The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-13
COMING TO AMERICA.
Japan Buying Her Steel Rails
and Locomotives Here Now.
sEATTLE's GREAT OPPORTUNITY
General Manager Iwanaga. OF the Nip
pom Yasen Line, Returns From
the East on His Way to Japan.

a
pom Yusen Kwalsn2. is back from visit 10
New York aid other Eastern cities. where
he went In the interest OF the company
which he represents. Mr.. Iwanagz Is
more than satisfied with the result OF his
visit, and IS assured by the wealth and
magnitude OF the country and the prom
ises which he received from business men
that there VIII be plenty of traffic for the
ships OF his country. He. however. desires
that the people OF Seattle viii do ali n
their power 20 make the line a success
by sending -four, lumber and other prod
ucts 20 Asia, and at the same time order
as many Asiatic products for return car
goes as Is possible. He feels that his COM
pany has done considerable for Seattle
by making II the Pacific coast terminus
OF its line. and thus placing IL on an equal
footing with San Francisco, so far as the
Asiatic trade Is concerned, and therefore
hopes that Seattle merchants Will make
long pull and a strong pull 10 make the
lire a success as ii viii be the means of
bringing great deal OF wealth to the
city. When seen yesterday he said:
II left here on July 5 and Travelled via
the Great Northern to ST. Paul and then
to Duluth. AT the latter point took the
steamer Nerthlaad for Buffalo. IL was
three-days trip, and I had the pleasant
est time that / have had since my arrival
in America The ride through the great
lakes to Buffalo was series OF delights
I was greatly surprised by the immensely
OF the traffic on the lakes. which was ev-
idenced by the vast number of freight and
passenger boats travelling in every direc-
ton. From Buffalo ] went TO New York.
where / had some business TO transact.
From New York i went 10 Philadelphia,
where ! visited Cramps ship-huilding
yard. 1t Is a large establishment. The
Japanese government recently asked the
Cramp establishment to make tenders for
two steel cruisers. From Philadelphia /
went 10 Washington City. bat l did not
see the president. because he vas away
on a fishing trip. Then ] visited Chicago
and interviewed some OF the merchants
there. From Chicago / went 10 81. Paul.
and from there / came back 10 Seattle.
On the l4th / viii leave here for San Fran
CISCO and from there I Will return 70
Tokyo, which VIII be my headquarters.
WAS the result of your trip East sa.ls-
factory from business standpoint
1T was most satisfactory. and i feel
assured that my company will do goo9
business. Now that we have made Sc
attic the Pacific coast terminus OF our
line and entered into contract with the
Great Northern railroad, l expect that
the good people of Seattle will help TO
get US as large return cargoes OF all
sorts OF American and Washington pro-
duce as they can, and also import ORR
entail goods OF course the bulk Of the
imports will come from the larger East
ern cities. but. still. we feel that Seattle
must do all she can to further our inter-
ests, as by helping our line she helps
herself In other words, We are about
TO fulfill our promises and We want the
citizens of Seattle TO help US, In turn, all
they possibly can. Our first steamer 10
leave Seattle Will be the Mike Maru.
vessel of 400 tons burden. She VIII SAL
from this city on Saturday, September D.
carrying freight and passengers TO foko-
hama Hongkong and other Asiatic ports.
ut is the Intention of Japan to do a
great deal of trading with this country.
A few days ago n Japanese company,
which is constructing a railroai in Japla.
placed an order with a Pittsburs firm
for 1900 tons Of steel rails Formerly
these rails were ordered from England.
Other orders of this character Will fol-
low the establishment of our steamship
line. and the consequence will be that
much of the trade which formerly went
to England Will in the future come TO
- afes. Japan is entering
into an era OF railway building, and | ex-
pect that most Of the rails and the loco
motives and other equipment viii corie
from this country. You can Z ske "a IS.
locomotives and cars just as cheaply
now as they do In England. and as you
ara nearer to Japan than England, there
Is no reason why you should not get all
that class OF trade in the course OF time.
Besides, there is an additional induce
ment for Japan 70 trade with the United
States, and that is the friendly feelings
that exist between the two countries.
in fact, II IS easy TO see that a large
and profitable trade can soon be built
up and sustained between the two eoun-
tries. The Nippon Yussn Kwaisha Com
pany is in the field 10 stay and to get all
1t can of the carrying trade between the
two countries, and also that OF some or
the other Asiatic countries.
when return here. as I hope 10 in
a few years from now expect that Seat
tie will be as large as San Francisco. as
there Is no reason why she should not be
IL the merchants OF the state and city push
out and besiir themselves 10 obtain a
portion OF the lucrative trade OF the ORR
emit IT Is trade which all the foremost
commercial nations and commercial cities
OF the world are most anxious 10 secure.
and Seattle is abou, TO secure some OF 1t
by reason OF her superb geographical po-
sltion BY means of our steamship line
some OF the wealth OF the Orient Will be
poured into Seattle's lap. and .there is no
reason why her greatness should not In
crease and multiply and her prosperity
grow 70 be equal TO that OF any city on
the Pacific SLOPE" concluded Mr.. Twanaga.
Mr.. Iwansga spent the most OF the day
Yesterday in conference with James Grlf-
fths. local manager OF the Nippon Yusen
Kvalsha line r. G. Stevens. general west
ern passenger agent OF the Great Ncrth-
ern railroad. and Mkt Salto. japanese con-
sui a. Tacoma.