The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07

Two consignmeats ct American bicycles
nave been received. ami they were found
very satisfactory. with tho exception that
the order. which called fer 4 complete
oat1t-nell. lamp. pump. etc. as these
articles are noi tsa sa obtained tsSre-vsas
not nlled- the machines teing sent n one
case without the bell and Araks and in
ihe other without pumps tor ns5AEing tne
Tres The result IS taag the latter nla-
Games must remain on 4tfse dealers s4aTsiS.
losing IN TINS climate saach or tAelr 30 Gat
IsSsr aGf4ng Inc three f2aaskS necessary
20 OBTAIN the pumps fr0m New YORK. in
the FrsI instance, tne exporter Wrote 1nag
the machines were aot equipped VIII 4
brake because this wsts ~ aQ praGglcsai
use and VAS sure In mare tie tire.
Tie result was Saat Two customers. far
whom machines had been specially
dered, refused Ia accept them, ana the
native dealer. wno had Tor the FIRST time
received a shipment from America wlkle
able to dispose al the whole COAST gnYnsFlt.
was considerably annoyed. The United
states. as Tar as can ascertain. = the
only country where the brake Is not gen
orally used. and. al AL events. for the
East bicycle Is considered Incomplete Il
II does not possess this attachment.
The Formosan government Is at present
ende2Nor4ng 20 secure s5.eA9.5sa for nartsGr
works at kelung, Sa5,919.tAa FOR "A railway
through the island. and sites1 80 for ether
public improvements. While the whole
amount desired may not be 0btasyaea. X
Is quite likely that sufficient funds Will
be forthcoming 10 commence work on
kelung harbor ane on the railway. There
VIII be dredgers, rails. locomotives, etc.
10 be purchased, and t is hoped that We
may have a share IN furnishing them. IL
is necessary la add here that large orders
such as for ~atHrwaTks material. railway
ard harnor machinery, are generally given
out III Tokyo. japan. and not in Formosa,
although II is Well 10 have representatives.
here also.
Americans Opportunity.
In the ordinary lines of trade, excluding
those N which the United States already
has a share. the following imports are
the most important from foreign nations.
and II may be possible for the United
States to obtain hold in some of them:
Leather tmost OF the Japanese use for
eign style boots and shoesf. buttons, glass
ware, nails. iron piping. ironware, ron
bars. lead cotton yarns, cotton prints.
raw cotton, cotton thread. white shirtings,
cotton satins. hastings, gray shirt5ngs.
dyed shirt;ngs. WOODEN yarns, Spanish
stripes, long eis. camIet. woolen cloths.
wooirg edgings. thread and Irvine. beer.
cement, lumber. umbrellas rubber goods.
toilet articles. novelties. etc.
Inquiries are frequently made for in
formation regarding American manufac-
lures. and | would suggest that cata-
logues and price lists describing the same
be placed on Eie and exhibited 70 interest
ed parties calling. l would also suggest
that full line of samples OF piece goods.
with description Of quality, size. weight,
cost. etc. be sent attached to each sample.
Formosa is an out~of-the-way place. and
but little Of the enterprise exhibited by
foreign firms in China in introducing new
goods Is To be observed here. The class
OF piece goods arriving now is not very
different from that which came into the
stand twenty-five years ago. and. while
China has taken increasing quantities of
American fabrics year by year. scarcely
any have reached Formosa. The piece
goods arriving from Europe amount TO
over $685. 600 a year In value. while from
the United States the import s practically
mia few yards Of It cloth and few
hundred par Of blankets valued at 81. 60.