Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24


ever, Who differ from us; to such
We commend the accompanying
letter from q gentleman well
known In this State:
NEAR MILLERToN, TRKsNO I
COUHTY, CAL, Aug. %, 20
MKssRs. F. S. NOEL 4 Co.
GENTS: Your favor Of 18th inst.
was received last night.
During a recent visit TO San
Francisco, / was informed by a
friend, with whom l have entered
into an arrangement to furnish
Cinnamon to planters and rail
roads, &c, that the passage to
Omaha, per capita, would be about
$35; wages about $40 per month,
with food, or about s26 If they
feed themselves, II advise the
former) beside the compensation
to the agent which will be reason.
able, say VI per month or so per
year. This compensation will
vary according to the number
furnished and shipped at the same
time 400 or 500 can be furnished,
perhaps q much larger number,
this fall. Orders in earnest would
ascertain the number at once.
do not know what steamers would
charge from Omaha to Missis
sippi, / presume not over $40 tc
Sl5. / will thank you to ascer
, tain the probable cost of thu
, steamboat passage and inform me
Intending when / come here t
endeavor to enter into q business
to furnish Chinese laborers,
have enquired and closely observ
e ed them since l arrived here, Will
a view to their efficiency as Ia
borers and found them as a class
Of average size Of other men, ca
= pable of great endurance, almos
in every instance Industrious ant
quiet and peaceable, performing
their work according TO contract
but no more, and in my opinion
presenting the only opening 70
o planters to emancipate themselve
from the domination Of the FIRE,
negro and Yankee. am certain
y l can make as much cotton witt
fifty Cinnamon as one formerl,
= did with fifty negroes, as W
. found them on plantations. 1t /
said they were the most e%ficien
laborers on the Central Pacif
railroad and did q great deal o
: most of the work on it and ar
G still employed on the road as reg
ular hands.
l see them continually, rldlnI
] and driving one, two and fou
horse teams with ease and skill
managing the wild mustang team
Q as well rs the best farm hand
s here, and many are employe,
q as farm hands here.
DIR. Means and myself desire Il
make arrangements with as man,
planters as desire to employ thi
:. labor, and think we can furnisl
a picked hands at as low rates o.
any can procure them, having ar
ranged to do so with a regula
= Chinese agent, who has the con
1idence Of their headmen, ant
whom they are willing to trust
+ In making the contract he engage
to pay them their wages monthly
in coin. After their employe
u gain their confidence, they vii
s not require wages to be paid 81
often. suggest. this plan to pa,
wages: Let sufficient funds be de
posted TO cover the passage ant
{ subsistence on the road, the exac
amount to be ascertainel. The
It the amount Of wages for one year
Il with agents commission added Il
4 be divided into II monthly pay
ments, and the acceptance of som
6 merchant in New Orleans who ca,
o give q New York reference to sal
!, isfy the Bank of California herr
- to be given for each month. Thes
funds and acceptances to be place
in our hands TO be collected q
y they fall due, and pay over TO tn
ct laborers. This will insure III
agent, satisfy the laborers, an
retain the labor. We think it prot
able that we can provide that III
IS passage money be returned in il
Is stalments out of wages. The Garlic
[. the contracts are made, the bette
IN the hands are apt TO be, as til
hands can be picked.
We invite a correspondent
s. from your friends on this subjec
c. and urge those who desire to pre-
= cure them to move as early q
:. possible in the matter.
]" Very truly, your friend,
n r. l.. DIXON.