Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-29
MANCHUR|A OUTLOOK
Report from Consul General
Summons at Niuchwang.
NEED OF MACHIN cry
POSSIBLE MARKET FOR AMERI-
CAN MANUFACTURES.
Results That Will Follow Settlement
of Hostilities and the Estab-
lishment Of Order.

Consul General Summons of Niuchwang,
whose first report on the commercial. agri-
cultural and mining prospects of Manchuria
was printed a few days ago, furnishes to
the bureau Of manufactures. Department
Of Commerce and Labor, further tnforma-
ton regarding the trade outlook in that
country. AS the attention OF western ma
lions Is directed to Manchuria with a view
of extending commerce in the orient upon
the termination of the Russian-Japanese
war the information furnished by Consul
General Summons Is considered timely.
VERY little American farm machinery or
wagons or, in fact, modern machinery OF
any kind aside from that used in connec-
ton with the railroad building. has been
brought into this part OF China" says the
consul general. LAS rule interested par
ties who have been approached, including
Chinese merchants who may be able to in
troduce and market American farm ma
chinery later on. favor the sending of sam
pies or. at least, price lists combined with
pictures of the goods to be sold. The thread
bare suggestion that American houses send
travelling representatives or drummers, is
made here as it is elsewhere in the far east.
The employment Of special agents by sew
eral lumber dealers has been attended with
good results
IF mining proves inviting to capital in
Manchuria, largo quantities of mining ma
chinery will be required. If 1t is possible to
introduce American agricultural methods,
farm implements will be in demand But, as
indicated at the outset, the future is prob
lematical. All indications, however, point
to extensive business development follow
ing peace and a strong government control
and the continuance of the open-door
policy. In this connection 1t Is noticea bic
here, as it is elsewhere In China. that the
American policy of the unQuestioned integ-
rity of the Chinese empire has a beneficial
and important effect upon commercial re-
lations, In that it gives feeling of security
and promises safety and protection for the
legitimate investor.
Effect Of War;
For ten years Manchuria has been
suffering from military commissions. cou-
pied with season or two of plague and
an occasional flood, and yet its chief sea-
port Niuchwang, has been steadily in
creasing it's business. Originally, as far
back as 1866. the Shanhaikwan taotai
residing in the extreme southwestern
corner of Manchuria, where the great
wall meets the sea, came to Niuchwang
to restore order and drive out pirates
and highway robbers and his followers
to this day are engaged in the same eff
fort. No later than on Friday, June 80
1905, two Cinnamon were beheaded in
Niuchwang, one for highway robbery and
the other for piracy. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that Niuchwang is today a well reg
ulated city, as Chinese cities go. and that
the Japanese control effectively without
the usual degree of opposition that fire.
quently befalls those governing in a for
eign land. While, in effect, the native
city may be said to be under martial
law. business is practically uninterrupted
Business with the interior, of course is
suffering as one of the consequences of
the war.
Returning from this DEPRESSION to
trade prospects. it may be pointed out
that until the wars of recent years large
numbers of Chinese were steadily mi
grating to Manchuria. and. in fact. few
are now arriving from Hankau section,
on the Yangtze river, bound for Mukden.
In former years this movement Of the ma