The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-09

Canadian manufacturers and mer-
chants have simply wonderful oppor-
tunities for business in China and Japan
simply wonderful"
The speaker was George Wilson, as
sistant general manager of the Union
Bank of Canada. who has just returned
to America after seven months in the
Orient in behalf Of the Park Union
Foreign Bank Corporation Of this city,
and whose views of conditions on the
other side of the Pacific, in their bear
ing upon the future Of Canadian trade,
were sought by the Canadian section of
THE SUN while he was in this city en-
route to Toronto.
In view OF the nature of Mr.. Will
sons mission, which had to do primarily
with the establishing OF a number Of
branches for the institution he repre-.
scented, and Of the fact that he was for
some two years first agent of the Union
Bank of Canada in this city. his COM
ments on the banking and business
situation in the Orient should be inter
esting to business men and bankers
alike.
Phenomenal Progress.
Japan has made phenomenal progress
internally and externally during the last
FIVE years." Mr.. Wilson went on. "its
total foreign trade having increased
from 1886. 900. 900 yen in 1918 to 2,300..
100000 yen In the year ended August
81, 1918. During the period of only
sixty years japan has evolved whole
new Industrial system, system which
It may be said compares to-day quite
favorably with those Of many Of the
Western countries The progress
achieved by Japan since 1854 forms q
marvellous example of human progress
IAN unbiased visitor to Japan for thu
| first time cannot help but be impressed
with the alertness, the industry and tn,
courtesy of its people. The country II
| intensively cultivated throughout, liter
ally not an acre Of cultivable land
even to the mountain tops-beinl
neglected. Reforestation Is fine Pr
| with the Japanese. strict regulations
prescribing that a new tree must b.
planted whenever one has been felled
and It Is q common sight to see acre.
of recently planted trees high up OF
what appears to be an almost inaccess
ible slope. Men, women and children
| are seen everywhere WOTkluB III tIle Hoiu
4 throughout the land.
'srhe population of the country Is to
day 70. 900. 900 and It is increasing a
the rate Of 100000 a year. AS q re
suit, OF course, universal industry is al
| absolute Necessity. Under these cir
| cumstances II is to be expected tina
Japan should be looking for an cutie
for her surplus population in the con
| tiguous and comparatively undevelopet
Manchuria, Mongolia and other parts o
China"
Canada, according to Mr.. Wilson, /
represented in Japan by several buy
ing houses, but so far no organize
effort has been made to sell CANADIAN
products-this in spite of the fact tina
there is apparently a splendid marke
In Japan for a number of commoditie
manufactured In Canada. However
the Canadian trade commissioner 4
Yokohama has done. and Is doing. valu
able work. largely in the direction G
advertising Canada. although his hand
are tied somewhat by the restriction
placed on his activities by the HON
authorities
Mr.. Wilson suggests that the Cana
dian Manufacturers Association Nigh
with profit to itself, arrange an al
tractive exhibition of Canada's product
either In Toxic or Yokohama. This eS
hibition should be in the hands of eS
pert salesman, who should periodical
visit different parts of the country. A
one Of the chief aims of the Canada
Government at ottawa should be TO d
all In It's power to promote the growt
Of Canada's export trade, such an enter
prise should be subsidized by the Gov
| ernment In view of the fact that tn