The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-22
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Pihe army, III 'front.' or me sits dark-Skinned Ha-
waiian, and across from him Chinaman Ca mer-
chant, | think) from Honolulu Another youne
Chinaman near by (nether of these wears q
Gueue) has received military training in the Unit
ed States and is going back to take position in
the cavalry or the now strongly organized Chinese
army. young California newspaper man aboard
expects to get some preparation in the Orient as
future war correspondent, thinking it likely
that the opportunity will come within ten years
young lady from Oregon is bound for India
where she will teach "the poor benighted Hin
doo. A cotton manufacturer (white) from Shan
ghai is here who pays his thousand hands 20 to %
cents Mexican money-equivalent to 12 cents
American money-for 13a hours work, and says
1t is too much because the Chnaman saves up so
much money he won't work regularly! A captain
in the British Army is just back from South Amer
lea and much impressed by its wonderful CONNER
cial possibilities. My roommate is superinten-
dent OF school garden work in the Philippines
and says that agriculture in the schools is making
progress among the Filipinos in a way to put
many American States to shame. Southern
born man who came on board at Honolulu has
been around the world eight times, and works"
one continent after another as agent for a whole
sale rubber industry. Then there is the callow
young fellow bound for the Philippines who has
already lost all his money playing poker and is
borrowing from friends; a who six months
ago thought himself with 500, 900 and is now
porations, and other interesting men and women
to whim might introduce you.
Most notable Of all, perhaps, is party Of Pa
ciic Coast business men representing the cham
bers OF commerce in eleven California, Oregon,
and Washington cities who making a visit to
China as the guests Of certain leading Chinese
chambers OF commerce. the object being to pro-
mote trade between the two nations This Is a
very wise and important movement for these men
In two months, seeing for themselves, will learn
more than they would have learned in life
time OF reading and talking in America. And
this matter leads me to wonder IL our Southern
chambers OF commerce and business and manu-
featuring organizations generally not inaugu-
rate some plans for getting into closer touch with
South American countries If the people of the
United States think that this trade will fall into
their laps like ripe apple from autumn tree,
they very much mistaken. We have been
thinking that the Panama Canal would open up
trade to the Orient, but here again the ire
pressible and unexpected Jap bobs up to remind
that 1t is poor rule that won't work both
ways, and leading Japanese authority has al
ready published volume in which he points out
the great advantage the canal will be to Japan in
building up trade with eastern South America.
Now the long trip around the Horn prevents any
great trade with Brazil Venezuela, and the tre-
mendousy fertile Argentine Republic, but with
the great ditch finished the Japanese manufac-
turer and trader will 'carry the into Africa, !"
and the flag of the Mikado will jostle the Stars
and Stripes the Atlantic, in the Caribbean Sea.
and in Gulf OF Mexico.
vi.
So much by way of introducing fellow
passengers There are practically pretty girls
aboard, and I wonder whether it is because travel
between Asia and America is too largely on busi-
ness bent to bring out the fair ones, is it that
my Southern standard of beauty is too high?
notice that Henry r. Finck, who has written
charming book Japan points out in it that
wherever you go-whether in Japan Spain, Ger