New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-11
THE PASSING THR0NG.

Nswokfchi Nakamura. % Tokohs shiu1schf q.
Auchi-ksn. Japan. was an applicant on SATURDAY.
at the desk OF the Hotel Imperial
THIS for the hospitality Of the host's-v-
JAPANESE A He had Just arrived on the Cam.
TRAVELLER. pania from Liverpool in the cou-Ss
OF Individual expedition - e.
ploration, which began on August q 1901 sr4
which he expects will consume another year and A
half He had the duly atested evidence that n.
had been entertained BY the principal hotels IN In.
various countries ne has visited re also had
consular certificates affordinG proof cclt ne haf
covered an extensive globe trotting itinerary. ia
friends. At the beginning OF bis journey. and Lord
written statement that the object o. his travels
was to acquire a knowledse q geography and PIT
ern coast Of the United States. and Isef 80
trir, he said. .-Ss oSisc, * ~, t-sysis - ~ ~
come acquainted by actual observation and contacts
merciai methods and opDortTrities stsrfed fr5-l
Full san or saers5 I1oHntai1 abor,t am raiIss
west OF Toxic. ] went 10 COrea. then 70 North ard
South China siam, the East Indies. the Straits
Settlements. india BeIOOehistan. Persia. Caucasis
England and Scotland Thsn vent to ESpt All
made circuit Of Africa. travelling eleven thou
nanv Austria Hungarv SsTvia and Riims1is
TO Finland. Sweden. Norway. Denmark Holland
have never encountered trouble. except when trav-
cling across Persia I was held up -, D. mounted
was in railroad accident in southern India
but my car Six men were killed. but I came OUT
UninjLred I shall cross this country 70 Portland
and TO Australia where I Will have finished NJ
exploration OF the Eastern Hemisphere
John Macintosh Ferguson. second secretary Of rs
United States Legation at Toxic. Japan. is E1sss
at the Holland House. Mr.. Fsrgu-
JAPAN'S BIG son entered the diplomatic services
RICE CROP. three years ago. and Is now enjoy
ing leave OF absence. Il lefs
Japan said he "On September o and shall return
after the first Of the new year Z have greatly
joyed my experience IN Japan. which has grown
with the people and the customs Of the country.
incident 70 the fact that the crop 81 rice and oths
cereals has been almost unprecedented And Z
land in Japan is closely cultivated The japanese
port the cheaper grades rom Asia for their own
consumption The country has pretty thoroughly
enterprises that were undertaken Just after ths
sense OF what had been arcor1DIfsfeJ ,rs -sor-s
felt they could achieve almost ANYTHING they
more ventures begun than could succeed Tbs
G4noIIonS nave settled 70 more hopeful bass
have al occurred since left Japan and % course
adjusted
Henry A. Haigh a well known lauys- ard st71-
wart Republican OF Detroit. is the Holland
House. He came East % meet his
BUILT ROAD family. returning the Kaiser
WITH WEST Wilhelm H. 1Ir. Haig1 il tres
ERN MONEY. urer OF the Rochester and Eastern
Rapid Railway Company WHOSE
line between Rochester and Geneva. y 7 vii
soon be opened TO trafic- Our enterprise said
Mr.. Haigh. 'is certainly unique in one particular.
It is probably the first railway project E the Eas-
executed with Western money. Eighteen months
ago found II impossible TO get the aid sOuEh.
in Rochester New-YOrlx that would give adj
vance funds for construction purposes Our prest-
dent, W. b COmstOCk. OF Alpena. Mich. then So
cured the money in Michigan. and we have built
and equipping the line. II will be in f1'i
operation before Christmas. and IL now seems prob
able that bond issue viii be fully taken IN
Michigan. Our line from the centre Or Rochester
TO the Seneca Lake docks at Geneva is f1rty-dvs
miles in length. and with spurs. we shall 7ays
fifty miles OF road Our line IS several miles short
than the distance between the terminal points
by way OF the Auburn branch OF the Nev-YOrz
Central The road is built in the most substantial
manner. with heavy rails. seventy-fve and eighty
five pound: with concrete Cutverts and steel AMI
concrete bridges. The equipment viii - rrs-
class. and the line will be the most important and
most modern electric interurban line in Western
NaNs--yOrk