The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-11-11
FOR THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
~. CooIfe Labor ''J'

Mr.. EDIToR: 1t will be rcmembere
by yoar readers, that at tho last meet
ing Of "Thc Kcrshaw Agricultural and
Mechanical Society,"" the committee on
subject of "chinesc Labor did no.
present their report, owing to the fact
that their Chairman, Col. Edward NJ
Boykin, upon whom the duty had been
dcvolvcd, had been called to Louisiana
on protracted business. 8
I have Just received from Col. Boy
kin, the following able aud interesting
report, and II am issuie, I cannot do Jour
readers and the Society a greater ser:
vice, in this connection, than BY sub;
mittingit through your columns now,
rather than to await tile next meeting
in January, Of the Society. ''a''' ''9''"' %
'...'s--,e'.,' Truly Yours, >s s''@ -
I"i-2in"''' ri'" WIN. M. SHANNON.
,aThe subject of Coo'ie Immigration
Which was brought; to the notice Of che
society aud resulted 10 the appointment
of u committee, to get, information and
report, was found TO be in condition
that it was thought advisable to await
further Developments, sothas practical
and reliable reformation, could gbcD oh!
tanned. At the meeting Of the "airn,.
phis Convention" last summer, the
subject was brought prominently
forward; though no very decided action
looking to their immediate Importation
was taken by that body, and it has been
left to private enterprise, on the part of
those most Interested, the active and
intelligent business men. and planters
of, New Orleans and the Mississippi
Deha, to initiate the proceeding and
give it an immediate aad practical bsar-
ing. .......-....- .....,. d. u .c-;s s..
Mr.. John Williams, Of the firm of
John Williams & Son, Of New Orleans
who is a large sugar planter on Bayou
La Fourche, has accepted the agency
of Mr.. Koopmanschap for New Orleans
and it is from Mr.. Williams personally,
that tie information your committee
would respectfully submit, is derived.
Mr.Koopnnnschap has had large e4-
pcricnce in Coolic immigration, having
been for many year interested in that
trade in California. For a long time
re, ident i'm China he Knows the people
we'll. Underhis auspices son Of Mr..
Williams hus just lett for China, having
with him an educated Chinese, p, Kim
Ou. Gu was educated at the mission
school and has been in this country lo!'g
enough to make himself familiar with its
institutions, as he already was with its
language. aud literature, and feels con-
fdcntt ttiat as soon as the way is. s.ppeued,
q large and profitable. emigration will
fake place, they cunning at thcir own
expense or with assitance rendeted b.
their friends already hcre,' after the
manner Of the Irish. % J'7aHe@ "1ad
1t is the object of Mr. Williams and
those interested with him to make this
opening directly with the best labor dis
tricts Of China, realizing as they do, moi
only tho importance but the absolute
necessity for manageable labor in the
Mississippi valley. ~. .;cr.-' :
Their wish is that no mistake should
be made at the outset, and that the par
tics dir, city interested the Planter"
and the ".ahorer' shall be- Brought in
direct contact without, the intervention
OF "middIeman' o! !"speculator."
They have made arrangements through