Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-18
TRUCKEE AND THE CHINESE.
Gratifying Success Achieved by Means of
United Action.

by Telegraph
TRUcKEE, January 16th.-Every individ-
ual and firm in Truckee have discharged
their Chinese laborers and rescnded their
wood contracts except Sisson, Crocker &
Co. and Ellie Ellen. 1t was resolved bv the
largest anti-Chinese meeting yet held in
Truckee to boycott these parties, and boy
colt all who do not boycott them There
is bitter feeling against Sisson, Crocker &
Co.. who persist in keeping their Chinese
in defiance Of the unanimous will of the
community. The Pacific Lumber and
Wood Company rescinded a written con-
tract this week, turned away their China
men, and advertise that in future they will
forward lumber wherever white men APP
preciate the product of a white mans
labor" Richards Bros factory start up
with white crew, the Truckee Lumber
Company and George Schaf1er employ only
white men in their mills, yards and facto-
ries all the hotels, restaurants and families
have white help; Frank Champion re-
sclnded wood contract to-day, and will
hire Caucasians, and d. J. Smith and Geo.
Marsh have driven their Cinnamon from
the woods. All these people had Chinese
employed at the beginning OF the agitation
Dr.William Curless publishes the follow
ing card to-day in the Truckee ReDuJico,,.
and 1t is fair index of the sentiment of
the community: 1t is reported that haze
a wood contract with Cinnamon. The re-
port is too true. ! own land. and before
the agitation was commenced I gave Chi
namen the privilege OF cutting wood there
on. | do not know how to get rid of my
contract, but | am so far in sympathy with
the movement that if il be necessary that
every stick of timber on my land be burned
in order to make the Chinese 90 | shall not
complain. / have no sympathy with any,
one who is not willing to Raake personal
sacrifices in order 10 rid this community
from the Chinese curse.r
Sisson, Croker d. Co. were Numerically
scored in the public meeting. The leading
merchants, all the hotel-lleepers and every
citizen not in their employ will boycott
them. This firm publishes a card today.
stating that the Chiname1 owe them Sc. 900.
and this fact prevented them from letting
the Cinnamon go. Responsible citizens
Immediately offered them So 900 to let the
Chinamen go to-day. They declined, and
said they were ready for war
A torchlight procession and a general
illumination of the town will take place
next Saturday night in honor of the un-
paralleled victory achieved by lawful means.
Hon. f. McGlashan and Hon. J. S. Levi
son have been elected delegates to the San
Jose State Convention of the Anti-Chinese
League. Ninety-eight Cinnamon have left
Truckee in the past thirty days on west
bound overland and as many more on the
other trains. The Committee on Timber
Stealing were authorized to employ sur
veyor TO assist in investigating legal depre-
dations on the Government lands by Chi
nese and their employers. The town is
full of angry and determined men, bitterly
denouncing the firm who have imported
the Chinese. Laborers were congregated
in town all day expecting incendiarism,
but no violence is anticipated. The Safety
Committee have taken full precautions
against an outbreak.