New-York tribune., 1900-04-22

DUCING AMERICAN GOODS
-ns Rev. Q. A. Myers. for the last FIVE or six
missionary OF the Methodist Church
s+.to-ed Al Shun King, fifteen hundred miles
-, Shanghai n the extreme western part OF
go vas At The Methodist Book Concern yes
-, - 81, his way home TO Newport, Ind where
= --,,I ~ 10 regain his lost health. Mr.. Myers
vide awake young American, apparently
=, observer. enthusiastic in his work and
a., ~s-r~7 70 SAun King as soon as his health
- ,a---;t. He IS accompanied by his wife and
child
- NJ Myers 10 a Tribune reporter lis
.-,n-,ess one of the richest provinces in the
-..,ese Frar!re and il is densely populated. No
--s.-fv accurate census has ever been taken Of
--se but rhe lowest estimates place the num-
- a. -eople n the province at thirty million
- would not be surprised il there We're forty
T,,;or The western border of the province
---s-ohes out 10 Thibet, and wherever you go
.ssre are villages. villages, villages. with num-
IS NJ walled cities here and there for trade
r--es Four or i've years ago when I made
= 4rs- visit 70 Chen Flu. the capital of the
--ov.-ce il took ten days 10 go from Shun King
s,s passed through seven walled cities. A
uonss city in China is a centre Of commerce
I'D wealth as wealth goes in China and the
-reges dotted IN between these walled cities
.-s in an almost continuous string. I went
.,are WIKI Mrs. Myers in February. 1894. and
= 1r-.se vas the first foreign house built in
ssrn King. one could travel ten days into the
ir,srior then without meeting a single Christian
THE FUTURE OF CHEN FL.
-7.dusrrtzIy chen Fu is bound TO figure prom
.s,-lv in the future OF China. The Yang-tse
River runs through II. and there is navigation
sr small boats long distance up from Shang-
81 THIS province IS sure 10 be live spot in
he development OF the empire, for the reason
mar almost Iinirless beds Of soft coal underlie
ne neighborhood Of Shun King. There is a
Great deal of mining done now but all the coal
< ,s-rsnspcrred on the backs Of coolies, who carry
8 basket with about sixty pounds in It through
,be mountains, where there hills TO be
climbed and about eighty pounds on the plains
In travelling about one passes thousands Of
these coal carrying coolies coming and going
They work for pirifully small sums, few cents
& day. This system Of transporting coal will
ali be changed in a few years. as Pritchard Nor
gaa. Member Of Parliament, Of London, and
cspitalisrs associated with him have obtained
large concession from the Chinese Government
and they are not letting the grass grow under
ther feet.
There is Z good deal Of rivalry in the prov
tnoe between the French and the English pio-
neer business men and promoters. Mr.. Morgan
seems 10 have obtained an extremely valuable
concession When I left Shuu King a few weeks
ago NJ Morgan engineers were hard al work
in snd around Shun King running lines. and
doubt getting al early estimate on the cost or a
railway ID The Yangtse Valley tried 10 get
t-aEa Mr. MuTdOck, one Of the engineers, who
wanted 10 rent our house while I was away,
some information with reference TO his plans,
but ne was close uOuthed. I guess he didn't
want 70 run any risk OF Frenchuen finding out
what he was about Doubtless for several years
transportation Of coal viii be by way OF the
river out Il tine the railway will be built, and
II won't be 50 very long, either
Pleased WITH AMERICAN NAILS
"Tes American goods are beginning to be sent
up the Yangtse. was agreably surprised when
I vent out 70 a hardware store in Shun King
just before left 10 find on sale American screws
and American wire nails. They are not very
sz,ensiveIy used yet as the Cinnamon don't
know much about them. The storekeeper told
ne however, that several native carpenters had
tried The nails and were greatly pleased with
them The screws they know nothing about
They understand the mechanical science Of the
wedge ana lever, but the screw is poser for
them. They have 10 be shown It's uLi!lty IN
order 70 know what il is intended for. II you'll
par5cn the feeble joke. I should say the Ameri-
aan screw mas worked It's way in, and it's there
70 stay.
Another surprising thing in the way Of inno-
Talon Is the way in which the American camera
has cauznr on in the interior Of China. The old
saying Is that il Is the unexpected that hap
pens. The American camera is the unexpected.
Tie Cinnamon Of the better class are buying
cameras right and left, and swapping their
cll1reu and wives. just we do here.
American soap is another thing that is just
making its bow in Western China It is
Stranger there at present The ordinary China
nan does not wash. OF. al least he does not use
soap. The American article IS getting recogni-
uoI however.
C1QUIsITIyE AS TO SOCKS.
| Socks and uudershirts have a great future
Il Western China Il I mistake not over and
orer again as have travelled through the in
l te1or Of the province. have been approached by
l agu!girve Chinamen-and they are all inquisi-
j nFe-who would take the liberty of pulling up my
rogsers leg and inspecting my sock. The we'll
n ssG0 Chluaman wears socks himself. and SPENDS
iED05 part Of his income for them and he likes
4 know all about your socks. The American
4 1.srshirr u something that interests him, too
1aere IS no national prejudice against IT," 1t is
~ o. sight Of course and as its primary object
\ s &c keep the body warm, the Chinaman will
h oly The American undershirt If he can get II
i ceaper than his home weaver can make Il
i The French are making progress IN CONNER
u "a enterprises. They recently made enormous
i aeiaa-Cs on the Governor Of the province De-
i edlse French priest had been imprisoned by a
1 MOB They wanted millions OF taels and hun
i Cfeds Of acres CT land. They have not secured
4 E2at they asked for yet, but they may follow
I i ~ win bayOnets,"
l E0RTICTLTU RTSTS At BROSI PARK.