The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-29
Is IT A CHINESE EXODUS?
RAPID GROWTH or THE ALWOND-EY
BLBMBNT IN NEW YORK.
| Two Hundred Chinese Laundries on Manhat-
| tan IsIand-IOo X oi. n Chinese Merchant, on
his way 60 Cubn-He Speaks for his People.

The Chinese element OF New York's popula-
ton Ia rapidly increasing. Time wes when tho
appearance Of Chlnaman on the street ex-
cited great curiosity To-day he passes almost
unnoticed. An evidence OF the increase OF this
element Is seen In the constant cropping out Of
new Chinese laundries In all parts OF the city
Six months ago there were not more than twenty
within the limits OF Manhattan Island. To-day
according TO the estimate Of an intelligent Chi
naman Wo Kee. OF 80 Mott street-who. besides
acting az hotel keeper. tea merchant. grocer
trustee OF the Society "Po-long Cong-soe and
druggist. is also a sort OF Chinese postmaster
tho number ia Mt least 200. The larger part OF
the laundries are on the east side. yet there are
many west OF Fifth avenue. The following Ia a
partial list OF the laundrymen now doing
prosperous business:
Sing Hong 2S Second avenues Hing wah
5i4 Pearl street; Chang Sam. 079 Third avenue (;
Hong Wah. 1866 Forsyth street; Long Wang
Sing. 97H Bowery; Hing KwonR. 296 Grand
street; wah Sing. 81 Hudson street; Hing SAM
165 Clinton street; Long wah. IS East Broad
way; Hong Leo II Essex street; wah Long
925 Fourth avenue; zee Hung 9s Third avo-
nue.; Hop Sing. 287S Bowery; Long Sing. 2i3
Bowery; Yee ChonR. 1865 Bowery Hip Sing
How. log Bowery Hop Sing. 1856 Grand street |;
Tong Kee. 2i7 Third avenue; Kwong HounR
Kee. 1870 Third avenue; wah Sing ia Third
avenue; Gee Wo. $50 Third avenue; Wah Hing
80 Centre street; Wah Kong. 10 Division street ;
Lee Ding. 1923 Sixth avenue; Sam Wur. 60
Chatham street; kee Sing, 115 East Broad
Ling 2 Trf sS% b5 keo h pgd
avenue Wing Lee. 1913 Sixth avenue: Yune
Wing $40 Second Avenue; Wing Sam, GAG Sec
wnh Shee. $40 East Houston street; Wah Lee,
692 Eighth avenue; Wing Kwong. 300 Hudson
wSS 2os Bow Sns HOB Kwonr 6t3
avenue; Hon kee, 702 Third avenue; Nah Gee.
% baxter street rect %ng woh i57 East Houston y6
% Bowery; Kwong Sing. 2s6 Eighth avenue I;
Wah Ching. IA Montgomery street; Lee Sing.
All Lee 108 Chrystie street Lee woh 123 Al
len street; Lee wah. $3.50 Broome street; Loo
nue.; Al Long. $50 Ninth avenue: Lee FSng.
545 Grand street; Mah Loe, 1853 Bleecker street;
Lee Lee Com. 200 William street; Zee Gong, s.
Sam. "a Clinton place Ice Sing. 273 East Hous-
ton street,: Lee Sing 29, Henry street: Lee
| ond avenue; Lee Tong, IFS First avenue: Lee
Wah 1913 Allen street; Hing Now. l.544 Broad
These laundrymen employ from one TO ten
assistants. nearly all of whom are Cinnamon
like themselves. Some of them also employ
Irish girls. who must become skil Hui after a
weeks instrndion. or lose their places. The
Lees Sans. Wings. and wahs exercise much
| judgment in making selections. Nearly oil the
| girls employed are good looking and all are
neat. Occasionally one Of them becomes Mrs.
wins, sam. or Wah. but this is not common.
| reporter met Loo koi, bright young merchant
| from San Francisco. He L. on his way to Cuba to
He is member OF wealthy firm OF Chinese
| merchants who have done a thriving business
Hnssh wb some o gpe 81 {ea ncnc we H.
lallation Of " X. the dogs letter that hurrcth in
its sound" IL not so frequent with him as with
most Of hi, countrymen. After an Introduction
| by Wo Kce The reporter engaged Loo koi in con-
| versation on topics relating to the Chinese in
America. but with special reference to their
threatened exc lus from California on account
! OF the treatment received at tho hands OF the
hoodlums and the Kearneyites.
