, 1876-09-22

ueFhtnn4!IlE UetWeen tAC 1lbAIAEAco a1u Nnpu-
lets. II Is at all times rather lsGlcult matter
to Got on the inside track Of tho MongolIan
raco,-tha motto of tl,osu In authority evidently
being, that sccrcsy Is safcty. But what follows
may be acccptcd rs being ncarly as correct na
the conduct Of Joseph.
Their names, und the number OK mcn bclong-
Ing TO eacl, Company on the Coast, arc these:
Ming Ycnng, OF Yang. g..+......,......".... %, 900
ltoh ~ ~
Kong Chow. ......-....-. ~ uo0
Shsh iMp.'".'..'s ''t'''''''''''''' 0Uu 0u
yam 10. OF scee Yup..................,.. 1, 800
TntaI ..'.-..'.s.. s.....t...'"...'''. '114, o0V
It will be seen that the Ming Young Com
pany is numerically the strongest, but
THE sAM Yur COMPANY
was the earliest founded, and Is by far the most
influential. The influence OF tho Ming Young
tnes Is chiefly local; that Of the Sam Yup men
is felt throughout tho entire State, They con.
troll tho harvest md other great rural lnbor-
mnrts. Tho oldest Company, their 1ncn wan
dcrcd to all points Of tho compass when there
wcre not such avenuos Of work in tho city; and
this wit'c-sprcading, noInadEe policy has been
pcxscvercl IN until II Is Impossible to strike any
town, village, or settlement in the length or
breadth Of California, where Snm Yup would
not, like Col. Ncweomc, answer "Adsum" to
NLA HHlliEt VT ltH NllhE6t ttulfAlcULf' llHLH
Sir Qubblcr The Yan Wo or Scco Yup CON-
pany Is Of Il later date Of organization, and Is
not looked upon with exceeding respect or
favor by It's co-Co.'s. Most Of tho Christian
converts belong to thia Company.
THE CHIEF MEN or TIE coMrAN1Es-
who uru the merchants, capitalists, brokers, and
others Of mems, forming tho sharollo'dcrs-do
not believe In lengthy tenure Of portfolio, aud
tt,o oflt.cra u1ttnn15u n1apfn1 AZ
Ing tho following gentlemen aro Ia Presidential
ot}fce:
Ming ,Yung. Yong We
!iDls Wo. .lnng III
Kong Chow ......".............;::Sin SIN How
SaM Y9p: :.'.''''''.......'....'.' Lee Ming nown
lhnb WI. .s.......,.+...:...S 81 R10n
Yan Ho. ............ -. ,......,.. Ching Fo Chow
1t Is very probable that tho sweets
tspcllrd often " swag') Of office arc go highly
appreciated by tho elected Tint u long term
would result In an unhealthy state Of cloy
(spcilcd often " swagger ~; md snlutary ctr
guonce. Tho position Is not un honorary one,
| liowcycr,-that Is, docs not depend oil pGrQuls,
ites,-as may bo seen from the following table
Of a,lnunl clAolumonts:
ssIse9s; pssiIsst; 81 s6 sS 70 g SS SS
]nspcctof ~. from 1000 to 2, uG0
hs.istsas eas Zoo % iS SO SO
| Two SERVANTS each .........feom ~ 10 13Os
To these expenses Of salary, which amount to
from s. ,o9o to $1,000 per anilum,- m,-aceordipg to
added: Rent, $3.50; and
| EVASION or DUES
to The extent, say, Of ,saW1-all these Items
making shown$ en tne aebis 4. s,s fas Of the book
To rcguato this, and cluse tho ycars books with
comfortable balance on tho sIdo Tint lay near.
