Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19

dens are OF large extent They are
filled with tropical flowers and trees,
the latter cut into all sorts Of fantastic
shapes. We strolled through walks,
shaded with feathery bambOOs, wound
our way In and out among the roots OF
enormous banyan trees and stopped
long before some pines. each several
hundred years old and not more than
a foot high. We sat In grOttOes OF
rock work interest with mirrors, loafed
about In Chinese summer houses and
admired the great stone tables which
had been built up under the trees. Dur
ing the walk Ian Wing Hong told us
how his fortune had been made in trade
by himself and his father He spoke
Of HE troubles, and asked me 20 tell
III Hung Chang that his district was
greatly troubled by pirates. and that
he thought soldiers should be sent t.
capture the robbers.
RICH MERCHANTS.
Ian Wing Hong's money was made
In trade. This Is the case with many
OF the Chinese millionaires. The Chi
nese are among the best business men
Of the world They are far ADLER than
any others OF the Asiatics They can
give the Japanese odds and beat them.
In nearly every country Of the Pacific
you find millionaire Chinese. The most
OF the business OF Singapore Is done
by them. They have stores, planta-
lions and factories IN Java, They have
gobhled up the retail business Of the
Philippine Islands. They own half Of
Slam. they are among the rich men OF
Burmah. and you find them doing well
I'm every AsiatiC port
Hongkong has its Chinese milllonaires
and Shanghai has scores OF almond
eyed celestials with incomes ranging
from 5000 up 10 tens Of thousands Of
dollars a year. ! was told IN Shang-
hai that there were Chinese In the for
eign section who were worth more than
ten million taels, or more than $500.
600. and that they had made II all them
selves.
The Compadore Of our consulate Is
far richer than any United States con-
sui general who has ever come to
Shanghai. His income Is now three
times the salary of Consul General
Goodnow and still he started life as a
clerk and made his money in trade
HOW CHING CHANG MADE MIL
LIONS.
Take for instance Ching Chang. who
died In Shanghai the other day, leaving
property valued at 100000 In gold.
lie began life as a boatman In the city
OF Nlngpo. working at the start for ten
cents a day lie saved his money and
began specializing. His first success
was at the time OF the Tai Ping rebel
Hon. The soldiers looted the captured
towns then as they are doing now and
they brought their loot TO Ningpo and
Shanghai for sale. Ching Chang IN
vested IN such property lie bought
and sold Il. making more and more.
until az last he had enough 90 come 70
Shanghai. where he opened a shop as
storekeeper and contractor As he grew
richer he established transportation
lines and became general trader For
several years he was the agent Of the
STANDARD OH company. lie made money
out Of oil. and IN fact everything he
touched seemed 90 turn 90 gold, SO that
when he died he was worth millions.
Starting az ten cents a day he left an
income Of more than $4,000 week.
A s5O.OOO FUNERAL
More than $4,000 viii be spent upon
ching Chang before he Is buried His
funeral procession just after his death
cost 5000. and he has not yet started
on his way 20 the grave. His body
still rests In his colin IN one Of his
Shanghai houses. and Il viii probably
remain there for a year His funeral
procession was from one OF his houses
20 another The house In which he
died was hung with white satin, for
white Is here the color Of mourning
Upon the walls were banners OF satin
with Ching Chang's name and titles
embroidered upon them in gold The
house was lighted with lanterns Of
white satin and his coffin was great
casket covered with white.
The body was left for some time In
the house where he died IL was laid
IN the coffin and rested in state in one
Of the largest rooms. Beside Il his
eldest son slept every night and about
II the family walled IN the daytime. All
the sons were dressed In sackcloth, the
garb OF mourning They spent their
days In going 20 their fathers favorite
room 20 ws!l, and once every hour they
came In a body and walled around the
coffin.
During the same time there was
great wake In the house. The rooms
and Railways were filled with tables
and the feasting went on for a week.
There were 1--WE Chinese bands In lif-
ferent parts ~ the great structure.
These filed the house with mourning
music, and behind the curtains near
them came an accompaniment Of wall
ing from the women Of the family and
some hired mourning hoWlers.