The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30

e~ssneNeeraeH
I business and on the supposition that the
traffic would be light only lightweight rails
were used.
The traffic Is enormously heavy and fhe
| result II that the rails are bending undn,
| the trains. It ls indeed. only a matte. ~
time when the whole road will have to h
relaid at the cost Of something like q.
100000 or more.
THE old rails will be used for svif.he.
and short branch roads. and the new ones-
almost twice as heavy, will take their
| places"
Mr. Emery tells me that Russia n hsysr>
hard times and just at present there 10
prospect Of better ones.
| The Chinese war cost the country abos,e
] 500. 900 and the great public impro,e.
ments which are now under way have besn
heavy drains.
Stocks have been falling for soma tim.
and many Of the banks are not in the hest
| condition.
This is so all over Russia
BANK DIRECTOR CHATS
ABOUT AMERICAN TRADE.
! met the director Of one of the big Run,
sian banks during visit to the Noscov
Stock Exchange. and had chat with him
ABOUT our trade prospects in Siberia and
Russia.
He says that the openings are good but
that the business should be done with =
J big capital and on a big scale and with
agents who understand the country and the
| languages.
"a large part of the trade here" ..,a
tho banker. is with the Government and
your agents should be diplomats as wen a
] nnanc1ers They need money to spend and
should dress and entertain In good style.
AT present the English and Germans
ers doing what they can to capture the
| trade HIT the L.
times, and he will not change: the German
Is ready to change and does so to SUIT
every demand. but he is too tricky and
! cheeseparing.
II you can mix your American brains
AMI methods with those Of the German vou
will have the right combination to get the
trade Of this great Empire.
nave Just received a report from tina
nnance department. at whose head Is Mr..
Witte. the right land of the Car. concern.
ing Manchuria, as It is in this year. 1sn,
The land Is but little known. and the
greater part Of 1t has not been prospected
] by white men.
Even the Chinese operations have beep -.
.ucteo on account Of the brigands VINO
in1est tho mountainous regions, and most
chus. .17 mn
according to this report, Manchuria 4.
.wice as Dig as Japan. and It has n pop,,la.
uon OF about 100000. consisting OF Chi.l
trrse. Mancnus. koreans and semisayaa
beria e~na' IKE those found in 20
tnere are altogether about 7oonue Man.
cnus. They 1--we in the twons and are CHIEF.
engaged In the Chinese army or ~.
Chinese civil service
Some Of them are farmer, ,v,,, .s,.~
In the northern Provinces
mere are about 5000 Koreans who. Hta
ING Mancnus. are largely Buddhists
me Duik OF the population Il ;Chfueaa
h sone OF the Provinces being entirely IN
ns@.eo oy them
Fnis Is 30 Of the southern mart ~ 49,
sounuy; TO which the Chinese have beea
4 so1I W-I1 1or .ne past 10 yearA
SILL SU1L Will PRODUCE
IN. ~. LEAK
inr BUSINESS OF Aanchuf4s 3 fAfn.
The lana :. -
,.n. aa - mountainous. but 2ehss -
valleys and its soil WIN srov .nvShsrc ~
aorre n our eornfxy. X
c,o,. @.Ia !" y ffeh thxt Il. prdences ~
o.fs .rS So. Aucn OF e ID ROOD TOR wheat
e"rn ana r1ce are raised.
80 e.',.. afe ar4s plantations OF tohnee>
ths -. -. are many orchards ana
North AZ. ...S =. Iuits that We ra1se in tho
Everv S,;a ooueec snere.
az Snine1 nut has it, garden ana -
I-t. e ssne vegetables that you IND 81 -
onied States.
the Tin,,.1 o., pasts OF Manchurfa look M
ch,n... Sa,. e.Ates. ana were It NOT for -
A. how. .hss one might suppose himself
san0 ana In the north there are extsu.fvs
n9sse Iarms.
i .,,,..- y. INC goods Is carried acruw ~
j w eamen. caravans being aluoe3
i - Sou In Manchuria n on tie deonr1
a ~ IL.
N In the cities sion~ ~. ss Gs % far afs
n road. a1e Sniness Eastern Ran
II ~ =