The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-14

% send the Mannfactured 0oeds Here
These are among the headlines TO nm
article from the pen of Col. Coclerill.
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 Hersld.l
Tokyo, Japan. Jan. 3. l896.-Mr.
"A. p. 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 q line
of steamers between Osaka, Yokohama
and SalIna Cruz, on the west coast of
Mexico. mas been compelled 10 give up
his project temporarily at least. Mr..
Butler some time ago made a combinn-
tion of cotton goods manufacturers In
Osaka, which is now known as the Japan
Cotton Trading company. Itwas In the
interest Of these manufacturers that he
proposed 20 establish the line of steaI.i-
crs referred to, his theory being that
cotton could be taken from our gulf
states from Galveston 20 Coatzacoalcos,
the eastern terminus of the Tehuante-
pee railway. carried across the isthmus,
and thence by steamer to Japan, at u
much less cost than by the way of Liver
pool and the Suez. The Mexican govern
ment was greatly interested In the en-
t~rprisc and was willing to afford all
facilities. The Tehuantepcc railway Is
100 miles In length and is now open t.,
traffic. Mr.. Dutler 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-
died 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 Yoko
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 the
country may be 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 65 cents per
hundred for hauling cotton from San
Antonio or the interior to Galveston. To
ship from there TO the gulf terminus of
the Tehuantepec railway would add
another heavy charge, and at this point
he was forced to drop the matter. He.
however, secured 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 AZ manufacturers
in japan who will take only American
cotton from him, and he will begin with
q monthly shipment of something over
1000 bales. He expects soon 10 run
this up to 5000 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 Japan
manufacturer ut something like 20
cents a pound, and he predicts that
from this time forward not bale of
cur cotton will reach Japan by way OF
Liverpool.
&c Invade t:s= ss.s-:S== 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 better quality of goods. The
manufacturers here expect to place
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. that
will probably come when the Japanese
are able TO build all of their own ships
at home. While on this subject 10 may
be mentioned that the Mitsu Bishi ship
building concern of Nagnsal<i--a Jap
nnese organization--has just taken n
contract to build 7,500-ton merchant
vessel for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha peo-
pie. The Mitsu Bishi people propose 20
duplicate the ships, FIVE in number.
which the company have recently or.
dered in England. They have never
built vessel Of such tonnage. but they
nrc willing to lose 100000 yen or so for
the sake of the experience and in the
way OF patriotism. The Japanese spirit
OF to-day Is 70 build and create every
thing possible at home, and TO not per-
init dollar 20 go abroad which can be
kept in japan.
Tari7 Talk That Yfuwf.