The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-23
BY SHERIDAN P. READ.

BY SHERIDAN P. READ.
Formerly United States Consul at T1en-
TsIn)
REPUBLIc SPECIAL
New York, June 22-Tten-Ts!n IL q city
Of 100000 Inhabitants. II IS the seaport Of
Pek,n.
Tien-Tsin IS the commercial center for
the densely populated provinces OF Chilli.
Shansi. Kansuh. a part OF Shan-Tuns, the
whole OF Mongolia and a portion Of Man
chur;a.
AS a treaty port a large number Of Eng
iish. French. Germans. Russians and a lin
tied number OF Americans have established
themselves as merchants, and have de-
volapeti On modern lines the territorial con-
cessions granted TO the French. English
and Germans. These concessions. beginning
in the order named. extend for about two
miles along the west hank Of Pei-Ho to the
south Of the native city.
The concession given to the United States
at the time of the granting of concessions
TO France and England was relinquished
at the close OF the Chino-Japanese war. The
japanese now have IL concession which they
are beginning to develop.
The American Consulate (said 20 nave
been destroyed is situated on the British
concession. The Consular offices. with their
archives and records. have been removed
within the last year to small outhouses
newly built. The large building, formerly
used for Consular offices. is now the dwell
ing house. merely, for the Consufs family.
Our Government pays $50 annually for
office rent In Tien-Tsin The salary OF the
American Consul at TienTsin is $500 a
year.
The British and French concessions have
been very deliberately developed; the roads
are finely macadamized and well kept up.
The policing is admirable. the residences
and public buildings are stately ana the
public gardens and recreation grouhus
would do credit to any community. The con-
cessions are lighted by gas and supplied
with filtered water.
Fine Hospitals.
The hosnitals and medical schools of Tien-
Tsin are noted. Among them are the vice.
roy's Hospital, built by LII Hung Chang
when Viceroy; the Victoria Diamond jubilee
Hospital, built in the jubilee year by Brit
ish contributions; the Isabella Fisher Hos
pitai, in charge of the American Methodist
Mission, with women doctors. and the
French Hospital In charge Of French sis
ters. Z;
Tien-Tsin has a university. whose pres
ident, c., d. TenDey. Is an American and
graduate of Dartmouth College.
The T. NJ. G. A. building for natives -
a spacious structure. built by the generos-
ity of an American, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor
OF Cleveland, q.
The handsome Temperance Hall. built by
the community for the use of sailors and
marines In port, has a fine reading room
and library.
Gordon Hall. the British municipal build
ing is an imposing structure built of gray
brick and stone with turrets and towers.
something like an arnory. 1t contains the
municipal offices, armory, public library
and an assembly room. The building was
planned by General Chinese" Gordon.
who led Ii Hung Chang's ever victorious
army against the Tai-Ping rebels.
There are three churches in Tien-Tsin.
two clubs-English and German-three
hotels, and six banks. There Is no AInert-
can bank, although our commerce In this
part of China warrants the existence Of
municipal council, OF which the Consul Is
ex-ofi.cio president. As there is no Ameri-
can concession our Consul has no hand in
the government of the concessions There
are more than a thousand foreign residents,
men. women and children in the concessions.
OF these a small proportion only are Ameri-
cans, mostly missionaries.