The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20
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y0kOfIA MA. Dec. 2--ToDaceo smoking
gsEan - very common among ali
ss.esz and z.fh both sexes. TIE pipes
- in gse haye A large. long stem tzpeF-
,.x .y.so . si.En.nutlTe bowl hardly 80 large
- IL average thmb.e. 1his h filled and
sxasd il isstn for bua two or shEee
,.sns. when TIE ashes are Knocked oa$
80 fresh supply Of tobacco inserted.
1axarettes afe very conImV1s especially
4 he larger cities. The importation 81
.xs7etsex last year amounted 70 tlbl.ss1.
1rNhsca more than tsyo-1hlras came from
49, Tnssed States. Ih.s Vas . great tn
frass over ffe preceding year. when tie
ssfsE Rms slis,i7z. OF Tie total lAsl year
~ ra4ssd States sent Slle.2so worth. arTi
ayeaf Britain e4nse next WEsl fls.iSa
srszs many Japanese men are nov snok-
IL cigars These come chiefly from Ma
ia ard are Of very poor quality. There
seems 20 be- no reason why The United
fasez Should not greatly enlarge sser
,s,es - cigars TO til.s country, w1ie-1 last
ssss amounted 20 only SITS. The native
sgSa1oo makes fairly weii into cigarettes.
tss not Into c.aaFE. Speaking OF yass.-
A. development OF the United States c.
ssf gales to japan. Mr.. 5oaroeder sad:
~undsr the circumstances American
manufacturers should aairn Their eyes 20
tse far East which - fairly swaEnpz-i
err sxserable. sinking Manilsa cigars,
.ssch moreover have "a most injurious
eFeei on the throat thar frequently results
II serious throat complaints. There - mt
Al present IN the whole OF Japan a single
sxxr store on the American plan. piAsst IL
xAere an assortment VI cigars % various
ealltiss and prices II kept In glass cases
marked with the prses for one. three, i've
~ ten. a. the case might be. American
rsrufacturers vii require no proof OF TIE
facs that a number Of such arorss in tins
,rincipal cities would not only pay them.
h. also lead 10 wholesale orders. They
esual certainly drive the vile Manila prod
NJ cur Of the Eastern markets. At hisn
prcss there are good Manila cigars 10 Dc
had. but al OF them have the same paref~
sns effect upon the throat and the mem
tranes OF the mouth. and japanese tossac-
70 does not allow OF a comparison with
ne American leaf 80 FAR as taste and
Sarer IL concerned In the demand tlat
psay ba created. therefore. Ia OfsensA2
markets. American t0fsscec gr0SsTH
se,,d have an additional stimulus 50 sx-
tend the area OF cultivation, ard n che
sast amount Of shipping Ia fhe FAR East
fsuld be supplied from two or three local
rsntrai deposs with coed and cheap Amer
kAn AIfnth4RE A8iANtt = 8es*tft'
h. opened up THAT - worthy Of che most
prious consldaratlou. think you might
GER commend the subject to she attention
Of me American chambers Of commerce.
nockyards.
The establishment of aockyAris ~ en-
raging tho serious attention Of the Japan
90 nation Az present there are two gov
srpne1t and nine private establishments.
rne former are at Yokosuka and hHire.
Il rsae latter place a new dock. capable OF
Emitting ships OF s.ooo tons capacity -
n course or construction, being exp~s'ted
q he flushed 10y the end OF 1885 OF M
,sva4s backwards, the one a. Nagsasstkf
,s9nsd hy the Mtssub.shi COMPANY - ~
rn.Sa Alsnena.ons, bur the rest are only III
far re1atr.ns small steamers aFei aaunches.
Five o. them are IN Osaka. one IN TOKYO.
sae Al Naeaszlki, one az Toba province OF
shgnaao and ono ia the province 81 Atka-
wa WITH the exception Of The MitsaeiSnl
aoekysrs a. Naeasak ana another al
Osaka wa1tcA are Of stone, tha rest are
sonatrsscted OF timber.
