Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20

OF THE MINADO
INSPECT fiARBOR
JAPANESE ARE PLEASED WITH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA .
ENTIRE PARTY TAKEN ON TRIP
AROUND SAN PEDRO
Asiatc ENJOYS Include Some of the
WeaIthiest and Most Prominent
Men of Cherry Blossom
Kingdom

Or shine and flowers" Is the con-
VI seusus of expression of the
ffty-odd honorary japanese commits
sioners who arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday about noon. The commits
sioners are delighted with Southern
California and welcome the change to
a warm atmosphere after having been
chilled to the marrow in the last few
days of their trip. They are now quar-
tered at the Alexandria hotel.
Immediately after the palatial special
train bearing the distinguished visitors
arrived at the Arcade station com
mittee headed by Walter Raymond
and representing the chamber of COM
merce went aboard to greet the COM
missioners and to extend to them the
full hospitality of the city. The parlor
car Condor was coupled on to the spe-
cial train and it was whisked off 10
San Pedro for an inspection of Los
Angeles harbor.
President Willis Booth of the cham
Der of commerce joined the party at
Salt Lake, and II. Il. Osborne, special
representative of the chamber, boarded
the train at Santa Barbara Mr. Os-
borne was with the party for nearly
two months during it's trip in the north
west, middle west and east, returning
to Los Angeles because of his business
engagements.
Baron is Indlsposed
When the special train reached the
Arcade station Baron Shibusawa, his
wife, secretary and several others Of
the party left the train. The baron is
suffering from a severe cold and
thought it best not to take the harbor
trip. He went directly to the Alexan-
dria hotel.
"Rah, Rah. Rah. America, Nippon,
Nippon, Banzai, Rah!" This was the
yell given by the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce committee as the Jap
anese commissioners boarded the
steamer Warrior for the harbor trip.
The party started Immediately on the
ocean trip. Lieut.. Leeds, United States
engineer, explained the work of the
government to Motosada Zumoto of
the Japan Times of Toxic and others,
while Frank Virgins and others sim
gled out the English speaking visitors
and talked to them of the great future
of Los Angeles harbor.
Harbor Trip. Taken
The steamer, decorated profusely with
Japanese and American fages, sailed
up the inner harbor to the turning
basin and then turned and passed out
through Angels Gate to the outer
harbor.
Continuing her course the Warrior
went out easterly nearly to Long
Beach and on the return skirted close
to the inside of the breakwater
The steamer entered the Southern
Pacific slip, where nine coastwise
steamers and schooners were unload
ing lumber, and passed the steamer
Czarina, Just arrived from Coos Bay
with coal, docking again at Fifth
street, where the party accepted an IN
vitation from Captain Commander
Schroeder and visited the German
cruiser Arcona.
The visitors We're anxious for infor-
nation on Los Angeles and its great
enterprises, its owens river water and
it's harbor development.
Ryuta Hara, chief engineer of the
Yokohama Water company and in
charge of the harbor at Yokohama,
was particularly anxious for exact data
regarding the building of the break
water and the harbor area and depth
of water.
Commissioners Well Pleased
Buyei Nakono, president of Toxic
chamber of commerce and its stock
exchange, voiced the sentiment OF his
people when he said: 81 find in America
a fine people. Your climate and soil
are the best in the world. I envy you
very much" In speaking of the stock
exchange over in his country, Mr..
Nanwono said: I'm organization your
exchanges differ very much from ours,
but otherwise they are the same,
The four Japanese women IN the
marty. Baroness Konda, Baroness Shi-
busawa. Mrs. Harikoshi and Mrs. Mid
zano, did not have much to say, but
enjoyed the trip exceedingly, being
looked after by Mrs. j. 7. Fitzgerald,
Mrs. II. q. Osborne and Miss Edith
Osborne.
The whole excursion was under the
direction of Walter Raymond, chair
man of the general committee, the
sented by President Willis H. Booth,
Secretary Frank Virgins, c. p. Nc
Stay, James Slauson, j. V. Vickers, A.
p. Griffith, Maynard McFie, II. Jevne,
DIR. p. c.. Cutten, S. l. Merrill, c. q.
Boothe, J. T. Fitzgerald, G. S. Wright,
]. j. Bergin, II. q. Osborne, G. G. john
son, and J. K. Inazawa and X. Ina
hara, the japanese members.
Harbor Commissioners Present
Besides the chamber of commerce
committee the harbor commissioners,
George Stewart, Il. e. Gibbon, j. t..
Carr and Secretary A. P. Fleming, We're
with the party. Lieut.. Charles Leeds,
corp of engineers u. S. A, represented
statistician of the department of COM
merce and labor
In speaking of the trip thus far Prof.
John p. Goode of the University or
Chicago, who represents the depart
ment of commerce and labor of the
government, said:
"Our trip has been most successful.
Fine weather has been the rule. Our
only accidents have been automobile
smashups. No one was hurt. The
commissioners, who represent the
wealth and some business interests of
Japan, nave made intelligent inquiry
into al! the conditions of the United
States, particularly as they affect COM
merce and manufacture and the other
subjects incidental to commercial life" I"
The principal significance of the visit
to the harbor lies in the prospects for
trade relations with Japan.
Hope for Trade Relations
1--WE are especially glad to learn"
said one of the wealthy japanese rner-
chants, that Los Angeles is building
such a harbor and that you look for
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