Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-03-02

ness is monopolized by the Chinese and
an ordinary family eau contrdct with
one Of these celestials for their supply
of vegetables for two bits twenty Eve
cenlsl per week. Houses are rented by
the month and not by the year as wit b
us. Money is generally lent in the same
woy, and as there is great demand for
money in this rapidly growing country
it brings large interest, generally about
per cent per month. Mortgages can
be had on first class property at this rate
and some pay even q higher rate than
this. Property is increasing in value
very fast, both in aud out Of the city,
and large fortunes have been made here
in speculations of this kind. One man
came here few years ago and hired out
for ten dollars per month and board, and
soon saved two hundred dollars, which
he invested in land, and the other day
he was offered twenty thousand
dollars for it. Two other young
men started in business only few years
ago with five hundred dollars capital,
and are to-day worth ninety-6ve thou
sand dollars. We cannot predict how
long this boom will last; but, Judging
from the appearance OF the surround
ing country, with it's rapidly growing
towns aud villages OF which Los.
Angeles is the center = and from the
mild, even temperature OF the climate,
its coed and never failing water supply,
we see no oeason why the future growth
of this city should not far exceed the
past. Los Angeles, like San Francisco,
has its Chinatown, which is q part of
Al -. 81 ~ onYtaranflu for their
exclusive use. Their dwellings are
principally adobe houses, and here they
have their theatre and joss house in all
their celestial purity. 1t is astonishing
what large number live together inone
house. We counted twelve in small
room, sitting at round table eating
rice and vegetables with their chop
sticks, which serve for knife, fork and
spoon, and which consist of two sticks
about foot long and quarter Of an
inch in diameter, one. third of its length
being square and the balance of it round.
They hold both sticks in one hand and
handle them with such dexterity that
they transfer bowl Of rice to
their mouths very quickly. Ii
costs them about five or six dol
lars month to live. In China they can
live for about one dollar and forty cents
per month. Most all of them save their
money, and send or take it to China.
Many of the young men, when they have
saved four or five hunered dollars, 90
home and get married, and leave their
wives with their mothers and return to
this country again. A Chinaman rarely
brings his wife to America. OF the
large number OF Chinese in this city
there are, by actual count, only thirty
two women. Many Of them here have
embraced Christianity and have joined
a church Of their own, raising the money
Tor the building amongst themselves.
Besides this they have Chinese Sunday
schools connected with several of the
churches, and night school five nights
in the week, where they are taught to
read and write. They make good ser
wants, and whatever they do they do
well. ..
In the excitement naturally arising
from the very rapid growth of this city
its religious aud educational necessities
have not been overlooked. Its schools
are somewhat noted, and it has about
twenty-six churches in which about
every denomination is represented, and
during the last three or four years not
less than ten new houses of worship
have been built. They have also a
thriving Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, and are just now agitating the
question of putting up new building
Tor the work, and we have no dout that
it will be done, as they have class OF
earnest Christian business men here who
when they see necessity for good
thing do it, and do it well. :"