The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-03-01
THE CHINESE HAS CONE,
Somo Evidence of 1.-THE Fact that John hnp
Como to Stay.

There are now in Augusta about a
score OF Chinamen, and the fact that. over
a dozen of them are engaged in q pros
porous business argues that John has
come to stay. To see squad Of pigtails
plergragating around town, riding out on
afternoon tear or to hear the celestial Set
Ting down TO home life and matrimony,
Is growing to be familiar thing in this
section, but few people know, however,
that several Chinese merchants in Angus.
ta are rapidly accumulaing fortunes.
Whatever Chinaman makes in his
business is clear profit, for his expenses
amount to, say about nothing. Some
idea may thus be gained of the accumu.
lation of money by the Chinese merchant
of Augusta, who walks into Jsckson's
mill, Barum & Goa, OF Fleming g.
Lof1in's stores and orders hundred bar.
rels OF flour, ton of meat and small
cargo of groceries all at one time, sells
the lot at a profit of 100 per cent. and
doubles his money with his gross receipts
in the shape of profits. If any man
knows of Chinaman who wastes money
or lavishly spends fortune on half a
cent cigarettes, he will please report to
this office and take away the chrome at
once.
Among the moro prominent and sue
cessful Chinese bonanza kings Of Angus.
Ia may be mentioned such celestial firms
as Lu Chong Brothers, Dorsey Lee, Du
Bong, Lu Chong To and DR.. Lu Bong,
and others well known to Pete Burum
and the other interpreters of our com
mercial exchanges The first two ;non.
toned are perhaps the wealthiest of our
Chinese citizens. Dorsey Lee runs three
stores in the city and is worth fully S15,
900. While Lu Chong, of Lu Chong
Brothers, is another leader, and he has
not only married an American girl, but
runs stores in Augusta and Waynesboro.
Willie Lu and Chung Kung are the
swells, but none Of them are smarter
than Dorsey Lee and DR.. Du Bong.
They are all shrewd business men and
never get lost on trade. The former is
favorite buyer from Jackson & Co., and
his check would be honored for any
amount. The latter Is Col. Burum's fa
vorite, and the DR.. regards Klunel Blu.
lum as the greatest man IN America.
His confidential correspondence with the
Emperor of China aud his girl in Hong
Kong is carried on through Burum &
Co., and our neighbor would as soon fly
as:hink Of betraying his celestial conf.
dence, and reading one Of DR.. Hone's
love letters even TO 30 close q neighbor MS
the Evening News. y
The Chinese all believe in cash trahs-
actions and their notes consequently are
never protested in the banks. It 70 no
unusual sight to see Chinaman walk
into big store, order lot of goods and
draw out role Of bank notes that would
astonish old Jay Gould, or lug out frcm
under his navy blue ulster load of ell.
yer dollars rolled in solid stick as long
as Johns arm. They pay in cash and
when the aimond.eyed speculator forks
over $1,000 he sees in advance his money
more than doubled. About half dozen
firms in Augusta can be worth no less
than from $4,000 to $4,000 each. It is
next to imposss "le, however, to find ont
how much Chinanan Is worth until he
closes business, draws o check on Hong
Kong and sails back to the celestial EN-.
pire to spend his life at home in ease.
This they nearly all do who are success.
full, for it masters not how far they wan.
der, like The Hebrew who turns to Jeru.
sale,n or the Musselman TO Mecca. the
sad.eyed Celestial never smiles till, wrap.
ped around with bank notes and with
silver doliars in mis- American cocks he
turns his toes 70 the East and follows bis
nose to the perfumed paradise around the
parapets OF Pekin.-AuguStd Ne,os.