The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-03

I. What is most surprising TO an Eastern
pursuits are In the hands Of foreigners, mainly
Irshmen and German Jews the great bonanza
kings tho leading experts. the superntcndcnts
and foremen arc very generally Irish Roman
Catholics. Look at some OF tho names: John
Maclicy james T.. Fair. james c. Flood.
O'Brien ldeceascdl Archie Ijorand. Coll Deanc.
all Irish Roman Catholics,
This list might be very largely extended In
decd 1t Is safe to say that more thnn half the
wealth derived from mining Industries on the
Pacific slope is in tho hands Of Irish Roman
Catholics. 1 do not say that the religion Of
the bonanza crowd troubles them much but
their families are all being brought up In tho
Catholic faith
ii. The wholesale business OF this state IL
almost exclusively in Jewish hands 60 through
tho lower part OF Market street or any Of the
wholesale mnrts Of trade, and 1t is jewish
names that meet YOU everywhere. As might be
expected. Jews nro also largely represented In
tho banking interest Americans predominant
among tho spectators proper; they monopo-
lie the professions. and take the load rs mining
engineers and boss mechanics: tho govern
ing class. the lawyers are nearly all Americans
Ill. The women OF California IRE much
plumpcr than their Eastern sisters. This is
moro especially truo OF those born on the
Pacific slope; nervousness Is almost unknown,
dyspepsia IL raro, there Is some rheumatism
and neuralgia. and cptarrh Is quite prevalent;
but should say that tho women grown average
10 pounds in weight more thnn those on tho
Atlantic slope. Tho State Is full OF good wo-
men. but in tho largo cities the moral tone is
not so severe rs in older communities.
". Calliornians are not n religious people
In the mining camps II is usual to work on Sun
days and all over the State there Is but little
church going. Sunday being day OF recre-
alton. There Is less money spent on churches
and more on educational institutions than at
tho East. Theatres arc better patronized in
San Francisco than in any other city Of its slzo
in the world.
V. Politics arc in a strangely rhaotic con-
ditlon here. While tho Republicans generally
carry Presidential election. yet in the of
years the people smash tho machine and vote
Independently OF either party The greut rail-
road mining. and land monopolies got control
OF tho political machinery OF both parties
whereupon the pooplo rovolted, and hence tho
new Constitution. As l write. now organ
iantlon is being effected to carry It's radical pro-
visions into effect. OF course we have political
bosses here tho most noted OF whom Is Boss
Denis Kearney. but he uses his power to break
and not uphold. the old party machinery. Peo-
pie who complain in the East OF Tammany and
the political Rings would do we'll to study San
Francisco politics. In San Francisco nearly
every workman owns his own house. and those
who follow Kearney have an interest in the
preservation Of property, which will not bo felt
by the same class In New York when they pro-
duco their Kearney.
VI San Francisco Is the very paradise OF the
poor wages aro high food cheaper than any
whore else on earth while the temperate cli-
mato does not require tho use OF onc-third the
fuel needed In the Middle and Northern States.
Tenement houses are unknown. the poor gem
orally occupying their own, or all OF rented
house, There are u great many idle people in
san Francisco. but they belong 10 that class
who have neither trade nor profession Wait
ers, for instance. get from ;25 to $40 a month.
while In tho East they get but from s10 TO SIS
| Servant girls get from 500 to $50 month, and
are hard to get ut that
| VII. Tho moral tone In business circles IL
very low. There are more rascals TO the square
| foot on Montgomery. Pine. and California
| streets than anywhere else on earth rich man
| and rogue are almost synonymous terms here
| make this statement deliberately. Still with
| nll their fauts, and they are many. the Cali
| iornihns are tine most generous. enterprising
| aud public-spirited people on tho globe.
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