The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-12
DEVELOPMENT OF
KOREA'S COMMERCE
interesting information issued
by the Department OF Com
merCe and Labor.
IT WAS STARRED IN 1870
IN That Year the Two Ports Of Gensa1
and Fusan Under Pressure From
Japan Were Thrown Open to
Trade of That Country.


-
Commercial Eoro, IN 1904, IS the I,
30 no,aam., a.. ,..,.a j.. -.
u Z A'o''oe'"pl just '9Sueu ny ne "'l"tN
ineht OF commerce and labor through It's
bureau Of statistics. 1t discusses CONNER
cial and other conditions in Korea, show
ing area, population TRANSPORTATION facilt-
ties, RAILWAYS telegraDhs postaI service
| and foreign commerce Including imports
| and the rolnrrios iron, nyhirh ,hev ore
| drawn and exnor,s ana ma countries IN
| which thcv are sent mo nonnIotion Of
! Korea thn noonoqranh In Crnstion n1Its ot
abou, X n0 Nn w ro',na r,T,,h,rs ~ o,o,
at aLour no,.I 80 No.. ~ ~ sta,a ~
Kansas and ,hn rnrafrn COW, r1nrc, ~
ahout so nn Oao ne n,hfSnh t,nrarta carn
lbnrlr g. gsI nm, ,,,,, ~ I,a 80, 49,,
mir, yTflr - ,ba E w. G, ''.G nI ~ : ~
| nnainr5 ,rJor ,Na 80 aa,tn .'T ~, = :" =
until ahout tba ANA 81 w. s,v+aa,th ao,
nv. -, ~. ,u - '"o ~"
yadfur army tn+n Eo ~, y ~ -I,t. q q - :,
| driving oMt tho GN Q, L't pu, po9e %
snssimS ~ ~ S"11SSs Inv '3h'Hs P"'-
n, 9n,o = !'T '|p"n'So rue however vas
oT HIamnbTrt '.S u. VI Iot' me i'roP''
vass1Iona a' 49, III ,".N .c - Io""liS u'|"e
| he ~nT7r oI "I ~ 49, GLI I>,t hol',t ME-"
49,, ~ C''i' ~ SehItNE tribute
= =, "''aS'o"s ah"u@''y TO ieklns'
~ 81 1lyi az iiiSuIiSG'lo" Icu we country
-" 80 MIA o'u C'tiilGso lIoops
"-G SV'%' AA4S aCtloh, pelhs looked upon
- te Japanese as a step toward the
CutlpIete control OF Korea BY China. pre-
tiPlidieQ a wal between China and Japan
III Ia'4, winch resulted faVorabIy to Japan
anu was Io4o"ed by ii remuneration OF
C"''GS2 sovereignty by the Korean king,
inc SUBSTITUTION OF Japanese for Chinese
influence, ana the introduction Of many
important reforms under Japanese ad-
Nlsers. These reforms included adjust
! ElGtll OF taxation 0hDIltitTl or gig I'prE 81
punishment OF educational institutions,
Introduction Of q postal system, member
snip Ia the international postal union, and
u reform OF the judiciary.
CeMmeFcia.ly the DEVELOPMENT Of Korea
begins with 1876, when two ports. Gcusan
ana fuSan, were, upon the inslstcncc Of
Japan, opened 10 trade with that country
only In 1852 Admiral ShufeIdt. of The
AIjcd states navy, visited Korea and
secured i treaty Of friendship between the
United states and Korea by which Amer
lean vessels We're given access to It's treaty
ports and the safety Of American vessels
and citizens assured. This was followed
by treaties with Germany and Great
Britain III 1858, Russia and Italy In 1884.
france in 1885. Austria in 1899. and China
in 1885,. The formation Of the treaty be-
tween Korea and the United States in
ISa2 was Immediately followed by a visit
from u Korean embassy TO WASHINGTON
NN-hASAA'SD "a dLlplA3 o. inc
treaty. From fhis time forward Korea
was opened to foreign trade and western
civilization. and the Korean government
established its legations in the limited
States and other great commercial ma
lions. With the opening Of the treaty
ports and the establishment OF commerce
an ofhcia! record Of Korean imDorta ard
exports began. This shows irnnorts IN
1854 amounting to about 500 90 ana er-
ports amounting to 1860. Bv $50 i'm
ports had grown to Sc, $4,000 ana rxnorts
to $685. 900. In l89. imports ara evnor,o
fell Considerably below those ~ tSon 80 49,
in 1897 again Increased. being for tTat
year Of imports about $500 5o ana az
| ports about $4.5O0.O00 In 1909 Tia ,rnnor.m
at the treaty ports amounted 70 aho,,t
$'.000.GC 6 and the exports Of mArrho rTjsa
to about 81, 200. 600. In pd6ition r. thIs 80
| ports OF gold amounted fo ovar 60 60 go go
while tho imports and eynorte ~ "tTa..
than treaty ports are estimated rs Ln,~a
sufficient to bring the total co,nn1arno '
exports, which as .hoI.a u I 20"
amounted to about 50 coo dn
The mast f1rorto,. ,rtt,iz-