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THE' OREGUN BAttY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY' EVENING. MAY 2 1903.
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STRONGEST BUSINESS HOUSED
IN WORLD IS . MITSUI CO.
rnti-Shogun party was financed by the
Mltsuls. For. this service ttia nead 01
the house was created a peer, and other
member of the family have been deco
rated and given .various kinds of hon-
ors.-
x , Wealth. . of ZOerea Tamllies.
, The holdings of the house of Mitsui
are the common property of the jnem
tiers of II. families, and the conduct of
affairs Is under the. direct control of a
: board made. up of the heads of these
family groups. According to the social
customs of Japan, the unit of society
is the family and not the individual.
; "Family" is a collective word and does
not necessarily mean one household.
It may consist of 40 households with
100 members, but in the eyes of the law
' It is one family. It is ruled by a fam
ily council and the oldest son of an
oldest son presides overyit-- The indi
vidual Is always subservient to the
family, and when the rlshts or interests
of one person are weighed in the bal-
ance against the rights or Interests of
.the whole body, -the decision is always
: against the Individual.
By laws and customs of inheritance,
the estate of the father descends to the
first born son by primogeniture. The
younger sons must be adopted into an
other family, or falling to do this, must
make their own fortunes independently.
In the cage of the Mitsui family, how
ever, from the oldest to the youngest
. there Is no particular property to
which any individual can enter his ab
solute claim. The properties are . the
common holdings of all. It is a col
lective body or Joint association, work
ing with a combined capital and under
Joint liability. . . -
' Org-aalsea la 1733.'
- The ' family " rules under which this
great organisation - works were drawn
up in 1738 , twhen' George . Washington
was 1 year old), and they continue in
force Vntll this day. being only slightly
modified to conform to the require
ments of the laws of the country under
its constitution. The original rules
were left to the family In the last will
. nd ttstamen t - of - one Takat oaht, - and
were codified by his son, Hschirobel
Takahlra. Th. many changes in all
these years have not altered the prin
ciples of these rules, and the business
which owns its own steamship lines and
rlrdles the globe is still governed by
regulations originally intended for a
drygooJs store In ancient Yedo, a city
to which no foreigner might come, and
located in 'a country from which no
catlvo might Journey.
The influence of the Mitsui family
In the economical affairs of Japan la so
extensive that it is difficult to give
anything -like a comprehensive survey
of It The undertakings may be di
vided into the four departments of
banking, foreign and domestic trade,
mining and wholesale and retail dry
goods. 'Under these oome Innumerable
branches, such aa home commerce; for
eign trade, shipping, fisheries, insur
ance agencies, warehouses, retail trade,
iron and engineering works and many
other enterprises which cover practic
ally the entire commercial and indus
trial field.
control ureal sang.
The - Mitsui banking business was
founded over 200 years ago and Is deep
ly rooted in the soil of Japanese
finance. These banks financed the res
toration and In 1871 the Mltsuls decided
For that purpose mey ereciea a mag-lines written are conducted under Hie
nificent stone. Duuaing in -xoaonatna.
'. " BY FREDERIC J. HASKDT. J
I (Copyright, 108, by Frederic J. Hasktn.) .
Toklo, April l.-4-The MItsal family of Japan-It. one of the oldest and
trongeet'buslneas concern! in the world. , It has a finger In almdst every
kind of enterprise in the Island empire, and itg ramlflcatidng extend to all
parts of the globe. In fanancial strength It is second only, to the ira
perial household. - It has its wn-f4eet-pf atunera4oaFry4t greaMsoin
merce, which Is so extensive that it amounts to one seventh of the en
tire foreign trade of Japan. It mines one third of the whole annual coat
production of the country, and its trade in cotton' yarn constitutes one
third of the nation's total output. y :.... '. S-"V' ' '.
--.'( According to the historians of the
Mitsui family their early ancestors
were great warriors. But on one occk
ion,f JeVeral hundred years ago. the
leader of their clan was soundly
trounced by a vicious rival,' wherefore
he turned his back upon warlike pur
suits , and opened . a drygoods store.
