Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-03-10
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
TIE CHINESE QUESTION
TIE RAILROAD WAR
TEE STREETS.

X r. C - H e. kbG'S.
Some Light Nevada Political
Gossip.
/ SAN Francisco, March 8, 1886.
| Mr.. EDITOR:-The recent warm
rains have caused joy unbounded
to our entire population. No more
croaking as to short crops; no un-
certainty as to the result of mining
enterprises, and no more doubt as
to the satisfactory solution of the
problem, ''What shall we do with
the white laborer?"
Already numbers have left the
city In response to orders from the
country for farm hands, miners,
servants, etc, consequent upon the
copious rain fall and discharge Of
the Chinese.
Notwithstanding all these as
surances of fair prospects and good
returns, business is very dull all
oyer the city. There is not an es-
Establishment of any note running
full handed, and but few upon full
time. Prices of every description
Of merchandise haye fallen very
materially the past month. 1t is
wonderful how cheaply dry goods,
boots and shoes, ETC., can be pur-
chased. This is owing in a large
degree to the Overland freight war
now pending between the railroad
companies.
The town is full of Eastern peo-
pie, and one finds it quite difficult
to secure place in any of the
prominent restaurants between the
hours of i and Z P. NJ. A good
dinner with a half bottle of wine
can be had for 80 cents; a dinner,
Mr.. Editor, you and [ have often
paid one dollar for, and that, too
within the past two years.
There is little or no government
for this city, as everyone appears to
do as he pleases without regard to
law or decency. Ordinances are
speedily violated right under the
shadow of the City Hall. Either
gross carelessness, indifference or
something worse, actuates the con-
duct of nearly all the officials of |
the city government. The Police |
officers seem to have little or no re-
gard for their duty, often violating
the city ordinances they are sworn
to see enforced. OF course, there
are individual cases where this !
charge would not apply, but they
Ire very few in number.
Our streets never were known to
De in such a horrid condition.
ollpshod street repairs for appear
ance sake are made here and there
IN order to show 4 semblance Of
duty.
Contractors for street work do
pretty much as they please in car
'ying out their contracts with prop
srty holders, who are swindled up
IN every hand. In suit brought
before one of our Courts few days
since, the Judge remarked, that
Is far as street contract was con-
,erned, the property holder had no
lights, for the contractor always
lad a loop-hole to crawl
through, and the best way to do
vas to pay the assessment and not
20 to law about it," Nice state Of
fairs, is it not?
l note the vigorous efforts of
our citizens to dispense with the
;hinese cheap labor. In the year
$50 a few Chinese found their
7ay to California. Like Virginia
re felt the necessity Of cheap la
'orers. We saw our resources I'M
eveloped, and we became impa-
lent for our coming wealth. We
7elcomed the Asiatic. He was in
ustrious. His labor was cheap,
nd he was obedient, willing and
aw-abiding.
Over thirty-fve years have trans
ired and we have 125,O00 China :
len in the State. They have mo-
opolized the Oriental trade Of our
ort, have invaded every branch Of
ldustry almost, and driven out of
mployment 100000 white labor