New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
CIIANG-YI.
A WEALTHY CHINESE AND HOW mn
OBTAINED HIS WEALTH Hoyrsr,v

IIOfH Inc lsJElOl flfSfrEor-
As such frequent reference is holm, .,,,,,e =.
now TO ChangYi. the chief direc,or - ,h' y,s yts
nese Engineering and Mining Companv ana '''
me inning operations IN Chilli and Sou,borog
Mongolia, and assistant director 81 tbe r-,
Northern Railways. and as Chang.yi d. ~, -"
doubtedly the coming man in China /, 80. ~.
10 me, says correspondent that a fe,i ., /.
about this man, whom | had the nleas,.r|
meeting IN Ilen-Tsin last year, would be int
estIng 10 your readers ChangYi, whose IAN
lily name is Chang Yen-M Now is'abou, sf,, 80
of age. He is Of medium height az ra,bsr 'sHi 20,
build, and has prepOssessing bearing ana H.,
telligent face. He is, unfortunately mn
quainted with the English language I'm, NO.,
withstanding that, he is naturally an atten,',,
listener, and follows closely the drift Of the con
yersation by observing the manner ana il,
nation Of his English visitors, even before The
remarks are translated TO him. His quetness !
demeanOr bears a striking contrast 10 -,
brusquerie, 70 put 1t mildly, Of Ii Hung Chan.
and he is quick in seizlng points
Mr.. Moreing and another friend introduced n,
to Chang-Yi, and the latter understood nv "A
sition and duties at once when the inierpriI
told him had been in charge Of the survey al
geographical business Of the India Office A
many years. In his carly days Chang-Yi "a
a follower Of Prince Gun Ohe seventh Pm,
and father Of the present Emperor and a e. 4
tractor for imperial and public buildings "A
Y
oon,a hctter Of he took nm shares IN Ia.
I'm - - ,,'r,' SP -. 10
in the capital. as We'll as in TienTsin Shangti
Kagan and other places, and at the pres-t
time he is probably one Of the most Wea.t
business men in the North Of China. OF cogrt
~ - 80 - - s - ,,,, o,,.i,
. r.. -,nal,h ,,,,et ba,o hon sconiroa y
h,,oe,I,.. Lut an a,.gliroen+ of this snrt ure-
r'ortod L,, a shred ~ rroof is moi Ukely n f,
,'o,, ross on 'fatr-rnindad mon There are wea,,
~ va -. a. llen,'b.ro ,,bo bava ~
,,'o,, 49,, Nv car means and Chauc-Yi's NM
na-noT oniireIv lnliee the asparsions So una
"a. tt,l, INN .t.. las, fe,- vre.ks
a. O'' ''-''' ~ -.
'nanE t,.,'.sb b,,' - IT, I
go, E,ho Tvas "a Cantnn4s,t and AZ the q
- ofnS h ia,ter i'T was arnoin,ed hv the Impe
- .,',.,,rns,,+ .', ,bief 5irl,tor These mines 1
>'',N -, M r,,, ,b, ,o.r I'm tho rortbwes.I
IcN mn. - I1,tf .s p.-Cbi-T visited
angie 81 IHe Iu', i5 - -, ir.,s[
III Jun istS :. a. -, or1 WORKINGS Tn 4
,,tntrnont ~ diractor Was more or less fcf
-, rtanr-yi bnt na r,ado i q condition "a
olioo+,i,@ bar -. ,vo,lld bo allowed free
a. ,11at,i1c arv administrative changes in
,,'o,ils tbat ,niehr T.. necessary. The wisdogt
,o,,Ii,ior .l.r,s tn me- 10 have been pre
t'.'N 1',,Ii IT,. IN tho .in,o # Tongs IA
~ NH' - -, only clearing M
~ 80 -, ros,-ir0 Itfle or no %
" -. rAI''7 r>hnid..,. onlv one dividend If luf
10 tii' been rad in about fifteen n
Crht h@; ny ,s.,'ot, .r.rgv and business rr.N
,,in. 'u''E i1,n he m ,rork and in short tme he
r% ~ a,nnur,. ,norher dividend for the ,h3
90 r'l, w. ,rh, valta II ih,. shares naturt
r'ro mo.oe' = ~" az ,ima Of Chang-YIs assumption
,tS 'lira,,,rsbtr ~. 10n-taol shares were ~
1i' =, To,,,,r,. las. they stood at l:iu "a
and ,.s,c Using In price, the majority e
anu He,,.,. We,S i7i1a rartonese. Sine Cha'
,H.'' ,l cio.Nt -. .b. shareholders have yat
hlS dppV'h'"I'' ''~ - aud las. wear 3
received per ''',, ..., D., Tho same time two q
got l. per Scu, 1'i 80 ,'b Vera bought. a
steamers "l -" -. 'lfsnosa # tn hints
fact 0r iIs r6ilb "p4 resret to say have %
corr up1ion 49, ~ ~, arti,l. of the leading new
even repeated ih Il" al ''''
paper. n.,... oorresrors.
Much has been said py heutgt III tn'yu.Fen n
at Picking OF the dlSh!sSaI o. i,arisI railwa
the chief directorshp Of the impeFaa @,hsngy rSi"
and his virtual Writ osc sapets5s@n o Se BY but S1 it not
this do nqt llGio,i ,ic ,o MAN SCn the railway sh4
fact that the on'y ui.' u,..,a, ",,, & per cent?
holders received diyiaenaoI we're e associated E
the year was "nyn ,I.. ~, ~, r.r and Chang-Y.t
b.. IirpffoTatp. lill- I l-ft'il dl4A .'N''c =.