New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
TRADE WITH THE ORIENT.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOP
MENT IN THE PHILIPPINES.
NEW ROUTES OF SHIPMENT FOR AMERICAN
corroN-coMMERCE WITH CHINA
AND JAPAN.

AND JAPAN
tny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington, June "A representative VI
Department Of Agriculture James L. Wa'hins' wv
has charge Of all the statistical WORN vi tae
hartman. relating to cotton. is now on the facino
Coast investigating "A subject IN which the "e'''
,or. ~ Agriculture and his assistants are much IN
,eresied and which undoubtedly is OF grea' i'h-
no-tance 10 American cotton-growers ana oo''o
merchants Of all classes, and TO expor, ''aoe s
orally EXPORTS from the Pacific Coast are d COM.
narotivsIv new factor in the cotton TRACE MI
ONLY have they increased notably IN volume " W
lee, ,hrAa wears but recently they have peen III
ns,p from new points OF shipment. MI Wa'h"s
nr.sent mission is TO investigate that "hoie ne"
novenoent its rea! motive and causes the p'o'''e
Of its growth and It's effect on aggregate 'N'''
trade in cotton and in cotton goods. 4.
These Pacific exports so chiefly 10 'ap@-
z-or.,, dealers and distributors at Hong hohs'
ard IN strictly Chinese ports. In raw cow" NV
entre AsiatIc traffic has grown up IN leee"s -.
To China indeed the first consideraoie s", ,ae %
,era made in the fiscal year when ehueu juno wv
1898 l., oues,ion
In bales the exports TO the markets III au'
for the last five fiscal years were as iono"s'
Jana. $50 sas g l'Ss 'ss ''ss 81 s Isss
chira ........... 1900
The numbers of bales exported from PACING coast
ports in these I'VE years are as io'o"'' o
ST. $; .ssss Sort. s W. s: fis
NEW ROUTES FOR COTTON
u,m.r,e,te +, will be observed practically en-
eyed the field of cotton expectation iast year -
new shipping point this year Is san Dieeo -
a., sbinnoent from that port was maze IN fep,
-, tot The shipments from that time 10 Ap,'
On 600, IN 1851 bales They afford an esPecianS
,r,e-es,inc field for investigation by 'he s'"''
~ the Department OF Agriculture.
A new route by which cotton mas oeen So -
This wear 10 the Puget Sound ports TOT eNpo'
~ t-reat Northern Railroad The managers OF 'ha'
LIVE are ambitious in the matter or export uau 1
80 cav they have demonstrated TO their en'i'e
satisfaction that even cotton, when nrs' redo"
+beu AT Minneapolis can be advantageousIy snlpp'u
~, their road 10 the Coast ana eNpof'eu ~,
20 the Orient The especial Importance OF ".'S
g.. ., IN the decision to which 1t has heipeo 10
h,inc the Great Northern people 70 es'"oils"
lin. Of steamers between Seattle and Japan OnI"s
ns ,ho philinpines President Hill has announce
r.can,,v that he already has this PROJECT III nam
and he speaks in the most con1deh' way ~ n
enormous commerce Of the near FUTURE wiz" W., -
Oriental countries and OF the stimulus that VIII NC
given 10 II by his steamers and o'he' eNp''''N
petitors in the carrying trade 49,, ,oc,a,
A. III. world seems to recognize that the specidi
,rov,dence of the acquisition OF the fhi'pP'S
islands at this time lies in the commerce. -
,or, ius, now beginning in japan and emma
,5o,, Americans no doubt value the new hast YER,
possessions much for the vantage Ua as for
viii give in trade with Japan ana nina Ian us and
,beir own prospective commerce Inc piahs a .h
public expressions Of President H aedrny regard
ine he future trade with the East NatuIaI!
enough large majority Of Americans Tust Of
thing TO the extensive and minus Inse,ves see
eurh men as these and indeed. 90 theIhse'NsS see
The commercial wisdom of acquisition Oh the
Philippines.
INCREASED TRADE OF 1889,
In many lines trade with the Eastern countries
some or all OF them in the first three quarters
ending March 81 last Of the current fiscal year
when compared with trade Of the corresponding
parts of the fiscal years 1897 and 1893 Will show re-
markable growth. The figures cannot yet be mao
for all lines. but few illustrations may oe eN'"
below: ~