The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-01
1aF PASSING THRONG.

- ~sovs would De az interesting
4 ep66m y.yt Of the world. arrived a.
fCae - r,.nA tosel last evening from
- - s.s.s~so He il William Berry. Ut
q - - sssoervislng engineer OF the
s. g v,sen Kaisaz, who IL now on MS
b rrriane, 10 officially inspect the
~ S~.ls about 10 be place1 n comhnls-
..a fiose fna: are o.. the "Ass- eLx
- esamers are array s@a,asns1.
IA ,bs Kansgawa saai. aaa sirss1y
- . y.knhagna before Nr. Berry left
Sncseo rs,s Ar, ak already launched and
No. = The xayg are % 700 tons net
= a. These steamers VIII %
= The European business while
psSo..-scs for three more OF s-ssG tons
- .ssnreunen. has just been fet, and
:. Ae..grnsefed they .-lll De placed In tine
ss.,rsssan trade
4 - rs n4y S1atfis-Japan liners had
ss.se1 1870 The plans fer these vessels
-. sssn drawn and accepted, and tsse
80 -. - undoubtedly been lst ~ tnis
& - -. Taexe ships for the Seattle trade
= - s 90 tons net register.
-. berry was met az the hotel last
II ..s.s by Capt. James CTfhit5s. AmeSi-
=. manager OK the nippon sisen hai-
Il = ara 20 him the supervising engineer
f-1
Il = =. irsyd 10 send one or more OF the
II - ..sseis 10 Puget sound for the pur-
-. ~ handling the new tea crop, which
e. hsrtnnlng 20 move. The new ships
4, t.r,ns}v fitted for passengers. as well
= srss~ht bix,nesx Those which have
Il - gs,uched have four nlasts each.
-. fhx dx on the ways viii have but
/ -. ssssss. In other respects being iden-
s. s.sf II d almost certain that even if the
- soass are not sent here. some of the
i 80 vssssls OF the company now pIying
& 81. Japan European business VIII 10
B ..~rsa fnto service for the tea SaSsne&
4 this year.
{ cnea the vast feet OF steamers already
.sssts1 81 the Nippon Yusen kalsha In
& .slsa into consideration. and Tire new
4 ~ row building is added. The position
s.r,,a,sd by Mr.. Berry with one OF tbs
d 1900 commercial companies of the
4 80 nav BE- In a small way appreciated.
4 - 4 4 modest talking AMI modest ap-
s15rtrr nan OF trifie more than middle
-. with o ful. Face. upon which he
Seesu 1 closeiy trimmed beard that Is al
- black, In which are scattered q few
800 ns,d gray hairs. In reply TO ques-
- = stated that ne went 10 Japan first
N And that he had gone again in 1874.
alsfe which time he had resided there
5ostinneusiy.
.TM 20 to Japan direct from Eng
h6drs he repeated. NO: ] went from
sfennd IN ls6. with the Abyssinian expo
NlDa. Thea vent TO india, Africa, Bur
So. arA to japan. I have not always
"a marine engineer. as was engaged
jong time after leaving England In
ttgso1ing. In charge of machinery"
r. Berry then said that the development
L.
~ tfaest 10 him second, only 10 his own
ksalness at the head OF The engineering de-
nstneat Of the Nippon Yusen Kais,la. To
cayI ofifsths he expressed surprise that
~ United States could carry its rails such
&stance to tide water and then compete
With England and Belgium IN the sale.
That b nothing said Capt. Grif1ths.
'Amefisa has beer. selling railroad iron to
Enxisnd. One contract wac 1900 tons.
asstAs- 0.ooo tons. and another 1850
spas"
10 apsaking Of the equipment for the
japanese railroads. Mr. Berry remarked
hat one order Of thirty engines had been
PACED with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. OF Philadelphia. He then spoke Of
ssetsie roads In Tokyo. answering quest
va Of Capt GrifYfths. and stating that a
empany had besn formed but that tho se-
esfities had not been taken Another cleo
TIE road project, which Will convince the
ssd' that Japan Is abreas, of the times
on the application OF that volatile motive
psHh ~ hong distances. Ii AT present being
fsshed and Ia from Tokyo around tsie
6asani peninsula. II viii take in along its
ruals the cities and towns of kawasaki.
AsnAkaws. Yokohama, Yokosuka. aiiisaki
kanakara and Fu)isawa. THE run will be
10 IT, f,3.s.
ssegsyetro miles. The power will prob
asiy be furnished by two stations
". Berry will remain I'm Seattle several
says and win then proceed to New York
VIA Chicago. He has been across the con
Trent sseersi times. but this is his first
opportunity To reilly see the country. His
fsssea fer crossing the Pacific by the
heaEic 70 San Francisco was that business
esasd him TO Honolulu and he dezsred II,
VIM friends In San Francisco. All of the
Appon Yasen Kaisha steamers are now
FsHne Yokohama FOR Seattle direct.
saish furnished his excuse for not COM
Hf hy one OF them. Mr. Berry will he
ssay from japan for about nine months.
saa VIII undoubtedly return In one Of the
sew steamers
y. u schuyler. Chinese inspector Of the
treasury department. returned Sunday
sssm Nashville Tenn, where he had
Nsa to deliver sixty-four Chinese actors.
aesehsnss and farmers at The Tennessee
va'ennlai. From Nashville Mr.. Sehuy-
.FF proceeded 10 Washington Guy. and
zen returned 10 Chicago. From Chicago
e vent 10 81 Paul and took tho Great
aaFfhern for Seattle.
nj schu,ier says that the exposition
s'rs are given up 10 The Chinese dis
sAs, which Is principally Industrial and
ss'eaEisis, with the theater as an adj
'ssT' The way OF farming in China ia
s,ssn ny the Practical methods employ
~ 'ne soil being titled and the crops.
st VII probably never mature rnt Tn.
, ar y street Ia which are located
~. s7ops aI the merchants. ard the ar
80 soia are charged against che ImAor~
sssn Tor exhibition purposes and duty
A ee paid upon them. The exposition.
= says " generally a efssnposntaent.
asa discrimination is shown AGAINST ex-
0'.eEs outside the state. II IS realty
- saiF tor Zoe showing II tbs resources
= ienaessse. The buildings are credit
- ads they are not flllea and the at
sssN~ v limited. II ss very hot there.
Af' schuyler says he IS asasf 20 get
g e's hriet trip Fast ne gave some NJ.
seht'an 70 the Industrial situation "a
sefs IN relation IL Il were brought
"a@ ass observation. There Is q great
% distress. and the most thriving
ss'es ar those directed, 20 the re
y .ae PSF ane the lRrge element out
Aoss' The tabor question * n serious
considerable number who have
-. on charity are unwilling 90
"a. "as h@s too proud 80 beg "a mere
- oas rsare, Afr SCHUYLER sayH. fe