Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-08

NEW YORK, May S-Everett W. Fra
Ear, the man who daringly proposed turn
Ing the roof Of the great Chinese wall
into an automobile boulevard. and easily
the leading American resident of Toxic,
finds the Japanese excellent neighbors.
So much SO he holds the record on times
across the Pacific, going back to them.
Mr.. Frazar has been living off and on In
the Orient since his birth, ffty-five years
ago, at Shanghai, and In 1884 he plans to
of his family in the Far East, three gen.
erations OF trading Frazars out Of the
State of Observation-Disclosures. George
Frazar sailing the China Sea In 1881 !;
and import business at Shanghai Ia 1885,
accompanied Commodore Perry to Japan
in 1858 and Everett w. Frazar, his son.
five shaves
"My father in 1858 found the japanese
so strange to the ways Of business that
he returned to Shanghai" said Mr.. Fra
Ear this evening, shortly before his latest
departure for Japan. But he was back
In the land of cherry blossoms and fungi,
the sacred montain, early enough to
count as q pioneer OF American trade.
We Frazars claim the distinction OF be-
ing first in Japan with American cotton
and -four. We also introduced the people
of Nippon to the locomotive, the electric
dynamo and the flying machine. My
father also introduced the famous Pa
coda brand Of kerosene from Chester. Pa.
/, myself, have seen the transformation
Of the Japan Lafcadio Hearn into the
Japan Of the Washington conference. one
Of the great powers In the world.
II wonder il most Americans realize
the extent to whlch their country is re-
sponsible for the remaking of Japan?
Nearly all OF the young bank managers,
the professors at the college and the
shipping directors received their educa-
tion In the United St-tes. Naturally they
are distinctly friendly to America and
extremely proud OF having been taught
over here 1t is their badge Of a COM
plete preparation for the struggle Of life
in a world market They have been
greatly mystified TO hear that japanese
were disliked in America. 1t appears that
most Of the misunderstanding has cleared
away since the Washington conference,
and the timely visit to America of DR.
Takuma Damn and his associates, who
included the greatest manufacturers and
business men OF Japan"
Mr.. Frazar achieved recent fame In
Japan by introducing taxicabs in Toxic
as a rival OF that historical japanese tn
stitution of transportation the jim
rikisha At that time there were 43 COO
jinrikisha men In the capital Of japan.
There are now less than 1900 jim
iehn T,l-f
and each week adds to the number Of
taricabs, The japanese company which
organized has over 200 taxis on the
street and there are at least hundred
ears operating Independently.
Right now, according to Mr.. Fraser,
the Japanese are focusing on better roads.
having actually started Strengthening and
reconstructing the eighteen mile highway
between Yokohoma at the mouth Of Toxic
Bay and the city Of Toxic. This little,
narrow road IS lined with shops and
their proprfetors have stoned the passing
motor cars because they splashed mud
upon the food stands aud fish tables
1t will be widened, and the next agita-
ton OF the good roads crowd IN Japan
will be the construction Of a grand i'm
perlal boulevard south from Toxic, the
seat of government, 10 kioto. the center
of japanese art. and froin there on to
hehbc and the lesser cities.
The trouble with many Of the Japa-
ncse people," said n Japanese merchant,
" ho called at the Hotel Lorraine TO wish
Mr.. Frazer bon voyage, rs that they
want 70 keep the Sidewalk on the foot
He referred 10 the heavy wooden shoe
worn by the japanese wheu the roads
are muddy.
Mr.. Frazar declares that the natural
beauties OF Japan are greater than those
OF Switzerland, and the opening OF the
island empire by raal transportation will
be big Item on the credit side Of that
nations ledger. He thinks travel be-
tween the islands viii eventually be car
ried on by airplanes and motor buses
will traverse the portions or the various
islands now almost inaccessible because
OF the absence of roads Japan being a
country OF paths.
Onteo Watanna. the author OF a jap