The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-27


able augmentation during the B4xt tx
years. azsa. Ia lsSz eAs govsrT-neRz De-
eSnns persuaded thzr some cso.ssse sep
Esast Dc sSksr. 80 avscre&es ire mercantile
Eusrsne. ard 20 sd 20 x sssamezs capxsss
Of performing the furessons % both trans
T,orzs and cruisers. Aaotner company wax
Organized. rasre1o~e under tn@ uzrn. u
fhs ky01o Tays kaisns. Or Jnion Nasi-
cation COMPANY. A rTsai - three years
sAsEasfserrats~1 the snsrp@1.esry Of naylnx
~Eo rvs compares tn tie fed. both -
c@sEiag 2 measure cf sszss az. and II 1915
ne Two acre ANA sra ms Ted ta-c .ne pres
ent Nippon Yszser Ksass&. OF japan Nal
Eseszash2 Company.
During tbs following asns years ssa.
great hssik q tAs cs4ssw1s< carrying ira 5s
was performed BY The sa~amers % Ehs
cornrsnys and rsgsl2< services we're e1s0
ksgt up between EoH@ aid ylaSsvustock
Kooe ard T.ents.n via Korean porrs. and
Yokohama ard Shanghai. Moreover. IA
iAz, NAsn fss RAPID development O. re
cotton-Sp.nnlag Industry n japan lent
4mpostanee 50 the question o. procuring
supply % raw c0tf0n. xne company ss-
tab.lshed he 81 steamers to ply between.
Japan and Bombay. Vessels nyinx the
Nippon Tussn KAshA'a flag A.so mace
frequent way ages 20 AustFssia and Ha-
~stt. earring ernsgrsnts Throughosas
th.z era the company received from she
ton u which sf was pledged 60 maintain
several special mall routes. 20 place 10
vessels 81 ne disposal Of the government
far transport purposes. should occasion
for such step arise. and generally 70
carry nasl@ between the ports 20 watch 81
steamers plisd.
In ISL when war broke out between
China and Japan. the latter had to dis
patch large bodies OF troops 70 corsa. 70
AancauFla, 10 CANA proper. and 10 For
moza. A. ene fiaas the armies OF the
empire bayond the sea aggregated 1900
nEnslBg msn. together vita leo GO land
transport coolies. such an effort severe
IL taxed the shipping resources o. the
country. Nearly ali the large steamers
of the Nippon Ynsen Kalsna had 10 be de-
tachad for public service. aud Il became
necessary % purchase many others. not
only 20 augment tia feet OF transports,
bat also % obviata any prolonged inter-
Euptlon OF tbs regular maritime carrying
trade. Many Of these newiy-acauired
stesnssrs Remained Ia the hands OF tina
Nippon YusTn Kai.ha- In fast. just "a
he FoFnosa expedition of Is72 greatly
raiaeJ tns siitsa BlsAl cempaHy's status
and Increased itH feet. 50 The war % 1915
finally established the Nippon YRsen ka9-
sha's reputation for efficiency. and amply
justified the trust hitherto reposed IN Il
by the state. The company had no less
than Atty steamers engaged. Throughout
a space Of nina months In transport ser
vice that required the constant navigation
OF dangerous and unfamiliar seas IN the
| depth az winter. Most OF these ships were
| differed and manned by japanese alone.
Yet. from FIRST 20 last. only one serious
accident connected win navigation hap
pened 70 any ship. Thera could 40 long
| er be any doubt that tho disability under
which the nation labored al the com
mnncement OF the Melji era had been
| now thoroughly competent to navigate
| and manage ssagolns steamers.
