The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-29
CHINA AND JAPAN'S TRADE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LISTENED
no A Talk ON THE SUBJECT.

Ono-haIf of the Worlds Population May
Closer Than England--Many Questions
Asked aud Answered-It Was Voted to
Hold the Annual Banquet on Nov. 49,
The New Haven chamber of COM
merce decided last evening to hold the
annual banquet in Harmonic hall on
the evening of November 10. The COM
mittee is preparing to make the event
the most successful in every way that
the chamber has ever given. Invita-
tons will be extended to several men
of national reputation to attend the
banquet. The orator of the day has
not been selected yet. The committee
has several men in mind, either OIL
whom will be q drawing card.
Carleton f. Hoadley was elected to
membership in the chamber.
The vicissitudes of the New Enter
prise Committee" were discussed. Sew
eral illustrations were given as showing
the annoyances this committee was
subject to. The opinion prevailed that
it would be a good thing to have a set
of questions printed to send to all in
quirers and oblige them to answer be-
fore any further work should be done
by the committee. After some talk
about dredging the harbor, 4. Van
Bergin, late of Shanghai, China, was
introduced He said in part
During the war between China and
Japan immense interest was manifest
| ed in the welfare of both countries
After the war the interest subsidized and
nothing has been done in the way OF
taking advantage of the extended ia
| cilities for commerce in China. Unit
| the close of the treaty there was no re-
! striction on manufacturers, but THE
mandarins had taken all the privilege
unto themselves. When the treaty was
/ signed, the foreign manufacturers were
allowed to come in.
Foreign importations entering China
pay five per cent. ad valorem. Tit
mode of transportation in China is by
canals, and the mandarins charged 81
much toll that it practically shut on
foreign importa tions. When Japan in
sisted upon the abolition of these tolls
| the foreign CTdue WAS let ILL.,
| Japan imports very little manufac
I tured goods. 1t is all machinery ant
raw material. The Japanese and Chi
nese do not make rubber goods nor fire
arms. All hardware is in demand
Scrap iron brings big price.
1t is a bad plan for men from Amer
lea to go to Japan to invest their cap
ital and build factories. The reason
is that the laws have not yet reached
that stability that warrants it, Their
are many New York houses that hav
a correspondence with Japan and Chi
ma. There Is also a good opportunit.
in the Corean peninsula.
Nine factories have been set up il
China since the close of the war. TIL
coal mines are being worked. Former
ly the mandarins kept all the bes
things to themselves. The word ha
gone out that all foreigners must no
be molested. In Japan no foreigner
can hold a bond of the government.
China was much more intimately con
nected with the balance of trade of Asi
than Japan. 1t was at the threshol
of one-half of the population of tn
world.
The United States cannot compete wit
England, for the distance from Me-
York to Shanghai is about half the dis
tanee from London to Shanghai via tn
Suez canal. China Is rich and homes
the government is corrupt, but the mel
chants and business men are homes
In Japan the reverse is the case-th
government is honest and the mel
chants are exceedingly corrupt an
dishonest.
Mr.. Van Bergin stated, in answer
a question asked by Edward Meow
an, that only foreigners used horse
and these did not drive them as IL
roads were not made for such metz
DDS of travel as are used in this couI
try. Men drew the carriages. M
l MCGOWAN thought this method of tray
, ell a slow one and was not a little SUI
! prised when told by the speaker tn;
the men made five miles per hour. M
Van Bergin said that these men stood
I public places with their carriages, son
: of which are rubber tired and luxur
. ously upholstered. They are anxio,
for the travellers patronage and w
work for ten silver cents Give cent
; per hour. THAT is cheaper than / roc
: in Philadelphia" answered Mr.. M
n Gowan.
: Elbow about safes?" continued Il
o veteran safe mover; "those fellow
e would find one of them about as mut
e as they wanted to move" This que
: ton brought out the fact that SAT
: were not used in China, strong box
. being used instead.
s A vote of thanks was rendered N
It Van Bergin at the close of the inform
d talk.
d SCOTCH WEDDING.
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