New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

rs hosskeads Of 'd tobacco &C from from Louisville n tons
paS e0m and 5 ons Of Wire from joliet
This makes total OF 1912 tons OF freight dellvo
rT5 s anG as 70 will be il is
tributed from all parts OF the country, The other
beer from the Pabst Brewery at Milwaukee came in
over the Santa Re road.
is to carry -four cotton and iron to Japan and
bring back tea and silk. A. II. Butler, who has
ready made contracts with the cotton manufact-
urers Of Japan to supply them with certain mum,
Der OF bales of cotton each year for term or
years at price TO be regulated by the quotations
that staple the PS or Se Ths
make the steamships profitable. \.
M oeG5 S5 the the ppdnc Of
Tepustet iron mine. at San lsidro, fifty miles south
Which fI prodnces high grade Of metal belongs
General w. F.. Webb. OF San Francisco, who has
offered to make contract to furnish ten thousand
tons OF month. and samples are now being
tested by smelling companies. Mr.. Butler expects
the smelters In order TO complete the contract
with the manufacturers of iron at Toxic and
The japanese now get their iron in Europe or
from the Gulf ports of the United States by sailing
vessels but 1t would be much more convenient and
profitable for them IL they could make use OF the
enormous deposits In Lower Calrormia when are
ferring the ore from the mine to the ship. 1909 o
shipped mostly from the ports on Puget Sound.
2l2 900 bales of cotton, valued at N5oO, TO Japan,
had not the transportation facilities been disturbed
by the war and several Of The steamers engaged IN
Tntii last year very little COTTON shipped that
their raw material from Liverpool. II came origi;
naly from the United States, but was transshipped
be the di6e1 pOr Great for handing it.
rgsy ya the snssy 81 this has
been built up End he has fS1 Of npa
wifi a
of years He brings 1t from Memphis and other
s MSS Rsroa SO to Seattle and Tacoma where It
loaded upon the ships of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
by tie japanese Government. -, cal.
States to japan by way of st. Paul and Seattle,
there certainly ought to be greater a
fornia and that alone will justify the establish
ment OF the new line from San Diego u.,o,.a
OF merchandise which might be handled to adyan-
tage and for return cargoes the vessels expect 20
RF dRdo coal apan we ana n h e"f
Chra furnish an excellent quality OF eoa to ws1'a
ton. and l. would sell for So or s in Cal,forni aho
Der of Peers. and one OF the most enterprising
leaders Of the progressive party In japan. is no"
ton and studying the transportation facilities on
the Pacific. He has come to conclusion which
political economists Of the Mkados empire that
the natural course of trade is across the PACIFIC.
fornia and Puget Sound must absorb nearly all
the exports well furnish the Imports or
Japan. The Japanese Parliament during Its recent
session passed Il law granting subsidies to two
American lines OF steamers, which are now build
ing several vessels Of 1000 tons each. TO be
used in that trade.
The most remarkable feature of the situation
IS the rapid development OF the flour market In
Japan. This has been promoted by the agents or
the Great Northern Steamship Company and the
mlllers of the Northwest. who happened to begin
their crusade about the time Of the failure or the
rice crop. which cereal furnished the principal
food OF the Japanese. and last year 10000 barrels
Of -four sent from the Puget Sound ports
alone to the markets OF Japan
Taking advantage OF this situation, NJ Stanley
Tweedie manager OF the California and Oriental
Steamship Company here has been making propo
sitions To the millers OF Colorado assist him I'm
building up the trade. and Santa Fe company
is Offering rates for the transportation OF -four to
San Diego that simply cover the cost OF hauling
The Colorado -four is Of superior quality. and
appears to he suitable to the japanese market as
Il endurcs the long voyage without deterora ton.