The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-30
Numerical Travellers Are Heay-
lily Taxed, But Privileged.
eAaElEss sIcycLIsTs FINED.
auateA States Making Heavy In
I eoeds - anufactsses JseA ~
1eufh African COlOnlee-Ds14iaA
manufacturers Called to Combine
tArs-Thc Pacific Coasts Trade.

most interesting report On ths trade
Editions Of South Africa, in which the
t;pised States Is making rapid inroads has
tnes been made 10 tho state department
- Consul General ]. G. Stowe. OF Cape
Town A copy Of this has been transmit-
ia to the Post intelligence for puniica-
tin, appearing as follows.
the Eisenhage tcape Eolony) town coun-
"A Ia preparing for tho introduction Of
"a electric light plant. Queenstown Cape
Colony has borrowed So 800 for water sup
III works. A soap and candle factory h
be4ng organized n. Horwick. Natal. The
3anufactnre Of fancy tiles Is being start
"a III Cape Town. Extensions of electric
railways at Cape Town and Port Eliza
beth are contemplated: the present plants
aye u American build. Cold storage
rlants have been promoted In Cape Colony.
Natal and ar Johannesburg and Preto-
ria.
Attention of manufacturers OF binder
Irvine Is called to a fiber grown In Natal.
which appears 10 be superior TO ssal and
eQoal to manila: 500 acres has already
been planted. Immense coal fields nave
ts1n found In ZulnIand the seams being
up to forty i've feet In thickness, and al
good quality for locomotives and other
purposes.
A large match factory IL being organ
I
chinery. A match factory has been start
Cd IN Natal. Tho government OF the South
African republic has granted CONCESSIONS
to two firms to erect match factories, on
condition that 4 protective duty be i'm
losed on matches imported into the state:
Also tor soap factory. on condition that
duty at t.s2 per 100 pounds shall be
levied on imported soaps The govern
meat. IN tho last case. is to receive 6 per
cent OF the net prof1tas
Concessions I'm the South African re-
puoIie have also been granted for other
industries. such as tea, cocoa ard coffee
Plantations. starch factory and choeo-
late factory.
Johannesburg now charges all bicycles
yearly tax OF 1z&3 and Il nna OF "a. "a
u imposed for the lack Gf a license hell
and lamp. and for riding on the wrong aida
0f tho street.
Commercial Travellers In Natal.
Legislation by Natal as regards foreign
commercial travellers prescrihes a tax ~
$3.50. II n traveller is found without a
ucense he may be prosecuted, and ts liza
ole TO a nno for each ofFense equal To four
tines the amount OF the license: and. in
Default of payment to imprisonment with
Or without hard labor, for a period not
eScooding three mrnths, or a civil Act nan
may BE- issued for the recovery al fft~
amount Of the license. ia addition to the
Samples ara gthiect TO duty. on deposit
~ a. guarantee. the duty will be repaid 10
the interested party upon leaving the COL
ony. Ssrtain railway privileges ars grant
ed, Viz. double the weight Of luggage al
lowed To ordinary passengers. and for
&ny ~axcess half the tariff rates In forra
samples must accompany their owner:
they may ba booked on starting 10 the iass
AfAtion TO be visited by the traveller.
Cape Colony and tho Orange Free State
charxo a license OF Nai.ss against the
vs. 81 OF Natal, asd Cape Colony allows a
gs1xa al
on a secold-ciass ticket. but II is hoped
under the new customs union that all aif,
fercnces Will be adjusted
Large shipments of galvanized barhed
wire nave been made TO Natal by Ameri~
can manufacturers Prices are said To be
- per cent lower than English quotations.
A consignment Of s.Dn tons 81 Pocahor-
tas coal has reached Cape Town
An order for ~ asD TONS for Care Colony
has been placed for American rails at, IL
- stated. ~ per cent. under English quo
tauons large order for tubing has gone
90 America. which II Ia alleged was re-
fused b. a firm In scotland. the Amertcan
company complying with the customer =
demand fer longer lengths. The two last
named ordsrs amounted together. II is
stated. IN 81 sonnD
Staiistieians calculate that the approx
mat. value Of American imports into
south Africa for 1sss Will show an In
Crease OF ss.s3s, has over 1877. or al the rate
OF 70 per cent, this Notwithstanding tina
fact that tho total imports into South
Africa for lss are less than in 1897
Inroads OF Americans.
A conference of British manufacturers IL
proposed 10 lessen foreign competition in
South Africa The British ard South AZ
.scan Export Gazette says.
The seiiciiude with which the South
African market is Icing studied 10y car
various trade rivals has been alluded 60 In
THIS journal on almost tnnnuaerahia occa~
eicns. striking object lesson In this af-
st.ssx
" sent out ny the Philadelphia CONNER
cfai Museum, copies OF which are we be-
hesr. being scattered broadcast fhrou rf :
out south Africa, ard their tenor shows
The eSssaestne~s and therauganess with
which manufacturers on she other side II
The Atlantic ara now taking Ia hand the
task 90 opening up a market for their
wares in cur salorsies.
Among Other firms the circular WAS
forn srsisa 10 Rake nrassshawe A. Gxs
hardware merchants. Cape Town who, III
communicating Its contents I'm 81 letter 10
n London contemporary; pcftlneniiY IA
autred whether something cannot ee done
IN Tire oitl country tn stteegth hen he posi-
ten ~ tho ie'ittsh manufacturer This
Fffn e3es ~n 10 inquire whether English
n'ana<setureva are asleep and Why they
cannot eemb'ne IN safeguard their own
aafefests. sad points eat tAat already the
majority nf e20ks and bolts used in the
Colony AZ" ~ American make. ana that
STORES ste asitf Intending their stocks NJ
SAmtgtctn manufactures
EVEN IL Only hs6 ~ wh8. is stated ifs
IN. torcEuisE fsn irtc. the situation Is
faFftcienfiN r;tsfcs. "a Justify Baker. Brad
Taawe q 10 stirring cali 20 arms The
stassge sisan 0f "a conference of nsaBufas-
stnrefs, Witch rust ee "a preliminary 81
anv common actor ls 81 highly valuable
ere which va tNfis& e would uss well tn
ast Gfons English n3anufarturers should
Rot fali behind the example 81 national
eonihna1tan which IS bring exhihs;se.
ssy Americans"
stock Erom the raetae Coast
fSfts milch cows NJ the .,a~s breeds have
arrive from Missouri Ask aFsy mere ar,
pr tao way Several fire stations and
sTos.l, mares have also arrived FROM the
iAcliic states
TIE value cf imports inte the colony ~
NAtal for }>ss Mas s.as All q decrease "a.
A1ssJa s. compared With fSs The
ssasas Of exports Was So IA. -. al Increase
=. s. Sg .sN ever 1897
TIE value ~ diamonds nslue. tn Cara
Snsss1y is issN was ST. ~ sal ard tho nat
Eons Thereon was s. IS. So
William , Cunningham ~ Salem. Or,
sas ssAt }o tnss srate- through tae ggs4-
ansE. !na sas,es e gaS. ~alea Sc vtsl
Sxss eNsAertnru3sg VITA. AZ tse Wsgta
A0asA ssar.gsa s5ers TITS nax - esysN u