The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-06

Horace N. Allen, Consul General at
Seoul. Korea, writes to the State Depart
ment regarding professional or business
openings in Korea:
"A number of foreigners are already en-
gagged as teachers in the language schools
of Korea. There is no present demand for
more men for such work Salaries are
about $3.50 gold per month. and holse.
There are great mary physicians and
surgeons here in connection with the mis-
sions of the various churches. There 10 no
opening for men rot SO connected.
There is good field for young and
capable dentist who would be able to COM
pete with the fine work CT the American
dentists who come here occasionally from
China and Japan. By travelling between
the Korean ports and gold mines, dentist
would find fair field for his wo:k, which
at present should amount to MT less than
81, 500 gold. with an opportunity of good
increase. Expenses would about consume
the income at first. A reputable firm Of
American dentists at Shanghai, China. has
addressed me on the subject Of opening a
branch Office in Korea. and would suggs st
that anyone thinking Of coming here for
such a purpose should first comnuEi ate
with these men-Messrs. Ivy G ROBIN on
otherwise the place might be filled before
arrival.
There seems to be no demand for me-
chanical, mining. electrical or railroad en-
gineers. except from the yarious COM
panies engaged in these lines, who bring
on their own selected men. append a
list of these concerns, who may be COM
municated with direct. $50
of acd hpS
here which would offer sufficient Induce
ments to bring young man from the
United States. Such opportunities are
usually taken by some one who is upon the
spot. rt544is 10
Application for positions might be made
to the following: J. McLeavy Brown. COM
missioner of customs. Seoul; Raymond
Krumm, chief of survey board. Seoul; the
Oriental Consolidated Gold Mining Gem
pany {Americanl, Chemulpo; the Pritch-
ard Morgan Gold Mining Company Brit
ish), Seoul: E. Meyer & Co. German gold
mines), Chemulpo; Colbran & Bostwick.
the Seoul Electric Street Railroad and
Lighting Company tAmerican), Seoul.
On the subject of tools and patents and
trademarks Mr.. Allen writes:
Wood working and other small tools Of
foreign manufacture are not in demand in
Korea. Some of the mission schools are
attempting the instruction of the natives
along Industrial lines. and this effort may
result in the adoption of American tools.
Individual missionaries and mechanics en-
ployed here in foreign work have trained
Korean carpenters in the Use OF American
tolls: but as a rule they prefer their old
style planes, which they draw toward them
in planning. and like best to use their own
saws, which necessitates the employment
of two men sitting opposite each other on
the ground and operating the saw on the
stick Of timber, which is held in place by
the feet of the operators. In spite OF these
apparently clumsy methods. the Korean
carpenters DO very fair work.
Korea has no patent laws or laws COW
ering trademarks or copyrights. There is
no present prospect of legislation covering
these subjects. Up to date I know OF no
on the part Of natives of
Korea of patents or trademarks, though
Japanese merchants in Korea have given
trouble to an American COM
pany by importing Russian and Sumatran
oil in American kerosene tins. and SELL
ing it as the genuine article at a reduced
price. Considerable effort was made to
have this practice abolished; but the re-
suits were not satisfactory and the COM
pany suffering from the practice had to
take measures for informing the native
merchants Of the fraud. and SO enabling
them to guard against 1t.
1.-The Koreans are not n manufacturing
people. and there Is little danger that they
will initiate foreign goods or marks. as
seems to be the case in the adjoining
and Japan. Protection
in these latter countries would probably
furnish all the protection required in Ko-
rea. as most Of Koreas imports come