Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-07
Gath's Correspondence.

ion Of California.
Gath's Correspondence.
Mr.. Herman Hyneman, of San
Francisco, has the reputation of be-
ing one of the smartest men on that
coast, universally acquainted, speak
ing the English language like flute
and free of expression. A New York
merchant said to me last evening as
went into Delmonicos: IF you want
to know the condition of the Pacific
Coast | will call Hyneman over and
let you examine him.
Hyneman is a black haired. olive
complexioned, hebraic young man of
abundant wit and no hesitation Sid
|: Are matters on the Pacific Coast
improving"
I'VE have the most prosperous State
in the Union, said Mr.. Hyneman,
without hesitation. There is no 90
ing back anywhere in California, no
emigration from the state, and all our
products are increasing in quantity
and value. Owing to the climate we
have a perpetual round of products
filing up the year. AT one time of the
year we have oranges, at another time
wool, a third wheat, and the mines
continue to grind out produce of $50, =
100000 year"
"Have you any political evils out
there3"
1--WE have an honest state govern
ment, perfectly honest, square man
for governor, no corruption IN our
state legislature, no state debt, and
the only place where there is a spot
is in the city government of San Fran
cisco. These city governments almost
every where are a little rotten, and
avrs is no exception. General Stone
man gives satisfaction to all the bust
ness and agricultural people. He was
good soldier, is a plain, strong willed
man, resolved that there shall be no
cheating or plotting while he rules the
state
Said I "What has become of
almost all those railroad magnates2'
"Mr. Stanford has gone to Paris,
and temporarily lives there, leaving
behind him a magnificent residences;
Mr.. Huntington lives in New York
Mr. Croker stays on the coast. Stan
ford and Crocker are liberal men,
who give away their money. Hun
tington has to give away his. whether
he wants to or not, in one form or an
other of taxation. None of these men
in their private characters bear out
the idea set Of them-that they are
absolutely unfeeling and endeavoring
to destroy the very country from which
they must draw their revenues.
what is the condition Of Oregon"
First rate The town of Portland,
Oregon, is tho richest in tue United
States for its population, containing
about thirty.fiye thousand people.
Excellent. There is another coun-
try of which we have the highest an
ticipatlons. 1t contains very valuable
mines, especially of coal, and the coal
which we use is of hrst-cass quality
comes from Washington 1t also pos
sesses noble timber and an abundance
of it, and excellent water courses com
ing in from Puget Sound.
do you think Alaska will ever
amount to muchg
II do There are rich mines in
Alaska. The fishing supplies of Alas
ka, which we control are as import
ant to us and the Pacific people as
the fish on the banks Of Newfound
land are to the Atlantic coast people
There we shall get our fish supplies in
the future and we believe that Alaska
will enormously deyelope IN rich
mines"
DO the Chinese continue to come
into Californian
They do. About four hundred a
week come in directly from China
under the cover of traders. The Uni
ted States law allows traders to come
in, not as settlers, but as merchants.
We have aN American out there who
is smooth as an oyster, Colonel Bee,
acting as the Chinese consul. The
Chinaman brings to California, some
kind of paper, and appears among
us in a silken dress like a very veneer
cradle and important merchant. 1t
requires another Chinese resident in
San Francisco to swear that he knows
the new arrival to be a merchant, and
that he has dealings to the amount of
$50 which No. 2 has seen. There
upon he produces the $40. Judge
Hoffman pronounces that under the
law The new arrival is privileged to
stay aud do business, and if he has
his wife with him she comes in too.
This performance being gone through
with, our friend retires to a slop-shop,
purchases a suit for $3.50 goes into
one Of the cigar factories where he
can roll cigars for $50 to $500 a
week, can live on ten cents day, be
one Of thirty occupants of the same
room, which costs 50 month, max /
ing his own rent a few cents a day.
His wife meantime becomes common, /
because by the Chinese understanding
no respectable woman can ever leave
the empire
Are the people still united in favor
OF excluding the Chinese
Yes. You could hardly get one