The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-16

nao 10 aOandon che task, owing to the
obstructiveness of the native officials.
lO years ago. It is expected that.
with the advent Of the locomotive in
the near future, great activity will be
shown in exploiting gold, coal and
other minerals. Were this province
under any other rule, it would be one
OF the greatest mining sections in the
world. 1t has population Of 29, ,OOO,-
00O-about the same as that of Spain.
This is one of the northeastern prov
inces of China proper, and through it
runs the famous Hoang Ho, or Yellow
river, known as "China's Sorrow by
reason of the destruction of millions
OF people by its frequent overaows.
In shis province China's two great
sages, CONTIGUOUS and Mencius, were
born.
OntchtaDg, capital Of Houpe, the
Chicago of China, will soon be con-
nected with Peking by rail, the road
being now under construction by a
Belgian syndicate. This city has
1000, 600 inhabitants, and is the GEN.
trail market for about 10000, 900 pee
plea population equal to that of the
entire United States. A point like
this merely illustrates the vastness Of
the possibilities of China as q pur-
chaser of American goods. The very
magnitude Of the population of the
oriental empire well-nigh exceeds the
scope OF the human mind to realize.
AT least five times that of this coun-
try-there has never been census of
the central fowery land THE wants
of it's individual components will
grow rapidly with the development of
the civilization which is 10 be forc ed
upon these people who have stood
still for 30 centuries. How strange it
seems, by the way, that so much Of
the knowledge from which modern
civilization springs has been derived
from the Chinese.
During the last few years. however,
China has undergone wonderful chan
ges. On eve.y side in that country
one sees evidences Of new born activi-
ty and enterprise. The old-fashioned,
conservative Chinaman, with his cry
of foreign devil" is being crowded
to the rear. One hears much talk Of
railways, and of enterprises of all
sorts. The natives have suddenly be-
come progressive; they want to learn
about modern inventions and scien-
tiic discoveries. At Wei-hsien a
Chinaman is engaged in making bicy-
cles. This genius is able to turn out
fair wheel, but cannot master pneu-
matte tires. He solves the problem
by covering rope with hides, coloring
the leather to the proper hue, and
fastening it to the rims Of the wheels.
The missionary, always the pioneer of
commerce and the merchants most
useful advance agent, can now travel
up and down the country on his
wheel. and the sight is so common
that it attracts no remark.
Just at present there is reaction
ary movement in China, but the EN-
press dowager has no more power to
stem the tide of progress in the mid
die kingdom than had pig-headed
King Canute to pause the progress Of
the tidal breakers. She is a mere
pebble on the beach, Notwithstanding
any impression Of her own to the con-
trary. Foreign influence is too much
for her TalSs ssaTo 0T two fur IL
lustration. In 1890 there was only
one mill in China using foreign ma
chinery. In Shanghai alone to-day
there are over 100 such mills, and,
scattered all over the empire, call
chimney stacks loom on the horizon.
Iron mills, paper mills, cotton mills,
all sorts Of mills, are bel g erected.
In 1890 not steam vessel of any de-
/ scription was allowed to run in any
! waters except at the treaty ports; now
| the rivers are covered with small
steamers and steam launches. Tele-
graph lines run through the anti-for-
eign provinces. In 1890 high native
official. who had tried to establish q
telegraph in Human province, was
obliged to fee for his life, all Of the
apparatus and machinery being de-.
stroyed. To-day this province is
eagerly pushing forward enterprises OF
! all sorts; schools for teaching English
are found 1000 miles from tho coast
the electric light is used, bicycles arc
common, and the foreigneris no longer
| stoned or reviled.
i It is. urged that commercial mu
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