Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-19
CHINESE WILL
OPEN BIG STORE
STOCK TO BE WORTH MANY
MILLIONS
Sing Fat Company, Backed by the
Emperor Of China, VIII Establish
Branch Department In
Los Angeles

After receiving cablegram from
the Yokohama guild which they repre-
sent, the special embassy of Chinese
merchants, who spent the past week
in Los Angeles on q tour of inspection,
yesterday telegraphed from San Fran
cisco that immediate arrangements
would be made for the establishment
in Los Angeles of one of the greatest
Chinese general merchandise firms In
the west.
Since the disaster to the northern
city, Chinese of that section have been
transferring their interests elsewhere
many Of them realizing that 1t VIII be
many years before they can again hope
to have power there, and Los Angeles
now seems to be the Mecca for the
celestial pilgrims.
The Mon Hin Vat 30, the Chinese
newspaper of San Francisco, was the
first of the big institutions to come
south 1t was followed by many mer-
camille firms and now the Sing Fat
guild has announced its intention OF
establishing department in this city
and the future of Los Angeles as q
center for the Chinese trade has been
established
Is a Powerful Company
The Sing Fat company is about the
most powerful of the mercantile COM
panies in China and what the directors
of that corporation announce Will DC
done, generally Is accomplished, fol-
the crown backs up all the Sing Fa'
enterprises.
The company's houses in San Fran
cisco were totally destroyed and since
that time, aside from a small estap,
lishment in Los Angeles, where the
most beautiful jade and goldsmith
work was carried on, the Sing Fat
company had no representation on the
coast.
At the invitation of Andrew Hender'
son, local representative of many
chinese institutions, Lee You rang
chief representative of the guild, came
to Los Angeles from Yokohama, at
tended by Jay Loke.
The two men were shown about the
city, they explored every corner of 1t
AS the Sing Fat company handles the
greater part of the oriental trade OF
jewelry, gold and precious stones, the
visitors spent much of their time look
ing over the stock of local jewelry es'
tabishments and seemed much
pleased.
Use Long Beach Wharf
During the week, as the guests OF
Dana Burks, they were entertained al
San Pedro and shown over the harboi
there. Mr.. Burks explained to the
representatives that with grea,
warehouse at Long Beach, they coult
land their freight there after a tril
from China, then go north with wares
for San Francisco and thepce to Port
land and Seattle to load the ship
with grain for the return voyage.
Mr.. Burks offered site for a grea
warehouse and it was accepted by tn
LOFT aea1 hnx
ships, even at present, could ancho
in the outer harbor and have thei
wares lightered in at the same rat
charged for ordinary wharfage.
When it was explained to the visit
ing celestials that Los Angeles nov
extends to the sea they We're delighte
and with what they had already see
of the city they announced themselve
in favor of Los Angeles for hundre
different reasons over Seattle or Port
land as a site for great store.
This Chinese store will not be stu
ated in China town. 1t is thought b,
the representatives of the Sing Fa
company that many merchants hav
failed here because they kept thei
stores away from the public view. TIL
new store will cost about 100000 an,
will be on one of the chief down towi
streets, side by side with the grea
American stores.
Merchandise Of every kind, aggre
eating several million dollars wortl
of stock, will be handled every year
the shipping including stock for tn
entire southwest. In addition to tn
merchandise, the finest line of Japa
nese and Chinese art goods in th
country will be on sale at the nev
company's store.
Local men interested in the concern
are Andrew Henderson, Dana Burks
Vice President Curtis of the Los An
geles Terminal Dock company, Theo
dnra I.anh and Ting Mint.