Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-27

trio works and a military academy
which has 1000 students il takes
about three hours steady walking to
20 through the various Establishments.
plant itself II lies on the north bank
OF the Yangtse. IN the city of Han
Yang, just west of Haukow, being sep
arated from It by the Han river There
are three great cities at this point.
Hankow. where / am writing, has a
population OF over million. II Is the
present terminus of the Hankow-Pekin
railroad; it is the chief shipping
city Of China. and is a great industrial
center II is an opcn port. and has
several foreign concessions inhabited
by Europeans. on the opposite bank of
the YanEtse- Kiang. which IS here tailc
wide is WuchanR. another great Chi-
nose city. This is about half as big as
Boston, and covers much greater
space. It is the vico regal capital of
OWNED AND RUN BY CHINESE.
An these works arc owned and run
by Chinese or the 20.000 employees i'm
the steel plant and mines, there are
only 20 Europeans. and they act merely
as foremen and advisory directors. A
have said, the works were originated
by Chang chi Tung, and that as gov
ernmcnt enterprise. That famous vice.
roy had memorialized the throne that
IL should not be dependent upon for
elgncrs, but should build It's own rail-
roads and make its own rails. The late
emperor, Kwang-Su, and the grea,
doWagcr consented 70 this and directed
Chang chi Tung to 20 ahead and carry
out his ideas. lie did so. but il was
at a great expense and enormous loss.
lie sank millions. ana was up 10 his
eyes in debt. when the works were
turned over TO sheug Kung Pao, Chi
mas multi millionaire. Sheng bought
them Of the government, and, although
ne has nominally given them over To-
stock company with capital Of sl5.-
900 or so, he is still practically their
owner.
sheng Kung Pao lives at Shanghai.
but he has able assistants here in the
persons OF V. X. Lee, V. n. Tsang and
Wang Rok shan. all business Chinese,
who have been brought up ia tho
works. MT Lee. the manager. is ma
tive OF suchow. lie was sent abroad
to study the iron and steel plants Of
Europe and America. and from there
brought back the plans upon which the
plant was reorganized. MI. Tsans
comes from Ranking lie began his
life here as an ordinary clerk, and has
risen 10 be the Vice manager while
Nh. Wang. the commercial director.
who comes from Hongkong. has had a
similar experience
These three Chinese viii rank as bust
ness men with the managers Of the steel
works of the United states Each
speaks English as huently as' any read
er OF this newspaper, and understands
our books on stoel-makng.
had letters OF Introduction 90 the
managers from Mr. william Martin
our consul at Haukow. aud u the alb
sence OF M lee nay card was taken
in 10 Nj Tsang Dressed boz black
"a
boots. found him debating directions
10 a stenographer lie looked like q
classical Chinese professor and was
greeted in English After a chat OF
few moments. he took me over 90 the
technical director Mr. Eugene huppeiL
and asked him TO show me through the
establishment A. he ala ro a chi
nese brought n AN important letter in
French. a ! Nh Tsang and Mr kup-
pert discussed this in the French lam
guage. az though both were born
Frenchmen. doubt not Tsang can
speak German az wei, and that, o.
though he has never been outside the
empire
MAKING STEEL EQUAL TO sME-
DEN.
Ieayng the Offices, ! went thionsh
tho various departments Of ihe steel
plant with the technical director MI
Ruppert has been here for A. years hs
1900 a., ~ the begluuing With lhans