Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20

slams took this tip Of the Liaoyang
Peninsula, they knew perfectly well
what they were getting-one of the fin
est natural harbors in the world, and
at Port Arthur supposedly 1mpreg-
nable naval base. Yesterday I stood
on the roof of the Wharf ONCE Build
ing and looked out over the harbor
eminent could ever have been so
stupid as to jeopardize and finally 70
lose this great possession through,
senseless stubbornneSs.
Here is a great basin, with perhaps
40 miles of shore, with water averaging
80 feet in depth at low tide, with no
inflowing river to cause sitting and
necessitate frequent dredging. There
is room for piers enough to accommo-
date several hundred ships at one
time, with space sufficient between piers
to afford turning room for two large
ships at the same time. In fact, the
only limitations to the development of
Dairen Harbor are those imposed by
financial restrictions.
Room for 81 Ships.
It is estimated. that at the time war
broke out between Russia and Japan
over the formers refusal to withdraw
her troops from the seized territory o.
Manchuria and her constant encroach-
ment upon Korea, Russia had spent
about 10000 900 roubles-again it is TO
be noted that these were pre-wal
roubles at SO cents each-on the de-
velopment of the. city and port of Dali
rem. then Dalny. Since then the South
Manchuria Railway has spent some SO,
0o0, 900 yen, or nearly $30000,000, on
port constructions and shore installa-
tions. 1t now has three piers and is
building fourth across on the north
eastern shore of the bay. The present
piers furnish 81 berthing sections.
Through this port now flows a great
1928 there went out in exports nearly
1000 900 tons of freight and there en-
tered a million and a quarter tons
That tonnage passed into the holds OF
steamships But Dairen is also an i'm
portant. "junking". port, and in 1928
more than 100000 tons Of goods went
in and out of the port in junks.
Coal from the Fushan mine, pig iron
from the Anshan works, soya beans
from all over Manchuria, bean cakes
bean oil, kaoliang and other cereals
constitute the bulk of the exports. And
in each category this freight is mount
ing in total tonnage yearly, as the Man.
churian farms are more highly devel-
oped and as the coal mines and the
iron works conducted by the South
Manchuria Railway turn out increased
tonnage.
To show the growth of the port bust
ness, 1t may be stated that In 1907
only 1.143 vessels arrived at Dairen.
while in 1923 the port callers numbered
1895. The tonnage loaded and dis
charged: in 1907 was 919,952. and in
1928 it reached the total Of 10,501 900.
Yesterday one of the items on our
calling list was the museum and lab
oratory conducted by the South Man.
churia Railway. The former displays
the geology and the mineral and veg
etable and animal resources of Man
churia, while the latter carries on i'm
portant tests and experiments looking
to the development Of the possibilities
filled with specimens show Manchuria
to be very highly mineralized. and 1t
is known that the researches thus far
conducted are only partial and that
other developments are certain In the
near future.
Many Mineral Products.
Here are some of the mineral prod
ucts OF this remarkably rich land, &C
tually produced for use and market:
Asbestos, baryte, calcite, coal, copper.
dolomite, feldspar. fire clay, fluorite,
gold. iron, kaolin lead, limestone, mag
nestle. pyrite. quartz, quartzite and tale.
II the Fushun shale turns out to be
oil productive at a paying rate, Man
churia will supply Japan with most, If
not all, of the oil required for fueling
dts navy. And it is thought that other
shale deposits are to be found
I have mentioned in an earlier letter
the work that Is being done at an ag-
ricultural experiment station on the
branch line to the Fushun mine. The