XXVI 
PACKING AND SHIPPING 
The method of packing goods intended for 
the export markets of Latin America is wor 
thy of the greatest study and the most serious 
consideration. Poor and improper packing, 
so characteristic of American made goods, has 
caused us the loss of much business, and wher 
ever I have been in these countries it has 
formed the subject of much unfavorable com 
ment and highly warranted criticism. Of 
late there has been a slight tendency toward 
improvement in this really important branch 
of the foreign trade, but there is still much 
opportunity for bettering conditions in this 
regard. 
In the United States with every forwarding 
facility, the largest, best and most complete 
transportation systems on earth, we are prone 
to think of the rest of the world as being simi- 
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