| Show NEV PACIFIC LINE BEING PROPOSED I K Ishii Mikado's Minister of Commerce Arouses Los I Angeles Merchants SALT LAKE ROAD IS EAGER I Clarks May Act Upon Suggestions Suggestions Suggestions of Japans Japan's High Official Of Of- Official I Before Leaving I ILos Los Angeles cles Aug A A direct I line of steamers between the port of Los Angeles and Japan is what Nippon Nip Nip- IOn pon wants and It is also what southern south south- 1 em ern California needs We have o silks and Japanese c goods to offer to to America AmerIca Amer Amer- ica tea and anti w we ve nee need yo your r fruits arid and products Why hy do o you not bestir yourselves and make of or San Pedro a harbor that will be bo second to none not even cven to the great real bays of San Francisco and Puget sound You people and your government go can readily afford to spend if necessary to tomake tomake I make San Pedro the port for dee 1 deep deepwater I water vater ships ship that it should be he Ills excellency K IC IshII director of I foreign affairs of Japan and th the tho mikado's minister of commerce expressed ex ex- pressed ed himself in this manner to President W. W D D. Stephens of of the the- Chamber of Commerce before beCore his de departure departure de- de mom from the cit city today The lIs- lIs hed Japanese visitor was impressed im im- im- im pres pressed d ih his visit his to San Pedro and while he did not like to to be he officious officious officious of of- he lie made mache suggestions to th the people of Los Angeles that if followed out cult will make of or Los Angeles eles a port that will be known from one end of the theo world to the other Mr Mi- 11 Ishii thinks that Los Angeles has been stepping stepping- over 01 her opportunities ties tics He dl distinctly states stated that he does oes not s seek el to be the arbiter of the destinies des los los- tines of southern California but he says ho is willing to ta give gi his opinion with the tile hope that his sug suggestions I Imay may he be carried caniell out and with the certain cei tain knowledge d o that if th the they y are file southern California will be benefited I immeasurably and the shores of NIppon Nippon Nip Nip- pon will he brought many miles to America while a n new stream o of of I commerce immensely valuable to both I nations will Ill turn this way vo i 4 I Out Old Talk Tull Is etl c I So enthusiastic Uc Is Mr J. Ishii over the he J Plo proposed u ed line lino of steamers between San Pedro an and tho Orient that all the old talk lalk along the these e lines has hns been revived revived re rc- re- re ivel and nd it is probable that tho the matter mat mat- I ter will vili bo be taken en up UI upi i vigorously IJ by the Chamber o of Commerce Also ex Sen atm ator Clark of the Salt Lake Lako road and his associates have had hal the matter brought directly lo to their attention am and the dreams of or the tho n railway and copper magnate concerning an Oriental line I of steamers may bear hear fruit at nt an nn carl eari date ate J JS 1 no Ross floss s Clark of the Salt Lake Route noute was advised nd today oday of or toe enthusiasm en ene of or Mr 11 Ishii of a transPacific trans Pa elite ciOc line of steamers and he ho immedi immediately became interested This is a subject that has l long ng occupied oc oc- I a our attention declared Mr 11 Clark We e are glad Ia to have sug sug- from froni such a high source I would be only too glad Ir l to meet Mr I J hll and mil lull the matter over o fur fur- I fm thor ther I |
