2.00 each.
Pan American Commerce. Report of Pan American Commercial Conference, June, 1919; Pan American Union, Washington, 1919. 473 p. $3.00.
Practical Exporting, by B. Olney Hough. Johnston Publishing Co., New York, 4th ed., 1919. 529 p. $5.00. Useful book by a recognized authority.
Principles of Foreign Trade, by Norbert L. Savay. Ronald Press, New York, 1919. 495 p. $4.00.
Selling Latin America, by W. E. Aughinbaugh. Small, Maynard & Co., Boston, 1915. 408 p. $2.00.
Advertising for Foreign Trade, by W. E. Aughinbaugh, Foreign Editor N. Y. Commercial. Century Co., New York, 1921. 300 p. $3.00.
South and Central American Trade Conditions of To-day, by A. Hyatt Verrill. Dodd, Mead, 1919. $1.50.
Theory and Practice of International Commerce, by A. J. Wolfe International Book Co., New York, 1919. 548 p. $5.00. Text Book of import, export, and banking practice.
Trading With Latin America, by E. B. Filsinger, Irving National Bank, New York, 1917, 1919. 186 p.
On Banking
Acceptance Corporations, and other pamphlets, issued by the Acceptance Council, 111 Broadway, New York, 1919.
Acceptances: Other pamphlets on this subject issued by the American Exchange Bank, N. Y., 1918, 79 p.; by Guaranty Trust Co., N. Y., 1918, 72 p.; by National City Bank, N. Y., 1918, 56 p.; by Merchants and Metals National Bank, N. Y., 1918, 50 p.; Trade Acceptance Review and other Pamphlets, Irving National Bank, N. Y., Foreign Financing under the Edge Act, Guaranty Trust Co., 1919, 40 p.; Handbook of Finance and Trade with South America, 1919, and Latin American Monetary Systems and Exchange Conditions, National City Bank; all free if available.
Foreign Credit Information, R. G. Dun, N. Y., 1919. 24 p. Free.
Foreign Exchange Explained, by Franklin Escher. Macmillan Co., 1917 (reprint 1920). 219 p. $1.25.
Foreign Exchange; Theory and Practice, by Thomas York. Ronald Press, N. Y., 1920. $2.50.
On Commodities
Mineral Deposits of South America, by Miller and Singewald. McGraw-Hill Book Co., N. Y., 1919. 598 p. $5.00.
Coconuts, Kernels, Cacao, and Edible Vegetable Oils and Seeds of Commerce; a practical handbook by H. O. Newland. J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila., 1919. 111 p. $2.50.
Pitman’s Commercial Commodities and Industries; a series of 27 illustrated volumes, each $1.00, on Coal, Coffee, etc. Isaac Pitman & Sons, London and N. Y.
World’s Food Resources, by J. Russell Smith. Henry Holt & Co., N. Y., 1919. 634 p. $3.50.
What Brazil Buys and Sells, Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce, Rio de Janeiro, 1918. 95 p.\
On Shipping
Influence of the Great War upon Shipping, by J. Russell Smith. Oxford Univ. Press, N. Y., 1919. 357 p.
Ocean Steamship Traffic Management, by G. G. Huebner. D. Appleton, 1920. 273 p. $3.00. Appleton Shipping Series. Other volumes to appear.
Ports and Terminal Facilities, by R. S. MacElwee. McGraw-Hill Co., N. Y., 1918. $3.00.
Principles of Ocean Transportation, by E. R. Johnson and G. G. Huebner. D. Appleton, 1918. $2.75.
Shipping’s Share in Foreign Trade, Fundamentals of Ocean Transportation. Guaranty Trust Co., 1919. 30 p. Free.
Geographies, Maps, etc.
Commercial Geography, by G. G. Chisholm. Longmans, Green & Co., London and New York, 1918, 8th ed. 666 p. $7.50.
South America, a Geography Reader, by Israel Bowman. Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1915. 354 p. 75 cents.
South America, by N. B. Allen. Ginn & Co., Boston, 1918. 413 p. 96 cents.
Atlas Americana Latina, General Drafting Co., New York, 1919. $20.00. New maps and charts by experts. English and Spanish text.
Commercial Atlas of America, including South America in four sections. Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, 1921. $35.00. Wall Map, of South America, 46 × 66, $10.00, $15.00. Pocket Maps, 4 sections, each 35 cents.
Comparative Wall Atlas of South America, George Philip and Son, London Geographical Institute.
London Times Survey Atlas of the World, 1920.
The Daily Telegraph Victory Atlas of the World, London, 1920.
Business Atlas of Economic Geography, C. S. Hammond & Co., N. Y. 88 p. $1.50.
South America, Maps, Richard Mayer, 70 Wall St., New York. Many sections, 42 × 30 inches. Each section, paper, $15.00, linen $17.50. Key map showing finished sections on request. Railroads and Mineral Conditions.
Commercial Map of South America, Scale 1:1,000,000, J. G. Bartholomew, London and Edinburgh. 3 s.
Commercial Map of Latin America, 23 × 33 inches, Irving National Bank, New York.
Trade Chart of Latin America, 23 × 33 inches, Irving National Bank, 1919. Imports and exports 1913-1918 with per cent to and from United States.
Atlas do Brazil, by Homem de Mello, Rio de Janeiro, 1907.
Mappas do Brazil, Sociedade Nacional de Agricultura, 1907.
Mapa de Chile (Government), 1910.
Atlas Argentino, 1898.
No attempt has been made to supply complete bibliographies. Other works are listed in various books and in Government pamphlets. An excellent series of bibliographies recently published in The World’s Markets may now be available in pamphlet form through the courtesy of the Service Department of Dun’s International Review, 290 Broadway, New York, to which the author is much indebted.