The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
ADVANTAGES OF colouu


some Aesulss % Anaexatsen -
Commercial ssanADeanG
~ BOARDING the prospective -
II tages. or otherwise, Of cosa1esS -
sessions to the people of IL -
States. the following questions unt1
sugSest themselves. 49,
I. Will cur sales 20 the islan6o II Ir1S
tian be increased -
3 VIII our sales 70 other c.
through the doo-ways which tAooa
may become. be augmented 5sS
J. Will our foreign purchases ~
ished. and shall we be enabled to
among our own people any GEN.
share OF the money which ~ haSo
efto expended abroad. sza3
Regarding the frst question, 49,
be no reasonable doubt that m
In our sales TO the islands WcuAA -
The British colonies take on an -
as already indicated. - per ceelg e
imports from the mother csnnnnn
this. IN spite OF the fact that -
them lie at great distances from N
and are more conveniently located q -
merce with other countries.
countries Of the world. inside tn "
onies. take but Is per .eeat. u tko1e
importattons from Great Britain Il
thus appear that IL British coleaaeo -
tered all over the world, many d IT,
very far remote froWs TIN sho0o -
ment, make - per cen& OF tAer puTeooI4
from the mother couufry, cee1aanly ~
case Of Cuba, Porto Riee and ~
which lie nearer TO N eAaa to any
country. we may expect ! laresr ~
ton than that OF their e1mmoeee:
we ought also to have at least . falk
Of that OF the Philippines.
The second question, regarding ~
spccttve increase OF our experts e
countries through the doorway1 =
these islands may AFFORD. II Z UmcA
er and much more important O.
annual imports Of the countries G.
cialiy adjacent to Manila - = -
distribution amount to Aheu9 c1omn<6
per annum. q sum which nearly
our own magnificent achieyeunoAs
total expectations during the yo61
ended. OF the &. - ~ ~ worth G
which tho countries within sAay -
Manila a. point Of Distributes -
nualy import, we supply hut 81 - e.
Yet the large proportion of H.
imports 10 made up Of the class - -
which We can supply. and which ~ 1Q
20 SELECTION and cotton goodA -
features of iron and steel rAl1uov +
terials and supplies. machinery. 60
tufal impiemenss, breadstufInI peou
and mineral otis. In fact, naa1 +
articles which We produce ~ Gn4
cell md ready sale In this anog0oGo -
ket. whose importati0us aTe made -
largely Of this very class oe ma&se1na
CHIEF distributing centers Of China N
Korea, Slam. AMMAN and the EnGe L.
Islands are 40 near to Manila - -
Ii to New York: while the di1&xl
- ~ 49,
are nearer TO Manila than to say
great entrepot. II our prolun6j1
manufacturers can ship their gooxo e.
the point OF production through 8
rauguan canal, without OreononG
TO this great commercial neld, M n
they not obtain . fair share az thnx
merce instead Of the insieuiocn1t "a
cent. which they now haSoY n o1US
ages Of the trade of Great 1T
the East. which were gained tAlo
port Of Hongkong. and the evjd00k
Of other nations that similar op1aG
ties In that part Of the world vouc1
wise b. to their conmercfal adS6
would seem TO justly N m the 800 TT
= central point o. DISTRIBUTION. NJ
Manila does, adtaeent to an ares eouc
ing s2Oo0. 90 people and annually -
Ing Q.0oA 900, Ooo worth OF goods. ohouo4
OF great value TO our producers ooGG
TO cultivate that market
The third question 10: VIII tAo no001
iations with the&e islands snAhas e
reduce the amount Of money whleA RI
have been accustomed and required
spend abroad Our expenditure ~ e.
class OF articles produced In troDaeo2
matcs amounted In ~ 70 111@2
Of these articles are produced h oeoG1e
able quantities In the islands Ia Quoo16