The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-21
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!. ;.KOOPMANSCHAIaP.n.
WHO He is--IHotv He hiss Aided Chinese
e 81 Immigratioh. ~ -. =

Mr.. Koopmanschapp; the Chinese emfgrap
importar, left. Memphis Fer New Yock- on Fri,
day, and Will return next month to perfect
plans for INTRODUCING Chinese coolies. The
st. LeAr Republican. r.. Of tho 18th instant,
says ,,.,2 y,, ,,., &, ,...,..
One 9f the visitors ,op Change. on Tuesday
was QFK0pmAnschaap, Esq, 70 Y gentleman
who although o. resident 1tAe UHited States
:: ON the Pacac shofe,s
is TspatiUR ID play am0st Ndpefftt Pais as r.
in the disposition Of the social and econ omsca1
problem resulting HOm the change 81 tbs. .rela..
dOns betWeen capital and dtabor In the Southern
Francihe6 hum the place OF h,s:natiuey; Am !
sterdaM; Holland, in 1850, his attention was dl-
rected TO HE tabor question Rs then developed
in thefHMbe4 StEte. the malp featute 'pt which
was afpAdapoe- eap,lal and ne a'Must e total.
agriculture WAS neglected, mechanloai indus
try, except upon toe met limited sceles Waa
nnknoWh, Ia8d public improvements, such as
the construction OF railroads, were Impossible
and 1B9HB9gHs Or An acquaintance wItif anu Is
knowledge of the Iabor denan,lsand lsbthfshp-
ply OF the East TUdlest led HIM 10 the develop
ment OF Chinese emigration TO CALIFORNIA;. Es-
tabllshinR house in AOng RoBg he soon induoT
Franclseo, where he TeadiJy fonpd employment
for thaMi his house gnatantselbg on one 81 ie
the prompt payment of labor. wages, and on
TT OinHKtharye4uallyk certain rendition ado2
serv1ceH for q stipulated operiDd, usually ia
twelvemO1tn. The emigration increased but
slowly for 1hev Bret few Years. but as each sue
oeed,1H -sn npload returned after the expiration
of their term Of service. With more moaey than
half iloEen such terms. their neiahbors, fred
with . desire tor wealth, farsook their native
gods for o period tn serve the barbarian whom
they despised. and for; the last ten years the
house cf cfKoopmansohaap, in Hong Kong, has
had d5iHfiffVf4
Chinese province gathering together shlploads
Of laborere. and its house In San Franclsco has
received by it's oWn line OF vessels it's thous-
ands Of laborers. assigned them their masters,
purchased their food, md secured for them
their pay. . J..
By the aid Of these houses the Central Pa
oih Railroad has been constructed ak years
the services Of ths Chinese laborerH, and now
Mr.. KOopmanschaap trayerses the continent
upon that road and it's .coDnections to offer to
the Southern planters the lsanIe labor TO- aid in
garden Of the world. In reply to inquiries
MIR. Koopmanschaap states that he has never
had any difficulties as to breach OF contract
upon the part Of the Chinese. Engaged for
one year at q certain price. they labor faith
fully in California and in the East Indies for .
term OF years. He is not, however, prepared
yet to say exactly at what cost they can,ha nro.
cured TOR the south. and IN thus the cost OF
transportation s no iDconsidefable item. y aa-s:
vidual to San, ,Francisco ID $15, gold: The cost
OF transportation Of large numbers ON the Pacl-
6c Railroad has not yet been established.,. Mr..
Koopmanscha .p. however. believes that the
cost To San francisco can be materially re-
duced, after the Memphis Convention will visit
New York - ascertain exactly what reduction
in railroad rates can be made, and is now con-
fdent that the whole cost OF delivery to st.
Louis will not be over 500 in gold. or equal
say to 81 80 per month on an engagement Tor
five years, which must be pail in auvance.
Satisfied upon this point, he will proceed at
once to china to make arrangements tor any
number for which he may have crders-from
10,00J up-empl0ying his Chinese brokers IN
every province or the Celestlals next year in
February tho period when labor contracts are
entered into there. "@
During. Mr.. Koopmanschaap's visit here he
was desired to supply large manufacturing
establishment with ffty Chinese, which he Of
fered to do, the men to be delivered in August
or September. and to be paid 81 IS per day,
provi6fng proper guarantees OF protection and
payment were gwen, and he will stop here on
his return trip ffom' New York, to complete the
contract The pr0viso Of protection may need
explanation. In California the Chinese have
been the recipients OF much abuse and m my
hard KNOCKS from laborers whose places hey
had takasa! or whose wages their competition
mad 1edaeedse epuse they laugh -ats but the
KNOCK they deSiragOme one else should either
rece,ves or guard ,aDainsty s II this end their
contracts with their lnnpo1 ters include protec-
tions and Il lSonIs upont thiS consideration and
ats faithful execution that their labor can be
obtained.