Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-15
Labor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

l0DOr Convention AoI Oufnnhents
The Labor Convention met this morn
ing at 10 O'clock, Governor Isham g.
Harris in the chair. The Committee on
Conference with Mr.. Koopmanschaap
and Tye Kim Orr reported that Mr.. Koop-
manschaap's house in San Francisco
have imported 10000 Chinese into Cali
fornia, and they have given general satis-
faction. They think Chinese laborers
can be had and made to supply the presen Mt
wants of the South. Contracts can be
made with Mandarins and Governors Of
provinces in China, who will give a
guarantee of faithful performance of
work. Caution should be used in maxi
ing selections, or trouble and waste of
money will result. Hands should not be
taken from seaboard cities of China, for
the lower class of the population are
worthless as farm hands. The cost of
importing will be thirty to forty dollars
per man to California, sixty dollars to
Memphis; and contracts can be made at
from ten to twelve dollars per month,
with guarantee for their faithful per-
Torrance. Cinnamon require two pounds
of grit, half pound of meat, quarter
of poundsof salt fish, and small guam
tity of vegetables per day, and no bread
is needed.
Organizations must be made with CAPT.
tai that will employ competent and relia.
BILE men to go to China and select labor
ers from the agricultural districts there,
to make contracts and attend the trans
portation, and this way saving the
commission of an intermediate agent.
General Pillow submitted report
recommending the immediate organiza-
ton of company to be called the Mis-
sissippi Valley Emigration Company,
with a capital of 100000, to be in
creased to $4,000, 900, to be composed of
twelve directors to serve twelve months,
the directors to elect president. Shares
shall be 800 each, and 100000 shall be
sufficient to organize. Ten per cent. of
the stock to be called for at once, and all
ia thirty days. 1t shall be especially
agreed that Chinese laborers shall DO
cared for until delivered to their employ
ers-and stipulations shall be entered
into that the Chinese shall be kindly
treated under penalty Of forfeiture of en-
ployer's contract. All United States and
State laws to be implicitly obeyed. One
or more agents shall be appointed, and
employees to be discharged when incom-
petent or careless. The company to be
organized on the 18th of August.
General Pillow read letter from Gen
eral Forrest, subscribing $4,000 on the
part of the Selma and Memphis RAILROAD,
and the people along his road will read
ily subscribe 100000 more.
The plan proposed by General Pillow
was carried. and $4,000 subscribed on
the spot.
Committees we're appointed to open
books for subscription in each State.
Committee for Louisisns-Jno. Will
liams, Emile Dupre and M. Greenwood.
Kentucky-L s, Trimble, D. G. Read
and John Martin.
Mississippi-Jno. Duncan, Geo. w.
Koontz and Mr.. Blewett.
Arkansas-M l.. Bell, Thos Churchill,
Cad. Polk
Thirty thousand copies of the Conven-
ton proceedings we're ordered to be
printed. A communication was read rom
Com. Matt. Maury. Thanks of the Con-
vention we're rendered to Hon. l. G. Har-
ris.
The Convention adjourned sine die at
halfpast one o'clock pm.