The evening times., 1898-07-27
TIE PORT OF woosUNo.
Consul General GOOdn0w Gives
Some Interesting Information.

| Consul General GOOdnow Gives
Some Interesting Information
Consul General Goodnow. of Shanghai,
has transmitted TO the State Department
q report in which he gives some inter-
| esting information concerning the port of
| woosung. The paper states:
The village of Woosung lies at the
junction Of the Huangpu and Yangsze
rivers. about fourteen miles from the
mouth of the Yangtze. Under the Gus
toms regulations, the port of Shanghai
was extended TO the mouth of the
Huangpu. and anchorage limits were es
tablished at Woosung. where ships cou d
unload sufficient cargo into Lighters 10
allow the ship to cross the bar at Woo
sung and to come to the usual place OF
unloading opposite the business section
OF this city. No goods have been allowed
to be landed at Woosung. and the light
ers used were bonded to the customs
THE bar across the Huangpu COR
Whangpoo. river was made shallower
at the time of the Franco-Chinese war by
stone boats sunk there by the Chinese
authorities but since that time has been
gradually deepening from natural causes.
In 1895. at high tide. there were from
eighteen TO twenty fee, of water on this
twenty-three 10 twenty-five feet But
the channel of the river between Woo
sung ani Shanghai has not improved: il
has rather deteriorated. The larger mail
steamers and men-of-war do not attempt
to come up to Shanghai. but transfer
their passengers and freight fo- this port
to tugs and lighters at WooSung.
About a year and half ago the i'm
perial Chinese railway administration be-
gauge railway from Woosung TO Shang-
hal The construction has been very
slow but the promise Is now made that
trains will run during the coming fall.
During April of this year the imperial
government announced that Woosung
had been opened as treaty port, and
that as soon as possible a branch Gus
tom house would be opened. so that
when the Woosung and Shanghai Rail-
way is finished goods may be trans
mitted by rail- which will prove an addi-
tional convenience to trade
THE opening of this new port. and the
completion of this railway, seem to be
of the greatest significance to Shang-
hal. The fact that the contract for the
railway from Woosung to Shanghai and
thence via Soochow to Nankin and Han
kau has been Let to Jardine, Matheson
& Co. insures its completion in the
shortest possible time. and its proper
management when completed. While
the firm is English, I believe that Amer
leans will have fair opportunity to
compete for furnishing materials. etc.
Under the stimulus of the opening Of
the port and the certainty Of the con-
struction of the railway. real estate. not
only at Woosung. but in all the region
between Shanghai and Woosung. has
greatly increased In value. The shipping
companies have obtained water frontage
at woosung, and plans are being made
for docks and warehouses at the new
port.
1.-The site Of the village Of Woosuns is
comparatively high. some parts being Is
feet above high tide, thus securing drain
age. The anchorage on the Yangtze River
side is not as good. as the shadows ex-
tend a long way from the shore On the
side of the Huangpu River. while the
deep water comes to the shore at the site
of the village. the anchorage is narrow,
and not many ships can find place at
the docks. But apparently there is room
for the large boats. which cannot pass
the bar without lightering all or part Of
their cargo.
"The danger to the new port lies in the
fact that much of the land has gotten
into the hands of spectators. who are
anticipating the probable rise in price"