There are q number OF projects On foot
for the cvnsfYssut.on or new and large prl-
sais dockyards THE nrat 70 be pToiectea
was that AT Shimotia. the prcfnoRers OF
witch Include many OF the leading bust
rssa men of Tokyo. Another project =
N contemplation IN Yokohama among It's
E1rtHstAAN. n AsEatA Nf-fANNtH - ARtA~fst-t
Plated hy the principal merchants or ha~
fssate. The rsla Eu5 tiltle ~ fseir plan may
h imagined from rAe fact uhat. ssaovsd u
BE- Aarrlpsl into Effect the naval depart
rnenf would be under 10 necessity 80 con
yrgtst a dockyarsi at Hokkado. 1n@ lat
,st project IA reported from Osaka where
re shlplslildinR business has 81 laga in@sia
considerable progress. THE pro5e~'toiS
ts,ssesi exne.rts 20 examine tia sea frofss IN
~ Kssfa@ fsffF md
tsg no place suitable FOR me location Of =
sarkvsfVs a search was nissde 90 IRE ISL
ara 90 Await. where a dtting site f"r
asek@ vas discovered a. iweSss. Ire
saek 70 -, constructed there win be cars-
he OF receiving saips ~ ioesi tons. TIE
sss.matrsi cost - aiseUf beoea ven. white
81 additional outlay 81 from a-'.t" 70 IN
- yca VII lie required for the eons,Fs'''-
skoa % the accessyry Works and plant.
II connection with TIRE Imperial ship
ssla8sng yard az usogo - a patent slip.
vhSa VII Accommodates vessels up -
100 tons. It's total ltngth = 50 feet
iength above water. So feet. breadth, 3
fs@e dectvsty. in - Tho slip Is worked
q hydraulic power.
TNa Nagssski dock - caYIahie - dock-
ts she largest steamers. lis Dimensions
az; Length Onsd De cats@on a. sapa. As
test. length on blocks 81 feet. hru2dfh
q susrancs at toy. -. and a. hostasn. e
fee depth OF water on blocks az SnrsHg
tsss, = ftet & inches and At nwaa tides e
isst Attached 20 the dock are extensive
stgne works most completely eauf pred
~ atfed These works were originally
~ ~ the japanese government. b99
ROW belong. as does the dock, 80 tlse
sss1eish, COMPANY
Railroads.
A0si - tbs travel between Yokohama
90 feky.o e Row dana by rail. ere rail-
ss eoaneeiinE she eve cities havnE
80 sas frsi htlil1 1n japan A. sgcu as
" FefsdIiion whish se8sesi ths pTHsant
Fprfor ON as rhrsne Hal been us,sern-
s~asd aha gae era af nscacrn japan WAS
@tSaFated, 1hs necessity u - way
shls'FcAEnn was promptly recognized
- Plans were inauwurat~i. ga3c arss con-
se,Aaa Gn3er~akeu as.u s che itEe fTon
Nsaaaaa te Tokyo. c.Ehteen miles. TIE
i~4ne DISTINCTLY a government eater
s@a Engineers were hrpuehs frosn F,a~
80 ana ln3a 20 make fi}o surveys Scr
hFw 3ne aa3 funds were oaEalael ~
sax Per ceuL a0An. 1h4s RAs "a
ANo wears tstfv rae work on Hh.s
vas @fi advanced ana anoEher Nae
e~@n &2'1 oH1 tsv shr No3aow Hr sHEfs~
AaiaF @efe r3anlnr freFa X0<e sssHaa
-s s4oafaa et EtkFa. fwam w1le1 pctHg
FeNa fAad to hr carried by an exseef3~
A.e N-t'.tt -t.ttF IRE Fsf%N 81 s'fss
4. lA}e t's nrreerf 8 sahashl ssa .ea ia
- .sATi ~ rtt Fry. Ia,a road TAD Ereae
sss-s rs 20 eneP1n-er and cosl s'saas
atia il Wss fGrusa l'v olene8
- - ISIS, .a9lga ft ha3 Tsss,g 81
s@.e neeD Gong Cuisines tar flsfr
-. tae fraek ag J8ag eus e-as
49, ea ls noa Jeah,e. u IS Ta-s -ss,-
- ana ksa5 30 -o,si send. l.on Tee
- seeS o'id to an Ar,srsesn. TIE exc
80 small. tsskiae -ssscs lac cEr
- ea7nis3ars." aa.i fse ceanaes arv