The San Francisco call., 1908-11-23
CHINA WILL OFFER
DESIRABLE MARKET
United States Official Returns
With Account of Possibilities
in Orient
American Products Cause Conn
plant Because of Careless
Manner of Packing

THE Chinese market is going to be
one of the greatest and most desirable
in the whole world 1t is growing bet
ter every day The wealth and pur-
chasing power of the Chinese people
are increasing rapidly every year, and
it seems to me that it is of the highest
Importance that we gain substantlai
foothold in that market and hold III
by virtue of the excellence, attractive
ness and desirability of our products,
and by reason, too, of our deserves
reputation for fair dealing ana LOT
courtesy and generosity in business.
Statement of Francis B. Loomis, com :
missioner general of the United States
to the Tokyo exposition and former as
sistant secretary of state
After an extended tour of Japan ana
China as the United states govern
ment's representative to confer with the
Japanese exposition commission con
cerning arrangements for the Dig al
fair Francis B. Loomis returned yes
terday on the steamer Mongolia. Whiie
he declared that the United states mas mas
an excellent opportunity TO gam tns
cream of China's trade, he warned
American shippers that they must at
tain a high standard of perfection IN
the prepar alton of products for chi
nese consumption. At the present tune.
he declared, American products nave
been given a somewhat bad name pc
cause of the poor condition in which
mucn of the exports reach China.
CARELESS PACKING
II heard from a number of authori-
tative, responsible sources, poth an IN
China and japan, that in all the great
oriental commercial centers, such as
Shanghai, Canton, Hongkong and fo-
kohama, that there is general COM
plant in respect to the careless ana
wholly unsatisfactory manner in which
much of the American dried fruits, pre-
served fruits, crackers and like articles
are packed and shipped to these FAR
eastern markets. Two of the important
men in China, one great merchant
and the other a banker, stated TO me
that the Chinese are very fond of Amer
lean canned preserves and dried fruits
and that the market for the latter
might be almost indefinitely increased.
were it not for the fact that short
time after their arrival in oriental
ports American dried fruits are found
to be either moldy or in a wormy con-
dition.
That Japans emigation policy has
been altered to a noticeable extent is
evident, according to Loomis. He de-
clared that the Imperial government
has adopted the policy of keeping it's
people at home and to discourage emf
grafton to foreign countries. Espe-
cially is the government anxious to
check the flow of Japanese to America
and South America
WILL KEEP PEOPLE HOME
There is much undeveloped country
in Japan and Korea" said Loomis, land
the government plans to make a great
workshop of the country. Marquis Kat
sura, the prime minister. stated at a
banquet that it would henceforth be
the work of the government to concen-
trate its energies to the development of
the Industrial and commercial poten-
tialities of the country and that ia
pans large population would be kept
at homesand utilized in the development
of all resources"
OF the Tokyo exposition Loomis said
that it would be held in 1917 and would
be one of the greatest and most unique
fairs ever held. He declared also that
William II. Taft's election was received
with great rejoicing in China and
Japan and that 95 per cent of the i'm
portant people of the Japanese empire
announced that they would send con-
gratulations at once
Speaking of the interstate commerce
commission rulings affecting the trans
Pacific trade, Loomis declared they
We're causing much complaint among
shippers in the far east