The sun., 1919-08-06
JAPAN USES RABBIT SKINS
TO MAKE SHOES FOR SIS
Threatened Price of $40 Pair in America May Meet
Setback From the Far East-Thousands
Of Factories on Island.
By #. H. WILLIAMS.

Japan has gone after the business OF
the world In the last few years in hun
dreds Of products whose manufacture
was unknown to her q few years ago.
Her people within three years have
doubled their former wages. Prices OF
1000 and living have but slightly In
To-day japan is well established in
All parts Of South America with her
own branch banks. She has her branch
banks In Australia and New Zealand. in
Hawaii. In the Philippine Islands and in
All parts OF China. down the coast to
india Fifty new banks have been or
ganised In Japan within the last two
years
Fifteen new Portland cement works
have been established. To-day big
cement works are found from one end
OF japan to the other. This land ia
pan." known for many years as the land
Of curios. Is springins TO the front in
tne business world as q manufacturer.
With regard to dyes one can have
produced In Japan even such hard prop
ositions as "Hofman's violet" Regina
purple and 'Tmperiola violet" She IL
manufacturing tho famous Tyrian pur-
pie. There are many things whispered
| In the dye situation In and around every
important city of Japan that would make
any American manufacturer in the dye
business sit up and take notice and send
some one to this little country to catch
on to what they are doing.
The boot and shoe trade is making
great Roadway In Japan. and IL there is
any indication that prices will reach $40
per pair here in the United States,
American manufacturers need to keep
their eyes open or they may see really
good imitstions of any good mako SELL
Ing here for IS. In foreign markets
Japan 10 going to prove an important
factor 30 far as the shoe industry IL con-
cerned. sheihas discovered q method of
using rabbit skins now being brought
In from Australia In largo quantities
since shipping facilities have opened and
these are being used for shoe and other
purposes. In leather novelties Japan
has thousands Of little factories through
out her islands. each doing an export
The umbrella and parasol trade Is al
most entirely. or will be. with the Japa-
nese 90 far as the big markets of the
world are concerned. More than four
hundred umbrella factories have opened
up in Japan In the last three years. none
Of which employ less than fifty people In
the way Of help.
Making Pianos ALSO.
Bookbinding Is another item ttat is
becoming important in Japan. She is
able to etch leather and to do the cloud
marbling so well that many claim her
good work excels the German. pJsl
In the musical instrument industry
she 10 another important factor and rs
exporting these instruments to Aus
tralia- Baby grands are not uncommon
in the Far East and Japan is bidding
strong for the piano trade She is be-
coming q strong manufacturer and Is
getting the business.
Sparkling wines are another product
of increasing importance in Japan, for
she Is importing grapes TO make wines,
with an idea Of breaking into the wine
business Of the Far East. Bottled min
eral waters have long been an impor-
tant factor with japan and she Is a
large exporter of them.
To-day Japan has factories making
nothing else but, Champagne bottles,
others making corks, and some real
good old style bottles have rather IA
millar look In these parts of the world.
even though they have the imprint OF
Made in Nippon"
We no longer ind made in Germany
in many markets OF the Far East, but
from the tropical Ceylon to the snow
clad Himalayas we do ind made in
| Nippon"
Japanese statesmen are checking their
| trunks to all parts of the world they
have reached into nearly every foreign
| field. and where they have gone they
have secured orders.
They have been firm believers in per-
sonal salesmanship.
without any idea OF Standardization
these statesmen have sent enough orders
back to Japan to keep some of the fac.
tories working day and night. She is
| supplying India with buttons. China