Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 11 | Would Improve Lands of China

IMPROVE LANDS OF CHINA ang Chien Minister of Agri- Agri J IT r l culture Strong Believer in inT T r Practical Philanthropy v v r Peking June 26 No No man in China typifies pl s the modern spirit of or the coun- coun fry fh like Chang minister of or ag- ag jj and commerce who is another Ben en cn Franklin in his practical philan philan- Ills His one Idea is to put his c country on a sound economic and social so- so cial basis by Improving the land Mr 11 Chang was born two sixty-two years ago o. o His father was a wealthy landowner land land- owner ne of Hal Halmen Haimen men country town in province near the tho mouth of or the river a great cotton pro- pro district As a bo bor bOhr he saw sav flathe the horrors of or the rebelliOn which tired Stirred red him to help his country countr to better better bet bet- ter things He lie also had before him the example of ot his parents who were noted for their kindness and charity to to the the poor poor pc peasantry In In Inthe the old old regime the gateway g to 8 success la In political l life liCe lay Iny In scholarship scholar scholar- ship p and Cluing Chung passed the highest In his province pr and became noted note In China for fot his Ills learning But ho did not but bury burl himself In hool books On Oti the con con- tl lr he devoted de all his ener energy to founding and maintaining elementary elemental agricultural anti technical schools as aswell aswell well veil as a as charitable institutions Fur UT moro he lie was responsible for Cor Increased in increased In- In creased pr production in iii his province both bothof In-I In Of of crops and Ul l factories Land tion fish hatcheries and the e ment of ot waterways were also on his program Scant encouragement was wal Viven ki to work of this t sort ort under the empire But C Chang tan tan- obtained free scope for Ideas on obtaining the tue agricultural portfolio from rom th the republic two years cars ago aso A system of or normal schools thool a school of the technical training of Chinese students abroad a school ot or forestry with a tor forestry str board co coop oration between the different parts of or tlc tho he country an and land reforms form part of or Chinas China's debt to Minister Chang