The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22

Gets thar The low freight rates thus Sc
cared and the large territory enas opened
20 so-h American and JapA1e&e prooocts
vii. vastly Increase tho trade between the
two countries.
Senior Alex de Marccnay. NJ D.. afforded
another Illustration Of how the new Sc
attic idea = perme&ssng Ill seas ana
Dr. Aareonay b IN Austrian OF e1celens
education. who has until recently been
employed on the Guatemala Central rail-
road. which u now practically completed
from Guatemala TO Ixsapa- The latter
rcw1 - seaport some nine miles south
OF San Jose de Guatemala. and Is rapidly
coming 20 the front as the best II not the
only deep water ha-bor between San Diego
and Valparaiso. Fer the important link
Of railroad which connects IL with the cap
stal aty. Mr.. Huntington. who controls Il.
wants the modest sum OF ns.ooe0 BIZ
the way. good part OF the work OF Local
ton OF the road from San islc.A was done
by . r.sing young California engineer,
Bert Lsnderman. of Oakland DR.. Mar
conay. nav1ns finished his duties in Guate-
naia. Is sosng 10 China 20 engage IN simi-
lar work there.
II have noticed" he said the other day
on the Yamagucht. lever since the Tran
sits nrsi visit TO Central America. that
Seattle for some reason seems destined TO
become one or the worlds great CONNER
ciai ports. II she will but develop the
lines already established to Central Amer
lea she will and herself mistress OF a
large. growing and profitable trade The
people there are sick and tired OF the
grinding monopoly long held by the fa-
cifc Nail, and win turn with q sense OF
relief TO any line that offers q cnange-
Besides. Central America and the Pacinc
Northwest. Of which Seattle is the poten-
fial II not the actual emporium are Well
adapted 10 each other for profitable in
tercnange Of large number OF products.
Thus. from al entirely outside point or
view. became Interested in Seattle. FROM
seeing her new commercial interests IN
Central America and their probable devel-
opmens. turned my eyes northward and
found her virtually in contro. or the Alas
ka trade. ! understand tina. last season
she did probably 3 per cent. OF that trade
II her merchants bankers and Shippers
have ordinary business sense. they Will
never lose contro, Of that trade.
Then. about the time my attention had
been called TO these two divergent lines OF
trade. radiating from Seattle. learned OF
tho establishment OF this line TO the ORR
ent, the possibilities OF which can hardiy
be overestimatedL II has seemed TO me
that with three great transconunsntal
railways touching the land eide OF her
docks. these three ocean lines south. north
and west are guideposts toward a great
commercial career. When l left Guate-
mala for China came by way OF Seattle.
and my visit to that city impressed me
still more fully with the conviction or her
present and future greatness
Another of the cabin passengers VINO
had a good word for Seattle and her ORR
entail trade was Wong Sing Nam, q
wealthy Chinese merchant of New York,
where he has been in business for eight
cen years. During that period he has re-
visited China four times. ana Is now re-
turning with his wife and little boy Tor
fifth visit to his old home.
81 met several of the Chinese merchants
In Seattle" he said 10 me the other day
on board, land was glad to notice the
success they are having there They ell
seem TO be doing well. Seattle VIII nave
two distinct benefits growing out of her
new connection with the Orient. One Will
be the development OF her local interests,
and the increased attention she will at
tract and has already attracted on all
sides as the American terminus or this
line. The other In the development or a
large traffic between the Eastern United
States and the Orient, which In passing
through her borders viii be of indirect
advantage. II Is, Of course. in this last
that i am personally Interested / deal
largely in both Chinese and japanese
goods, and am inclined to think that my
shipments will hereafter be made by way
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the
Great Northern railway. 1t is the only
connection that offers me through bill
of lading from the Chinese and japanese
ports to Buffalo. n. Y, and I shall spend
some time in Yokohama and Toxic with a
view to arranging for future shipments by
way of Seattle Now and then may find
II practicable to break up a cargo or ship
ment from the Orient at Seattle, thus rem
dering that city sort OF distributing
point 10 supply Eastern dealers. | hope
to see you again in Shanghai ana Will talk
with you further about this.
Mr.. Heitkemper. a German. who has
for years conducted a thriving business In
Osaka, Japan. opened my eyes as TO still
further possibilities.
"T deal chiefly" said he, in camphor.
ant.mony and other similar Oriental prod
ucts If you have not paid particular at
tention to these articles you VIII be sur
prised at the steady and reliable market
demand for them. / have Just been to Sc
attIe where have made preliminary ar
rangements for an American agency to
handle my goods"
have also learned from good authority
that one OF the largest iiquor firms In Sc
attic has completed its plans 10 open
sales house in Yokohama. where there ap-
pears to be a fine market for American
wines and liquors, market which. like
that for other American products, has
been almost entirely neglected
OF some further steps which Seattle men
are taking toward cultvating Oriental
trade. more later. l think the readers OF
the Poss-intelligncer VIII agree with me
that the few "soundings" thus taken. In
dictate deer water ard good sailing for Sc
attic in these seas Of the far East.
HERBERT L. BRUCE.