Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-05
AMERICAN GOODS FAVORED
TO All other Foreign
Articles by the
Chinese.

WASHlNGTON, May a. America 4. =
have an established reputation Ia u
and are preferred to all other foreign r., =
ticles." This statement appears in an ~
teresting extract from commercial relations
Of the United States for 1901, which was
given out today by Mr.. Frederic Emory.
chief Of the bureau Of foreign commerce
of the State department.
The japanese, 1t is said are fully alive
to the situation with regard to American
goods and put many cheap and inferior
limitations Of our products on the market
in China. Novelties Of all kinds find ready
sale in China. the wealthy classes in par
ticular taking pride in possessing the latest
products Of America.
In their yamens are found phonogra phs
magic lanterns, music boxes. cameras and
other articles which appeal to their curl
osity and work for their amusement.
Watches and clocks are extensively sold.
There is an increase In the use of Ameri-
can -four. The quantity sold at Tien-Tsi
last year was 900 per cent more than two
years previously and. though this was due
in good part to the presence Of the foreign
troops, the better class of Chinese are be-
ginning to realize the superiority Of the
American product and to use 1t in pref
erence to the native flour.
The Chinese procure their water supply
from wells by the primitive methods Of
attaching a Jar or bucket to the end OF a
long bamboo pole and dipping It out. The
substitution Of pumps, not too expensive.
1t is said, would appeal to the practical
sense of the Chinese. Once introduced
our piece goods have obtained a strong
foothold in Manchuria and throughout China
and 1t is said that fully three-ffths Of this
trade goes to the United States. With
Japan and England controlling the re-
mainder
American Capital for Enterprises.
American capital is being invested in
various enterprises in China. An American
company has applied for permission to run
a line OF passenger and freight steamers be-
tween Canton, Heng-Chow and Hong Kong.
Concessions for mining gold. silver, copper
and antimony ores have been granted by the
board OF mines to American. French and
German parties.
Foreigners who 90 to China to manage
Industrial enterprises encounter serious OBJ
staoles, It is stated According to a 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
enterprises and therefore secure foreign
support for their iron works, textile mills,
agricultural colleges, etc. These foreign
ers, who. as a rule. are well qualified for
their positions, arrive at their posts with
high hopes. They are given to understand
that every facility will be provided to make
their work a success. They select their men
and organize for the undertaking, but soon
hat on al hat thoIr
rotations shall be placed on the payroll.
Results show that the sole function of these
employees is to be on the payroll. Many
factories have from six to ten men to do
work that one man could accomplish in the
vest
Neglect Care of Machinery.
Then. too. unless the foreign superinten-
dent lie ever vigllant no care is taken Of
anything and hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars wSrth of imported machinery is al
lowed to remain unhoused for so long time
as to completely ruin It,
number of foreigners, Il is stated, went
to China to start and agricultural college,
bringing along &c Seral thousand dollars
worn OF farming implements. They we're
given eight or ten young Cinnamon to start
the institution. along with eight laborers
and two head and two assistant superin-
tendents, four superintendents for eight
men.
The laborers worked only when the su-
perintendents were present and after the
projectors had waited for two years and a
half for promised land for their venture,
and their machinery had rusted into use
lessness, they left China disgusted.
The foreign superintendent OF a Chinese
araanal has atated thar roafa fuantv
times as much to make a rife there as 1t
would cost to buy one in Europe.
Enough money, 1t is said, has been ex-
pended in China during the last forty years
in introducing various western enterprises
to have made them a great success II they
had been left under the management OF
foreigners.