The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-14
ment 10 be SLOW and rho accomplishment.

eaw.
"The railroads of tho United states arr
constrtictrn hIn equipped with such stl
pcrlor aklll that ! believe, could our eoun
trymen make a beginning m China. anC
show tho representative character o
llelr work contracts with more favorabl,
f,,unncB would bc offcrrd. china mas
make mo costly mistake OF not being gov
orned IN tho construction ~ her nnllrohd,
by certain system. thus enabling 6ns
llnn 10 h1 n support 10 hnOlher, and the
apprehension In mtl unfOundsi. In view
of tho nunasr or forolgn contractors
from '3uropo nav IN China collecting con.
traf'tH. ana each cxtolling tho merits oi
Ida peculiar system. 10 give N contract
To hho DolgIann. Ia tho british. 10 tho
Germans. 10 tho rrcnch. 10 the HuEalnnr.
wonld naturally induce IN aich the dc.
alro 10 Introduce NJ much machinery for
hlA workshop Ms he could and all would
have tho perhiia1lirH " the different nn.
ilunalltles naancf and the rrsuit would
prove very Irregular and lnharmonlous
system There Il, therefore. pr,ealng ne.
tS~Hity FOR n decision ~ IN what ayatom
~ niilroa'ia chinn Intends 20 adopt. and
them tho dlrcctneAa of purpose 10 hold
To and then build that system.
''It should not DO forgotten that Chlna
has only recently awpkened 10 the rail.
nation that thr agencies ~ modern civil.
nation have changed Tho course II her
history, iiisi her four thousand years of
"ecluHon can NJ longer be- prolonged. and
tlhat n she does not equip herself for the
conflict with tho appliances Of modern
civilization the fate ~ Poland may be
h"r fate. Like an infant. ip the light ~
mpd"rn civilization. the grnt empire of
Asia Ia learning 10 walk The slow. whd.
dling rtcp should moi be- Judged too critic.
ally for there II much IN chinese charuc.
tor ~ admire her business np'n arr hon
cat her stitcsmrn conservative AMI wish
to be- let alone AMI her form ~ gpvrrn.
mrfh bolus parental has bcra 80 ID.
mifasterod as 10 have stood frm amid
hning Hfnplr-z. and tsrn peaceful Rhcn
Tho balance ~ t1ia world sccnsi In arms :"
Mr Jrrnigan. IN RESPONSE 10 tho query
How ai,but Am,rlcnn commercial inter.
rstr Ia china Ar- rhoy lmprovinz7''
said
''rhorc ls ono feature ~ American bust.
D~as In China not pleasant to hook upon.
AMI witch In not promotivo ~ American
intvroal. II iH lh~ custom TINT has sol
long prevailed ~ employing foreigners to-
represent t4s- interests of our country.
Srary all the ianar business enterprises
IN CHINA have Foreigners for head agents.
ana white to reflection uTon tho Industry
AMI INTEGRITY ~ such aErnts n intended,
accoNi with lh- rrrllnEu Of national pride.
No soon as un American enterprise II
ztartrd. the noSl slrp h "a employ for.
clgn-r ~ head agent You qiAve visited
tho bualnras houses In Shanghai and know
that tho majority. registered as Ameri.
cans. have foreigners for head agents. asI
II no Americans could bc found compe-
tent and worthy 10 M the responsible
post lions Ta,ia ln onc fvaHon why Amer.
,can apouses have hut ksw mcn trained
20 tho business nprthois In Asia. The
British merrhant has followed the oppo
site custom. AMI the result h that the
liriltsh have a nums r Of experienced
buslneAs men cmilo,s'd, ami young men
beinx train~i to uikr their places. Al
ono time the gr-at port Of Shanghai was
fun tho year round with vessels nyinE
tho American nas. bait It Is sehiom tina,
moro than thrrc or four American m@r'
chant vessels arr sccn In the port a, the
sans tlusr while tho British nag, carried
by tho british merchant marine. IL seen
ovcry day and In every direction.
'Urrat britain. Germany, France and
RuSsia have banks at the leading open
parts OF ASIA. bnI there IL not an Amer
l,y,n tank IN vithcr China or Japan. There
il not n buslncsa man ia tho United States
who will not admit, that bank II ono
~ tho primary elements OF business sue.
cess
The future business Of China could
fafNl9 Nv HNNhF'h W "
they would unly recognize the cardinal
rules which lead ia business success I'M
tlrrlr application to china. An examlna-
ton Of tho reports Of the banks named
show that All are IN prosperous condi-
ton and the influence they exert IN favor
Of their N-pcctlvc nations must be- de.
cidcdly advantageous, ThcN air hut few
young Americans being trained to con
duct business between China and the
unt~i States, and CHINA Promises TO
ho n most valuable tlcld TO cultivate. ~
Ia the uudcy,'lopci country of the world
rich IN resources wide IN AREA and en-
brtclng climatic influences Of every ,te-
grr The fertility Of the soil Is unsur-
passed Although Americans are busy at
home. We should not forNt tha, our great
energy and Inventive gonius viii ere long.
require new nclds In (which to nnd 'm-
ploymcnt" j. r. VI.