The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-06-11
AS FLOATING EXPO
,,opOsED TO FIT UP STEAMER
VICTORIA,
r.,e on Display of American
coods and Products, and Send
Her on Visit to Asiatic, Aus.
,ralian, Philippine and Other
Ports.

Seattle, JUNO o. A.e '
rial exposition involving display Of
,hs principal products and industries
~ the United States, to be shown in
tho larger ports of Japan, China, the
ph;l;nnines. Australia, India, the
ctro;ts Settlements and South Africa,
fo- the purpose of building up trade
Nth those countries is proposed by the
Northwest Commercial Company. With
= view to interesting the government
:, snch an enterprise, John Rosene,
PRESIDENT of the company, left Sunday
for New York and Washington. He
,r;ll confer with Secretary Cortelyou,
of the bureau of commerce and labor
The company purposes devoting its
Steamship Victoria to the work in the
event the undertaking is found feasible
and sufficient encouragement is forth
coming through the manufacturers
and producers. The plan contemplates
the sailing of the Victoria from this
mort on voyage which means more
than half a circuit of the globe, No
vember 10.
United States Opportunity.
paul Nash, United States consul
General at Bangkok, Siam, recently
called the attention of American mer-
chants and manufacturers to the i'm
portance of securing foothold in the
new markets of Asia before the old
world rivals become SO thoroughly es-
tablisbed there that the introduction
of American goods is made too diff
cult.
Those directing the enterprise point
out that the markets of China, Japan,
Siberia, the Philippines, Australia and
South Africa are in direct water com
munication with the United States
that these countries contain the largest
proportion of the worlds population,
atfording the most favorable opportun-
tiles for building up new markets for
American manufacturers. Especial
effort will be made and every oppor-
tunity given for the commercial in.
yasion of Oriental markets. The par
ticular idea is to offer commercial
houses and manufacturers an oppor-
tunity to send their representatives to
the far East and establish agencies
and make immediate sales wherever
possible.
Proposed Itinerary.
The proposed itinerary of the vessel
is Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and
Shanghai, and Port Arthur and Vlad-
ivostok, war conditions permitting
Other ports to be visited are Hongkong,
Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Mauri'
titus, Delagoa bay, Cape Town, AIDE
Iaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Homo.
lulu. 1t will involve about six months
of sea travel, the vessel returning to
this port late in April Of next year.
On this voyage it is proposed that
the vessel shall carry only the exhibit.
ors and their exhibits. The number
of passengers will be limited to 100
actual exhibitors, with the Opportuni'
ty of fifty of them to take their wives,
making a total of $50 people.
The lower decks of the vessel, ordi-
narily used for second and third class
passengers, are to be converted into an
exhibition hall. These decks will be
divided among the exhibitors. They
will be decorated and brilliantly light
ed by electricity. All exhibits it is
intended shall be arranged and set up
on board the vessel before her sailing
from Seattle and remain in position
throughout the voyage.