Show American Consul Sees Transition Going on in China Official En Route East Reports Business on Upgrade Despite Epidemic Epidemic Epi Epi- demic of Wars That China is now in an epoch- epoch I making transitional period the end of which no man can clearly see see is the opinion of John K Davis I American consul at who with hi his family arrived in Salt Lake Saturday on the Western Vestern PaCific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- railroad and started east on the Denver Rio Grande Western fifteen minutes l' l later ter Mr and Mrs Davis with their daughter daught r Shannon Shannon Shan Shan- Shan Shan-i non aged 9 and their son Spencer ti 3 are O on the way to their native city of Saulsbury N. N C. C for fol a three I months' months visit with relatives Mr Ir Davis who has been stationed at since 1909 speaks Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese fluently as do also Mrs Davis and their daughter Shannon Both Bothof of the Davis children were born In China but the little girl visited the United States five years ears ago when her father had a leave o of absence This however Is the first time the little boy Spencer is Is visiting this country according to the consul has an American population of about persons and an Ame American Amen Ameri l- l can school for the benefit o of ot the American juveniles The city is l lo located 16 about miles west of Shanghai and roughly miles south of Business is good in China in spite of the wars Mr Davis says and there are now in in- oper operation tion on onI the railroad between and five fine steel all-steel trains I with every m modern dern equipment |