The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

@HE eysa Of the West have ben sssn
As uIened 10 the enormous p9ssllss-
Iii islss Of trade with the Orient,
NJ and IL Is now clearly seer that
this ID the field for future Conn
nsaTe.ai extensions For many
soug years the transpacffic markets Rave
been supplied from the East, ~neh loasiesi
ifa yeszels, In many cases witn western
prodrcfs and sent them around Cape Horn
Is China Japan. Dce2aica. Russia the
Philippines and other countries. whose
trade, by every reason Of geographical pc-
sstIon and natural production. belonged 10
the Pacific toast. The reason thss fnonop-
oily WAS possessed By taa Atlantic ssaboafd
vas principally because OF the uadevsioptd
condition ssf the Western stone, whose re-
sources are even yet srsreely beyond the
discovery point and because the srnDoF-
lance OF the new field, from j. trafisc stand
paint. was not realized.
But Oriental trade IL a new thing. It's
birth may almost be trusifully said 10 have
occurred al the end OF the Gnsna-Ja panese
war, when The mgkado'4 Land awoke to
what she has achieved and might 10. Inn
SmNdlateiy there commenced s;faggie 10
get into tie commerce. 81 sne world, which
has resulted IN the advancement 70 nearly
4 tirst-ciasa plane OF that nation. and ear
TIed with II. by reason Of Jealousy. an am
hilton on the part OF China 10 not be sec
posing OF her products 10 outside countries
CANA had heretofore been a hand I'M
known ffi the commercial He'd OF civilized
uatlons, and II was not even known that
thers might DO an infoad made there
thai would advance that country 10 the
fruns rank ainong Assatie markets. Eut
she In kno@n now. and In sne next few
years there will doubtless be seef growth
there more remarkable than has been
known Tn the development of oceanic COM
meres. Japan IN ahead Of China now ia the
adoption Of advanced schemes for her own
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. bat she cannot hope 70
equal the magnitude of nina when once
Che latter Is thog. lghly awakened to thu
requirements OF civilization. as she has nat
one-teuth nf the people 70 supply. NOT near
" that proportion of AREA.
Another important field is Siberia. which
II slowly coming out from the darkness OF
Isolation imposed hy Russia, and Is Begin
ming to use great quantities Of foreign
products The Philippines belong 10 the
United States. and ain therefore ba auD-
piled chiefly by this nation. and unete Sam
will also probably control. or az least ham
de. the bulk OF the trade with the East
Indies and Oeeanca.
K *
the reception rendered 10 Senator G.
~ X. Davis az st, Paul early In the fail
President J. J. It'll. Of the Great
Northern responding 10 the toast "Com-
meree.E said
''is The surHlus wheat from the Pacific
coast wss carried rs Asia. ia place of being
carried Ia Europe and there compete with
the agricultural products east OF the Rocky
mountains. you would advance the price OF
wheat from 10 20 L cents "a htshei II
wou,d reduce the exports 10 Europe from
the United States from 100 on po to aoeso esi
or a,vpssp year. and that ~ e.n.sD or
av.pe.eoo fron The Atlantic states t. held
until the foreigner sends his order here 10
buy H. Not no with that Of tho Pacific
coast. II ia gathered together ana loaded
on ships ana Sent on four months voyage
80 Europe 10 IND a market. and when Il ar
rsyes It Is sold at auction for what it Viii
bring.
'sT-he Pacific coast exports affect ,ae price
over the entire country more than twice
the number of bushels would Tying fR p4s-
lnth. MINNEAPOLIS. Buffalo. New York OF
t,htsago IL We can take 1T - Asia ami
md new people 70 eat ii. ~ viii have taken
one step In the right direction II the pres
srt rhaneee in ihe Orient bring about The
results IN China that have bean brought
about in japan. you Will finsi greater de-
veiopment Of trade ga tae Pacific o0ean 81
the next twenty-five years than the world
has ever *aen la ia history
81 aaw cable from a Ihiuean hatfsc al
Iicugkeng asking figures GA ssi $50 barrels
ar -four. These Chsnanen aTe made ga !
big pattern. u would take @oeeo bushels
Of wheat 81 I'll thar order. They wanted Il
delivered sn Hongkang May fas&r sh>
competition when Rissta has buiff "a 81
herssa road ard viii bring thss Nralmcss
of is wheat ssis into Aelafse America
Now | say t. yeu that e tssfgaf - aossr
was pNs on haaT1 tia Great $iser.an ra2l-
way and given 10 The railroad. tfo R8ssGan
saSt % tat efH fnrHseufes railroads
would sot vaahl~ Them Ga larry tnag naur
Ia fiAAiyesfak y Noa.i ceSt shen about
s. ~ per handrriN eight"
sofnsnksssaaer 81 Customs uinn.eisv. es
Ttengstn, tn his yegsorf - she treasury b,l-
reau Of Statistics eafiy ttss spring zzEss
s'fs ia astonishing 6ow speedily the CA}afzs.
despite their sapgsest conservatism. aslant
themselves 80 \ new environment. aaa
MAKE sho most ef Increased transport fact
itles offered thcFu"
ansi 80 GA. All eyes are turned % tsse
extension 90 commerce Wath tbs ifs.ssytsfsf
rart ~ tae wari3. ii igie w3tA MI uNps
refuaft<s. shere - aeFhaus 'ae naore af~
sentioa paia - lSP wheat sf3 fatf~ s-ssifs
thar 20 any atnar oawweSsty rns1ss ls set
eniy starting "a tas nSe - Aentrsess ssats~
~ for Thousands 81 years r8ae has taen sAs
principal egvsassaG ~ that uaisen. sad IA,
people uinaE be ess3rafs3 gn i&s uHe, IS they
are hssfx 10 the Bse ~ batter
In the strxf seven months af fsss taasa " =
exported frems the stssse4 states 80 tsAins
81 hArfets - 8aur S8s z@-5u< to frss
H9seo fHHNgas y &sst yes- fna+ hs-t ia.
creased "a 1855 haffo.s Tte Fss4aa 20
shows the whvss aaer 1Aas WAS exported
fvefn the ti7sgsg States &c sae NaFtrus fafssss
80 the osien, dsirmg the year esslnw ysaa
-. 1877.
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