The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

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~ 5.smpsssrrts.,-lssl. ss 80 lss. ,~
81. Isl. - " INA Ss,ssSss 80
Exports-lSsf. "a az 81. u
1919 S,lsS.4 as: lNa. s. ~ s.rE nss~
Articles of cenn.,.. "s
Inc only EXPORT to Ja,,-
- over a million doslars anosus><
...,s1 mineral OIL. and alssa''S NM
SOUND mas no on wells. i s asa Pea
testers VINO viii not be sl,.- arm d
NahsAse OF the direct co,,--...,w ,aka a
ne oraent from Ruffalo as assca Wan rta
'nat this aew line afforss -s he hks
out. as before Observed "A
sne United States raw coss. vt wat 4
Japan goes By way az - sS7ei i
me statistics figure as aaa 2as i
s,, $500 n.'sasn, thus JaraH,s 80. "a
, '-.'' ''el % this staple has "a, -. 81
. o,,.s e's''eo 70 the a,sensio, !. ..
osIs. sac while freight rates m = 80 80
.1 pores around the Horn arr 49, ~ saasA~
PsF soa' the consumers hsvA $50 sess
nis steamer rate o. nearly 4 :. - ps>
roV'' MS tact made Il nrch.s,. 80.
ne NIPPON fusen Kiashs 49, NJ
- 49, o'Sso as Der American tsrrss. ss.ss
INES :. aisi Immediately mai ~. = = =
point ny declaring tha, i. -. 49, ss'ssg
matter OF competition he.~sss u
PAGES ne would place Nav o.s sas IN
toh DOWN at Seattle as chesn !. ~ co.
oe placed on the doeks a, ssn ns. ssaa
~ Ieiiews. therefore. that tAls rs
"4a carry All the cotton hi;hsr,s - -
pea 20 the Orient by way ~ yss.S "
ana atse the large quantities ,sss -
recently been sent over the cs,sss asss
cine Tor shipment from yancasss.s~s.A -
taAt thls viii make S>attl@ ars -
ieaaIns cotton ports Of the eoan.~s - -
Home Products for Esp.,,.
of The natural products Of ~.
ehat VIII receive immediate irs.,s. 10 -.
deNeiopment from this steamsssn -. -
prise may De mentioned Lumber s.'e'
Hour and fax. The lumber So. -.
are sure 10 be very large. ana j, ' +.
100 much 10 say that the narkss. !. ~
orient will in q short tina take - y e. -
or WaShingtons export. VA
AS TO wheat and tiour. tia .......,.
show that the shipments Ia Isns. -
the United states have steadily lne,..s ss
since 1879. as follows: issa SIN a.. -, -
slsS.sio; 1894. s2l1.5.s: 1885 saNIr NJ ~
steady increase will Undoubtedly aa.. :
come more rapid and the exnar,s ~ -. -
staple grow 10 enormous propor,,ars - /.
must not oe overlooked, too, that ~
steamship company runs It own stsamsr.
20 an the great seaports Of the orssrs
ana also TO Australia and New SopN
Wales. Shanghai does not import vb.s.
from any country. but IL impof,s W.,
aour, and from this country aloha ~
only little over 5000 tons 4 yssr y.
shipped there. from New York, San nrs..
cisco and Tacoma. aud admitted aasv
free. Cochin China takes about the ar.
quantity OF our flour. most OF ii htlnr s.
eeiyed via Singapore. AT many CO.
ports American -four Is already fayoragss
known, and only awaits this direc, eas.
munieation and the cheaper frsishts \
guarantees TO grow into a large business
Market for wnshinEtoa Ires.
Washington immense beds OF iron o..
are only awaiting just such an inpe..s
as this steamship enterprise afords i
lead to their immediate deyelogmeus.
The Northern provinces Of Japan Aass
iron. but il is OF an inferior quality. CEN.
paradveiy useless by Itself. bat MIXED
. with a superior iron, such as Is found 4
this state. can be utilized for certain
purposes. Practically all the iron need.
ed by Japan Will in the future be sse.
piled by this state. The Great Nor,hsfa
Iron Works at Fairhaven, which haze
long been closed. are to be opened I'd d
a few weeks, and the good Iron that vii
DC produced there for the Japan masAs;
Will Immediately stimulate a demand IL
the product OF this state.
The exports OF ron and steel machsey
from the United States has aucsuaEsd vsy
considerably within the last i've years
In 1891 ii was slO4.26i. in lssa. ts.sszss ii
1892. sioi,954; in 1894. s.6.le. In 1888. t.sss..
the general trend now. however. Is a
the increase. Iron and stee! exports. ran
and other than machinery. have rap.ay
increased, as manufacturing In japan has
improved, and may be expected 10 n
crease stiil greater as this industrious lss.
pie improve their manufactures. The r.
ures are as follows: 1891. A1s'u' la@
sl47. no: 1893. sss3i4 1894. sls2eai; I'D
1921. III. There can be no doubt that cips
talists Will at once turn lnelr a'ssnHsa
TO making the most OF the natural Bsa
resource OF the state OF Washington y.
pan for some time TO come viii he forced
TO import machinery and raw Inaleria.
the market for machinery viii probaef
gradually decrease as the japanese p
come more expert, but they must always
import their raw material
Another very important Immediate r.
suit of the Nippon Yusen kaisha % u.
get sound should be the development y
our flax industry. Although Japan e.
ports TO us s547. 131 worth OF tax. hemp
and jute manufactured goods, the qaaas's
OF the fax is very poor; while that =
Puget sound has been pronounced ~ -
hest and foremost flax men OF the HoF4
10 be equal 10 the Conrtrai hax o. Pc
GUM, than which there Is none supeiis'.
Puget sound should ship large auanasss
OF fax to Japan in the near futurs. =.
there is no doubt that capitalists VIII ~
allow such an opportunity 10 slip ~
Future Oriental Trade.
And all this does not begin TO give y
idea OF the great trade with the Vls -.
that Is now in the process Of being 9s.s
up for Seattle. Not only viii tns 50.
wheat farms and the great sloch lahs.'
be encouraged and benefited, put ne e
chards and the dairies will receive w.
share OF the stimulating ini'ufhes. = =, = :.
OF apples was last year n's, -. !.
this company's port y a. "a
STA, and the experiment was 50 suc 80 !.
that many large shipments are cef'ah a... :
follow to that and other OrienlM ~ - =
Canned fruits OF all kinds viii follow - Z.
the salmon canneries have aiIeaay - -
Into the market and are hopsfui 81 "a 81
large orders next season. japan ~.
China are but two OF several eohhI ~
served by the Nippon Yussn haishs s,
take these two only, and the ssiae :. 4,
goods they exported from THIS COUNT VA 81
the year ending last June. al q =
might be, and undoubtedly WIZ SUI '',....
q az atatn,a r,rnduciIon and mah1.s-