The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-10
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San Francisco Call. April -.


In coming +, the CSR "l1ce yesterday
morning, through Que Of our mos, populous
streets We saw In the basement 0f the build.
ing some fifteen or twenty Chinese At work
on shoes. This led 10 to make Nh estimate
% to the advantage Or disadvantage Of hav.
ing this class Of population in California
In the first place We have about fif.y
thousand Chiness In California. and this
City thousand realize for their labor at least
one dollar per head each day on an average
over and above the money expended for
such commodities - they purchase from
our people. Including manufacturing 60.
Establishments which are carried On BY Chi.
nese, our estimate Of one dollar q profits,
which ore taken out Of the county, 10 rather
under than over rsted. There seems no
doubt whatever that fifty thousand dollars
per day are drawn from this coast for Chi.
ness labor, which sum Of money goes 10
Onsno, fs0sss ~ss~ss~- ~ .,Ss.s .-s..-.. TI..
would give % total tax. for having the
services Of the Chinese, of 81. SO, 600 per
moth, " SIS, QUO, 900 per snnu,n. Here 10
drain upon the resources of California.
Oregon and Nevada fearful to contemplate.
This labor, 10 very great extent. 10 dead
l0ss To our citizens, f0l the Chinese do not
erect our dwellings nor leave permanent
improvements behind. Neither do they open
farms. THY manufacture few commodi.
ttes, raise few vegetables, and assist In
cultivstiny vineyards; but large numbers
ars employed - domestic servants, Or ex>
trac. g"Id from gulcbes. The work done by
the Chinese could, to great extent, be more
sdvsu.ageously performed BY our own pct'-
pic. We have IN ample labor supply In this
State, II II were utilized OF We could draw
It fron the Eastern states; and the money
earned In this nay would he saved In Cali.
f"rnis 70 start manufacturing sblishmensa.
erect dwellings, stores, etc. All classrs OF
population except the Chinese add t. the
wealth Of the country, but that earned by
the Chinese 10 carried away.
A. " have stated before. this coast Is
paying tribute for Chinese labor annually u
The amount Of some eighteen millions Of
dollars. This money, ws contend. could be
saved BY. employing another class Of lsbor.
II oil would make II . point toemploy work. |
men Who live amongst us-are Of us-and
Invest their means here instead of sending |
Il to China, the State would soon bc In = |
most prosperOua condition. Bot, on the Gun.
tTssy, SHOULD our ciiizeus continue IL en- |
pIoy Chinese, sud let the lsbor Of our own |
people 70 . very great extent b. lost, We
shall have depressed community. Instead
Ut our streets being occupied by . white
population, with workshops and stores On
sverv hand, with happy and co".enssd
people, We shall have Hongkong In our
midst,- and Chinese dealers alone will BE-
found upon our principal ihorougbfsrss.
Even now no white tenant will hire build.
ng an certain streets. The nuissnce II like
} cancer; It becomes fastened In . particular
locality, and from thence II sprrads, until
property h ruined Ill srourd for any other
purpose except the use Of Chinese. Al one
lime e waD 0uppNeed that Chinese labor
,ouId b utilized with advantage; that h.
boress Anne, which was bed enough, would
,ufEcr; but - soon ~ Chinese workmen
earn bsanch Of business. from that M.
1seut the Chinese Dab're1 not only supplsnes
be white wOfkman, but he eupplsnts also
he white 0mnk,yAf