The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-25
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
NOW THE OPENING OF THE COUNTRY
WOULD AFFECT US.

soon Adopt American Clothes and Keep
Our Factories Busy-COmmorcial Chances
WASHINGTON Sept. 24.-"Few people in the
United States have the sli ghtest conception Of
what the opening OF China will mean to their
commercial interests" said a leading manu-
facturer OF this country. who has Just returned
! from n six months tour OF the Celestial En-
pire to a SUN reporter to-day. Tho compete
ton for the trade OF the Orient lie becoming
more fierce every year. one might say almost
every month. and when the gates are inaliy
opened and IL becomes possible to trade with
China rs we now trade with Europe. the rush
for commercial concessions will be something
terrific. At present England is far In the lead.
followed by America. Germany. Japan and
Russia in the order named. Germany is ok
ertinR all its, influence toward obtaining and
maintaining commercial supremacy in China.
and where, years ago, the shopkeepers would
say, This is English" they now point to the
familiar stamp. Made in Germany" As a
result Of this effort II may be noted that three
years ago the number OF vessels entering and
clearing from Chinese ports showed Fl LAO
flying the British fiaE and 1858 flying tho
German flag. while in 1897 the number OF Brit
ish vessels fell to 1898, while the Germans
increased to 2,016. Japan and Russia are alao
rapidly forging ahead. f.'.
Japan has been so busy for the last few
years in supplying it's own market that II has
not entered into full competition with the
other nations Of the world for the China trade.
japan has stu 2 consldeTaolS nome bs marley ne
erkies will be devoted principally for the next
decade. The japanese. however. are well
China and I'd OF the advantages Which viii result
to the nation first occupying. the. ground. As
world. the readiest to adapt themselves to
European customs. the most skilful workmen
;Ssir te sitle ee ct t fSed!s Yanf teey ~ a" tSe ao% rIeHt earned
'"Russia will not enter Into competition in
0 %heqf iins. Se for eG %s1y SSsarSi Is e 70 S2S% &c. dIr ses q
BY AIer!cans possibly more s than that at Of 1I al
T WseS S.h iisld h%s' tRe p So%Ssae 81 which, SEfs, she e1 viii Hf sS
enabled by the new Trans-Siberian RAILROAD.
v VIII III it sS SiG = ss 4si to soa lex d dc Pet at the Sn doG n
means Of the new American railroad, as far az
Canton. BY the same means she viii be ene.
By alp eTeE Sa1 Si her, v X force the 6 hin to
dGesif ssHy American nssfian I'll. and 6etWeen tsSs Russian
be forced out OF the market entirely; Al;
though 1897 was 9 bad year for import and
Increased S2.006.600 gallons. In 1894 the
S q sS@a SalIo6 oii only on Eg Soo.o66 ~ Ea llEiSSSo' IN 1889 aa9
81 s. fSs S$ ISsSss sslIoR e ssSl35iS 5s .j 56st r q Rass aS3
that Of sumatran oil to 1900. OOO.
o, " tSa Gh GDs stq market ( th Mhic q stifI i Is pss ' III.
touched by European commerce. one is lost in
wonde ef men III The most st c eS1nseIr r 2th eo6 es Sdo
S fe@Rsh e Ghini i,g R59p miles is h n Saea ldat53 anil %ile COIN in
territory in which the tea plant and the, cocoon
are produced at one extreme and fur-bearinG
tuTaI resources have been only slightly de-
S cebGsrhsd So ,I far rs co GwIng ia tB PerdR s@sitv are re
the population, IL has been necessary that
every ,availablefoot OF territory should be high
E@l { is .X Ifihs; aRs o RfiaStifs e The a Efssf p Sssa
. 'a1iGn f IN china fhe e eoald Ss carried Of iitSdi9 oH at RR fess ee-
pense than anywhere else on the globe. and the
raw materials rails, such as cotton and silk and
know it has never been undertaken in Chipa.
and the day must. come when, the primitive
driven by steam and electrieity .n'
The density of the population and the pos
that railroads win be extremely profitable. but
railroads. which could run from town to town
and, village to village. forming q system which
The building of such roads would keep armies
Of Cinnamon employed for years and would
chanics., Thousands Of steam engines. freight
cars and locomotives. millions Of tons Of rails.
thousands Of electric motors. a million street
cars and other accessories. would be needed
China IH1 Would HdfS soon bbt be foiiloWReadf BY Sp the ado ut 4l
by the Chinese OF American customs. as has
9sfh sse an Sis mil IL sso 81 doll ahls w sl9fe Of R tssds
II put the Chinese men, into American
eSerythinjg Would ke sHe" al. f the' %ts IPs ei al the %
hatters. al the shirt f-aotories. all the shoe fac
two years. The average American is fortu:
shoes, three hats. half q dozen suits Of under
wear and, a dozen pairs Of socks, To supply
t fastory Ti are t fspt f s6H Ef tSrou 81 t@s A An TssTl
Yet Yet to to S equip o. s2Sh man. in China with only
men and children. and to give each the amount
in the same, relative station in life would
mean hundreds Of millions in trade. and work
'o@ IN fi r e%fEl .feT ali 19f tS E ye China no e ofPels its tea.
Its silk Il. its sst rice. its undeyeloped mines. is
frecrackere. and its other products. The i'm
RC9rtStions into China last year amounted to
2i8922. s ~ s25 Haikwan tsels' and It's exports
2O7.989 piculs. Russia 528.215 .piculs.' The
in the United i ted p States. op the i'm M %p pos Sles1 f Isss
year being 1890 Ricqls. q the green teas
Is not more 'e Careful Ti.n she Ss'1 vii Pp ose the q fS Esaar
part Of the tea trade. for while her tea is pre-
Is cleaned by machinery. which is the Proper
ne TSirc japan is making great iqIroeds into
carefully Handled and Hdd' preP psredS IN Japan rs m thaS
P"Hs Inr d n Ching fh T. that hat, he sells for soIId and
great opportunities ;or American com@ DSSpS
America to China. America Is Is in a Sf better r poa
i S55'oR its .D riai sfsf S shsFs e e P tRe i4 oS E stsSnc co hid
merce."