Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-23
TRIUMPHAL TOUR
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| NOohtiHucu IIOm rage ~
| Yokohama, and to all who have con-
tributed In making our stay In Japan
so delightful, and to thank you for
your expressions of good will md
your generous entertainment.
We feel that you have, by your
wonderful reception of the American
Fleet and of the Honorary CONNER
cial Commissioners, gwen expression
In the clearest and sincerest way pos
sible, to your desire for the friend
ship and good will of the American
people, and we have no doubt but
that the effect will be to bring the
people of the two nations closer 20
gether. =
Through the kindness of your com
mercial bodies. We have been given
the opportunity to visit most of your
important Industries and cities and
to see the agricultural and Industrial
enterprises and also observe the CON-
mercial opportunities which your
country possessesn
The Commissioners have viewed
with establishment the proficiency
you have attained In bringing che
land under the best cultivation for
agricultural purposes. As We passed
through your country, we observed
that you had even utilized the upper
hill slopes for the production OF rice
and tea. Every little patch of ground
shows the intense care and attention
which your people have bestowed
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We were amazed at the rapidly
with which the manufacturing life of
your country has sprung into being.
We have seen in every direction the
smoke of great manufacturing enter
prises curling skyward and II Is very
difficult TO realize that these indus
tries date back only comparatively
few years.
We were afforded the opportunity
of visiting several large cotton-spin-
ming plants and It was indeed revc-
lation to note the perfection to which
this industry has been brought.
We were particularly pleased to
find the very latest methods as e.
CARDS houses. foods, hospitals. schools
and amusements for the employees ;ar
ried out to such a degree. Many of
our manufacturers could study your
methods with profit.
We visited the. workshops where
are manufactured the cmbroideries,
porcelains, bronzes, and lacquerware
for which your country Is SO famous.
We were given every opportunity to
observe this work as It progressed.
step by step, up to the time of its
completion. It ds well known that
for artistic ability and workmanship,
the japanese as u nation are without
rivals In these lines. We had not
realized, however, the length of time
and painstaking care necessary to
bring this kind of work to such ar
tistic perfection.
Our party enjoyed visiting your
shops and seeing specimens of your
industries and much regret that our
stay was so limited that II was in,-
possible to devote much more time to
this purpose.
Through the exceeding kindness
and courtesy of your Minister of
Communications and the manage
ments OF your electric railways, who
furnished private trains and every
comfort that thoughtfulness could
suggest, the Commission was enabled
to reach distant points of your coun-
try and enjoy some of your beautiful
scenery.
AT Nikko. we verified your prov
erb do not use the word magnificent
till you have seen Mike" We will
never forget the gorgeousness of the
coloring around Nikko, brought into
beautiful contrast by the intense
green of the crytomria trees.
On the trip south. Fuji-San show
ed its magnificent head through the
clouds. Your country combines the
grandeur of mighty mountains with
the loveliness OF plains and valleys.
The excursion down the Hodzuga-
wa Rapids in boats decorated with
garlands will long remain in our
memories. The delicacy OF the feath-
cry bamboo, blended with the beauti-
ful foliage of the various trees on
the slopes of the hills and valleys
past which We We're. borne by the
rushing stream, Offers a softness and
richness in the landscape that re-