The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-16
japanese Government 10 Be Re-
presented in This City.
pEMANpEp ~ GROWING TRADE.
Gotohtehi G1ayashi, who Has sse-
eeeAed Consul MINI sasts ~ Ts-
eoaa, In Seattle % Lecate the
Aew Oface-Good Reason 70 De.
Iieve He VIII EventssIly Msve
His Headquarters 90 This City.

An ONCE Of the imperial JaTansse consul
ate for the district II Puget sound Is 70 he
es;Abiished in Seattle within the next ten
days by Sotukichi Hayashl, who has sue
ceeded ccnsui Afkl Salso at Tacoma Ar
Hayashf, accompanied BY the chancellor Of
the consulate, s. Someya, came over from
Tacoma yesterday 10 ind quarters for the
olire, and also to transact large amount
u business due TO the arrival here OF the
Japanese steamship kiIHhiu Maru. The
Seattle office vii be Ia charge Of ons OF the
officials Of the consulate. and WI, OF
coarse. be under the direct supervision and
charge Of Consul Hayashi himself, who viii
spend part OF his time here.
II u believed. and on good grounds that
the establishment Of the Seattle Office OF
the consulate Is preliminary to the location
here Of the headquarters OF the consul him
self. 1t sas petty thoroughly demonstrated
during the psSiod Of service of Consul
8eiso that the selection OF Tacoma the
seat Of the consulate was an error on the
part Of those having the matter In charge,
and several times since regret has been ex-
pressed by the consul that Seattle WAS not
chosen.
The establishment of the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha's line OF steamships between the
Sound and Yokohama. with Seattle as the
Amers cun terminus. has accumulated the
mistake made in the original location Of the
ONCE On tie arrival Of every japanese
steamer here Consul Saito and his chan
celior have left their Tacoma office 10 spend
two or three days In Seattle In the trans
action OF BURMESE growing out Of the line.
More than this. the bulk of the eonsafs
official crfreHpondence comes to him
through tho imperial japanese line, which
n, OF course. but the natural thing. The
rapid Increase III the commerce between
Seattle and the Orient has caused the BUSH
mas transacted al Seattle by the japanese
consul 10 grow to such proportions 10
make II necessary to establish an Office
here
Consul Hayashf arrived from the City of
Mexico three or four days ago 10 take
charge OF the consulate on the Sound. He
went to the Tacoma Office first. for there
the chancellor of the consulate was 20 be
found, together with the records OF The Of
nee. AZ to the ultimate location Of the
consulate by the new consul however, the
ucaliy as II II were the first establishment
Of the Office.
Consul Hayashi Was seen yesterday a;
the Rainier-Grand hotel. He was In COM
pany with Secretary Someya. who is one
OF the most talented and diplomatic jan
anese consular officers on The Pacsnc coast.
Mr. Hayashl is q HAN of IS years Of age.
Of good heikht, slender bat straight. with
the carriage OF man of the world. HIS
faces ID refined. the features being typical
OF his race. but betraying deep intelligence
and aeunen. Naturally the first subject
hroached was the object Of his viEit to
Seattle.
and also to attend 70 the needs Of the
officers and marines who came on the KIN
shiu Maru. Now, as TO the Seattle Office
Of the consulate. ii has been decided to
establish one here and we shall have II
ready for business In ~ short a time as
possible. cannot now tell you who VIII
be In charge.
For the present the Seattle Office viii
be under the Tacoma ofiice and a branch
Of that office. II may use such an express
SION
Where viii be the headquarters of the
II prefer 10 say nothing relative TO that
matter just now. No, i am not In pa
sition TO say th.s tbs consulate consulate VIII be
here, and of course not yet acquainted with
the demands Of the Office and the volume
" the business transacted. These are mat
.ers which must, Of course. be considered"
Mr. Hayashi sad he realized the fact that
the American terminus OF the imperial jap
aEese Steamship lire being M Seattle, boge
upon the subject of the location Of the con-
sniate. lilo said. however. that he die not
feel at liberty 10 discuss the removal OK the
ONCE at this time.
II wish you would say for me that am
greatly impressed with Seattle he said.
concluding the interview. Evidently this
II a busy and progressive city. Your ship
ping facilities are splendid, and OF course
YOU have advantages In the trade with
japan that belong To no other city on the
Pacific coast. ] hope that this trade VIII
grow continually and that Seattle will
prosper. The relations between the two
countries are becoming more cordially &C.
mented every day. and this Is the fonnda-
ton Of trade"
Mr.. Hayashi IL graduate OF the I'm
perial university of Tokyo. He speaks
nuentiy several languages. inci&Ging En-
gilsh. Spanish. French and German. He
has been in the service II the foreign office
and IN the consular service for seven years
past. He was secretary of the legation AT
the City Of Mexico before coming TO the
Sound. having been charge d'affaires IL the
ieKa'ioas FOR the greater part Of the past
year.