The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09
AMERICAN GOODS
GAIN A MARKET
An Encouraging Letter
Received From
Shanghai.
American Products of High
Grade Wanted in the
Orient.
Pure Food anG Genuine Goods viii
Re Welcomed With Good De.
mand and Prices.

At the regular monthly meeting yester-
day OF the board of trustees of the Cham
Der OF Commerce the following letter from
b Hankin s Co. of Shanghai in regard to
the possible development of San Fran
clsco's Oriental commerce was read:
We find splendid opening for California
goods and general American manufactures in
the far East, but people here are slow and it
taxes time TO gain their confidence. We find
there is an opening for goods among the bet
ter class OF Chinese, provided they are put up
under certain "chOpS" or marks We find we
can compete with the foreign manufacturers.
III is only necessary for our people in Califor-
MA 10 send out the best grade OF goods lower
thelr trelghts, their prices if possible and
cater 10 the pecullarities OF the Chinese and
natives In other parts of the Orient, to over
come the prejudice against American goods
and considerably increase their market.
=, we find Shanghai to be the center-the New
1ork, as 1t were, OF the East-and business
mere is booming, owing to the erection of sew
eral cotton and silk filature mills In soaD and
cheap candles there is an enormous market
especially the latter, now controlled by Eng
nsh; also In piece cotton goods), cigarettes
provisions, flour and other lines AS to ex-
ports, that is large question, and it would be
advantageous to our merchants to look closer
into thia.
Much important business was trans
acted by the board.
The request of the Christian Fndeayor
Association for permission to use the
nail during the convention for noondav
services was granted. The action of the
ofhcers in inviting President Mckinley to
visit san francisco was approved a COM
munlcatlon was received from the Har.
DOT commissioners allowing free wharf.
age to the steamer City of Everett, loadin p
grain for the famine sufferers in India.
Letters were also received from Sena-
tors Perkins and White and Con-
gresham Loud promising support for
various matters presented by the
chamber TO Congress. A communi
cation from Captain Glass, the COM
mandant of Mare Island, advising the
chamber that anchors had been ordered
delivered to it by the Navy Department
for the establishment of a COMPASS
swinging station, was received.
Letters were received from the Trans.
Mlsslss 'ppl Congress to meet at Salt Lake
on July IA, and from the Internationa
Gold Mining Convention to be held at
Denver on July and 9, inviting the
cha m Der to send delegates. The chamber
voted to appoint to each five representa-
tlves, who will be named later. Six indi-
ylduals and firms were added as new
members OF the chamber: J. a. Foleer &
Co., Swartz Bros, Judson Manufacturing
Company, G. a. Spreckels, Pacific Marine
supply Company and Harris Bros. Co.
Communications were ordered sent to
the Secretary of War at Washington sug
gesting that the present inefficient and un-
economical method of lighting the Pre-.
sidlo Reservation by oil lamps be replaced
py an electric light system, and to the
Mayor and Supervisors of the City urein @
promptness in the construction of the
new municipal building.