Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-24
FROM CAPT. GEORGE w. GIFT.
He Defends California, and Praises San
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Boys, and What
They are DOing-PIeRsantrtes
and BadInsge-The Los
Angeles colony.

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long time since have had bout with
yoH' or talk with your resders. am
going to have both now, with your per-
mission. What the dickens led you to
reprint those stale frauds OF returning
dead-beats in reference to California?
Whoever returns from here and says he
can't get anything to do, or he went
hungry, or any other such stuff, is 8
fraud. There is work enough here for
people who aUiSh to work, and there is
enough of good, clinkiDg, ringing coin
to pay for It. Why, my dear fellow,
there are more new houses in process Of
construction in San Francisco to-day
than in the entire south. By the way,
speaking of houses, the party you quot
ed from alleged as against us that rents
in San Francisco were enormously high.
Admit that to be the fact, and what does
it prove? That houses are in great de-
mand, and in great demand because
there is use for them, and people wish to
use them because it will be profitable so
to do. l can tell bigger rent
story than your man. The Occi-
dental hotel is on Montgomery street,
extending from Bush to Suffer; it has
two corner stores, consequently. These
stores each rent for $500 per month;
the one is used as drugstore and the
other as dry-goods shop. The one is
no bigger than R0binson's store at the
corner of Second and Madison streets,
and the other is no bigger than the first.
Isn't it awful that people are forced to
pay such outrageous prices? and l hear
that stores in Flood q O'Brien's new
block are already taken at higher rates.
This new block of Flood & O'Brien's is
to hold their new bank; capital, S., 000,-
600 gold. This makes us have four
banks, each with the capital named, and
we have dozen or two of smaller ones,
say of 81, 000,0 capital. Ex-Governor
Peter II. Burnett is president of one of
the smaller fry. l was IN his office the
other day, when he told me that in his
boyhood days he was clerk of Bolivar
tavern, with salary of one hundred
dollars year. He has been governor
Of California and chief justice Of the su-
preme court. You spoke in your last
article of some additional statistics got
ten up by the Resources Of California in
consequence of your attacks. You seem
to have offset it by getting out big de-
linquent list, thirty.si columns in solid
nonpareil type. The whole State of
California cannot equal that. In your
last article you say there is no
chance for working people in
California on account of the Chinese,
who monopolize all the places. You
think so? The savings banks OF San
Francisco have So, 900 depositors, who
have due them not quite $50, 900, 600!
Stop few moments and quickly digest
the logic Of this wonderful fact. What
do you think Of savings bank making
a single loan Of a million of dollars on
real estate? The Hibernia did it the
other day-loaned 81 600, 600 on the Pal
ace hotel for five years, at nine per cent.
per annum. Well, l wont chaff you
any more. Let's have little personal
gossip about the "boys." Mercer Otey
is the longest here and best employed;
he is bOok-keeper for VIM. T. Coleman
d Co. Eugene Jones is cashier for the
same house, and looks as natural as he
did in the DeSOto bank. Chandler
formerly with Hill, Fontaine & Co..,
has . good place. George Henry has
just got into business-$l50 month.
Maeson (Sam Tate's brother-in-l aw) has
just gone to work for the Central Pacific,
and will soon be on the rosd to fortune.
Jack Ryan has been working off and on
for the gas company, and in various pc.
sitiOns. His health is entirely restored, .
and he is che erful and in good spirits.
His brOther-in-law, Claiborne, is work
ing for the gas company, and doing very
well. Is an enthusiastic Californian.
EDb Titus has not got place yet, but
has hopes. George Dashiel has several
promises, and will get good place; has
gained fifteen pounds and is no longer
"yallern in the face. say
nothing in reference to the color
Of his nose. Monaghan is thor
oughly at home. Captain B. F. White
has recovered his health completely and
entirely, and is working like beaver
fer an insurance company. Oscar COgh-
Ian, formerly boOk-keeper for Ferguson
d Privett, Is practicing law in an adj
joining county. Mr.. Alsup arrived
few days since, and is doing nothing
yet. Howard Carlisle went on to Los
Angeles without seeing me. l could
have fixed him had he stayed. Mr.. Day,
the engraver, is doing good business in
San Francisco. These are all can re-
collect at present, and L can say Of them
generally that they are all in good spir-
It's. Now, then, want to say one word
to your young men who wish employ
ment as book-keepers, clerks, and the
like. This country is always full of that
class Of people; running over, in fact.
II you have sufficient money to run you
six months you will ge. employment; if
not, you can go on raEche. And just
another world am not in the business
of answering long letters gratis. am
editing weekly newspaper in this gar
den city Of the world; it is three dollars
a year In advance; if you want infOrma-
ton send your money for the Reporter.
Now, then, you scolding old APPEAL,
l am nearly done with you-will wind
up by saying that though you are q
cross-grained old thing, yet we who are
away off here by Pacific's shore still
delight in porting over your columns,
reading even the dads" and the "paid
locals" Deal gently with us. Your
friend, GEORGE W. GIFT.
P.s.-Most OF the people who come