From that tm on the energies of the
clan were applied -to commercial pur
suits with, such success that the busi
ness founded by the defeated brave is
now one of the strong pillars of the
empire. Th. early Mitsui traders were
the nloneers In the idea of cash re
tailing; they organised a, plan for the
collection and remittance of money, and
established the first carrier's business
la Japan.
As early as 1687 the Mitsui family
waa appointed oy tne government as urn
purveyor and .'controller of public ex
change. . In recognition, of the services
rendered' at this time a vast estate In
Toklo was conferred upon the clan
The Mltsuls have continued to render
valuable service to the state. For two
centuries they were loyal to the Toku
cawa Shoaunate. and later to the em-
penclniefc-iwhnh:xesenmi
jieror wa restored to actual power, the
ber, railway' sleepers, sulphur," matcheaj
But in 1872 the government decided to
adopt the American banking system
and the First National Bank of Japan
was organised. This compelled the Mlt
suls tabandon their plan, but they
became the principal shareholders' In
I he new national bank. Thev turned
over to to It the house the family had
erected for its own purposes which re
mains today one -of the finest struct
ures in tlie entire empire. , Later. In
176, the Mitsui bank was organised.
Although not the official bankers of
the government, it is a well known fact
that now, in the times of financial
stress, the Mitsui family is practically
carrying upon its broadwshouldera the
credit' of the Japanese nation
The exDort business or tne Mltsuls is
the most extensive In the country. They
ship millions of dollars' worth of raw
Rlllt to New York each year, being the
largest handlers of silk in the world.
They were pioneers in tne export or
Japanese rice and do an international
business In this staple. Among the
many articles included in their export
business are Coal, cotton yarn, cotton
cloth, copper, silver, coral, cement, tlm-
Tremendous Imports. ., .
Their " Import business is conducted
on an eaually large scale. Their com
mercial Importance to the United States
Is shown by the fact that they are the
agents in - Japan for the American
Bride company, the vUnited States
Steel corporation and tho General Elec
trier com Dan v. The list of their 'inv
porta includes such important Items- aa
teamers, wars nips, orunsnoe, luwmw
lives, ateel bridges, electrical machines.
Dig Iron, wire, lead, tin, sine, machinery
of all kinds, and material for railway
eauiomeot. Although equipped with s
great fleet which they own themselves.
the-JiUsul -find -4t Inadequate to meet
ttiolr needs, and are known as one of
ine great charterers oiaiem-iiu
tonnage in London and -In the east..
This great commercial concern has
been engaged In the mining Industry
since 188, when U bought from the
?overnment the extensive - Milks coal
laid. This tract comprises an area
Of 16.000 acres, or roughly, 25 square,
miles. Since the mines passed into the
control of ' the Mltsuls no expense has
been spared In providing -the best and
newest appliances to develop the prop
erty and make It one of the great ralnr
ing enterprise of the world. There are
several seams of coal In the Mllke field,
but only the first and second seams are
capable of being profitably worked.
These mines give employment to over
6,000 miners and workmen, and the coal
Is conveyed to market by 200 schooner
rlcged.' barges. Aside from tbe coal
mluea, the Mltsuls also own and oper
ate silver, copper, lead ' and sulphur
mines. . ,
Known world orsr.
A' noteworthy fact about the MitsuU
lanrny in tnai, noiwiuuuuiainx us lonn
history reaching back to the sixteenth
century. It haa not taken on the crust
of conservatism which characterises so
many old business establishments. That
It Is the head of so many phases of
the Industrial life of Jnnan. that it 1h
the foundation of the national credit at
wis time, ana mat no Japanese nrm
la so well known--in the outside World.
roves that its economical Influence in
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3ut the interests of the Mltsuls are
' MALTED BARLEY isjdigested, food.-; Hops afe
also an aid to 'sleep. That's what you.jjet in beer.
why the doctor says "drink beer 99 when one lacks vitality.'.
Beer quiets the .lierves, not because df the: alcohol.
