Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-11-15
CAPTURED BY west
GREAT CITY OF kAkCcHox
CHINA, is MopERNlzEp.
Cerp'ets'y T'sn:forme5. Largely sy
the kovent Of American euxs.
ness Firns-caroer ef It's Co
ing Ahead Tee Quickly.

The visitor 10 H4n-c.aow or res-s
~" cpQi4 Wtil have b-s-o SURPRISE.
si.k-clad gentry rode through ,hs
| paved ..-,~t- In ua4 .rliticas!, carriage.
H'AWa ~ ,ae liest Of horses or atsa :.
e'! "L the i'.4cid waters u. beautiful
| "eNt LAX II .-reai harces. with ..-s y.
! ;'u4 slA-"-> and graceful ,i4ietrs -
! while away the hours AID silver and
/ 'ht'ce LaiN'ry on tables 10 which were
! brought t." delIcacies ot tie E.Ig-n
World. Thousands C. bridges crossed
! myriad canals and the e:A..ro-'s ,saJ.
! ace wes Il" rranieSt In The wa-l,.
Three ih"Csat.r! baths. accV.utaoaa..-g
a qua-.e- million Of ,.-uitIe. catered to
he desire for cleanliness.
F-I'er money t,asSed freely, the
births Of children We're recorded ay
III" state. dead bodies were c,e.ls ted
and the wealthy visitor, on a-ryi-c
al lis hotel Was compelled Ia register
'l'' han" before he!ac shown To his
'LAarl"os'y CI'ho!S.vrt! .-es.rnoz,. A
census nf TIE ea,irp CITY YVES kep, by
u" Painting of the aalncs over tie
house doors
I"iay tie of.Sr of grea, sewing
machine co'H,aay OCCUPIES q plgce On
-" once famous Grca, street: British.
American tobacco has taken the ulace
81 opium since $3.50 opium pipes were
ourTi'-f in Il single bonfire; and the
>'ahaArf OH tnrliaay is Ireya-.as &,
NAi fA"'pr s2.1' Instead a. kecr<pne
&,'eT short hut decisive battle with
ihc M:.2s!A globe.
50" 'tr first carriage ,ha. modern
Residents have ever s.en In usarchow.
II was vcr! Iviru.@r Tor several weeks
fG' X was almost immediately rusa.y,
'H;1 second place by the adyen, o. an
automobile. From r!cksha 10 carriage.
and from c7.r-.aee 20 r1o.n. car was
t.F chang" OF p single mon,h. Both
carriage and motor car wee, shir,se-,
III BY rail or canal. for although ona
can :" from HanScho~ 70 Shanghai In
+ "'fn4i'~anhour express. he canno,
oT'" IN csr-.sso between the two
cities uaier any circumstances.
Foreign goods are APPEARING 4,
sh"i'S, once the hu,-s, In the world
MANY "' the men are already wearing
western dress and even few Of the
"".iita occasionally wear new world
fashions With is loss q. oriental
character Hsnrchow is gaining In |
wealth and t,il,ortancr. The cnea,
'nn shop, ia,rotiEcd hy pilgrims frss,
III" four corners ~ Ch.na's rrw d.,.
ihain, t|ars 90 It's walls crrr,n,x,ss n, 1
'x"1i'n"e srH;n the pnpos.,sors ~ Eu. !
r"i'' and Amertcs. The Era,le hu, |
.'Tn-uuad.1 Chinese arr cugainr iu,,
coutact With the tcn.Sne.
Last spring l watched thc p-as-S.ss ~
9%r'F OF Wealthy foreigners fr,xn
>h"Hs''ai ao"a :hc aeWly rSved s,rrs.,
M" ID" newly tGll, ho,ei district. oas
u II" ladies no. oaly aursetc,. nv
attention. tG: Ihss ~ naany ~ the ~
!'r ''itness' Us wril Her ewr-a.rx,,
l;> he'd n cigarette AMI her cr,sss.s.
r-> Displayed the LATEST style II sheer
lu>t,
HE thinsniAa Knows his p.see. He
lever peesGris~N Eg, naAay ~ them
'''rAd! i-efr- to-s4ssn wives 10
'N'''ten trNNsn 'ht4: osa race. Western
'ui'cn' is i~'-,aI:ns this BEAUTIFUL c.,y.
Which has - far oGsly hSea lntiuensxsa
y 'lse missionary class HSacchoxx
''au'! tn-S'a'eas to s,-ail her.--NAy-
ard Owen N!!.iaais in World Csi-
uN.