The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-05

Vladivostok Will Be Made Port of
Entry and Loss of Dalny Min
imized to Some Extent.
WILL AID AMERICAN TRADE
REPORT FROM GOVERNMENT
AGENT IN CHINA.

Washington, March 4.-Russia's re-
newed attempt to establish a perma-
nent foothold in northern Manchuria by
making Vladivostok the port of entry,
thereby offsetting the loss of Dalny
and Port Arthur. is described in an
official report made public at the state
department today, which report recent
ly reached Washington from one of
the departments agents in China.
The report expressed the belief that
this will rebound to the development
of American trade and will result in a
great curtailment Of the Importance of
Shanghai as a distributing point. The
extract made public at the department
says:
Since the conclusion of peace be-
tween Russia and Japan there has
been much speculation in the foreign
community of Shanghai as to the
future opportunity for trade develop
ment in Manchuria and therefore the
negotiations between Japan and China
on the one hand and the diplomatic
moves of Russia at Pekin have been
watched with the closest attention.
Rush Began at Once.
"As soon as the way to Vladivostok
was open there ensued a rush of steam
ers from Shanghai, Tsingtao, Che
foo, Tientsin, Nagasaki. Kobe and
Yokohama, and as a consequence the
immediate demand for merchandise
was soon satisfied. Then came the
riots both at Vladivostek and Hardin,
followed by the ice closing the port of
entry. The discOUTaging factors drove
many of the traders away and left a
market which while we'll supplied with
such Injuries as are suitable for the
Russians, is still demanding staples for
the natives, and is offering a great
chance for development.
"Such is practically the situation to-
day. and period of three months from
this date will see northern Manchuria
ca ger for that which is now believed to
be the beginning Of a new era. which
will last few years at the least.
Japan's Intentions Unknown.
NO one knows what Japan intends
to do in southern Manchuria, either in
the way of trade or in development in
connection with her portion of the
Chinese Eastern railway and the new
line that is to be built there to connect
with Korea. Russia. for the benefit of
her portion of the Chinese Eastern rail-
way, for her own political affairs in the
east and perhaps for the sake of afford
ing a contrast, is letting everybody
know what her aim and ambition is
It may be well to point out what is the
field for the development now being
advertised by Russian agents.
1.-THE Chinese Eastern railway, which
leaves the. old and original survey of
the trans-Siberian railway at Merit
chinsk. crossed the Manchurian border
at the station since called Manchuria,
and then by a southeastern course runs
through one Of the most fertile areas
on the continent to Hardin and from
thence to POyranitznaia (border). thus
reaching Siberia again and joining the
OUsuri railway Ga part of the original
trans-Siberian route) and now running
to Khabarovsk on the Amur river. goes
to VladivostOk Through this Man
churian section there are vast stretches
of rolling and level lands, great forests
of fine wood OF a uerchantable kind,
and rich mineralized areas.
Will Be Port of Entry.
Even while Vladivostok and Hardin
were burning plans were fastening for
the coming campaign Of development
The scheme advertised contemplated
the establishment of a steamship serv-
ice which would make Vladivostok the
home port, the welcoming and the pro-
lection of invested capital, the invita-
ton to use the railway as the means
of transportation to Europe for the
products of China and especially Of tea.
These in a general way are said to be
the plans and the foreign agent has
been ~iven a free hand to put them into
effect as far as the outside world is
business has been written by the Agency
company.