Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-05
TRADE IN MANCHURlA
United States Consul Sees Great oppor-
tunity for Americans,
WADN0ST0K TO Be A PORT OF ENTRY
Great Demand for All Glasses of Staple
Merchandise
RICH REGION OPEN TO SETTLEMENT
Land Of Splendid Possibilities Ready for
Development,
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY ACTIVE
system by which Shipments from
America Can BE Prepaid at
Fixed Charges TO Amy
Point ON Line.
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY ACTIVE

WASHINGTON, March 4-Russias re-
newed attempt to establish a permanent
foothod in northern Manchuria by making
Vladivostok the port of entry, thereby or
setting the loss of Dalny and Port Ar
thur. is described In an official report
made public at the State department
today which report recently reached
Washington from ono OF the department
agents IN China. The report expresses the
belief that this will rebound to the benefit
Of American trade and will result In les
sening the Importance of Shanghai as a
distributing point. The report made public
at the department says:
Since the conclusion OF peace between
Russia and Japan there has been much
speculation in the foreign community OF
Shanghai as to the future opportunity for
trade and development In Manchuria, and
therefore the negotiations between Japan
and China on the one hand and the diplo-
matte moves of Russia, at Peklng have
been watched with the closest attention.
AS soon as the way to vladivostok was
open there ensued rush of steamers from
Nagasaki. Kobe and Yokohama. and as
consequence the immediate demand for
rame hd eo was ot soon on Then eg
IJarbin, which were followed by the ice
closing. the port of entry. These dscour-
the market well supplied with such lux
uries as are indicated for Russia. but. still
ferng a great chance for development.
Great Demand for Merchandise.
Such is practically the situation today
and period of three months from this
date Will see northern Manchura eager for
that which is now believed to be the be-
ginning of a new era, which will last
No one knows what Japan intends to do
in southern Manchuria, either in the way
with it's portion of the Chinese Eastern
railway and the new line that is to be
built thereto to connect with Corea. Rus
Chinese Eastern railway for, Its own po-
litical affairs in the east, and perhaps for
everybody know what it's aim and ambi-
tion Is Il may be well to point out what
adversed @ by RUSSIAN ageps The
Eastern railway. which leaves the old and
original survey Of the Transsiberian rail-
border at the station since called Man
churia, and then by a southeastern course
the eSi9an to pf Harbn qar ierf and 1Tess fro
thence on TO Polvranitzania (border). thus
reaching siberia again. and Joining the
Osourt railway "a part of the original
trans-Siberian route and now running to
khabarovsy on the Amur river goes to
section there are vast stretches of rolling
and level land, great forests OF fine timber
o KIND saat and 6 rich 6 INN as
the, practically, unexplored broken country
which forms the northern Corean border;
y
land of splendid possibilities for agri-
culture and numbering. and fanked by
streams which are remarkable for their
nsheres to the west is that which many
think is the best part of Siberia, since
It contains all that has made Irkutsk the
great commercial center. 1t is n great
domain and one which under good man
agement and the lack of political disturb
ance from Russia well China will
produce rich results.
Convenience for shippers.
II is already announced that the Chinese
Eastern railway will institute a system
by which all charges at fixed rates can be
paid in America for shipments to any
point of Manchuria reached by the line.
If the half of the optimistic views of
those who talk from the Russian stand
point concerning northern Manchuria and
the Chinese Eastern railway come true the
world will speedily see that matter
of fact Russia has suffered very little by
the outcome of the war as It relates to its
development projects in the far east. In
any event In the Immediate future northern
Manchuria seems, according to the pro-
gram indicated, good field for American
enterprise.