TIE successful issue OF the war naturally
| gave a marked Impulse 90 maFkkrne enter
| prise, and the executive and legislature.
combining 20 foster that useful tendency.
laws were passed granting special aid 10
Yaviga tlon and ship-ballding. Tue con-
1 pauv, therefore resolved % greatly ex-
I tend IT. field 81 operations. IL Increased
fs capital TO twenty-five million yen and
determined to establish regular steamship
| services % America, Europe and Austral-
\ ga. for which latter purpose IL gave orders
( for she construction % a number % large
and powerful steamers. VITA such a cap
/ lial and With feet 81 slxty-seven steam
ers-soon "a b. considerably augmented
! aggregatsng Is. ssp tens the majority 81
| them new and provided with every re-
| source for contributing 20 the comfort Of
passengers and every modern facility for
l the carrying trade. the Nippon YuEen
| Kslsha nov ranks among the greatest en-
terarsses OF TIE kind IN the world. TIE
| regular services maintained BY q. inde-
! pendsnsly Of ia Hnes between al the prln-
| cinai ports ia Japan ara with China, ASH
| atic Russia. the Philippine stands. HAWAII.
the Straits Settlements. india, the Red and
1 Mediterranean seas. Europe and America.
| Trips are also made az frequent intervals
/ 20 Java. Cochin china and me South Sea
| islands. and TIE regular isg OF services
/ VIII soon BE Increased hg a Lire % Aus
/ trails. TIE head Office IL n Tokyo snd
| branch efficss and agencies 70 tho number
/ ~ shout sixty ar@ situated a. al principal
/ nsiets - cali. TIE total number 81 the
/ c0mpAay's employees & ahont T. i6S ard in
/ Yokohama # has under tts control iron
works for making and repairing ships ap-
/ phaaces. and 4 stores department Tor sap
/ niyiug Us fleet Fran DEPICTS AZ Otarn
| and shlmonnseki ~ steamers ohtain eaal.
I md IN Tokye = lighter department is Or
| ganiKea ror facilitating the transport q
! cargo between thar CRY and Yokohama.
| This MFhferaTa densytn1ens wou'd of e.
| salf afyora work FOR o iarge cooperation.
| In company with Mr.. Kssgku / bad tha
| pleasure % Visiting both ihe o.
sees OF the boats hna can
testify that under the AISLE sunervlsfon u
Mr. TSanekawa e4erythgnw Is done sn fhis
dspaTf naant ~ PROTEST the interests ~
shippers- Nokoha0s. hs sou know - viF-
/ tuaiiv the saanart fag TOkVa though ~
and ~ tie latter city vii uataubt s8fY
have Is ewn deep water hnFhor When
steamer anchors Fl Yokohama bay TIE
problem % Transporting her cargo "a To-
| kNe twenty naiirs away. g. . serious ore
no meet tie difficulty the Nippon Nusen
Ka}shA hss established a feet - lighter
R<e vessels. htfie boats carrying froua
twenty-five 20 nfty tons - freight 80
these Il owns. thlnk 90 g. sfn ard IN sHsl-
Hon has TIE Optional service ~ 100 otharz
Taaae are towea hv tugs. aisa owned hy
the c0uansry T71e fftslA hos = are snuafy
built wiIh double bottoms ard protected
aeeks ard every care - esksn IN loading
ara unloading thnFi. Taey lana directly
a. the doors % the cor1n8ry's +Eoa8wns"
or warNhaNass, T5ie istter are seven fn
number. wtth = total Hoer spsca - saa1s
s. eg8 square feet ana az 7 waikea through
thazs, ! realized that WAS indeed sn ere
~ the oosror3a o. rhe worlds commerce.
One was favatea eut8reiv 20 nnaftinEs. snt
The countless haies riled from aoor 20
Getting seemed enough te supply a nation.
Sugar ana eostcn ara a thousand uasscci-
lAnaaas articies bespoke tse VAST volume
~ trade that makes Tokyo the cutrepat
fsr ths interior provinces Al sheSa goods
arN weYi haafIsS ans wetf stored sna ~
rtxht fh~ cenpauy enp1oyea speetsl go-
lee ro~cs IS gaarfs
Ia tAese "soteNus.~ as they are url-
VERBALLY caiIast Ga Japan. only ntece n0ss,ss
are sfnret wlth - rise sna otAer grains
taa company puFsnes tt1ereat plan, J.
has au affsea 81 EsskakaNA. en TIRE oppa-
slfa si3a ~ the river. ard here she trans
fer es rrala Il made dtrrctiy rroan the
Hwhser boats 80 the warehouses ef inel-