Evening star., 1932-09-11

ness man himself has espoused the
American plan and builds and does
business on American models. In
Shanghai there sre more than 100
modern apartment houses with the
same conveniences Of residence that
one finds in the most progressive
American cities. In the past is years
that is, since the Chinese revolution
Shanghai has doubled in population
and now ranks as fifth city Of the
world. Its night clubs. cabarets. mo-
ton picture palaces. hotels, restaurants
and clubs, to say nothing Of its gam
bling establishments. have nothing to
learn from Broadway or Michigan
Boulevard. For a long time Shanghai
has been world-famous for having the
longest bar in the world.
While Shanghai has witnessed the
greatest progress since the revolution,
South China has forged forward, too.
Canton, the original hotbed of revolu-
ton, whence sprung the movement
which terminated the centuries-long
reign Of the emperors, has progressed
at rapid pace. too. Only 20 years
ago the widest street in the close-packed
city would scarcely permit the passing
OF two sedan chairs. Canton now has
some 90 miles Of wide paved streets
Where the wheelbarrow was the only
wheeled vehicle. there now are 1000
automobiles Canton Is the Chinese
city which has so much Of its popula-
ton afioat on boats in the river Many
are born, live their lives and die on
these river craft. The population Is
not accurately known.
Vast Potential Market.
Now from Canton there radiate into
the surrounding country several thou
sand miles Of roads connecting inland
towns and bringing additional activity
to the ancient port. The opening of
streets has encouraged building, and
here, too, the American type Of struc-
ture has been adopted. This city, which
never before had seen, save for an oc-
castonal temple. an edif1ce more than
two stories high, now has six-story
modern buildings and doubtless viii
build higher
Not only has telephone service been
installed in the large cities Of China.
but long distance lines now connect
points well into the interior, and the
countryside which once saw nothing
more rapid than the tedious progress
OF heavily laden wheelbarrow or coolie
porter, now witnesses motor trucks
speed by on improved highways
The Improvement has not only come
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Canton. It has visited the interior cities
as well 1t must be remembered that
many of these cities, the names Of which
are practically unknown to Americans,
are metropolises in terms of population.
There Is Chungking, for instance, a city
! OF more than SOC, 900 population, a NTH
larger than Washington. 1t now, for
the first time, Is installing waterworks
system and other civic improvements.
While Peiping, the old capital citv
OF Peking, Is in better shape than il
has been in q century, 1t has not seen
as much progress as the cities on the
coast and in the southern part of China.
The development has been confined 10
the southeast. The important fact Is
that China takes to American method.
likes her buildings, her facilities. her
materials and, apparently, her politics.
When one realizes that China con-
stitutes potential market four times
the size OF our own, which now is the
greatest In the world, and that China
Is centuries behind in her requirements
70 attain a twentieth century scale
some idea Of the task to be accomplish
ed IN creating a new China can be
! gained. ~