Ehei of that.; But because of ' the
family name. The family owns stock
to the amount of million. In other con
cerns in Japan, and on account of Its
prestige, Its voice Is respectfully list
ened to In every Joint, .took company
In which it has a vote: Among these
private - concerns which are really a
part of the Mitsui foundation are The
Bank of Japan, The Yokohama Specie
bank, the Nippon Yusen Kalsha, or
Japan Mall Hteamshlo comninv. nnd
other prominent industrial corporations,
such as cotton mills, paper mills, and
sugar refineries.
Second only to the Imperial household
in influence, the Mltaui family cannot
urn eepnniiwi irom me great
of world polltlrs which center
and Japan, and which are now forging
w me Liurii. 11 in reriain mat tne
voire of the Mltsuls will be always
lifted against war, but even thev have
little influence In any other line than,
business. On the other hand. It may'
o me miisuis wno win cause a war by I
leading the aggressive commercial cam- J
palgn which Japan is conducting in .
North-China and which is already dls- '
turning the waters in the sea of world i
diplomacy. i
questions
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hops, for hops are soporific.
A bottle of Schlitz at bedtime, induces sleep.
In every way the drinking of ' beer is good for you, pro
viding the beer is pure. , It is only the wrong beer that leads
to bad after effects and to biliousness. I v
Schlitz beer is pure. We spend more on purity than on
all other costs of our blowing! Even the air that cools it is
filtered. And every bottle is sterilized
'DIS STREET CAR PIZNESS
IS GETTING UNGUESSABLE"
There is
in Schlitz.
all the good of beer, arid none of the harm,:
By George V. Hobart.
(With a few necessary additions of
local color.)
Py Chlmlneddy! djs street car pltxnesa
in Portland Is getting to be so unguess-
abje dot nobody knows dor answer.
, Uese days' it la dot der public has to
rush to dor bulletin boards to get posted
yuat vare to stood on der street before
raising der index thumb at der busy
motormans.
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WHEN THEY SEE IT
That's Why
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That's Why
That's- Why
"Oregon Life" gained more
business in Oregon in 1907
vthan any regular life insur
ance company.
Our business for 1908 shows
marked improvements over
our splendid record of last
year.
April was, with but one ex
ception, the biggest month
this company has had since
opening its doors.
Not -One Death . HMJoce(? 1907-rNot
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SfjO.EXeUSE
FOR ANY CITIZEN OF. OREGON
TAXING UF KSCSAKCC FHOll if 0CTSIDI COSIFUT
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Cene CUIce: Corbeit Clij- Cor. 5l!i & L'crrlsoa Sis. , Pcrllaad, Or.
a. L. MILLS
President
Lv SAMTEL
General Manager
CLARENCE 8. SAMUEL
rAss't Manager y
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Der spring styles in catching a street
ear seem, to fluctuation vurse den der
cotton market efer dlt.
It vas dot der husband vakes ub
In der morning und says py his luffing
vlfe, 'ianateltak hurry . my breakfast,
please, because der car stops on der far
side dls morning und 1 must hustle "
'p,ariJon m. Rutherford," responses
der luiring; vlfe, "dls ia. Friday und der
car stops on der near aide you haf
plenty time!"
Dus it la.
.Yesterday t hat some pltsness down
VHn' ?? J -vent ofer on der "ear side
und valted for a car.
Ven der car came py I hat my thumb
ouia In der atmosDhere nmin.i. k...
der motormans kept on to der far' side
und stopped.
Py der time I ran ofer to der far side
n? va" STone again und annuder car hat
topped at der near side,
Ven 1 rushed ack to der near side
wer car passed me going to der far side,
und now der near side looked so much
J? oer far side dot I vent back to der
udder aid. vlch should haf been der near
side, but how could it be der near side
ven der car vas on der far side und I
could not get near der near side in time
to catch der car before It vas far avay
on der far aider .
Yu!i a? 1 ru'e? back again to der
far side der near side became der near
est side to catch der car. und ven I
Suffed ofer again from der far side to
er near aide der nearer I got to der
near side I could see dot vfle der far
side vas far avay it vas nearer den der
near side vlch vas always on der far
side ven I hoped to get a car on der
near side.
