The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-13
CHoY-cHEw AND s1NG.MAN.

What They Think Of Americau. Chinese
Trade-The Chinese Emigration Question.
The two Chinese merchants Of San Francisco
ChO5- and Sing Man-who arrived IL this city
night before last after the great overland journey
by way OF that great bore OF place. Chicago, en-.
joyed Themselves yesterday after al quiet and rea-
sonable u fashion as could be expected. They were
up early yesterday morning at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and started or in businesslike way to prose.
cute the objects Of their trip First they visited the
ONCE OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, in the
interests and prosperity Of which Mr.. Choy-Cnew Is
somewhat concerned, being the amiable agent OF the
line In the city of San Francisco.
Accompanied hJ Messrs. Knight and Coleman, they
next went to see Messrs. Low Co, OF Burning slip,
heavy tea merchants and old, respected citizens OF
this borough There they spent some time In plea
SAINT conversation with the head OF che firm, and
communicated their views about the probable fu-
ture OF Chinese trade and its relations TO the com
merce OF this city to the great interest OF their audi
tors Ia the office The house of Plat Newton. tea
merchants was also visited and brief period spent
In the Interchange OF civllitles. Tho Chinese
merchants were greatly impressed with the
rush and extent of business which they
saw along Front aud South streets. They have both
spent half generation In san Francisco but moth.
lug In That city ever impressed them 20 much with
the restless commercial spirit OF the country the
short walk they took win Mr.. Low from Burning
sup TO f1on street nate ID tue the
Uncle simeon ever on the alert Tor lions IN any
shape. took the weary ceestals in hand and, after
Q course OF mild eau de Uie restored them to their
normal brightness and lucidity
After this process had been completed the reporter
Ct the IN and Sec ss Two
IN the parior Of capacous SGT OF rooms Ia the
metropolitan. Choy. Chew was conversing with Mr.:
+. +. E. Morse, general agent Of the Michigan and
Lake Shore Railroad, while Stng-Man was enjoying
himself with the smoke OF long, attenuated cigar,
Di"s nsnneI cut chinese fashon and bSttoned to
the neck. The plgtai-ever dear and venerated pig.
TAILS preserved but the cotton shoes OF China aud
discarded The regular old style OF American leather
stub toes are substituted, aud gay AMI festive
Panama takes the place OF the rejected Oriental
Choy- chew is nice young man Of about twenty
seven years. partner in the house OF Lun, W0 y
and retail dealers In tea sugar. rice and all kinds Of
China provisions, Sacramento street San FRANCISCO.
iaee a sweet Ii is smile and exceedingly honest In It's
look. by COMPARISON with all other Cplnamen IL has
been our favored lot to meet Nj: Ohoy.on might
RSsen h s es MsRnas es Sss :s sEs
NTH than Fair anything else Ms speaks
Clearly than an ordinary German or Frehchman
but ne lacks nuency and courage IN conversatl9n-s
cannot be said to have overcome. Nevertheless Mr.
Choy Chew is very interesting young man. His
~ attention. lie may be TAKEN young as ne is. as
ono OF the best representatives Of his race and inf
ntely better calculated by his knowledge, physique
and department to command attention than any one
OF the Celestials Minister Burngame had IN his
wandering troupe. Mr.. Choy.Chew says the OBJECT
to see Il there cannot 30 effected among the
commercial classes Of this city more extended IN
terest in Chinese products This y his sole purpose.
cisco for tea silk and few other articles; but he
thinks the opening OF the Pacific Railroad offers
very fine nducement to the merchants of the East to
enter into extensive and familiar intercourse
with the Celestial empire. "There are more things
ana IN IKE
many mere things beside tea and silk end paltry
eau furnish the millions Of the great republic
For this these gentlemen come among US. 1t
Of profound interest, the coming Of CHINA to the
markets OF the Western world. This, indeed, is an
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presume that the visit with which we are now ia.
vored 10 anything more than an ordinary incident Of
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to to- us "f from s the cites q canton Hong Kong.
Lowell and Manchester. then, indeed, we may hang
banners on the City Hail. Y u stand at the time
and give vent to our most aesthetic feelings. 49,,
nese immigration, says emphatically there are no
Cnlnamep going to leave China unless they feel con-
vinced thew go To q country where they can realize
enough to live upon, enough to bring them back
and enough to leave margin for their sustenance at
home. They all leave voluntarily, though there are,
he says, among them, as there might be among
Germans or Irsh those who unable to pay their pas
sage stipulate to reimburse the expense after arrival
here But this Ii not the slavery the papers taK
about; 1t is o simple, natural arrangement which
accommodates as well the emigrant as the factory
owner who brings him out to work for him-no more
no less As to furnishing the South with manual laboi
Mr. Choy- Chew looks with disfavOr on the PROJECT
The South cannot give the Chinese sufficient cOmpen.
sation to induce him TO emlerate but California
There Is vivid remembrance IN China or the wa,