est old scroogc's heart, every Conpanly-naan Is
taxed to ~ extent tllat will avsrages (say} eyer
Company, for Instance, with It's 19,ooo men viii
of @ {at lcasD oyer $4,000, from wlIci, @
,s s,d Tess esDa Gn sigoa ,sht + so dsassts ss'sts
"Dut no." says Mr. sfdcnt,-supposing
for the moment That he allows my figures to Do
corrcct,-" these dues arc levied to tornl u fund
port Of our hospital, our joss.houeo, md our
rIghts {thnt Is, OF our mcn) IN your courts.n A.
fair, hnncst statement, that Reverend u. D. OF
Boston (Dr. l.. 7. Townsend would say,-hc
Problem" IL his ow,,-u.d his congrcgatlons--
satisfaction, Each Company certainly has It's
ioss~hnuse, but It's cost Ut maintenance cannot
exceed %, 5,00O yeari their hospitals do mol a.
III tho American courts means nothing but tho
rapid anl tlncly collection Of
c,toWD or rEH,uRENs,
who cost nothing. .-.
| NN5 k1lS NpINpAulEa A1E Atl hEA4tuJ J[EnlllLl4-
tions, with their own intcrcs.s aniy to aerYe; !;
and having do,.e this much to settle tho tiecu-
nIary staMlting Of the Six Companies, lot me
turn to consider low these interests Tic, and
how tltc!t power II shown.
Before this, however, 1t should be mentioned
tat cYGry member Is taxed according 10 hls
station, from the businessman In hts uwn store
TO the speetarlct cobb!er on his own stoo' rhs
taxation. tt,u, only extends over period OF l9
yeara: after which John experiences all the
| privileges pt an exempt.
Ask any reliably member Of any Company II
ha k'lowa Il gatl'aler. . panlcrer, os Christian
swer u stollA yct. decisive No,''-possibly
volunteering the information tlat a1 suctl char
ueters bcluug to authcr ic!lows' Company
llc scorns the Idea Of receiving dues taxes as
,ieYer heard OF the EXISTENCE Ut any secret
tribunal knows but little Of tho customs of
ths Chinese pcUpc 1t home, and lcss Of their
habits III sau Franclsro; rs ~ luyor oi any
thing that you prefer; and. il, Nne, leaves ,ou
HEsuKcrEH ov TIE TRUTH AND RIGHT
never existed, 10 hold and keep this op!nlon
c"1r. ts 1s 1s as You e.
gats in no othcr direction. Nothing cau bu
lu1rc refreshing tn the wel'posted man than an
Interview with one OF these rcady-born a!plo;;
Siin; n,ed Il Creati C S ba| dsayov. 81 ] ]an;tRng ap
proashing the co'npc!ant, and |: even moTs
rutl.rdcr.
Tie plain fact Of the matter 10, TINT the Com
i,anics' l.uld un John Is furrrachinE anh tight
Erppcd, Frutn The moment lsc arrives here ths
Cuinpany c]alllls lIm aul llns HIN under sur
velanc6 iur nearly TWO Of Jacobs terms; and
sfould !e die In ths gray ,aud Of his exile, hti
poor bonrs nre polislIcd-oa ty the Company
bone-scrnper, aud sent home under the Com
paAy's seat. ....,,
Tic close connection between coo'ic aud Com
pIsA0AREAyLy rELT
. ! by the San Franclsco householder, Mrs. 4. dis
misses .tthe boyn abruptly, uni with some SHOW
uf temper, peraps, or else pcrsstcnty reiusc!
!, tp entertain hor.la of hungry cousfns ever
! night. AZ NIL events. the parting between mis-
ad hs ssrSs %..4s o' 80 sa'any st1ss.e
hcrscll with the thought that, 200.
: eook u jim was, there are Il ltsnarel quito q,
, | good to BIZ had at lily enlploymcnt.ollice; hc
, SIDES which. Ind ho stayed much longer, ther.
| would not have beru whole set III thu house
II Jin Is torgly!pg tiu new boy comes, and al
goes OIL well: but, II jim thinks 10 has case
nggEieYapcG lt for tile CuInnallYs 8 cars straur,