New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-17
UNITED STATES TRADE WITH EASTERN ASIA.
ITS PRESENT EXTENT And FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
RUSSIAN INTERESTS THERE

March n. 1893. for twenty-five years. subject
limited extensions. The lease covers 800 square
miles of territory. in which Port Arthur aud
Talien-Wan. for the sole OF Russian Chinese
warships and the Chinese Eastern Railway. Dalny
has population OF Il. 2Se OF which BIB Rus
ssons. 50 foreigners N7 are Japanese and Co.
reans and $3.50 Chinese. 1t Is picturesquely
situated in extensive valley. which slopes gently
down to the deep and well protected bay OF Talien-
wan. and Is surrounded on shore by &o-foot hills.
1t is divided. Ike Gaul into three parts the ad-
ministrative Russian) city the European and COM
mercai city and the Chinese city. 1t has water
supply and electric lighting. In winter its lowest
temperature is degrees Fahrenheit below sero.
and It's approach by bay is kept open by icebreak-
ers The earning power OF the people of Manchuria
is far ahead OF most OF China. and that their
capacity to purchase foreign becoming
greater Is shown. as far as the United States -
concerned. by the Increase of American goods I'M
ported There are four well established Russian
settlements In Manchuria- Port Arthur Ia the
largest and takes the lead in commerce. Dalny.
the commercial terminus OF the Siberian Railway
is second 1t has big piers for vessels drawing
thirty feet of water and possesses the only COM
merciaI drydock in Asia north OF Japan. The third
city Of Importance Is Harbir with a Russian popu-
lation OF about five thousand people and 1t In An
important railway Junction Its other settlement
OF Importance to American trade Is New-Chwang
Already the Japanese do a business with North
ern China Of S5.ooo.OOo annually. With New
Chwang alone its business Il nearly 81 000 a.
against 2,s4b5oO done by Americans. Not much
can be said for American shipping IN that part OF
Manchuria- Japanese steamships to the number
of 26 landed 30. go tons at Antunx In 1901 a.
against 1sa English steamers landing 1sS S2 and
other countries landing 1.TA tons While Japan
seems ready to surrender ManohuriA to Russia for
free hand IN Corea, statistics show tho pre-
ponderance of her trade Is IN ManchuriA> Japan
has large sums invested In the port OF Tsin-van-
dao. with the intent to make It the basis OF hsr
commerce with northeastern China and Man.
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the following condition of affairs: Each of The
cities mentioned is Russian fortress with q oom-
mandant- a military governor. admiral OF the
port. a Russian mayor and council with large
expenditures and larger taxation for army. navy.
railroad. photographs purposes. municipal and
sanitary conditions. At Dalny. for Instance the
Russian administration section occupies log acres
on the harbor and bay. reserved for railroad
nctals thu governor and officers for whom there
are two hundred buildings. OF these III buildings
are of brick and stone for residences, admlnfstra-
ton. seagoing service Office railway ONCE schools
Greek Church. railway hospital. postofics, tsls-
graph, telephone. service club concert hail. yacht
club. hotel Russo-Chiness bank. police ETC., be-
sides electric plant machine shops principal
and shops.
Thus Russia Russianizes the Eastern Asian
towns within her sphere OF domination In =
sense. the door OF Northern China, Manchuria and
Siberia Is wide open to trade. Russia invites
trade there. She has imposed no greater duties
on American goods than America has imposed on
Russian products. and these duties have only
/ been imposed since former Secretary Of the
Treasury barred out Russian sugar Russia claims
to have made every effort to negotiate
mercial treaty with the United States which would
| admit products into her empire on an easy
basis. She Is still ready to sign such a treaty ie
Is asserted. The sugar Incident, however sweet
TO some interests. resulted IN Russias barring our
| our trade to the tune OF 100000
! The Russian Minister OF Agriculture recently
established at Habarofsk. Siberia. government
| warehouse almost exclusively for American ma
\ chinery and appliances. under the pre-Amoor man
| agement OF imperial properties. Information ha >
been quietly secured regarding the names OF dealers
! and manufacturers. prices. steamships calling az
| Vladtvostok. etc. Agents invited to call
| there great opportunity to do business was
| thus opened. and has already been productive OF
| splendid results.
| The American firm Of C1arkson & Co. has been
established at Vladivostok six seven years 1t
recently got twenty-four year lease of ffty-four
acres OF land near the city, and IS erecting a flour
mill. to be equipped with up-to-date American ap-
/ pliances. The buildings four and one-haIc
stories with lodging houses warehouses and branch
/ railway. The concern has several coal and gold
mines. a sawrnill SASH blind and door factory. con-
tract for granite work on new wharf. and branch
/ offices at Nagasaki. Port Arthur. Tientsin and
Hardin.
Enoch Emery, American has been for thirty
five years general merchant. with storehouses at
Vladivostok along the Amoor River, Lake
Baikal along the Siberian Railway at Moscow st.
Petersburg and Hamburg He operated steamers
on lakes and rivers. Before the railway was con-
structed his caravans crossed the mountains and
tundras. He dealt in everything. from shoe TO a
twin screw steamer. from a cradle to a gravestone
"a true Yankee pedler IN a foreign land where hs
was the richest American He was born a poor boy
IN Cape Cod and ran away half century ago.
He went to Nicolaestk. Siberia. the mouth OF
the Anaoor River. in answer to advertisements Of
a lonely American who wanted clerk He
then sixteen years old. He learned the Russian
language and mastered the business. which he
went at on his hook He says any upright
American can do business anywhere the Russian
flag floats, behind him is the mighty and kindly
shadow Of Uncle Sam, for whom the Russian has
good will not possible for any other nationality 10
secure-not a Frelchnan-