The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-07

an interview in the POst-intelliSencef.
have aroused considerable interest among
the japanese and Chinese merchants long
established IN this city and they are IN
aninous ln the belief that such a me OF
steamers plying direct between this port
and Japsn and China. will open up such
a vast commerce that IL - sure 70 pay
from the start. and with the transeonti-
mental railroad facilities now existing
and in prospect. IS certain 10 make OF
Seattle the greatest port OF entry on the
Pacific coast.
Great OPPORTUNITIES In Japan
Charles sasaks, a japanese merchant
on South Second street. said that A direct
line Of steamers such as Mt HIlI con-
resn3lated would al once open the Japan
csc market for the great lumber interests
on Puget sound. He said. .,
s'Japan a. you know. with Its ZiV''~
.gtare miles Of area. which has been m
nabited for several thousand years =
barren 20 far as trees are conceFAtu.
and every foot OF lum5er for the use OF
its 4gee ga people has TO be importer
and much OF il now comes from van
oouver. r. g. but with a direct line OF
steamers large enough 20 carry lumber
that trade could be centered In this port.
Japan builds in it's shipyards on 81 aver
arc fifty vessels year. having q tonnage
OF from fifty upwards. including IRON
steamers. In connection with THIS last
iron also is imported into japan. there
not being iron enough IN the whole en-
pire from which to make a needle. Al
present all the iron - imported from En-
gland By firms established in Japan who
have become rich, and this trade could
be easily diverted to this port ana would
a. once furnish market for all the IRON
works that could be started In this viein-
fly Both japan and China could be sup
Piled with American iron.
Japan. oaing to It's limited $40 and
crowded condition. can never DC ought
nut Il manufacturing country and there
is q progressive spirit there eager to
build factories on the American plan OF
perfection and the new steamer line Mr.
Hil contemplates could be kept busy car
rying raw material TO them. Al present
the American trade In Japan is controlled
b. San Francisco firms and the English
trade by branch English houses which
send all orders TO England or Nancou-
yer, r. G.
Tho Tacoma Line Not Enough.
THE Tacoma line to Japan is iuade-
qnate TO the wants of this trade from
Puget sound. As an illustration of this
I received an order from Japan TO ship
two carloads of -four. ] tried TO make
arrangements with the present line from
Tacoma. but as its boats were all filled
for months ahead I had to admit my in
ability 10 fill the order.
1T is safe To say that If We could ship
direct from this port We could save at
least II per cent. on the cost Of transpor-
tation. which YOU We'll know means
great deal from "A profit and loss stand
point and would enable this country not
only 10 compete with San Francisco but
eventually capture II all.
Hops is another Washington product
that will find n ready market In Japan.
The Japanese are great beer drinkers.
In fact II is the fashionable drink. There
are many breweries there but all their
hopa are supplied from Germany.
"By all means give us this new steam
or line. and feel safe i'm saying that
with the doors Of China thrown open for
the commerce OF the world every surplus
commodity now raised in this state -four.
hops, hides and ali raw material viii find
a ready and a steady market.
Exports of Japan.
at Is a curious fact. not generally
known. that Japan imports over S2ao GO
worth OF refined sugar from san Fran
cisco. the lower grade sugars are re eived
from China
Tea and raw silk are the great pro-
duets Of Japan. and these would come
back in return for American goods In
fact there is no end 20 the trade that
could he carried on at a profit TO all
Much Of the -four used in Japan comes
from Washington. mostly from Spokane
but some comes from California THE
-four mills In Japan are primitive affairs.
with old-fashloned stone grinders
The matter Of passengers. that is
Japanese. would also he an important
factor for Seattle Every steamer from
Tacoma carries away on an average a
dozen Japanese and brings in between
fifty and sixty, and all OF them going
from Seattle and gpunfua~ 10, C.attlo
would mean an increase IN tho revenue
OF this city from many standpoints."
Chinese Merchants Need Il.
Woo Gen. the ASCENT Of the Wa Chong
Company. said MIR. llilrs project was a
grand one and every Chinese aud Japan-
csc firm IN this city would do all In it's
power 10 further 10 and see 10 a practical
reality. The present steamers from Ta-
coma were not satisfactory. being too
small for the purpose Tho products of
this state were wanted in china and a
liae of fine lsrEe steamers such as PRO-
posed hy Mr., Ilill and ran once a month
would meet tho demand for tho present
for both freight and passengers. lie
added
we are losing business rieht along for
want ~ this steamer line I received an
order three weeks ago % shin am ibe fysv
from &.po to 400 50 Ks OF Wash nrtan
-four. bat as I could not get space on the
Tacoma steamer | had - Jet tgst order
80 20 California. This Is only nm Illus
tration ~ mhat happens riEhi alor-
This would omen The doors Of China frr
American tools and machinery and IL,
fa't for everything this country had 10
oncr. China ts progressing ana the var
has opened the eyes of China 20 irs yvcak -
1ess and already the improvements thsra
are marked returned from rhtra
ABOUT SIX months ago aftc~ mn absence