Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-04-23

The Barnstable, Mass, Patriot OF date
March 20, has, under the caption LET
ter from California, a communica-
tion as follows;
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA,
March 20, 1886.
To the Editor Of The Cape Cod Bee
A few days ago received copy OF the
Bee, mailed to me by M. J. Weston,
Esq, of Plymouth, Mass. l well re-
member the old Patriot, as the Barnsta-
BILE paper, when was a boy, for | have
spent many vacation during my school
days) in your town, but the Bee was a
stranger to me. The letter in the Bee OF
March I'd, from Mrs. Spiuney, of Oak.
land, CAL, was quite interesting. She is
really wide-awake "Cape Colder" for
she has found out in less than one year
OF California life what it takes many
lifetime to learn-the fact that this is q
poor country for poor man; and will
add she but partly expresses it.
This is the poorest State tor young
: man to emigrate to in this Union. Mrs.
! Spinney will permit me, trust, to diff
fer from her in many respects. Truly
the climate is beautiful-one continual
summer and sunshine from north to
south. But when you have said climate,
you have said all; there is nothing here
but climate and oranges. There is
saying in Texas, among the people oil
that State, "You have not seen Texas |
till you have been to Dallas" So say |
to-day, one knows but little about Cali |
fornia until he has visited Southern or |
Lower California. This is truly the
garden spot of the world. But now l
must differ again with Mrs. Spinneyi |
Were 1t not for the Chinese this country |
would produce nothing but the Cactus
and wild sage; that is all the natural |
product of California, every thing be-
side those is artificial.
The subject of the Chinese is one that |
l have not time or yol space for in your |
paper to present now, as volumes could
be written on that subject, but claim |
that they are the best class OF emf
grants in this country. do not say this |
because it is Of any interest to me, for |
you will see by my card that l do not |
employ them, because in my business it |
is not policy for me to do SO. II the |
Celestial works for small wages and can |
do so and yet save money, he sets an
example here that it would be well for
every son of the Golden West to imi-
tate, and the country would be much
setter off. They are industrious; they
rouble no one. You cannot find in the
~ OF Los Angeles, where there are
10 Of them, one in prison. The truth
the matter is, California has more
lite tramps than all the other States
the Union combined; men who will
work II they can get it. They man
4 insome way to get blanket, and
! 8hSY pack ON their backs the year
wing on what they can beg and
WAnd this is the element they
" to send away-the Cinnamon.
There is certain class of people that
lust have something to fight, some
geaker party. Daily the Chinaman is
,rossly insulted on the streets in all Cal
dornia cities and towns by this and only
ibis class OF people, called trGmps or
"Sons of the Golden West" Some
argue that the climate makes trampsl
True, 1t makes them inactive and shift
less; for as they say they are not
troubled to find bed anywhere on the
ground to dose in this climate. There
was never known case of sunstroke
here in California. A mule was never
known to kick and dogs never bite here.
Why lie this? Simply the climate has a
tendency to make the brain of man SO
Inactive that the sun has no effect upon
/. The mule has not life enough to kick
or the dog to bite. Yes, as Mrs. Spinney
wisely said, California has q climate, and
would advise all people afflicted with
the scourge OF New England--consump-
- =. - hal 10 80 |
fornia; but also TO besure and provide
for their return again, II they ever in
tend to go back, for the day has gone by
to make money in this State 1t is no
exaggeration when tell you that in Los
Angeles county alone there is more real
poverty, misery and suffering than in all
the New Englapd States combined.
And this inactive people also have con-
tentment to go with 1t Take my ad.
vice, young man-"Don't go VEST" at
least don't come to California without
you can make up your mind to live on
climate.
More when we are better acquainted,
r. HIScKLEY CHURCHILL,
Pleasant View Cottage.
There is no possible purpose here in
a''e"P'Hs "
Every man, woman and child In CALI
fornia who has been here long enough
40 lsar, tho noints af the comnass and |
:, - - -
tne way from "he'e ne Sleeps W 'ne
postoffce in any town in the State
knows this man Churchill lies, lies |
wantonlv dsliberatelv gratnitouslv
s.uPioiy' terribly III ali nc says u .ae
Chinese. In all parts OF California Chi |
nese law. breakers are five to one more
th., any other race in nroportion to
T., :.