=" don't think" said he. that many China
men will leaye Californi la on that account Mt
present. We have high respect for the better
tain that in the long run we shall have fair
! play. We are not molssted by Americans. Our
class Of Englishmen; They eomplain that We
work for less than they do That is true. Our
people work for less because they can live on
not spend their money for whiskey They do
not cost the state anything TO keep them in
order nor to lodge them. feed them and care
i0T our own poor and dis 1oss%i a Ching,
away from home we bury him or send his body
home ior burial. No Cinnamon las yet been
planted IN Potters Field nj public expense We
are called barbarans because our religion Is
different from that Of the Irish. hut what Ia the
use Many religion IL its advocates are not in
fuenced by ii TO improve themselves. TO better
the condition OF othersp don't think that any
cnurcn teacnea It's cnlluren that II II lust 10 Op
| press those who belong 10 another race"
Tell me- something about the Chinese Com
p9nies that arrange for the importation Of
" am glad you have mentioned that subject
Inc california papers have persisted in giving
! a falsel impression in regard to these cOmpa-
| OF one OF them and claim 10 know something
about their objects and their workings. They
/ were formed and are maintained for the Drotec-
! ton OF the Chinese laborer. That Is all. We
| own three buildings, one Of which Is a hospital
! Tor the care OF our sick. These were purchased
with money paid by the immigrants and sub
scribed by the wealthier Cinnamon. We pay no
| long time We have not charged the $40 fee that
! immigrants used to pay The poor and the sick
we care for the bodies Of tho dead wa send
| home and II Chinamnn becomes discouraged
and wishes to 10 back to his native land we
pay his passage when he is not able TO pay
| II he comes directly from Europe. has a long
and costly road To travel before he reaches the
way is comparatively short. and costs rs little
! rs Storage passage from Liverpool to New
York. There IA every inducement for the chi:
settle temporarily or permanently in land
ke yours. There is also every inducement for
! his cOuntrymen already here to Organize and
provide means to bring him over on the secur-
lty OF his future earnings. Make II a practice
70 pay the passage OF the Englshman or the
lrishman on tho like security and II do nOt
mistake. large percentage OF tho advance
money vi i'll remain unpaid. The European dis
appears in the crowd and forRets his pledge.
| do not natter my conntrymen when / assert
that they keep faith. Wherever they may 90 in
search OF bread and the little fortune they hope
TO gain. they honorably report to the agency
that brought them over. and never fail unless
broken down in health and pocket. to pay back
! what has been expended for them. They have
the advantage over your other foreign labdfers
| OF being skilled laborers. They can not only
! plant and reap, cut down trees. do hard porters'
! work. and toll in the Mines but they are at
home in the details Of many branches that re-
guire much more than mere physical strength.
! They are jewellers, taiors shOemakers. gar
deners. ciRarmakers. basket makers. vine
dressers. masons. florists and In getting up
/ linen. in cooking. and in waiting they have no
| equals. Why, since | got to New York have
! heard OF dozen young Oh inamen who are EN-
! poyed by some OF your best people rs cooks,
walters, and Wallets Here Ia one now"
This was a spruce looking young man dressed
in a light summer suit OF the latest cut
! am a seaman" he said. on being inter-
| roEated but for a year or morel have been
| employed as waiter in a private family. My
employer has gone TO Europe for the summer,
and am at present out OF employment. like
the Americans. for they treat everybody
| kindly"
Now" said Loo Koi, returning to his sub
! lect, the Chinaman will never trouble you
| about suffrage. He cares nothing for politics.
! He comes here to make money in his own hon
est, humble way. What does Ii matter II he can
| live on ten cents day. That is his own bust
| ness. He takes no interest in your religion,
| because he has one OF his own that suits h m