The cost of the journey is almost prohibitive if compared with ocean steamer charges.
The train service is very unreliable and subject to many interruptions.
The steamers of the Chinese Eastern Railway Company are scheduled to make the connection with Korea upon arrival of the train. Time required, from twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
The estimate of the length of time occupied by the journey between Korea and Japan upon the completion of the Seoul-Fusan Railway is forty-four hours.
| Chemulpo or Seoul to Fusan | 10 | hours |
| Fusan to Moji by sea | 4 | ” |
| Moji to Kobe | 15 | ” |
| Kobe to Tokio | 15 | ” |
APPENDIX II
RETURN OF ALL SHIPPING ENTERED AT THE OPEN PORTS OF KOREA DURING THE YEAR 1902.
| Flag | Chemulpo | Fusan | Won-san | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | |||||||
| Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | |
| British | — | — | 3 | 7198 | — | — | 1 | 4800 | — | — | — | — |
| Korean | 167 | 4031 | 187 | 34,877 | 12 | 308 | 77 | 32,633 | 5 | 190 | 94 | 22,057 |
| Chinese | 73 | 406 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| French | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1744 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| German | — | — | 1 | 1379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2791 | — | — | — | — |
| Japanese | 205 | 12,945 | 299 | 186,050 | 943 | 28,447 | 685 | 326,858 | 77 | 8238 | 189 | 106,755 |
| Norwegian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | 1 | 25 |
| Russian | — | — | 42 | 58,332 | — | — | 21 | 12,555 | 4 | 294 | 41 | 22,752 |
| United States | 6 | 162 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 451 | 17,544 | 533 | 287,851 | 956 | 30,499 | 786 | 379,662 | 86 | 8722 | 325 | 151,589 |
| ” 1901 | 571 | 18,839 | 465 | 220,053 | 765 | 30,147 | 686 | 312,029 | 65 | 6333 | 259 | 112,583 |
| Average, five years, 1898-1902 | 596 | 19,968 | 415 | 206,996 | 726 | 27,086 | 569 | 287,725 | 63 | 6085 | 243 | 121,791 |
| Flag | Chin-am-po | Mok-po | Kun-san[3] | |||||||||
| Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | |||||||
| Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | |
| British | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Korean | 412 | 6897 | 200 | 26,898 | 9 | 154 | 92 | 20,694 | 35 | 666 | 101 | 13,478 |
| Chinese | 264 | 3113 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| French | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Japanese | 126 | 5349 | 52 | 31,263 | 62 | 3672 | 281 | 144,422 | 33 | 818 | 66 | 22,297 |
| Norwegian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | 53 | 1408 | 31 | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 855 | 16,767 | 283 | 58,626 | 72 | 3830 | 373 | 165,116 | 69 | 1492 | 167 | 35,775 |
| ” 1901 | 870 | 18,424 | 203 | 35,826 | 75 | 4572 | 320 | 133,494 | 111 | 2731 | 141 | 36,163 |
| Average, five years, 1898-1902 | 716 | 14,678 | 195 | 36,793 | 100 | 4655 | 278 | 121,014 | — | — | — | — |
| Flag | Ma-sam-po[3] | Songchin[3] | Total for Korea | |||||||||
| Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | Sailing | Steam | |||||||
| Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | Number of Vessels | Tons | |
| British | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11,998 |
| Korean | 1 | 31 | 2 | 847 | — | — | 92 | 14,298 | 641 | 12,277 | 845 | 165,782 |
| Chinese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 3531 | — | — |
| French | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1744 | — | — |
| German | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1379 |
| Italian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2791 |
| Japanese | 61 | 796 | 205 | 28,902 | 9 | 858 | 127 | 30,646 | 1516 | 61,123 | 1904 | 877,193 |
| Norwegian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 50 |
| Russian | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7583 | 4 | 294 | 113 | 101,222 |
| United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 1570 | 32 | 480 |
| Total | 62 | 827 | 207 | 29,749 | 9 | 858 | 228 | 52,527 | 2560 | 80,539 | 2902 | 1,160,895 |
| ” 1901 | 72 | 1033 | 169 | 20,223 | 4 | 294 | 196 | 32,565 | 2533 | 82,373 | 2439 | 902,936 |
| Average, five years, 1898-1902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2331 | 75,352 | 2053 | 833,334 |
Note.—Japanese shipping (steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Osaka Shosen Kaisha and the Hori Company) easily occupies the first place. The Korean share in the trade is increasing, and Russian steamers show a larger tonnage in Korean ports than before.