The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02
INTO THE HEART OF CHINA.
Americans VIII Build a Railway
From Hankow to Canton.
VERY VALUABLE CONCESSION.
After Three Years Of srgosfstson-
che Aneriena-thian D~ses"Pns"s
Ce.pany Secures sights Never
6esSrs Granted So Am~rteass-s~-
.ssv. May Fvrps.h sosse Of the
Material for the Great Enferprfse.

TIA. the United States t. rapidly oseorn-
ass q saetsr N .areiga countries ana 'h@f
- business nsen are adccss1fnlly wiae"-
Ia their Transactions 70 all parts 81 me
lab. N ssea not alone in inc conditions
k.s,,xat about in the Philippines. bat "
farther shawn b. the news that TIE chi
rage government mas fast granted Taia-
able concession for t4e buitdirg Of rail-
my IN China 10 an American company.
his Is ths fret concession ever obtained
In Americans from chiEa. and the result
saunss be ether than sSr-seaeninG and I'M
Vcrsant. The negotiations pending this
ecncess.an have beer going on for some
ysara and Il Il Gset worth noting ina;
= seatf.a man was largely instrumental In
sAfsininE the IonE -sougsst<fsr concession
froa, tia throne OF the great aongo.isn
Government.
The resot!aEiona which led 20 the Anal
s,,ecess Of the AlnaFlcan-CaiHa Develop
snent Company were carried On In feSlfg.
n, Petersburg ana London. The main
rynpose Of ,le corporation IL 20 build raj
seads. although the right % mine eoai ana
crrsain other salusslEs considerations are
. ss.ibrscsd IN the oonssse1ons, The railroad
ID s. censtr1lcs.d byskhs company is to ex-
s.fxua from the city Of Hansss. on the
sIsnatsskiaTg river IN the provinces Of
Hppeh, 10 the city OF Canton. in the
ftoysnca OF ouangsTung. and thence TO the
SEA
Three Years OF Negotiations.
The efforts 80 ols,aln ,thess concessions
from China began three years aga. Then
.ise idea that chiss offered great field
Tor the investment ~ American capital and
fAe expectation that valuable concessions
tn.sft h. occurred frum ,the, government led
- the formation OF a syndicate Of capita
fsfs The original members Of IL we're
Thnriow Weed Barnes. James H. Bens-
alc'. George J B,ffis OF Indiana; a IT.
brady Senator Calvin I. Eriae. the Car
sferie Steel Company. Clarence Cary.
Charles H. Caster. ex-senator J. y Doipn.
of Oregon Hugh J. Grant. Alfred G. Har-
rixon. 81 Philadelphia James Irvine. James
NJ JafyIe. James J.. Mcdonald. J. f. Me
ssraw Gel. James Mcknight, Of Seattle;
p. T. Oicott William u. Parsons, F. r.
u \ ~
Sheldon. Marcus Stein. Sam Thomas.
Henry Wulrett. Of Denver. Willard p.
" ari and Frederick WeSsan These are
prnciseslly the members ~ the syndicate
a. q exists today They retained the fTor.
=. w. Foster Of Washington. their adj
wiser. ana sent % pelslnE \. w, Rash, Of
Seattle. 10 carry through lhsre the pur-
poses Of gne eompaay. tie vas selected be-
cause he gaa believed 10 be persona
2Tata IN ChiBa. owing 10 hlS association
wifA representatives ~ the country after
fhe riots 0Yt' ihs presence az The Chinese
sn Washington lu iSsa. lie received certain
fng0rs for fhe Chinese government al that
9ine. aud Immediately afjsr the close OF
fac China -Jauar N8f believing 81 the
opening 800 ~ CHINA ~ railway coasiruc-
sioH ard the opportunity fer American IN
yestu3rHf. 0a3e a wise Ga CHINA. Through
his actUatuf ancF with his exceliency
charE Yen tls!ae, farnler minister - the
Inusd States. and ny the AID % his per-
soma friend j " foster then counsel
for the Chipe=e government n the peacs
ssfeiiatioua.o hr received ADVANCEMENT
ssans hlgh ccust officials. Particularly from
l. HuNe Chung, vino advised his return
20 the Tinted Ststes 90 form strong
fnoneyed corpQfauoH. tie returned 70 New
York aa3 organizes lhn syndicate ~ their
request Within thrne months
Nr nash went "a raSlnr and re.naIne4
tharo acting Under the general advice u
Clarence Gary. - New YORK and Nr Fms
ter, He areoFan- lshet mueA toward Secur-
fnE the desired concessions. Subsequently
M t'aty weHf e. Chlns FOR the syndicate
ard later - - Petersburg and London
IN January last Nr BASH returned IN
New York dreej from S'ha n~hai. China
trIn&ing With hm pre ,nluary agree
nent fyom his eNrrlsnry sheng ia Jon
dire Ar general ~ tmpeTtsi Chinese raj
~avs. @ho received i,.s aVpoiHiment from
ffe thFnre ~ tae Endorsement 90 tfe eva
great N.eyr1va. chang cha Tanr ard
GHns Wen Sheo.
lie secured tae transfer of tire necotts-
stouS 10 his exee}lucy Nu Ting Fang min.
fs{er ~ Washington. AID IN association
fvi'h ThgFiow Weed BARNES speciality ar
sso'nte9 committeeman snd treasurer Sc
cured az tna syndicate lAs Hankow-
kraeta8 curps~ siou
Thls contraet WIS signed or Aprn q
IT.. ~ W. Ttag FGnr. as representative