New-York tribune., 1896-01-26

lean interests Of the cutting OF the Nicaragua ~
would evidently be great. , +,
Mr. Jernigan gives table OF "aHes pa' =.
Shanghai in a number OF occupations WIZ" 80
somewhat of curiosity. blacksmith re-. ' .,,'
cents a day with food while a barber Is pa'u ''''
cents = dav \ cornpositor who is native oil
the country receives s. ~ a month. while the io
elgn conpositor Is paid from s. 92 10 Slo ~ "o
Like disparties between the rate Of wages pa" ~
natives and foreigners respectively are lo""' ."
number OF other occupations. In MS iepo''
the Dor. of Shanghai. the Consu-GeneIai gives SUI"
interesting information in regard to the comnesc''
facilities enjoyed by tho merchants OF different 'o''
tries who are engaged in trade with emma anu d
usual it is found that the American is Iaecu a. an
immense Disadvantage The European ste.''9"F
companies have aiioat Pot vessels, win an atb'
gate tonnage of s5l.sli tons. The Canadian fa'"''
Line has three vcsScs IN commission with an az
eregate tonnage OF 1900 tons. The Pach' Mai. al"
Occidental and Ori ntal companies tos sther nave
fleet Of eight vessels the aggregate tonnage OF ""'
Mr. Jerngan not able to give. The Nor'"''"
Pacific Company three vessels, with an asS''
gate tonnage OF 1910 tons and besides has in com
mission two chartered vessels the aggregate tonnage
OF which is not specified. The Consul-General con-
tinues:
That the future route to China with or witnou,
The Nicaragua Canal will be across the Paclic - -
fact admitted here even by persons interest,"" az
ard connected with the carrying trace through Ign me
suez Canal The question Is. INTO whOse ,ura ,sI d
fruit row T.peN.HS VIII hfup: f'Ntl - ~
vantage Is the side of America Inc 'aIai'r" 'i
Pacific stcim accomplish the voyage from a.
cOuVer Shanghai in nineteen DAYS. ana cou,' -
ducc the time to seventeen. The Tacoma anu "a, o..
Francisco lines should be able to make eq"'inlS
g.od time The time required to Marseilies va ,n
Suoz Canal is thirty three days passenger pou,,u
from shanghai to LONDON via Vancouver over .n,i
American Continent and across the Ailanuc Wpu,u We ~
reach his destination four days eiilier ihan am J., ,,
travelled 10y way OF The SucZ Canal. Inc lhI'H y;
the Pacific route compare iavOraby with th",c "a pl
the British ana French lines. and could possibly We
still further reduced. for the North German I'piu
Company states that passengers TO emma rom r.
rope by way OF America can obtain through ucAets
In Hre at Ir.crs considerably lower tidh ''''e
charged in New-Nork.
1t would from the above fact that the uihe
has come when something should be done TO noun!
the present disparity between the United states anu
European counties in the carrying trade oil 9h'"E
hal Freight will follow In the wake Of passenger
traffic and it should be remembered that nan ol ''e
whole trade OF China in foreign vessels Is cI''''"
I'm the official returns to Shanghai. OF the ior''th
vessels entered and cleared in ls9i the number Sai
ing under the United States nag was lo' win a ,'"
mage OF l2al27. under the British nag. .l"-l WIN d
tonnage Of 70 1851 under the French nas ~ ,'
a tonnage Of Si.A2g under the German nds' -''-'
with a tonnage Of l,9shGh.