The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-01
Gold coin In Total money

In the opinion OF Consul WILCOX, OF Han
kau. China. the time Is ripe for the Unit
ed States to develop trade with China
Other nations ara sending travellers all
over that empire, he says, to learn what
are the productions and needs OF the var
ious provinces and Row best to secure
their share OF trade. In report to the
state department he advises the establish
ment in four or five of the leading COM
mercial cities Of China of expositons In
charge OF experienced business men who
know the ways and language OF tho coun-
try
"there were a large number OF such men.
citizens Of the United States engaged In
business in China. but today there are
few. Tho English. Russians. Germans.
Japanese and French conduct their trade
here to a great extent through men who
possess the above requirements. There
are now a large number Of Americans Wis.,
ting China repf esenting various trade or
sanfzations In the United States. These
representatives visit the ministers and
consiIls and request them to get dates for
interviews with the tsung II yamen at Pc
kin. the viceroys and other high officials
In the various provinces OF the empire.
Their plans are similar. they are all
from the United States and they request
the tsung II yamen 20 instruct the vice
rSys to gaiher specimens. to be sent to
the association they repre- sent. OF course,
each commission informs the officials that
rfs league is composed of the most prosni-
neni and wealthy commercial men OF HIS
nese officials, by having so many -ssoci-
atoms brought TO their notice. are con-
fused.
They have not the time nor inclination
10 assist all. and. while they will prom
Use to do many things To help the enter
prise. they gfse little no attention to
the matter. II all these associations In
the United States that are working 10
the same end and wish TO accomplish the
same purpose would unite into ono orgsni-
cation. they could and would accomplish
wonderful results. business is not done In
the same manner in China as It was thirty
years ago, when IL was virtually In tho
hands NJ foreigners. During these years
the Chinese have become educated in the
manner Of conducting commercial enter
prfscs. and to "A great degree have wress-
cd the trade from the foreigners and carry
IL on themselves
The division of forestry of the sgr!cul-
turai department; has received report by
Consul General John NJ Bittenger at Mon
treal. on the forest OF Canada. From Il
the following interesting extracts are
made:
I'm the days OF old. migaty forest
stretched from the ocean that breaks on
the shores az Nova Scotia to the Lake %
the Woods. something like zoe miles. COW
erlrig \ 9oni 80 no tss acres. TIE setter
has cut his way Into the fringe OF this vast
woodland, but his depreia,ions are az
nothing compared VITA the terrific: sconree
OF FIRE which has lef, millions Of seorehed
where IL has roarea and destroyed In
spite OF all. enough Is left TO place Can
ada high among tire wood-producing coan-
tries Of the world"
The total area Of the Canadian forests IS
placed at 2.2fS.s&1 square miles 81 which
-. Do square miles Is credited % British
Columbia and 2s7lss1 square miles 10 thu
Northwest territories
The quantity 81 pine - estimated IN On
tarfa as ~ ~ @9sss board feet in Criet-se.
MA. IN - 81
- .Hass feet. total 3. sss.sa.ssa feet A
lew calculation % the annual cut is .en0.
sss;,fsa feet. in whsen case cAraaa has not
more than forty years supply and the
growth Of sew weed. IN spite Of all reggi-
!atsons - ret nearly esasIal IN she CIT. I.
is Impossible 20 give ANYTHING like tsiss
return 81 the spruce limits. estimates be
ing 50 diverse as 70 be useless.
Tire great tree % Ontario IL the white cr
Weymouth psne. There are also the red
Pine spruce herssoCs, etc. TIE valuable
black walnut. tulip. niane and coffee trees
are almost ext net TIE quantity or value
Of timber can not ~ gwen as many NIL
Hons II acrss are utterly nsexpfsrei In
The known woods, return To The On
fario government; states that there are
e. ate ~ aa fes,.
Qmsfse. with its newly adssa territory.
- now an even larger province than On
taria. Vast regions 20 the north are uT-
s,artamt tree. "a Sc CrfaEfo. IL is. however.
rapidly d.sa prS airing Rich a3racs "a
mated In Bcnaventwre river su Bvase2i
rhicogtsrns cs~sasy. River French ans Bay
lake There Is great waste Of htmscek On
account az It's bark.
Sure cs the best ce5ay areas of The
country are 90 .he aSrth sftsse % New
HrgnsvsSk. An unsarveyes ares OF some
.eas go acres on ;ha Upper Rssstxozcas IL
reported TO be s1si u good srTssse ard
cedar TIE pine forests. AZ ogss siss~ rfra.
have heen CRAFTY impoverished TIE sayT~
liz sfxs ~ Nova Scnesz- GiasEsity ct
good spruce ~ lefs IA the LAST nans~a prov-
grsse ~. IL = being used Ia . similar Way.
D.sfaA Columbia ACCORDING 10 CgnsU