The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-15
AMERICA THE GRANARY
OF THE GREAT ORIENT.
Psget Souad VIII Send the Flour
Instructive Lecture 10 Be Given
by Mr.. Sc h00nmaker.

Arrangements have been completed
whereby r. X. Shoemaker. the ceie5r2t-
ed orator, lecturer and newspaper man, Is
10 deliver a series Of lectures In this state.
beginning with a benefit lecture for the
i. u. c. A ia tine Seattle Armory, on We'd
nssday evening. December "a. The subject
OF the lecture liz China: the Shadow on the
World, and IL has been delivered with
great success In several Eastern states 1t
deals with the great problem Of Oriental
trade ana commerce, and from the lips
CT man who is conceded to be Que OF
Americas greatest orators. and man who
In thoroughly posted on Oriental affairs.
IL is especially interesting and entertaining,
a. well as instructive. TO Puget sound au-
daersces just al this time.
Mr. Schoonmaker delivered this lecture
before the Chamber OF Commerce at Taco
ma on the evening OF November 10 last,
and 1t was 50 Well received that ne has
been obliged TO make another appoin me mt
for the same lecture there. and Ii 10 said
there Ia not hall in Tacoma large enough
to accommodate the crowd that VIII turn
out to hear him. The Tacoma Ledger Of
November Il spoke eiitorialiy OF Mr..
SohooBmaker's lecture as follows.
III was a vivid word picture in strong
coIors thai F. \. Schoonmaker presented
TO large audience of business men at the
Chamber OF Commerce last night. His
theme was the future of the Pacific coast,
especially IL viii b. developed by the
growing trade with China. First, he spoke
of which have been greatly underestimate.
As long ago as ls92 a government commits
sion accepted the fact that the population
OF the empire had reached the poins where
IL was no longer possible TO supply itself
with homegrown food. a conn.ltiee OF SCI
entists went TO work upon rte problem and
the conclusion was reached that -four IL the
best substitute for rice that can be pro-
cured. The great wheat fields OF the Ar
geTsine republic, Siberia and the United
States were investigated and IL was offi-
claiiy decided that the source OF supply
must come from the United States.
with this as a basis, Mr.. schoonmaker
proceeded 10 show what this trade means
10 the United States and To Puget sound,
from which point all the transhipment
must be made. The prediction was made
that the contemplated ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
China would never occur. and the late war
with Spain and DeWeys victory at Ma
Mia were described as an evident provi-
DENTAL Interference with the plans OF the
powers II was shown that the protection
of the people OF China was proyidentiaiiy
placed in the hands of the only nation ca
pable OF feeding them. The entire address
vas stimuative Of local pride and confirm
afory OF the faith that Is within us. both
as "a wariike and az a commercial people.
1.-THE Chamber of Commerce could do no
greater work than to arrange for series
OF lectures aleng the lines touched upon by
Mr. Sehoonmaker There is need that the
world at large should be advised OF the
business opportunities that exls. on the
shores or Puget sound. Where Mr.. Schoori~
maker leaves or the advertiser should De-
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