Evening star., 1918-09-15
Trade of the Far East Comes to This Country

half dozen words. from a steady
customer. a coolie. 1t was. mo samea
fish; tail turned down.
once measure. program, q
brand of fish or q creed Is established
In Chinese minds. the resuscitation Of
Humpty Dumpty is easier than the
switching OF opinion.
Posters play big part In spreading
news In the Chinese settlements OF cer-
tain American cities. SO that poster ad-
of American goods In China. The to-
bacco company referred to as making
inrOads In Chinese favor uses, besides
this method. free distribution Of cigar
cites and matches.
"In some cases a procession headed by
brass band arouses the curiosity OF the
town. and, naturally. inquiries arc made
as to this new article. A Chinese mer-
chant Of standing In such n town 10
given stoclt OF goods, for which he In
turn deposits an amount Of cash with
the company as n guaranty.
The representative of the company
revisits the town and helps stimulate
business. 1T is difficult to find a city In
China now where cigarettes are not
smoked. even by the poorest coolies.
Camel caravans OF cigarettes start from
kalgan on the Monyolian frontier and
cross the Cobb desert and even reach tho
mysterious land Of Tibet and Turkes-
TAM" Is the statement OF j. Alexis
ment Of Commerce.
From this Same source II Is furSher
learned that the sewing machine COM
pany previously mentioned has been car
rying the campaign for importations Of
American goods Into China further than
any other firm. This purely American
product. whose globe trotting propsn-
stiles are even greater than those Of the
American himself, has records repaete
with romance. In China the company
has established regular schools, where
the advantage Of sewing machine Is
attractively demonstrated. These schools
are run by Chinese teachers, paid. Of
course. by the progressive repress11A-
tive from America.
Lessons in sewing are paid for by in
terested pupils. but this amount 10 al
lowed on the purchase. by the pupil. Of
o machine.
Mr.. Shriver says that the sales In
cities not on regular lines Of travel
are almost unbelievable, in view OF
the low purchasing power Of tho CHI
-nese and the ability OF nearly every
man. woman or child in China to sew
or cmbro!der. He has written In to
the Offices Of Secretary Redfield. In
Washington, of Chinese city of 100.-
600 people which was not even on the
map. and was therefore unknown to
Hongkong. having been found by
Representatives of the sewing machine
company. And moro machines were
sold there than in Hongkong. Highly
nj -,
in dhnsss pSs..es ana
Ing Chinese tastes. serves ~ q chief
aid to this enterprising American
company. determined to conquer the
ancient country of Cathay with sew
Foreign foodstufrs, mot made In
Germany" are in demand. Candy.
crackers and sweet biscuits Of one
kind or another are near the top Of
the list. Canned fruits are finding
what amounts to hit. Pork and
chicken are good served with this de-
lectable. so in a country where you
can buy both meats for q few cents
pound: and where certain kinds Of
game abound and are unbe1Ievably
cheap. there are scores of ways to
fix up a Chinese-American dish ht for
a klng--or somo new president OF the
restless republic.
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1t is d far cry to automobiles unless
1T is remembered that only the PROS
porous may eat asparagus with duck
in America: but automobiles. during
the last year. have been shipped TO
China almost exclusively from the
United States. In Shanghai, the dRst
commercial city. more than 1000 cars
are In use.
There was a keen demand in China
for Oregon pine during the past year.
though, owing to transportation hard
ships. only 10000 900 feet entered the
country. But American lumber holds
first place In China, the Philippines
contributing oak when the United
States proper failed Of delivery Of
certain desirable timber.
The poor roads Of the empire are
to blame for the lack Of what would
otherwise he a wonderful trade In
"the horseless carriasea" which are
devil wagons" In tho interior Of
China. OK carts and camels. where
tho thousand and one streams Of