Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-08-21
A WIDE
AWAKE
CHINK

troduced into the extensive Chinese
suburb between the British conces-
sion and the city. The credit OF It's
Introduction is due to the enterprise
OF remarkable individual, Chang
CrIen, a native of Tungchow, in this
district, who having, when in hum
BILE circumstances, won the highest
and most coveted literary rank Of
chuangquan, or optimus, in the pal
ace examination, has employed the
influence so acquired in promoting
the manufacturing industries OF his
native town and vicinity. He Is an
ardent supporter OF the principle
that China can and should manufac-
ture for herself the fabrics now i'm
ported In such enormous quantities
from abroad, and having, no capital
of his own, he has had the ability to
convince men OF high position and
wealth to entrust him with means
| of putting his views into practice.
The extent of his enterprise may be
judged from what follows:
At Tang-chia-cha, suburb OF
Tungchow, with water communica-
tion to the Yangtse, there are al
ready established and at work q cot
ton mill OF over 10000 splndles for
fine yarn, with English machinery,
employing $50 hands and capable OF
turning out 10000 bales annually,
for which a good market is said to
be found locally. In the other mills
there Is machinery of German,
American, Japanese and some OF
Chinese make. There is a mill for
extracting oil from cotton seed, the
waste product OF which also finds
n good market as fertilizer a -four
mill with capacity of 100000
pounds annually; dying factory for
cotton and silk fabrics; a factory for
spinning and weaving silk; a canning
| factory for meat, fish, etc, and what
Will eventually be dockyard for
building steam launches and their
machinery, but at present has only
the plant for boilermaking. Just
outside of Tungchow there is a
printing establishment for books and
maps. In the vicinity is also soap
factory. On the island of Tsung-
ming, In the Yangtse, under the
same management. there is cotton
mill and large brick factory. the
latter at present employed in supply
Ing brick for the numerous buildings
still IN course OF erection.
In addition to these eleven es-
adjustments nineteen more are
projected or In course of erection;
among them cotton-wouying fac
tory Is already sufficiently advanced
to admit OF the instruction OF mill
hands. who will later carry on the
work. An the factories are well
built, worked by steam power. and
lighted by electricity. MI. Chang
has also an interest In the Chlukiang
-four mill, which produces brown
-four pronounced by foreign AN
alyst pure and nutritious, and
which, as ! have found makes excel
lent bread. The produce OF the
Tungohow mill Is OF like quality.
Old fashioned millstonos, turned by
steam power. are now used, but steel
rollers are To be introduced. am
informed by a Chinese gentleman.
who Is well acquainted with all the
above enterprises, that their textile
fabrics are not equal to those OF Eu-
ropean, American. or OF Japanese
mills, but that they are cheap aud
md ready market among the Chi
nese, Il is expected that the quali-
~ OF the manufactures viii Improve
With the growth OF experience and
skin
The waterways, which spread net =
like over the surrounding country,
are for the most part naylgable by
small launches. OF which Mr.. Chang
has half a dozen, and he has already
done something TO facilitate their
movements by the building ot hne
quay Of some iSoO feet at Tang
chlaeha. We has also constructed a
bridge there 2oo feet long over the
'dho; Is making lock gates on the
creek between rangchlacha and the
Napstse. otherwise rendered impas.
sable by difference OF level. aud he
has acquired dredger whereWith to
deepen the numerous shanows in the
canals, He win shortly have two
small STEAMERS running on the
NapA'se between Tungchow and
Nanklag-'consu rhornwell Haynes