Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1898 — American Shoes in Germany. [ARTICLE]

American Shoes in Germany.

Twenty years ago American shoes ■were unknown in Germany. Indeed, at that time our shoes were not regarded as superior to those of German manufacture, but the many improvements which have been made in machinery, together with the careful study which our manufacturers have made of style and comfort, have placed our shoes in the front rank. An American can almost always be distinguished in a crowd by his shoes. In 1880 the value of shoes Imported into Germany from the United States amounted to $1,666; in 1890, to $9,044; in 1896 it was $30,508; and for the first five months of this year the total value of the shoes imported from the United States was $59,500.