The herald., 1896-07-25
! los ANGDES.YOKOHAMA
Proposed Steamer Line to
the Orient
The Steamers FROM san DIEGO
The First One in About Six
Months
A LINE TO MEXICAN PORTS
One 10 Conjunction and Operating With
the Yokohsma Ships
The Representatives Of the Japanese Govern
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A LINE TO MEXICAN PORTS
One Ia Conjunction and Operating With
the Yokohsma Ships
The Representatives Of the Japanese Govern
ment Ia the City
There Are Two Of Them and They Are on Their
Way to nexico-An Interesting Heet-
ing Before the Merchants
Association

A small sized gentleman, with de-
cidedly oriental cast of countenance
and dressed with scrupulous neatness
in the American fashion. talked anlmat-
edly in the new quarters of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
in the new Wilcox block last night, up
on the new era which has just set IN
in the civilization of the japanese en-
pire, the text of his eloquence being
closer trade relations between Japan
and the United States. The speaker was
Sho Nemoto, commissioner of the Jap
anese government for the investigation
of commerce and industry. of Toxic.
The object of his stay in this city was To
interest the leaders of the business COM
munity of Los Angeles in the proposed
steamship line which is to be operated
between San Diego and Yokohama.
The line has just been subsidized for
a large amount by the Japanese govern
ment. The first steamer is due in San
Diego in about six months. The service
will at the start be monthly, to be later
enlarged to two or three ships month.
as soon as the trade becomes of sufficient
volume to warrant the Improvement.
Mr.. Nemoto is, like most of his coun-
Kasakado of Toxic, agent of the Japan
ese Colonization associatio both gen.
tlemen being on their way to Mexico,
where President Diaz has just granted
concession of 5000 acres of land,
upon which are to be at once settled
large number of japanese families, who
are to develop the country.
Mr.. Nemoto is accompanied by Foraji
Il or a n
of considerable animation. His English
accent. which when speaking is at times
a bit imperfect, never prevents his be-
ing understood by his hearers. He re-
ceived his American training a the
high school in Oakland, this state, and
was later polished off at the Vermont
university located at Burlington in that
state. He told his hearers last night
that President Asana of the new steam
ship company was now at San Fran
cisco, and was due in Los Angeles in
about two weeks. with an interpreter.
He is we'll known in official circles in the
United States. He was formerly minis
ter of marine in his own country and
came to America some years ago as the
Japanese representative to the interna-
tional marine conference. which sat at
Washington some few years ago.
Mr.. Nemoto in his short talks last
night told how American raw cotton.
pigiron, canned meats, California wines
and other things could be shipped to
Japan to be exchanged for japanese
commodities at profit to all concerned.
Teas, silks, watches and japanese ce-
ment are the principal articles of pro-
posed export for the other side to the
United States. Fresh meats are needed
in Japan, Mr. Nemoto says. and Ameri-
can sugars might find profitable mar
ket in the new field
Mayor RAIDER made an address of well
come to the visitors on behalf of the
CITY, and ]. r. Newberry, President
Jacoby of the board of trade, John +.
Carrere, Capt. II. z. Osborne, Manager
Wade of the Southern Pacific railroad,
z. A. Stewart. the wholesale grocer, and
others. made addresses, all heartily en-
dorsing the idea of closer trade rela-
tions between japan and this section.
All of the speakers, while they would
rather have the steamers of the new line
call in at either San Pedro or Santa
Monica, We're perfectly willing, that be-
ing apparently impossible. San Diego
should have the benefit of the new en-
terprise.
Mr.. Nemoto and his colleague are
guests at the Hollenbeck.
In conjunction with the proposed new
line there will also be operated a branch
steamer line between San Diego and the
various Mexican west coast ports. The
Yokohama steamers will be 1000 tons
each and there will be not less than
six of them In the fleet