Franco-American Exportation

It is a pity that you did not remain 2 at the pension this morning. While you were gone out Mr. Brown, the buyer for the firm, came to visit us. Is he going to remain a long time in Paris ? He has just left. He has to take the steamer to-night at Havre. What did he speak about3? This time he gave me very interesting information. He explained to me why articles manufactured in France are so well known in the United States, and why some of our manufactured articles are sold 4 in such large quantity in France.

He said that the United States generally exports raw materials to5 France and6 England. These countries buy cotton, wheat, wool, iron, and coal from us 7 because they cannot produce enough of them for their own needs.

However, there are certain industrial articles manufactured in the United States that are very well known in France. Glance at a newspaper and you will see advertisements for the sale of Gillette safety razors, Singer sewing machines, Waterman fountain pens, Underwood typewriters, and even McCormick threshers. These articles are sold 4 in large quantity everywhere in France.

On the contrary, the articles that France sends to us are very different. For example, we manufacture many kinds of perfumes in the United States. They are excellent perfumes, but they don't have the exquisite quality of those which bear a French trademark. It is a known fact that American women

1 Use on. 2 Subjunctive. 3 Place at the beginning.

4 Use the reflexive verb. 5 en.

6 Repeat en. 7 Ces pays nous achètent.