The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-24
JAPANESE TO PUT
Up SKYSCRAPERS
Society of NipponeSe Sends
Men to New York to
Study Building.
PREPARE FOR EXPOSITION
TALL BLOCKS TO BE CONSTRUCT
ED IN LAND OF MIKADo.

The japanese Industrial & CONNER
ciaI society of New York, with a men,
bership Of nineteen prominent men
chosen from the 1900 Japanese in New
York city, has placed at its head an
Americsnized japanese
KEN q. KokubOw, who was for sew
eral years with the Northern Pacific
engineering department, was appointed
organizer OF the society, which is the
only Japanese organization of tho kind
in existence. He is now on his way to
Japan, where he will address the oOm-
mercial bodies OF the larger Japanese
cities to tell of the scheme ana interest
the Japanese business men.
Mr.. Kukubow left this week for
Japan. In speaking Of the New York
organization, he said that the members
are all Japanese business men who are
trying TO increase trade relations be-
tween Japan and this country.
when Japan holds its worlds inter
national exposition in 1917, the govern
ment will spend S30,000,000 on the fair
and the direct purpose of our society
IN New York is TO Introduce all modern
municipal improvements in the larger
cities Of Japan before that time.
Build SE<yscrapers.
I'VE are all in business for our
selves. personally. but we have organ
ICED so that each member viii make q
careful study of tho American system
of doing his particular line Of work.
Later we will return to Japan prepared
TO build modern skyscrapers, lay pave
ments. etc, and improve the cities with
all the latest appliances known in
America. Having done the practical
work in America, we will be able to di-
rect the work ourselves in our native
land.
"An OF our members. besides carry
ing on an American business, are pro-
noting trade between the two cOun-
tries by exporting and importing
goods. The idea is to bring to Amer
lea japanese goods that Will be Of the
most good here and to ship TO Japan
American machinery and modern appli-
ances of all kinds. While the Japanese
government is annually sending stu
dents to America TO get the theoretical
training, our New York society is
learning the practical business methods
with the idea OF introducing these i'm
prOvements in our native land before
the big exposition
United States Lays.
Mr.. Kokubow said that the members
OF his society were all enthusiastic in
promoting trade between the two cOun-
tries and told of the larger amount of
business that Germany England and
other European nations are enjoying
with the Japanese kingdom.
while the European nations are
making such profitable trades with
Japan, the United States, IN spite OF the
advantage she enjoys in transporta-
ton, has been tagging behind in the
field" said he. Japan exported to the
United States in 1908, goods valued at
SEQ, 996,293, while exports from Amer
lea to Japan amounted to only S3s,818,-
27S. The object OF our society is to
turn the balance as far as possible so
as TO place all modern American i'm
provements in our native land.
III American merchants were TO
start commercial business with Japan
1t would obviously be successful and
Japan would become one OF the most
important markets for American-made
goods. and the two nations could make
great strides against the formidable
competition OF Europeans.
Japan Great Market.
TN fact, Japan has become a focus
of navigation routes in the western
Pacific and q great market in the far
east. Japan is going to build its great
est expectations on the United States
and will become Uncle Sans best GUS
toner Japan's regular steamship lines
are connected with San Francisco,
Seattle and Tacoma and that should be
advantageous in increasing trade rela-
lions"
Mr.. Kokubow expects to stay in ia
pan about two months creating public
interest in the new society and will
then return to his New York business.
His society plans TO send a representa-
tive TO Japan once a year TO increase
the public interest and tell OF progress.