Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-09-23 | Page 1 | Will Visit King Menelik's Home

WILL VISIT KING HOME A kingdom of ten million population in africa canton ohio sept 23 united stales consul general hi sinner to marseilles who is here on a furrough fur and who win make an official visit to kin menelik of abyssinia bill leave for on october 8 I 1 an interview sir askin ner said that the ol 01 his going to Abys sinnia is simply one of the state department part ment efforts to create trade where nono exists and to extend i that american goods have filtered into Aby Minnia for many years almost without the knowledge of our own people he states that is n kingdom of ten million population with a government and a recently comple teil railroad with the outer world A american manufacturers ra are not in the habit of dealing directly with such faraway lands it a sir skinners duty to KO there and assist the conditions under which business is transacted in that region with the view of increasing american commerce there another matter that makes mr akiu ners trip opportune willbe to extend an invitation lo 10 kin menelik to have wi government represented at the i