The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-18
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Taconaz gG.fs
Bo1xIs se tne Orient
The ne-. slessenf II tsrf1gsag asoat
STEAMSHIP aH1 rM{lway conneetson ~ rnis
sort ess the desire OF fsressdens EslG. CT
tbe Great SeTxaerr. 20 secure Al ceea1
gatief Rn1 s1e9er sor kEs railway system.
which ap 70 fsEfx tire hsx besn TIRE only
one Of fse as-czi3ed trsn~eonts5ental n1es
not having such convection Years sg3
Mr.. Hsii said 20 a confi6sasiai friend r -.
Paul sEat he woesd nos rest satisfied I'll
Re eosiid Issue a clean nlIi o. izdsnx from
Buffalo 20 ffss Orseas. IL Was sort OF
CAP dream With Rim thea. bit ore tazf has
1s<s 5s@1,ns fairy realizes. WIN MS char
~ fssSssse AhreaGn and far-slgnte1ness
- ssw tlfs valae o. sch connection,
ard sats PATIENTLY bot perssstsnily fought
sne feis MS way s0waT5 securing H. he
5gw has ice wnfeh e ~ hundreds OF
miles tbs xaogTeE. between Eastern Asia
ard the Eastern Unlsse States
TIE value % sh0rffEsag the distance or
GslekenSax tEse time q shipments such a.
tsa ard silks from The Orient has bean sp-
preriafed from the esEslest times In DAYS
% Old ire nans % the clipper ship thai
carried Tire fsrxf cargo Of tea 20 London
was ban9ed down for GENERATIONS. ard
among mariners the story Is still tod 81
ROW the oie stsrssFx Castle. which made
tho voyage IA sonae tweniy-os4d days.
burned everything on her deck IN order 10
expedite lser passage The distance from
Yokohama 10 S~atfls IS Shorter ~ 30 or
80 niEes tran 20 the lover Pacific coast.
ard as the Great Northern claims 10 oe
the shortest of tire franscontlnentai lines.
ire Hew connection wi4i enjoy double adj
vantage 30 Tar as distance IS concerned.
Commerce OF Japan
The third and last element In the sltsa-
tloa xnseh has ID 70 the nsw coubinzti ton
was tl4e fact fhaf Japa nsss commerce was
itzeif Heekirs for foreign relations. As far
back - 1888 Japan began 10 feet me palsa-
tfo1s - new and pTea3er national life.
Thia Feeling wzs greatly intensified NJ the
movements which led 20 the var Nth
China Japan. from having been a hermit
uat,on, k%eaa1@ ar ardent seeker after
European ard American IDEAS and meth
obs. SIZE ssstf her young men abroad 20 is=
educated, ard she carried English and
American scholars socialists AMI inventors
into her own educational and Industrial In
aGstufI9ns. All this tended toward a great
extension OF her maritime commerce The
rapid strides she made IN this direction
may be seen from the fact that IN June.
Isl. her REGISTERED tonnage was below that
q Turkey. While by the end % that year
Der ;annage had increased by more than
10000 and about eaaaie1 That Of Austria
Hungary.
To sseet tie demand caused By the var
sith China. Japan's merchant fieet was
tnereaaed - no .ezs than eighty seven
Vessels with a tonnage a 10 - between
June y. s&s. aud june ~. lsst. an increase
q s. per cent Prior 10 that year The an
pUal increase rad been - per cent. A. the
close 81 lsss Japan POSSESSED 81 ships with
tonnage Of 92.zsN. IN December. 1919. her
feet bad Increased 20 4fa vessels and the
tonnage 10 Ia So
This sentiment In favor Of maritime ex-
psaslons found expression last year in a
japanese government bAI for ENCOURAGING
maritime Industry. which made generous
provisions for navigation. ship building
and The education Of &eamen With REGARD
20 The first OF thsse interests subsidies
were granted 70 ships of upward OF 900
tons and a speed 81 ten miles at the rate
81 p sen per mile. This rate vas Increased
By ~ per cent. for every additional so tons
burden and l,y % per cent. for every mile
Of speed Special subsidies were also pro-
yided for mail carrying vessels.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Among the great japanese steamship
companies the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
stands easily frst Its Official report In
November, ls4, showed a list Of afiy-four
vessels with an aggregate registered ton
nage Of si.sS4 This has since been
prise 81 the company may he appreciated
from The fact that Il has now under con-
stfactson no fever than eighteen vessels
With tonnage Of 5000. the largest
amount u tonnage ever under conssruc-
ton At one time b. any company IN the
history of The sorld. Three OF these YES
se'@ are nov building on the clyde. each
win registered tonnage OF 5000
The building Of this great feet Of new
vessels Is The result OF the Nippon Yuscn
halsha's plan u establishing several new
Anss. ataass them being one 20 vladIvos-
t0ck. another 10 Australia. a third 10 En-
gland. AMI fourth 30 America. the latter
being sne ans of which Seattle has now
been fixed upon as the eastern terminus
TIE Shareholders Of the Nippon ymsen
kalsha held meeting IN the Y N. G. A.
hat IN Tokyo November -. 1884 at whieh
LIB shareholders we're present, repre-
asnfing 1886 sharas President konds
delivered an address. ia whieh ne awelt
en- tbs necessity Of opening np the Eau
reeeaD an3 American lines. The company
had realized large profits hy charteFtng
us vessels 20 ihe government In connec-
iiqa 1ith the ar. AMI ne proposed 20 de-
vote z. 40 zen from the profits toward
efsuih< np sac European line at once.
relying GA government subsidies which
De @as assured would be granted, 20 com
alais he work. Later ths government
F1heliies a. already stated. were granted
and the kHtsha sent ent a commission
% England and America 10 make a thof-
eush preliminary investigation. THIS COM
mission az first consisted or Nr A Ne
Nlliaa and SIR. 2. 0gaea. wha left gaka D.
hama December : Tor America After
wEF3 Mr AcNlnan was joined by r. w.
kfae. and ssh further on In the course OF
even's, Air, fwsnRgR. she general man
assr 81 Tire ksishs y DO has last signed
TIRE cpHtfaes a. -, Paul came over.
These preliminary negotiations have
beer cor3ucted sith az the earnestness
- gres1 national diplomacy. aud the par
j tsefpaats have been remarkably success
fet 10 keePias fbeir dasnss oat OF the
newspapers Wasn SIR McANlau uas In
fais sitN D. refused ia see A newspaper
mar. ana the kfansse gentlemen might
a. Vel have da0a So far al they had 20
ssE EAu tact is. thnFp wzs very uttte
- be told mufR the actual decision had
been netUhca ana 1hc contract signed The
Americas parties ia Interest acre much
kihGef 20 representatives % the press
President Ilh. on ho&h his receat trips
60 sfstile. gave a fall sad accurate state
ment ~ ghs si1uat}an to a post-tngellt-
senter feroE ~. Swing rs hfS rrascn for
ertatHlaE sfcrrl 'AAt any nshlf-ity shea
given 70 tha matter Wa8id have tna eFe.t
= resiegalinz tae effects - rival rlties 10
BEAR away tae -ng 10 frora seattle. AusonE
other ta.nss he said;
i'ry~ldcat mrs work.
y an assne every ceesrt ie rnr nsze- q,
hginz tae HteSHsain Hna 80 Seattle. ara
Z ara f3st ie' aisas a ilitie Whiie }auEcr