The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-14
why oelestiaIs Like the Coast.
[San Francisco Examiner.l

An order for one hundred Chinese
poems was lately received from the
Sandwich islands with instructions
10 offer each serf S15 per month and
pay two months in advance. The
agent who received the offer went
Immediately to an officer of one of
the Six companies to try to fill il,
but found that the company applied
to would not contract for any labor
with the islands. He then went to
several of the companies and receiv-
ed the same reply. The Celestial
"bosses" do not seem DESTROYS
of having their poems leave
the Pacific coast for plan
tation-work, where the paw is
small and the death-rate large. The
latter dread is really the cause of the
six companies acting in the manner
stated. A year ago all the Chinese
laborers wanted for the islands
could be procured at $12 per month,
and two months in advance but
during the past twelve months there
has been a heavy immigration of
Celestials from California, some 60
ing further north, others going east
and south, and thousands de-
parting for China, never to return.
The agent referred to told
the Examiner reporter that a
prominent Chinese merchant in
formed him that there were fully
10000 less Cinnamon in California
to-day than there were a year ago.
He also stated that proportionate
decrease would continue. Most of
the Chinese who have saved'enough
to live comfortably in China, aud
this did not take a great deal, would
go home as fast as they could. AS to
the Chinese labor market, as it
stands at present, there is, III reality
a scarcity of hands. Farming ope-
rations have called for a great many,
aud the new railroads being con-
structed in Oregon and Washington
Territory, British Columbia, and
elsewhere north, will take all the
Chinese they can get.
1t is not generally known that the
Chinese are in one sense as religious
as are Anglo-Saxon races, and that
they like to be as near to their JOSS
houses as possible, just as Christian
people like to be whore there are
churches. The Celestial is an ardent
Joss-worshipper; but he likes to do
that worship in a few DAYS during
the year. For this stated time he is
almost fanatical IN his religious de-
votions. The Chinese III California
have ample opportunities of this
kind, and hence they hate TO leave
this state for the wild regions of the
north. Indeed, when the Chinaman
can control his own actions, which
is rare, he prefers smaller wages
If he can only be near
Joss-house. Another reason why
the Celestial likes California lies in
the fact that he can more easily pro.
cure his opium drug, for which he
has an lnordinate passion, than is
possible in the northern regions,
where it is scarce and sold Mt a much
higher price than here. John is also
gambler by nature, and lotteries
and tan games abound tor him in
San Francisco. Another factor in
the Celestial liking for the golden
state is that Chinawomen OF GER
tain class are plentiful in this city,
while they are scarce outside of il.
John is as capable of making a fool
himself about a woman as is the
most refined and aesthetic Caucasian
philosopher. Human nature is hui
man nature.