Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27

consumption Of American cotton. lie
tells me 10 was very great up 20 the
breaking out Of the war; and he pre-
diets that the bulk Of the foreign trade
viii eventually come to us. As 10 Is now
the Americans have never tried % push
their trade in the Yangtse valley and
South China. where, at q rough ven
ture should say az least -fourths
of the people live. Our cotton goods
are shipped % Shanghai and sent 20
the north. being consumed 10 great
quantities IN Chill. Shanghai and 9TH
cr northern states Including Man
churia and Mongolia. This region de-
mands a heavy cotton to protect the
people from the cold. In most parts OF
china little fuel Is used except for
cooking As winter comes ON the Chi
nese adds coat after coat until he at
last ASSUMES almost the shane OF
bail, relying on wadded cottons to keep
out the cold.
Said Consul General Goodn0w.
"Our factors want TO export the
goods that consume the most cotton,
ana 10 mas De for this reason that We
have catered to the northern trade At
any la.e We have almost monopolizei H.
Niuoty-one ger cent OF an our cotton
that came 90 Shanghai last year was
shipped 90 Tieu Tsin. Chee Foo and
NevChwlng three per cent went up the
lanRtse valley 90 Doe sold On the north
clu cor colder provinces. three per cent
Went into Chekiaug and three per cent
remained hgr. loo ltlaussu.
1.-THE provinces lower down on the
Yangt'a and south OF shanghai require
lighter weight better bielChed and
q nuer made cotton. This is $50 ON ace
count ~ the warmer climate. You can't
sen Nun busters f0r W'nf.r ...rr W
july in Florida, Our people have evi.
IDENTIFY supposed all psIs Ii Dmul uJd
the same climate and 10 WAS only last
year that they began o. cater to this
middle and south China trade"
'But who gets the trade, Mr. Good
nOW2' I asked
"Gt goes 90 the English" was the re-
PTS They buy our raw cotton and
make AN the profit Of manufacture,
carriage and handling our factors
should exploit this region. Il IS the
most populous part of china and the
richest IL is the chief manufacturing
district and his trade rs of enormous
value. The north has lbs richest lands
In the valley 0i the Yellow river which
IS always being Hooded and as a result
the people Impoverished From mid
oh, ana south China come the tea, silk
and rice and the most of the factories
which furnish China's other exports
AN INSULT TO GOOD LUCK.
How should we increase our trade
with China |
"Thera Is one thing the cotton fac
tors need 90 do right away. They
should study the market. They make a
mistake in thinking anything viii DO for
the Chinese, In fact. there are few
markets which are so particular i'm lit
lie things as this The Chinese are nat
urally conservative They are full OF
fancies and suyerstItlons and YOU must
understand these 10 deal with them
You cannot force them, nor can you
offend their sense Of propriety without
loss
Take a little Incident that happened
last year, one OF our American mills
shipped 10 Shanghai a big consignment
or handkerchiets for the use OF the ma
tlves with the Chinese character for
good luck stamped on one corner To his
surprise the shipment was a total loss
The Chinese would not buy them at any
klA'Nt lNl tNNlA NAllhalNhH NUIlhN kuO
much OF good luck to blow his nose up
on IT,
THE SOUTH AND ITS OPPORTUN.
tTY.
The south can make itself the great
clothing factory for the Chinese OF the
future. The cotton raised here Is OF
such staple that II can never make
the finest goods, and the new factories
therefore, need not be considered as
competitors OF our mills.
The opening Of the Nicaragua canal
Will said Consul General Goodnow,