The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14

AmGnO ~ guests 81 the Rainisr-<3rand
RoberE 6he~on. Of Hongkong. China
r. ntowon IL senior member Of the great
nweantzjs house OF Ehewon, Tones 4
- Successors to Russell 4 Co. This
- loes business with several Of the
inreer cities Ia the United States and with
EaG3and, Germany and France, In Eu-
- - ueii - with many points Ia
x<a Mr. Ghewon II returning 10 n.s
800 N England after an absence OF six
80 yeArs. Although ne is on pleasure
~. - combines business with pleasure
- = locking into the situation on the
1orn1 IN the hope OF doing some bust
- Va the newly established japanese
- with seattle and other points on the
0orp.. His firm IL already the agent Of
- Portland Hongkong steamship line.
= weaktng OF the possibilities Of trade
~ ste Orient he said.
- Chinese people are greatly dis
uno1sntsd over the result Of the war with
ie6on and blame the nsndarins for their
1rkat The liberal element see that they
1nn6k adopt foreign methods. a. Japan
-. o. they will go down as . nation.
u f1mg Chang, the viceroy. who recent
= visited the United States. baiongs TO
= nberal element, and wishes 70 build
rnlmays. buy modern waruhips ana sTms,
800 lslagraph lines. etc. but he II OPP
- b. the conservative element. led BY
( eowsrfui vsceroy. Chang Cha Chung.
W41tasr the latter cabAi viii be able TO
$500 The liberals or not ! do not know,
III the masses are very much discon-
1DD1 over the outcome Of the war. and.
e ~ opinion, the country VIII either be
666nod b. internal revolution ana the
rthroW Of the present Tartar dynasty.
p - opening will be made by Russia
p eome othe. great power. II II only .
Gncrn1nu Of tinsc when this viii b. done.
III 4 my opinion that Seattle and other
on.nd cities viii In short time be doing
4 large business with China There Is
~vev1nr demand for hour and kerosene.
~ "a The Northern part Of China Amer
- lumber can he marketed The CHI
- are very slow to take up foreign
srticls. The educated cults and man
lArtns are opposed to changes OF all
tlnds. and tho merchant doing business
<hers has to fight this sentiment In In
reducing q foreign article. remember
that We once imported large number Of
hnorfean wheslbarrows. thinking that
NJ would readily sell and take the place
q IN clumsy Chinese vehicle used In that
eounsry. The Chinese are so welded to
oheif own whesIbarrows that they would
not cell them. ard finally had to give
shem away"
In your opinion. which il the better
workman. the Chinese or the Japanese7"
The Chinese make the stronger. but not
~ bat looking goods. The Japanese are
the more sentimental. poeticai and imi-
tattve race. and make pretty. SNOWY ar.
teieA while the Chinese build 10 last. and
What they make has both strength and sta
tnjty. Take mating. for instance. The
jopaness some time ago began making
lmjtation Of Chinese mating. and for .
tns they almost drove the Chinese prod
1T cut Of the American market. because
n was pret,ier than that made by the Chi
neoe- In = short time IL was found that
The japanese article wore out very quick
b, and the people have returned to the
Chinees mating, and the japanese prod
net II left entirely alone. 1t IL the same
with nearly every article that the Japan
~ manufacture. They are pretty but
1imU.
IN the northern part OF China heavy
American piece goods and aheetings can
b marketed, hut in the south Hight cloths
ars wanted The Americans do not make
theee yet. and we get them from Manches-
ta. England China 10 progressing slowly.
however. For instance. they have adopted
electric lighting At Canton. and this. too.
before they have even decent streets. and
shsrs the topsy -turvy way they do things
here"
NO: the demand for canned goocs 10 not
hsavy n China. Their consumption II CON-
ansd to the Europeans In the seaport
towns II We could induce the Chinese 10
enke canned meats. for instance. there
wouid be no limit TO the defIaud. II win
nike time TO overcome Chinese conserv-
~ , In thia regard. II 10 my Opinion.
however. that the demand for American
PRODUCTS will Increase and In time grow to
such ! sc proportions as to be source
q great profit 90 the merchants of Seattle.
his VIII he the case II the japanese
eieamshlp line does nc, charge such high
frsisht rate as TO kill tho tar.n. You see.
tais line wiil have To compete with the
ttsamerx from England and Germany.
whoee freight rates are very low. ! wish
70 inform your people that Hongkone II q
free port. and that there are no customs
eusscs whatever collected there.
Another thing thst there ought TO be .
denand fer In China II guns and other
mnnlsons OF war If III Hung Cnang's
policy prevails and China concludes 10
eaild railways. there viii be big demand
lcs rails and railway equipment
'Tfs Nippon Ynsen kaisha is an I'm
mensa concern. n VIII run lines OF steam
an all over the world. and IL managed on
I've and ie, live basis. feel sure that
u VII greatly benefit Seattle. and while
an here ! intend 10 establish connec-
Tons with Seattle mercha-.s so that my
nrm can do little business With them.