New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-11

The varnish manufacturers of the United STATES
have had representative in China investigating
the wood oil business. Thousands OF IONS oA
wood oil are exported from China annuahy 10
the United States and elsewhere, ana the 'oluiiio
of trade is rapidly increasing. Ihs "ood OH 10
used in the manufacture Of varnish- what Is
known in China as Ningpo varnish is ABOUT ~
rer cent wood OIL and finer surface is dlthcult 10
imagine than one covered with good Nlngpo var
nisb 4 peculiar quality of this varnish is that 1t
dries well only in wet weather. 1t is believed
that American rnanufactu could if they were
to establish a mandatory for Varnish IN emma
make a superior product. which could be used Tor
China trade and also for export The Chlnese
methods of manufacture in all lines are more or
less crude and wastefuI and Ile SAVING af
could be accomplished by improved IaeGdoqs , o..
clarifying and refining would in itself pr9panly
show good margin of profit In South emma
through the Canton and Hong Kong export market,
wood oil is probably better understood than IN
for greater period But the trade in wood oil
at Hankow, in Central China, is now increasing
more rapidly than in any ether place ana "heh
the markets of Human and Szechuen once becoms
opened up for foreign export and import trade 1t
is believed that Hankow viii be the great market
The experiments which being made by the
American Tobacco Company in Hankow IN the
curing Of native leaf are said to be SATISFACTORY,
and some leaf for cigarette manufacture Is soon
to be shipped to Shanghai
The Americans are the greatest shoe manufact-
urers in the world. and while the agency for
good American shoe factory would undoubtedly
succeed in Shanghai, what would be better would
be for some American company to open factory
in Central China. Hankow offers good field
for such an enterprise. 1t would be necessary
for a company to buy the hides, which are eX-
ported here to New-York, Genoa, London and
Hamburg and properly tan them The Chinese
leather is very soft and extremely inferior
product. The Chinese make their better grade of
shoes out of English leather. There is large de-
mand for shoes of cheap grade strong ana dur
able and suitable for army One OF the largest
garrisons China is kept at Wlichang, across the
river from Hankow, and from Hankow- goods can
he shipped by rail the north, by water to the
east and west and at present by water TO the
south. out this will be in better condition
soon as the railway to Canton and the south is
constructed. geographically. Hankow occupies
about the same relation to China that St. Louis
does to the United States. except that the great
river waterways in China east and west in
stead of north and south, IL the United States.
It is rl1mored that negotiations are finally under
way for the requirement of land for the yale
University" at Changsha, the capital of Human.
It is hoped that by the time this letter reaches
New-York everything will have been closed.
This educational enterprise will be watched with
great interest for while the Hunanese have been
for years among the strongest of the ant-foregn-
it has been rather because of their vgor than
| because Of their ignorance and Incidence. and it
| is believed that possibly when they
| In contact with foreign ways and appreciate them
| they will be the most eager TO accept them and
/ make good use OF them.