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

1spaa and Seattle.
IN Ire Post-rntessigsncsr spsciai Cor
resDoslsnt-
Tokyo, Dec. o. 1885
NJ arss yiss- Fl Tokyo was 70 the asw
.-srsl Offices OF the Nippon fsaea
ssshs. and although 1 had learned n =
~sefai way that the building was okss
tae finest IN <ne ely. 1 VAS agEssaDsy
.s.rxsc a. - architectural beauty and
/. tssgougA nlodsrn equipment. IA fact,
i sell n ilae WITH the progressive pol
= g winch the company stands commit
= Finding - former oEsces sptire.g tao
[rsn for rs ra7.aly growing business. Il
,szxht an eligible site on First Street.
T.sakucho KoJsmacnik1, where tbs new
sass.ag was completed lart spring. r IS
Y lsad-cosoFed brick. VITA stOnS trim
rnsx. ard - n European ssysa- Il "a
Gre aBe a half stories ia height. On ths
&c eoor are Sae Offices az the president
I'd vice president, the assembly room fer
10 directors and the dining rooms. On
~ second floor are the business Offices.
sHcss Of the shipping bureau. Of General
xsfAxer LNaDaga. Of Assistant Manager
aH.sler and the reception room for vis-
trs On 1he hrst floor Is the printing de-
sftnsnt. An eisvafor shaft runs through
Il center Q. the building. The Offices ara
u wei equipped. and some of the rooms.
a. for example. the assembly hall. the
.rmidenta Office and the reception room.
srt furnished with rare elegance and
tass From the upper windows there "a
sne view OF the palace. the city and the
AZ and beyond the city a glorious and
sssye crowned by the distant summit OF
Tgt.
- - q. ..1..,...-. - 1910. "a.
Nms Kcndo. Manage~ fwAnaxa and Mr..
r Kafuka. all Of whom Remembered
ssssantiy their visit 10 Seattle and asked
sssul the friends they had met there. Ny
aissview with these gentlemen. al well
| a. with Mr.. Pallister ard other officers OF
| fas company whom / met, was extremely
sstssfactory. / feel sure that they look
O. fhe Seattle lire with special interest.
and that their plans ars we'll lad for the
future development Of that ains. They are
u course gratifed At the heavy oargoss
thsf have been sscureu from America, and
upsesssd repeated regret that they had
20 bean able 10 inaBEurats q better seFE-
- The opening OF Ave new lines OF
siesmsrs almost simultaneously. and the
fscessisy OF remo1sling their present
Esssners TO meet the requirements OF fhe
government act under which they are al
cwsd q subsidy, has made Il impossible
fsr shstn to bring their service at oncs up
20 Tie high standard which they have In
Find. I'VE are very much In the attitude
oi q man who has invited large number
d guests" said SIR fwanasa. "and who
fafs ~ the iast moment that his kitchen
a nz quttaSready. This time next year
! san assure you matters will be vary dir
lrent."
Meanwhile In view OF the heavy ship
nsnts from Seattle the company haa or
cared an extra steamer sent to that port
and win hasten the building OF the six
Rev steamers. which viii give fort
slightly service. The officers OF the COM
,any unanimously express regret az tho
fscesslty of trans-shfpping the recent
cargo Of the Yamaguchi Maru at YOKE
hama. by which the cargo WAS delayed
sRd damaged. The necessity arose from
hAFing 70 send the ramaRuchi 90 England
sM remodeled. This trans-ehlpment viii
tn@ with the next steamer. aud here
sssr cargoos VIII so right through 20
assr destination I may whisper conf
sentaliy that the delay In the plans Of the
81 new Seattle steamers Will after all be
fsr the good OF thai lire. The company
tas simply found that the plans az first
adopted are entirely insufficient 10 meet
what II evidently going 90 be a large
trade. They have accordingly lafd these
plans aside entirely, and ara now farrna-
iattng plans FOR a set Of much larger vss-
sells, somewhat OF the order Of the mag
niacent Empress" steamers OF tho Cana
dian Pacific. with equal passenger ae-
eomm0datiens and greater freight-eaFry-
iag capacity. In view OF such a iins Seat
sic shippers and patrons OF the Nippon
f9sen can well afford TO put az for =
While with such vessels as the company
ran temporarily place az their disposal
The mora l see OF the Nippon Yuscn
kaisha the moro ] ain convinced that Mr.
slil's contrast with thsa VS. = master
slrok-r ana tuat aeatsls Is tho American
sermlnus OF the line wili have her COM
merciai interests greatly promoted. All
she operations 81 the company are coz.
auetea Oh a gigantic scale. and - Is reia-
lively ~ far greater weight "a the Orient
ihsn any single corporation. yes prob
shiy Tran any three corporations. 20
America. IT'S directors sna leading 6ri-
rsfs are men of mark and 81 far~reAchiug
aflurnce. while It's Intimate connection
VIZ The w9Yernmeug gives Il = se,ns-
sEesl caste whish Is alone. from eefn-
hescsal point 81 view. equivalent - ~
tfaraenss capital. From sketch kirby
feFaishel we by Mr.. PaliisteF I extract
teus particulars Of the history end de-
sel9nH'ent % tae company The story -
ne steps By which Il has mounted from
ise humble beginning o. a ~~ivate eater
wise % SIS receat capitalization 81
s4ese yen Is really tha story a.
nafilme enterprise IN modern Japan.
Tie ecinpany bad SIS oFsrln gaaa thirsy
sfsTS ago when hair a aexrn vessels ac-
aaiFet originally ~ tho fen8al chief q
Iosa we're transferred BY hlm te M
tNssaki Nataro. an euiaently capable
aeiai % that elan. 0Sias 81 the re-
srsetlve policy pursued ~ the TekuEawa
exeHcY during twa ard a haa centuries
Ne japanese. on the threshold Of general
'afsgn Intercourse fouad themselves
Eta9at any knpWleslga og navigation ard
Nasaeul any sea-Eoinx shlps Iha latter
esiset WAS easily remetieG 81 part NJ any
ne tee former proved much more era
s~FFasslar When Mr. Twasakt. organ
ana the Mltsu HiShl uhree diAm0naA eanl~
taay. made ARRANGEMENTS % employ IN
Sse eoasiwlse earFs Ing trade khe So eF
ssesh ssesmess acquired as above stated.
: seemed scarvely possible that an eater
#Ne eaRWgnced under such conditions
.eald he successful a few Years later
- coantFy fannd itself confronted ~
re necessity ~ dtspatchtng military
ea9fsiion 10 FoTmesa. Already. iu coa-
uss'i9a with the ahalsttca 81 feuaalis9u
80 ne Capitalization % administrative
soSeg, the government bad taken over.
Naeas tAs assets % ne various GETS. >
assaaer OF fore. en-hnMt vessels. some
SmeFs. Some sailing sAtnS These were
- "Fsf employed. un3er sfYfctal coefro5.
- mafi-oaTry.1E purposes. ouf sahSa-
s~.os2e aFter the EornnSsn expesfttfo1
80 Afforded clear evidence - the eoun-
- he%sis. IS wsli As ~ thr excellent ar-
sAaik&fion OF the Msfsu R.shi COMPANY
- Us capacity for national usefulness,
- - seRernYne1ts uag on}y handed over ggs
-. .esscis "a hat company. eut niso So
se1 TO eay out ~ Yokohama snaHsg>
- service cf thc Paesic Mail Steamship
ts.Sssny ana 70 acquire tae sse@ rnerz
,A@sFan employed IN thst services. THas
,hssessp9ny which. ia iSsa. possessed ossy