New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
THE PASSING THRONG.

Ronald GreIs. a merchant OF Foo-Chow China,
has been IN China for twenty-sght years. At the
Albemarle he gave this testimony
TRIBUTE 10 the honesty and integrity Of
TO THB the Cinnamon with whom he has
CHINESE. business relations: II have
had a written agreement with
Chinaman IN all the years have been IN business.
and yet Chi1aman alwsys keeps his word. lie
IS good trader, but IS not trickster- He Is
generous; IL he nrds you IN hole. he will DO any
thing that Is fair 10 help you out It is different
and he viii keep you there II 1t will serve his I'm
ifT5rTfo5lt China are Can,5aSss Tiey have been
trained to business from their early youth sus1
may cite the fact that are under the necessity
portion Of our trade to make advances OF money
early In March to cinnamon that We do not see
crop the hitter part Of May drst q June They
always put in m Appearance 2nt " tl+ Ss' Is ~
IN making 10 right. The Chi19man Is app-eciative
Chirarran the tsa business twenty years ago ard
OF his own accord he sends me a box or tea as
re irdlvfits1 chinese merchant is a success. but
few Chinese conPanlrs are ps'cJ!ci5 ~ ~
age Chnar1au is not suited to such positions as the
head OF department. in the customs serylce-he Is
usually only Il clerk
Hugo Hareberg. OF Lahaina. Maui. Hawaii at the
Imperial went 20 the island OF Maui ten years ago.
where he has since been engaged
SUGAR as superintendent on large sugar
GROWING IN plantation Il left the Hawaiian
MEXICO. Islands" said Mr. Haneberg. "for
a vacation and a trip Of observa-
ton intending to visit Mexlco ard the West Indies.
and after that 70 70 my native place IN Germany
before returning 10 my place IN Maui became -
bllties Of Mexico that have abandoned the trip 70
the West Indies and postPoheG my ZIP 10
tractad is near COrdova in the State Of era Cruz
The conditions are in every way more favQra6ie
for sugar culture than in the Hawaiian Islars .
level. high and healthful. with neither mos1ultoes
varies only about Is degrees the Thermometer
II ever registering higher than lo9 ire SOL rs
tba N isianfs T. any 10 sixtv-ave tons to the
and feel confident the Mexican lands viii produce
Seaded 70 to zen ob ol this result Is the practical ard
systematic application Of modern neth2Is ana tns
yet a long way behind the times In Mexico ous
those who viii make the country more productive.
The cost OF growing and manufacturing raw sugar
rromn1issons and rsfriny are added there is
small margin Of three and on--fourth cents the
present selling price. am confident raw susiI Clh
be produced in Mexico at less than cent pound;
The home market is important. and; with railroad
transportation direct to Vera Cruz mere rs al o. 81.
suffered IN labor supply. both by the exclusion
Coreans and other laborers into organizations win
the resulting disturbance or strikes SGca CoI,i j5
on the sugar plantations are 50 to p cents day
in gold. against 81 and over IN Hawaii
Samuel c. Vaun a cotton mill owner at Frank
linton North Carolina, who spends a considerable
part OF his time in this city. when
UNCERTAIN seen at the Waldorf. spoke thus on
COTTON cotton: Nothing Is more uncef-
CROP tain than the cotton crop. Our
Northern friends sometimes accuse
OF withholding exact Information eoncernlhs
the crop IN prospect The fact is. however. that
the man who ploughs with only one mule AMI
knows every cotton stalk he Is cultvaung, c2nhot
tell i'm September whether he will raise six. eight
or ton bales OF course. II there is drouth, tnat
shortens the croD, and. the other hand, II tho
season Of frost Is late IL will be larger have
seen roses blooming I'm my front yard on CIrls---
mas Day. and. again. have sean everything nlpped
of by the frost in October Taxing these uH SGs,
tain conditions charFeabls TO the weather. think
the government does marvellOusly well In rs e.
fort TO approximate the total crop or course. the
short crop and the lack OF reserve from last year
fortified the bulls IN the speculative market
paid on an average S67S cents for all the cotton
converted into yarn In my mill from last years
croD and I presume my experience this year has
not been very different from that OF other NIL
operators. when I say I have bought all the way
from SO cents in october 70 lSlt cents IGr my
last purchase with one lot bought on a bulge n
the market at 1855 cents had supposed i would