The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-24
Are Inspecting the Grandeur of
American Institutions.
TRADE OUTLOOK in JAPAN
GOVERNMENT BUYING AMERI-
CAN COACHES.
Railroad Equipment Furnished BY
This Country Is Very Popular In
the Land OF Chrysanthemums-
Messrs. Kunisawa and Nakagawa
Talk of Their Own Land.

Two distinguished officials of the ia
panese government reached the city
yesterday and are at the Knutsford.
They are S. Kunisawa of the depart
ment of government railways, and G..
Nakagawa of the department of agri-
culture. They are visiting America for
the purpose of investigation and re-
search. with the veiw of obtaining any
information that will prove of interest
TO the Japanese government in their re-
spective departments. Both gentlemen
are highly educated and speak English
with a fair degree of fiuency. Their
training was obtained in the Imperial
university at Toxic. but each of them
has travelled extensively in this cOun-
try and Europe previous to their pres
ent visit.
Japan Is Flourishing.
They said yesterday that Japan was
in a very fiourishing condition and
making rapid progress in every direc-
ton. Manufacturing establishments
are being inaugurated in all lines of in
dustry, and it is the intention of that
nation to become an exporting country,
instead of, as at present. an importing
one. Politically everything in the
Flowery kingdom is serene, and Japan
is at peace with all the world.
Both of the visitors stated that the
relations between their government
and China were most cordial, and the
two nations were never more friendly.
Asked as to how Japan views the en-
croachment of Russia in the Manchura.
province, they stated that they pre-
ferred not to discuss the Russian atti-
tude or policy, but said that Japan was
positively opposed to any dismember
ment of China or foreible encrOach-
ment upon its territory.
The Philippine question interests the
japanese very much, and that nation
is anxious to see the United States re-
tain them. AS to the outcome of the
present rebellion. they said that there
could only be one result, and that was
the subjugation of the Filipinos and
the supremacy of American arms.
Problem In Philippines.
1.-THE United States have identically
the same proposition to contend with
in the Philippines that Japan had in
war" said Mr.. Nakagawa-
Speaking of the development of the
empire and progress made in railway
construction. Mr.. Kunisawa stated that
there were now in operation in his
country more than 5000 miles of rail-
roads. and there was at present build
ing and proposed about 1000 miles adj
ditional
"Of the mileage already in opera
tion.' Mr.. Kunisawa said. the govern
ment owns and ODerateS very success
fully 600 miles or railroads. and is
building more. The work is being done
by native talent and native capital.
Our engineers and all of the principal
officers in the construction, as also in
the maintenance of way departments,
are japanese, but our consulting en-
gineer is an American. living in Phila-
delphia-Mr. Crawford. I shall visit
and have a consultation with him while
east. Previous TO two years ago We
used the English rail exclusively, but
now we are buying rails from America,
and will use them altogether hereafter,
as they are better and cheaper.
Our equipment is about equally
mixed between the English and Amer
lean, but the latter suits us best and
gives the most satisfaction, and We are
now purchasing all OF our locomotives
in the United States. The American
styly OF railway carriage is also prefer
able to the European. and we have
adopted it, and will discard the COM
partment carriages of English make.
American Sleeping Cars.
"The Japanese railways have or
dered a number of sleeping cars from
the United States. which will be deliv-
cred in Yokohama about Feb. l. 1900.
and if they prove satisfactory. which
1 have not the slightest doubt they