Den I gritted my teeth und made up
my mind to anticipate der action of dor
car py.loodinii half way betveen der
near side und der far side bo I could run
tovlch efer side der emergency called
I vss atooding dare abould a minute
much pleased mlt der Idea, because der
near side vas now abould as far avay
as der far aids ven yuat Sen a automo-
intunnuTi neuKeo. ud Denind me und
vun of der forvard turret, struck m
on ray own personal far side und hoisted
jn; ofer to der near side yuat as a car
left for der far side.
I reached ould my hand to grab der
far-side of der step, but I missed it
und caught der near side und py dls
time der car vas on der far aide urid der
motormans grabbed der near side ofdcr
eleotrlcsjasity machine und push it
ofer to der far side und der car started
!aE1 .,Pas0- Texa8' at der speed of
v union m. mmuie una aare l vas mlt
der near aide of four linger, holding to
der far aid. of der step und der rest
pf my body sticking straight ouid in
n.o . m ymr or trousers on a
uuuiOTimo u a, gaie or Vina.
Den der near side of mv1 flmrara
fused to hold ort "to der far side of der
step und mlt der near side of my face
I struck der far side of der tracks und
der near aide of my brain Raw efery In
dividual .tax on der far side of der uni
verse. Den I vent home und crawled into der
far side of der bed vile my vlfe sent
for a near aide doctor vlch lived on der
isr siae ui oer diock.
D. DiNKEISPIEL,
Per George V. Hobart
WILL SPEAK OX LAW
POINTS EQR WOMEN
The Sunday "At Home" at the Young
Women's Christian .Association offers
soma special attractions ' this time.
After tho Drop In Bible Clans and Ut
ile journey room, wnicn open at 4
O'clock, come, the musical program,' an
unusually good tone and the address.
The- talk for the afternoon is "Law
Points for Women" by Jl. F. FlegeL
This promts to be a most practical,
helpful talk for business women right
to ..the. point with some suggestions
viii:n noma cusi you i IX you came
to the office for them."
Tbe following is th. musical pro
gram: Vocal solo. Mr. Olga Bartsch
Langf? violin solo. Miss Gall Myers;
voca) solP, Mrs., Pauline MiUer-Chao-
Ask for th Brnuery Bottling : ' (
Common beer is sometimes t&b&ituted for SchTilM, " y r , . -
To avoid being imposed pon, set that (Me cork or crown is branded S(kltts '
PEone Main
- - - - JShenrood & Sherwood -y"
8 Front St., S. E. cor; Ankeny St.
.... . ." Portland
The BccrThat Made Milwaukee Famous
SHAKE DUST OF FARM
AT OCEAN
BEACHES
Inland Empire Residents
Will Flock This Summer
to Coast Points. v
invited.
young women ar. cordially
Johnson to Address Chlcagoans. -
United Pivea burf Wire. I
Chicago, I1L, May t. Leading Demo
erats from all parts, Of Illinois have
come to Chicaro tx attend tnnWhc.
banquet of. the Iroqilols club, at which
oovernor Jonn A. Johnson of Minne
sota. Is to be the , guest of honor and
the r chief speaker. . Much lnt.M i
manifested An, the function ainc it was
annouriceditfrKlnSbvernor- Johnson's ma.
drees waa to ba of national political
ImDortanca," "The residential hmm n
the Minnesota). -executive is helUvi in
have gathered considerable , strength
Inc. the Johnson headnuarters .nr.
opened la Cbiuago several weeks ago.
Inland empire people are showing
more Interest this year than ever before
in summer tourist rates and travel to
Oregon coast beach resorts. A niove
ment has been started at Walla Walla
to Induce the railroad companies to put
In ea&eclally low .rate, and Improve
train accommodation, for this business.
