New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-22
NO FUTURE HERE FOR THE JINRIKsHA


Speaking Of the jinriksha. the Consul said laugh
ing. 81 see that twenty-six of these vehicles were
,mported here last year. ! do not know whether
that IL due TO the Worlds Fair at Chicago or the
result OF Mr. Stoddards lectures at Days Theatre
but do not see how the vehicle could ever become
popular in this country because OF Its very name
and Significance The word jin-rik-sha Is composer
of three parts. jim. meaning man rik. power ana
bower carriage and since the vehicle would have
to be drawn by human beings 1t would neyrr 90
doing away with horses now and running carriages
A great. new and rapidly growing industry in
Japan IL the manufacture of matches and judging
FSwn S;ouid's mandatory with all It's up-to-date
improvements In machinery and superior processes.
al.-conquering Japanese Said the Consul on this
point I'VE supplying all the East Win matGhT n
and China proper and we are reaching Out FOR indian
M Se marNe All this Because labor Is cheap with
us think that are going to build up large
Won have n duty on matches. our factories employ
mostly young girls VINO earn about six cents day
OF the Japanese photographs imported into this
country the Consul said that these were views OF
Tananese life and scenes, costumes, etc, ana were
exported from Japan in large quantities Passing
the % Mare that 10 TITS wss Mh
The French call clo!sonne enamel, and was orgi-
nsiy mPP b that "' suave and contented look re-
mindng one Of the cat that mas swa S , ,ne
panss,ctnrne shppok for the last fifty years
and has now all the improved machinery. so that
we no longer import from China, Tor the reason
that we excel her in manufacture OF the goods
CHINA BEATEN on THE FIELDS OF PEACE.
Then the mild and urbane Consul went on in
this gentle vein: Eve have learned everything
from China in the manufacture OF porcelain and
hronze We have studied her methods and have
improved upon them. And now we have beaten
her I do not think that to-day any OF CHINA
manufactures can compare with those OF japan
except in wood-carvlng" and the mlld-mannered
and pleasant-voiced Consul Softly auueu' T''u
even that is a matter OF taste a., .,. -, TIM
Ra,ng requested to summarize his views OF me
trade b re9Gnsd gstes Mr. Sha Myasaw said
United States is best customer We sen lno,
her than we buy su fTTW Of coal With
equipment OF machinery we shall Dc ap1e 10 pr,
duce articles under very iavoFa adn yopan large
demand for machinery ana II me sne rnsiisb mr. The
can supply this as cheapy as the n moi or be- s
large trade done between America anu japan 49,
The Consus attention was then CAMEO 10 me me
TIene August II last st Petersburg, August
ieHThe Department OF Commerce has issued y
note calling to opG fhe RUSSIAN Consul at
who is organizing an exhibition OF hussan soo ~,
with prices e the p %ih Of ic MEM
Beine asked II ne thought that a permanent ea-
hbiion Of japanese products ana NM wyaraWa
~Nrney,lv replied: Il certainly do In view OF the
trade relations between Japan and me -, Yea
in,roS,ction OF Your machinery into our country;
am of the opinion that such an e1n y,nd s,ynn
49, ,he ,nterchange OF commodities. IL would be a
GOOD idea for the japanese Government, or lor IL
! merchants and manufacturers TO place such an ex-
"In what city would you suggest" the Consul
WIZ Mr. Myagawa smiled that same genial smile and nd
quickly replied: why IN New orn c', ~, OF