The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-23
CLOTHING MILLIONS.

One interesting report has been furnished by the Bureau Of
STATISTICS which pointed that do understand the
trade with the East and that what doing and what other
countries doing but scratching field which
poughing The cotton manufacturers in America Great
Britain and Japan do understand that their great competitor
lies not themselves but in the cottage homes of Nanchua
Foreign used by these people owing greater
smooness lesser liability to breaking and greater ceapness
but the demand for goods supplied ~ native weaver
Upon point Blackburn commission was emphatic
1t sad There form OF competition which very apt
overlooked least moderated and from which the cond
ons under which carried greater deterrent to
the general of Lancashire cloths than all outside COM
hetion mt together We refer to the universal production
goods The drop the fond illusion
that and other competing countries co1e China Millions
and grasp the fact that regards the foreign piece goods
province country undeveoped market the
hope shall have the trade the Ear East
The fact is we do not clote Chnas Millions they
selves the purchasing power individual deciding whether
he does made from foreign coons
very has
In the have such basis but
present certainly And what true OF emma also
OF interior ASIA though goods find their way into the
INTERIOR they really but drop the bucket OF the main trade
country We delight talk of hundreds OF thousands OF
pieces pieces sheengs, but what trade
line? We great increase it is true but what is
spread popuauon 4ooOOoooo. Why mpor
kerchef apiece half population much clOthe China
millions If China had millions in British, Amer
Japanese coOns very large OF population
would be walking about in their birthday suits.
easy enough give figures think much Of
In 1892 sold New Chang 53S5 pieces of drill and 3o97o
OF sheetng In 1901 we sold 54o98 pieces OF drill and
10000 pieces heetng very credab increase during the
showing much rapid advance prOportOnatey than the
trade from the United Kingdom and other countries Europe
Cotton goods and flour the items of mpOrtatiOn the
United States which show the greatest and goods
especially the increasing popularity OF the American product
to be anxiety the OF European
acturrs and representatives of European manufacturing
tries Commercial Atache JAMESON commenting upon this fact
that manufacturers finding increasingly difficult
compete with the United States particularly the
grades of coons The American manufacturer he enjoys
advantages in the geographical position, transport
and improved machinery. In goods the competition
pecay strong while in other lines American goods least
holding their In yarns the United States has,
this time made effort supply the demand Great Britain
Japan and India being the chief competitors for that class of
Chandse nearly all OF the yarn exported from India being
the markets of China The value of yarns imported
into China 1901 48 million hawan taes, about IS mil
lion dollars This latter very significant we know that this
yarn being worked up native hand made cloth in Manc-
already stated
But what does this knowledge of the value of the Chinese
trade tend and the further knowledge that have hardly made
impression yet? 1t almost miabe trade lie
future 1t points the broad bosom of this Pacific in which
have made home bearing fleets fleets of steamers the
Aac Shores and returning with the merchandise of the East
1t points time when shall in truth cothe the millions of
China and when the expression will not be rhetorical trOpe
We making preparations for this The cable the
-Amecan line is of the great steps towards this
step Given the United
North Pacific BASIN These Islands
will in Importance and in prosperity Wealth will
be showered here This dream Our posterity vi
wake to find it reality