The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-07
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
THE wOHKTNGMES's MOVEMENT IN
SAN FIsANCIsCO-C CHINESE W.
WHITE LABOR.
The Central Faciflc Railroad Campany
Unloading Its stock, Preparatory tn
UrOpllIng the Road Theatres ana
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Especial Corresponaenee OF the Democrat
BAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 49, 1878.
II Sun Francisco 10 nothing II not sensational.
TN excitement we feed and live, just as u
pretty woman does on admiration.
THE wuRKfNaMEFs HxCTTEMENT
has about died out, as do all clamors OF the
poplIace who are moved to extremes from
passion and prejudice, and not from Judgment.
1 There are not less than 5000 or 10000 men
md haIf al many women out Of employment
In this city.
our HEATHEE FELLOW CITIZEN,
The lhinanlan, ID mainly the cause of 1T. The
Cinnamon have monopollzed the laundry bus
mess there being about 5000 engaged In it,
This throws that many women out Of employ
rne1it. Servant girls, who received from $40
ID $50 month, with Sunday and Wednesday
evenings out and the privilege Of the parlor
for their beat1x. have been metaphorically
bounced by John, who Is glad to get $40 or SIS,
and furnishes his own rice and hog meat.
BOOT AND sHoEMAKE1ss
iii the large factories who receive SO so and
"a per eay, are supplanted by Cinnamon, who
no In these factories as apprentices for nomi-
nal wages They are very apt In learning
lii b few months they are good yvorkmen. and
do equally MS we'll as the white laborers
They work for 81 30 and SO a day. The
white laborers, who generally have families,
cannot work for that amount. The China
man. who lives on Ii or 20 cents day, and
paws I'll or - a month for a bunk to sleep ill.,
can work ut that figure and soon become opu-
lent.
III III this state Of affairs that has brought
on the present uprising Of the workiDgmen
But Ii will, or virtually has ended as 1T began
iii Noise While they have the communistic
spirit, they hive not the brain power to guide
they had one.
As 3 surcease TO the sorrows Of these labor
ers
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
has given employment to 1000 men at 81 u day
$of ten hours work. At ten cents OH hour
shoyehng. dirt the .adage, the laborer Is
worthy uf his hire Ia more than verified
The Central Pacific railroad has taken q
new departure: its stock has been listed at the
board and liz now on the market. This Is also
new departure for the board, as heretofore
no stocks have been called except money
stocks.
IL IL said the reason for putting Central
pacitic stock on the market was to have 1t
more equally distributed among our own peo-
pie, invite new capital, etc, and thus proven.
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our people. No doubt the object Is to invite
new capital, and purchasers, whether local or
otherwise, can get as much Of this stock as
they want-probably more Some shrewd
people arc uncharitahle enough to think that
The Central Pacific Company, which is
close corporation, has placed the stock
upon the market with view TO "un-
Ioading." The road has earned about
$70,Oo0,ooo since it's constructions began. The
government, State and county subsidies will
swell this figure to about t,rO hundred and ten
millions of dollars. In few years, should
THB SOUTHERN TRAEs-CoNT1NENTAL ROAD
be built, the Central Pacific would not be
worth the interest 1t owes the government for
bonds loaned. By stepping out now the
present company , would get rid @. Of p,aaylnag
new stockholders could not do SO,
why--they could let the government
stake the road and run IT, for at that time the
road would about be worn out anyhow: The
really the Central Pacific Company, are push
ing their road as fast as possible toward the
Colorado. 1T this company can unite with
Tom Scott their Congressman will favor the
can control this end Of the Southern road 1t
will meet with great opposition IN Congress
and their power is great, as has been shown at
every session.
THE FOUR BONANZA KINGS
have got possession of the Comstock on, at
least, of all tho leading mines fifteen or
d new system Of swindling the public. 1t is
BY gradual fluctuations Of 81. 50 or So per
share during q. session OF the board where
formerly stock would advance $40, $40 or
$50 share at a sitting,, or, from $40 Or $50,
about as effective as the other, though slower
nh In either case the outsider gets decently
robbed.
THE RAINY SEASON
IL not over. An aggregate of about Is inches
hive fallen. An average crop Ia thus secured.
We have five theatres what passes for
theatres. One has taken down it's sign and
put up Its shutters The others are doing
bad business, with worse companies.
The hotels are comparatively empty. There
are not ais many visitors In the city as usual.
The wise men of the East, 1t seems, prefer to
stay there. SPECTATOR.