On the other hand, the United States may be said to err in the other direction and to supply. much information on trade that the rage commercial firm. has time consistently to follow up the very valuable information given out by the Bureau of Commerce. The British Board of Trade alto is a remarkable channel of information to British commerce and industry. and I make bold to say that in certain civeles in America and England the receipt. of accurate data on China would act a great economic quickener between Chiva and the outside world. who are able by long study, tem-erament and experience to conduct such an institution. Tt is not mere Journalism that is wanted, but careful economic research, for the result of which the outside world would be able to apply. The director of such an institution would be hard to find, for the number of men who have Gevoted their lives to this class of work are in the nature of the ease is extremely small, and. those who claim to be fitted for such work, are generally of the younger "and energetic type whose fancy carries them into a-droaniland in which they imagine they have great knowledge When they have none
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