Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-03-11
EAGER MANUFACTURERS
Their Preparations to Invade the
Worlds Markets.
Japan VIII Build Vessels OF the Largest
Type for the Ocean Carrying Trade
To Import Cotton from the south and
to Send the Manufactured Goods Here.

Type for the Ocean Carrying Trade |
To Import Cotton from the south and
to Send the Manufactured Goods Here.
These are among the headlines to an
article from the pen of Col. Cockerill,
showing how determined the Japanese
have become in their efforts to Invade
the worlds markets." and especially
TO secure 1.-THE American trade" by send
ing their manufactured cotton goods to
the United States, "unless prevented by
| the tariff" as Col. Cockerill says. We
quote his article as follows:
| Especial Correspondence of the Heraldl
! Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 3, 1S96.-Mr.
A. L. Butler, California capitalist,
who has successfully promoted a
watch company in Osaka, and who has
| been trying for some time to induce the
japanese government to- establish line
of steamers between Osaka, Yokohama
and Salina Cruz. on the west coast of
Mexico, has been compelled to give up
his project, temporarily at least. Mr.
Butler some time ago made n combina-
ton of cotton goods manufacturers in
Osaka, which is now known as the Japan
Cotton Trading company. 1t was in the
interest of these manufacturers that he
proposed to establish the line of stearn-
crs referred to, his theory being that
| cotton could be taken from our gulf
| states from Galveston TO Coatzacoalcos,
the eastern terminus of the Tehuante-
pee railway, carried across the isthmus,
and thence by steamer to Japan, at a
much less cost than by the way of Liver
/ pool and the Suez. The Mexican govern
ment was greatly interested in the en-
terprisc and was willing to afford all
! facilities. Tine Tehuantepec railway is
40 miles in length and is now open IT,
traffic. Mr.. Butler being interested in
the Tepustete iron mine, some 40 miles
south of San Diego and directly on the
coast, hoped to be able to introduce this
high quality of iron in Japan Incl
dentally in connection with his subsi-
dized line of steamers. But the Jap
anese have many projects on hand, and
they are greatly taken up now with
their proposed direct line of freight and
passenger steamers between YoLo
hama, Kobe, Nagasaki and London. As
for iron, they insist that they have all
they want at home. AS "A matter of fact.
they have not as yet developed any iron
deposits of a high character, though tie
country may he full of il.
American Cotton for Japan.
Last summer Mr.. Butler went to the
United States TO investigate the cotton
business. He found that the RAILWAYS
OF Texas would charge him 90 cents per
hundred for hauling cotton from San
Antonio or the interior to Galveston. To
ship from there to the gulf terminus OF
the Iehuantepcc railway would add
another heavy charge, and at this point
he was forced to drop the matter. lie,
however, secured a rate with the rail
ways reaching San Francisco from the
cotton belt, which he thinks will enable
him To begin shipping American cotton
to Japan by the established lines He
has contracts with ~ manufacturers
in Japan who will take only American
cotton from him, and he will begin with
a monthly shipment of something over
1000 bales. lie expects soon TO run
this up TO 5000 n month, and he hopes to
double this shipment in the course of
year. He will be able to place Amer
. lean cotton at the door of the JaDan
manufactures at something like 20
cents pound, and he predicts that
from this time forward not a bale of
cur cotton will reach Japan by way of
Liverpool.
To Invade the American Market.
The japanese will still continue to be
consumers of large Quantities of India
cotton, mixing it's short fiber with the
American staple, and henceforth turn
ing out Al better quality of goods. The
| manufacturers hare
their sheetings and prints in the Ameri-
can market, and they will certainly do
so unless prevented by the tariff. AS to
the line OF steamers between japan and
some port or the American coast. thai
viii probably come when the japanese
are able to build all of their own sbins
at home. While on this subject if my
pe mentioned that the Mitsu Bishi ship
/ building concern of Nagasaki--a Jar.
hneSe organIzation-ha Just taken n
contract to build a 1.jOO-ton merchant
vessel for the Nippon Nuscn Kaisna pco-
pie. The Mitsu Bishi people propose TO
duplicate the ships. five in number
winch the company have recently or
dered in England. They have never
/ quilt vessel of such tonnage. bt,t tbcv
are willing to lose 100000 ven or so for
the sake OF the experience and i'm the
way Of patriotism. The Japanese spirit
of to-day is 10 build and create eyer,
'hing possible at home. and TO not per-
init dollar 10 go abroad which can be
kept in Japan.
Tarin Talk That Hurts.
y higher duty imposed upon an,
article that we frrovy or MAN., f,.,