The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-18


made pr0htablol An empire OF iOV,-
600 900 inhabitants within easy range
81 the greatest manufacturing nation
a. earth ought really to be- an object
On serious interest. and We might very
properly express our surprise thar be-
ing 80 near We are yet so far apart In
all that represents IN material way
the mutual benefits that would accrue
70 both Of these great nations BY q
more complete system Of association
than r. at present enjoyed between the
Two countries Distance h now meas
nrcd by time. and as facilities for
Communication and transportation I'M
prove. We and ourselves nelghbors 10
a wonderful people. having a great love
for home and ancestry and are gifted
NTH infinite perseverance. industry.
Eobriety. patience and endurance al
most beyond comprehension. with a
history as ancient as the records OF the
Ages. The leading minds Of the En-
plrc are outgrowing their earlier
teaching. and overcoming their former
prejudice against Improvements and
are more inclined 10 accept modern
ideas and become n part OF the great
unlverss IN which We live.
One OF the great minds OF the En-
pire fayoring the advance movement,
DR.. II Hung Chang. who recently WIS.,
lied our country and gathered clear
information as TO our system Of life.
social. Industrial and political. our fac
Iilties for transportation. our manufac-
turing establishments. cur banking In
siiiutlons. our chambers OF commerce
and our great mercantile houses.
gained impressions and information
that win hereafter be Of immense AL
vantage 10 both countries. China nee1s
quantities OF our manufactured goods.
and her people are able 10 pay for them.
They must see them and understand
me mechanism and become Impressed
with the benefits they will derive from
their use before purchasing Il seems
strange 10 Us that during all these
seam a great empire Of 400 .o0g.0O Of
feople should stlll cultivate their lands
with a spade or n wooden pillow. cut
their grain with a sickle. travel long
distances by land. In the most prlmi-
tive style. maintain an existence as a
government without a mail service. In
fact. still live as they did a thousand
years before the birth Of Christ
The times are ripe for a nov dis
pensanon and an improved civilization
In China. They are about TO COM
menee THE new era by building rail-
roads. providing facilities for more
convenient association among them
aslres. and following the construction
and operation Of railroads there will
BE- demand for all kinds Of improved
agricultural Implements. all kinds of
hardware. iron. sheet iron. all kinds Of
wire. copper. brass. tin, lumber,
watches. clocks. cotton cloth. wooden
cloth. blue jeans. muslin. linen. knit
goods. underwear. tools. telephone and
telegraph material. railroad material
and supplies. household supplies. ma
chinery for handling water. such as
wlndmills. pumps and appliances for
lrrlgatlnE their lands. mining tools
and machinery with which TO develop
their mines Of mineral ores and coal.
with which the empire abounds. Saw
mills are needed. cotton factories are
wanted. wooden mills viii be construct
cd. and the demand for iron In all
forms. structural and otherwise must
be immense. We are their natural