The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
WE SHOULD GAZE
TOWARD JAPAN
]. W. Raphael Says There
Lies the Future of
This City.
Glowing Description Of the Con.
fidence in Mckinley in
the East.
Prospects for linn sdiate Considera.
tion of the Nicaragua Canal
Project Good.

julius w. Raphael, president of Ra
phael's Gncorporated). the large Kearny
street clothing firm, arrived in this City
from an extensive Eastern tour yesterday
During that time he was in New York
Chicago, Washington, Baltimore and sey.
eral other great cities.
| Although feeling indisposed from the
effects of typhoid fever. with which he
was stricken in Washington, Mr.. Raphae
| spoke at length on the condition Of affair!
| in the East and especially of the prospect.
| of the Pacifi slope as viewed by the East
ern mind.
Business in the East is very, very
dull" he said. ''All lines are looking for
relief at the hands of Congress. Every
| thing in money matters, however, is very
easy on account OF confidence in the pres
ent administration.
.It Is a business-l1ke administration,
and am free to say the first time in the
history of the United States we have had
one. Those not having had the oppor.
tunity to talk to Mr.. Mckinley little appre-
ciate what kind of man he is. / have had
that pleasure, and must say that he Is
Simon pure business from the crown Of
his head to the soles OF his feet.
1.-THE appointment of Mr.. Gage as Secre-
tary of the Treasury has met with the
now is for Congress to act in harmony
with the Presidents policy, and we will
have an era OF prosperity such as we have
never had before.
ain anticipation of the new tariff prices
are already advancing, in our lines es
pecially. One thing that cuts an import
ant figure with the Pacific Coast is, that
Mr.. Mckinley is very friendly toward the
Nicaragua-canal project, and SO is Mr..
Sherman. That will be one of the first
things he will consider after the enactment
of the new tariff
After expatiatng upon the way the
reciprocity clauses in the new tariff will
benefit California especially, Mr.. Raphael
presented poll of the Senators for and
against the enactment of tariff ga thered
in Washington, showing the Likelihood OF
the passage of the bill. II showed a total
of SO for, 81 against and on the doubtful
list.
what California merchants need to do
now," he continued, ''is to reach out for
the Japanese trade. They are going to
locate the line OF steamers here, and
there is no reason why we should not get
the bulk of their business if we only try
10 do SO.
There are two contemplated changes OF
magnitude in Japan-from fish and rice
diet to more solid one OF meat and other
articles, which this country is in favored
condition to supply, and from wearing
cotton to wooden garments.
SIN wooden cloths it is only question
of time until California will find herself
unable to meet the demand. Already the
manufacturers and shippers of the Middle
Western States are beginning to make
arrangements with San Francisco mer-
chants Tor a share of this Asiatic trade.
San Francisco is bound to be the center OF
trade with the Orient.
'.In Washington / saw MIR. Spear,
Major Mclaughlin and Congressman
Mcguire. They are all we'll, and think our
outlook splendid"