The evening Republican., 1902-05-05
OUR GOODS IN CHINA
American Made Articles Pre-
ferred by the Celestials.
An INCREASED DEMAND FOR FLOUR.
Capital From the United States Be-
Ing Invested In Steamship, Min-
ing and Other Ventures-SOme
Very Serious Qbstacles.

Very Serious obstacles.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-"American
goods have an established reputation
in China and are preferred to oil other
foreign articles" This statement ap-
pears in an. interesting extract from
Commercial Relations of the United
States For 1901" which has been given
out by Mr.. Frederic Emory, chief of
the bureau of foreign commerce Of the
state department.
Novelties of all kinds find ready sale
In China, the wealthy classes in partc-
ular taking pride in possessing the lat
est products Of ingenuity. In their va
mems are found monographs magic
lanterns, music boxes. cameras ard
other articles which appeal to their
curiosity and work for their amuse-
ment. Watches and clocks are extern
sively sold. There is an increase in
the use of American -four. The guam
tity sold at Tientsin last year was GOO
per cent more than two years previous
ly, and. though this was due in good
part to the presence of the foreign
troops, the better class of Chinese are
beginning to realize the superiority of
the American product and to use it in
preference to the native flour.
American capital is being invested in
various enterprises in China. An Amer
lean company has applied for permis-
sion to run line of passenger and
freight steamers between Canton,
Hangchow and Hongkong. Concessions
for mining gold, silver, copper and an
timony ores have been granted by the
board of mines to American, French
and German parties.
Foreigners who 60 to China to man
age industrial enterprises encounter Sc
rious obstacles, it is stated. Accord
ing to decree, the Chinese retain
controlling interests. in railway and
other concessions. They get beyond
their depth, however. it is stated, when
they attempt to manage such enter
prises and therefore secure foreign SUI
tile mills, agricultural colleges, etc.
These foreigners, who as Il rule are
we'll qualified for their positions, arrive
at their posts with high hopes and full
of energy. They are given to under
stand that every facility will be pro-
vided to make their work success.
They select their men and organize for
the undertaking, but soon learn that
many officials desire that their rcla-
tons shall be placed on the pay roll
Results show that these employers
sole function is to be on the pay roll.
Many factories have from six to ten
men to do work that one man could
accomplish in the west. Then, too, un-
less the foreign superintendent is ever
vigiIant, no care is taken of anything.
and hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of imported machinery is allow
ed to rcmain unhoused fer SO long a
time as to completely ruin it.
The foreign superintendent of Chi
nese arsenal has stated that it costs
twenty times as much to make a rife
there than is would cost to buy one i'll
Europe.
Enough money, 1t is stated in conclu-
sion, has been expended in China dur,
ing the last forty years in introducing
various western enterprises to have
! made them great success if they had
been left under the management of for
eigners.