The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-15
1oritx Themsen Soon 70 Leave
for the Orient.
WILL GO AROUND THE WORLD.
DosAnoss Agencies for Direct Gen.
nepctaa Relations WITH seattle
First 10 Yokohama, Then 70
vlaafvsstok, the LeaainS Ports
Of Chfns ana the PhiItppises-
Unable 10 supply Fleur DEMAND.

a Afstincf tenAseure Ia the foreign trade
o. the Centennial NH Company and cor
relatively q step In the direction OF an
expansion OF seattie's commerce IN this
Orient Will be taken when President
NORTH Thomson leaves this city for Yoko-
hama on the japanese steamship ktnsnia
Mara December 3. This will be but the
beginning of a trip encirciins the glote. the
main purpose OF which IL 10 establish bust
ness agencies in the Orient and to build
Up trade relations directly between Seattle
and the Wholesale dealers OF the far East.
From Yokohama to viadivossok the seat
OF Russian naval and military power on
the eastern coast OF Asia, Mr.. Thomson
will 90 ~ steamer. returning thence after
making arrangements for the delivery OF
the large contracts for -four he now
holds. Thence ne will journey TO japan.
visiting the principal cities. TO Shanghai.
Canton Foochow and Hongkonz, China,
and aftsrward to Manila. Singapore. Coz
jombo. Bombay and Alden viii DC passed
and thence through the Red sea and the
Gues canal Mr.. Thomson viii travel to
Marseiiles, where he win leave the steam
or 10 go by train to Basic. Switzerland.
In all the important trade centers OF the
Orient Mr. Thomson will remain long
enough to place the business of his COM
pany on q foundation of permanency and
in keeping with the trade between Seattle
and the Orient which Is 10 come with the
next decade and which authorities claim
will In that time be the largest from any
city upon the Pacific coast. Heretofore.
the Centennial company has sold a portion
of Its flour destined for the Orient through
brokerage firms residing In San Francisco
Mr.. Thomson says that hs viii establish
direct connections with the largest firms
in the trade centers of the Orient wherever
there is an opportunity for doing business
and particularly at Viadtvostok. which Is
developing into q very important point In
the -four trade with Asia
Mr.. Thomson would not sag yesterday
that direct steamer lines from Seattle 10
yiadivostok Manila and other points in
the Orient nov opening up Tar oar trade
are In prospect or may result from his
trip. He did. however, express his firm
belief that soon as the Philippine ques-
ton is settled there Will be amp.e tom
mage in steamships OF the most modern
character and largest carrying capacity 10
accommodate the demands Of Seattle man
ufacturers and shippers.
BeneMt of Direct Relations.
When YOU are doing "a business Of sl00.-
90 and upwards every year with a man on
the other side of the Pacific. you want TO
see him once In while Mr.. Thomson
said yesterday In the lobby OF the Butter.
More than shat, cur trade IN the Orient
has now reached that stage when IL be-
comes necessary to have direct personal
intercourse With the people we are dealing
With. that We may become acquainted
with The swiftly changing eonditions IN the
far east and take advantage of ctrcuin-
stances to increase our sales over there.
Now. this III a nutshell Is the object
OF my mission. | want In visit every Inn
por,ant city IN the Orient which takes
hour from this continent want to see
the big dealers In -four and ascertain their
views on the future of the trade. Above
all. expect to name agents and estsah-
lssn business connections which win enable
ttS Ia nat .s,txs a
the trade OF the orient but 10 keep as
In the van of events which tn the next
decade believe viii see a growth in trade
ahd commerce between Seattle and the MA
tons OF the Orient which Is utterly with
Out parallel In the annals OF the Pacific
coast.
Il shall go straight to vlaaivostok after
reaching Yokohama There / shall .stab-
Ish an agency for handling our product
We have shipped five cargacs 10 viad.-
Nostok during the past year ard the de-
mand ~ growing every day. ! want To be
placed in close touch with our business
In slaiisustok, After I am through AT
That city. shall 30 To Japan, visiting the
principal cities and establishing agencies
wheie We nave no representatives now.
From Chin. to Manila.
Il shall devote nearly !, month 10 China
visiting our branch Office al Hongkung "a
well as the Agencies In thu other elites of
that country. i shall see Canton. Shang-
hai. Fooch@m ana other Chimes. canitals
and then 20 dirs4.t 10 Manila
Now. as Go the Philippines. | expect to
form ay peisenal Investigation and OBJ
serNation an idea ri the demands of ina,
country when order Is restored and Amer
lean sovereignty Is permanently establish
ed The Philippines are to form our base
iof the expansion Of trade In the oFisss,t
i am net now in position 10 .ilssss.,ss m.
prospects, OF trade In that quarter Thai
Seattle VIII have a direct steamer iin,. Ia
Maaiia tolchns at all the important
| re- & 81 ESla
i am not saying that | knox who via
establish a hne OF that kind. hut Ii 3 easy
enough 70 see the demands of business
VIII IuStify IL, ard that, too. before long
SO much for the Oriental trade ran
Ing % steamer lines, We have orders row
Ter i.1,s3 sacks az -four which Ne. srn
IMAM" 10 forward for lack OF tannase
However. IL * 70 he expected that sb@e.
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