Arizona republican., 1907-07-13
HE IS A SPY
But PEACEFUL
A japanese Who Came to
Phoenix Yesterday
Engaged In a Tour of the
West Studying Great lr-
rigatiOn Plans.

To study the American methods OF
irrigation and water storage projects
is the mission o. Mr. X. Sogawa. a
japanese representing the government
OF Formosa. who after four months of
travel in the United States. arrived In
Phoenix yesterday. Mr.. Sogawa is an
engineer who Is both financially and
patriotically interested in the advance
ment of his native land and its pro-
vinces. He has spent some time In
the leading American cities. and comes
to Arizona with a letter of introduc
tion from F. II. Newell. director oi
the reclamation service. whom he met
In Washington city. He came first IL
Seattle and spent some time along the
coast. In Montana. in Nevada.-where
he was greatly impressed with the
Truckee project t.-afterwards in Colo
RADIO. and he Is now on his way 10
Roosevelt. for which place he departed
last night, TO learn about the great
undertaking there for water storage
and all that may be of use TO him lat
er on in advising his government
From here he will go to Yuma to Visit
the ,Laguna damsite.
NJ Sogawa speaks English very
well. and while he takes keen in
terest in everything American. he too
likes to make mention of Formosa and
what his people are doing there. For
mosa is an island situated between the
Southern and Eastern seas and sepa-
rated from the Chinese mainland by
the straight of Fokieu. and is only 81
miles wide in its narrowest part II
was ceded to Japan by the treaty OF
Chefoo. May s. 1895. after the close
of the Chinese-Japanese war. IL Is
ruled by a taiwaE. or governor, ap-
pointed by the Japanese governments
and is divided into six divisions. each
with a ruling governor. Its scenery
saws Mr.. Sogawa. has a majestic
beauty. and the mountains are clothed
with forests and verdure. through
which leap cascades OF water flashing
in the tropical sunlight Its climate
IS much the same as Luzon, or the
Philippines. Its rainfall averages
fully ten feet every veal. ihls oc-
ours during The months of August ana
September, when the monsoons pre-
vail. but most OF the months are dry'
the dry periods in northern Formosa
are from March to July. and in the
southern part from November 10
April. During this time the rice fields
suffer and to store the surplus OF
water during the rainy season for use
during the dry. is the contemplated
nlan of the government. This decision
has not been reached but problriS
will be when Mr.. Sogawa returns The
rice culture extends over 1,5OO.OOU
acres. the yield is about As bushels
per acre and two crops a year are
harvested. Mr.. Sogawa saws that A
Japanese can subsist on a diet Of rice
alone. though il is too expensive for
the poorer classes. He said that many
japanese. IL conditions did not change
in California. would go to Texas
where twelve leading japanese are
now buying land and experimenting
with the rice industry there.
Besides rice. tea, cane. potatoes and
several other minor crops are produc-
ed From the cane Industry 10000
| tons of sugar were manufactured last
year The contemplated irrigation
projects have to do much with the
cane industry. and Mr.. Sogawa will, Il
he can find time OH his return trip
visit Hawaii. where some cane is irri-
gated.
But saws Mr.. Sogawa, you mus
not forget our camphor industry. For
mosa furnishes most of the camphol
that is shipped to Europe and th'
United States; 2.S60.000 pounds were
produced there last year. The bark Is
taken from the camphor trees, cut ir
small squares and boiled, the camphol
being distilled. The Japanese govern
ment has a monopoly OF this busines:
as the people can only make the crude
product The government buys thi'
| refines il and sells IL to the nations
| of the world.
"The 200 hundred miles of railroads
are owned by the Japanese govern
ment. A company called the Souti
Manchuria Railroad Co. has been or
ganized with a capital of s1.ooO,OOO.OO'
to build and rebuild roads in Menchu
ria and through Korea The Japanes
government has appointed the presi
dent and officers of this company.
Concerning the inhabitants of For
mosa Mr.. Sogawa says they are divid
ed into japanese, Chinese, subjugatet
aborigines and uncivilized natives
The latter ne says are cannibalisa'
! and hate the Chinese, because they
have driven them back into the noun
tains. These natives frequently com'
down upon the civilized countrymei
and have a favorite pastime of cuttint
off the heads of the Chinese. Their
are about 100000 of the cannibals
who live in separate villages, and dis
tinct communities. To decide the ques-
ton of supremacy they do not -