The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

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business men had thu pleasure Of rs
fen!ng 70 q short address by George +.
PAGE OF Hoe ton ON the development Of
trade bsf cen the United States and the
Orient ard the psrag pm quoted may De
taken as the gls, Of hts delivery on the
matter discussed Mr.. Page speaks with
full practical knowledge Ct his SUBJECT.
having been FOR the past year resident In
Shanghai. engaged IL general mercantile
business which brought him into close
commercial relations with the Chinese.
His news IL strictly up-to-dats, II 5aing
barely three weeks since he sailed from
China. He Is or his way 10 his old home
In Boston. and Seattle IL one Of the few
cities 10 have the befseGt of the important
Information he brings
Mr., Page WAS Introduced by President
E. O. Graves lie spoke without notes and
in an informal conversational manner.
1.-THE expectation Of goods from the
United States 10 China, said Dir. Page.
ia OF peculiar interest TO the people OF ths
Pacific coast. because their ports are
nearer ia point Of time and distance also
than any other country except Japan. The
large opening maTke, for s!nscns. which "a
produced IN such quantities In This terri
Tory Is also IA factor OF importance.
"China furnishes us the very best neld
for our foreign trade. We are now having.
as oou1tTy, period OF almost anexani-
pied prosperity Bur We cannot expect
degree Some day there will b. a reaction.
and during our prosperity We must pre-
pare for that reaction. The great empire
OF China is the natural outlet 10 supply "A
fnarko. for the products OF our shops and
factorfeA
China, embracing one-twefth Of the
habiiahie land area OF he globe. contains
one-QuaTter Of the WORLDS population.
Aud all these Inhabitants wear clothes
They are In the market for something.
They are not like many or the peoples Of
- xfcs ham
England sends her ships laden with mer-
ctandlse and has FIRST 20 create market
fer her commodities The Chinese already
want them
'.fsnt we cannot gst ,he Chinese trade
unless We work firs, The chinaman Is rs
sharp a man as small merchant as any
man IN the world You cannot fool him;
He had his eve teeth cut before You and
] had cut ours II he is Of the same age.
And there ir no sympathy In his make up
IL ven fool him once. even GuioteniiansilY,
frou, what was represented there - an
end Of trade frem him. He makes no al
lowanc. for mistakes; ne trusts no one II
you offer him any thing again. 40 matter
how good no RENE nss,,ra hts former ex-
pericnce and says TO. he iQesn't wan, IL.
'.f'u, thsy are not manufacturers. ana
never will Ne They are farmers or mer-
chants. shrfwa. sharp. money making nner-
chants working on small scale The
Ch'namsn's genius Is not adap'es for great
enterprises They cannot ran "a great rail
4
cal machine The great commercial enter
rrisse OF China. requiring co-cpetation and
farge executive ability. are in III. hands 81
foreigners. the English principally.
China. Great Imports.
In 1877 the total export. from China were
I'm round numbers $1,000 co.. or - cents
per capita. tAs imports during the same
year were siao 90 9s OF. according 70 an
other authority. sihAes.so, or about %'ia
cents per pita. ~ tbs iu4nanse amount
Of iturortatinfs il2s IN 90 was brought !n
from Great britain Considerably less than
tiu.uoSs worth came from ~" United
States. ny. the british tmporisiloDs were
rsT per cent of tho total amount, ana those
az TIE tnitea states only I : per cent.
and - "a per cent. 81 }!i that came fsom
TIE United states consisted 81 cotton clota
~ Ia per cents ard petroleum products
taA Ia rer cent?. leaving le~s than s. so
90 ~ AL other American goods received.
And Ergland has 20 pstr"icun production
90 sweli her cargoeS Then. what So t7~~s
figures show that England - sapeivtng
China with almost all the general prad'sct.
hardware engines. farming Implements
and nearly everything except eottou rioth:
oar twilis stand away ahead ~ any others
rs .Ae world
In isF- out 81 g isn vessels OF all sor.s
IN Chinese waters only g were American
This Includes alec. ~ course those useI
in tne hirs~t, home trade And II ., 49,
60 trta Tonnage. nuiy ~ 80 so Mss a9leyt-
can. ar less than one-third " per cent
Japan carries info CLARA almost f-xfr>
what tha rnifr1 States ices even Rrl'l~h
America senGs oVTr more thsu hair -
muct - We s<fnetntUg over s.. ~ ~ -
our 50 81 tsH Vi hi" nur own proportion s.
iess thar onr~twc5fth as tNGch IS Fns-
lan&s In feN wears S,tT imports tate China
had UeaT'y doubled LEST latetv they havs
fa}isu of. particularly in the large Nenis
~ cvtt0u cfn{h an3 petroleum. product. II
suca san extent thaf official inquiries nave
beer aeear e. ascertain ard remedy NE
caHss
These Aro Ella facts SO they stAn3 :o-
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