The Walla Walla Commercial club has
fassed resolutions on the subject, and
hese have been unanimously Indorsed
by a vote of the board of governors of
the Portland Commercial club.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, The summer travel between
Interior points and the seaside' summer
resorts of Oregon and Washington Is
of increasing volume and Importance,
and is for the welfare of the people of
this community, and
Whereas, Said travel haa been Induced
by the railroad companies ty tne grant
ing or an especially
(about one fare for
lT 1
the
round trip -for
continuous passage) ' and th. business
under said rate waa admittedly re
munerative, and
Whereas, At the time of the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland, the
rate was advanced for the puroose of al
lowing a stopover privilege to admit
attendance at said exposition, and since
that time has not been reduced, and
Whereas, The only objection known to
have been raised against the original
rate wa -that it occasioned patty dis
putes over the matter of stopover priv
ilege, requested by heavy freight ship
pers. now therefore, be it
Resolved, That in th. opinion of this
commercial organisation the best In
terest, of this community would be
served If the railroad companies would
reestablish the original rate on contln
uou. Dsssage summer resort -tickets to
b?aer points from the interior, and 4hat
at the name time a ticket at the higher
rat. allowing stopover privileges be
sold for the use of such persons as
wish to pay for that privilege; and that
a copy of this resolution b. sent to
other commercial bodies In eastern
Washington and Oregon and Idaho, and
to the Commercial club of Portland,
Oregon. . i
SPREE HABIT CAME
FROM LONG PRACTICE
Mr.. Mary Relsentahn has begun suit
In the circuit court for divorce from
Qotfrled . Relseniahn. alleging that
within th. last year he has contracted
the habit of goina on screes. ' Thev
war. married in Germany hi 1883 and
came to Oregon 'ten years later. Mrs. I
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In paint satisfaction is made by
the buyer of BAY STATE prcj
ducts. Used intelligently, the re
suits are economical and satisfac
tory always. v - .
THE BIG PAINT STORE
Fisher, Thorsen I Co.
FRONT AND MORRISON STS.
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Relsensahn want. 1 2,000 alimony, the
custody of the children, and one third
Interest In 1(0 acres of land near Bux
ton, said to be worth $3,000. ,
William Scheurer has been, sued " for
divorce by Emma. Scheurer, to whom
he was married in 1901. His wife al
leges that he deserted her In: Novem
ber. 1906. : - . :
J New Notaries.
(Special Diipiteh tit The Journal.)
Salem, Or., May 2. Commissions as
notaries publio have been Issued to the
following: Will M. Peterson, Pendle
ton; S. Potter. Sheridan; E. IX Tlohenor,
Clatakanle; Adella R. McBrtda, Portland.-'
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Many people who are neglecting symptoms of kidney trouble, hoping ' 4 1 will wear away' are
drifting towards Bright' s Disease, , which is kidney trouble in one of its worst forms.
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stops Irregularities, strengthens the uHnary organs and builds up the worn-out tissues
of the kidneys, so they will perform their functions properly. Healthy kidneys strain out
the impurities from the blood as it passes through them.' Diseased kidneys do not, and
the, poisonous waste- matter isicarried.by the circjilation :to every part of the body,1
causing dizziness, backache, stomach' trou&le, sluggish liver, irregular heart action, etc.
-if younave any; signs of Kidney or Bladder Trouble commence taking FOLEY'S
Y iUKE at once, as it will cure a slight disorder in a few days and prevent a
it is pleasant to take and benefits the wnoie. system. ,. -
y:):y : . . -
How to Find Out.:
Yea can easily determins If your kldneyt are
out oC order by. settingr aside for 2 hours a ,
bottle of the urine passed upon arisinr. If
G. D. Curhan Testlfios After Four Year.
C. B. Bitrhans of Carlisle Center, N. V.; writes:
'i "About foar year, ago I wrote you stating tost f had been entirety
cured of a severe kidney trouble by takins lea. than two bottles af
, upon examination re ia CIOOdT or miller Or nag - Folsy's Kidn.y Cure. It eattreiy steppea tne briek-eust sediment and
. 77 a brick-dust sediment or small particles float ' painaod symptoms of kidney disease aisappeartd. 1 am gisd te my that
: . V. I 1 sa.. - jai m m ' t lmA m nrfiin af BBV af those ItmntaiM dttrinm H A.n
wui 111 ii, jvui siuicji -sir. aisea.sea, ana
tkeO ' heartily recommegd Foley's Kidney Cor. te any one suffsrlu from 1
C::-.y?!,i r " ---.,., i.y;-yyi Wi-".?1;
Two CIzc?, Ud Cents end $1.00. .
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURB abould be takes
at JKICB. -; - . . y'y::ty
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