The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-03
The Chinese Trying to Deceive the
Public as to the Number in
San Francisco.
Millions OF Dollars Every Year Taken
From the state and sent to China
Never to Return.


ruption there he said, land worse form
of slavery than that which existed in the
south before the war" The clear-headed
Judge then proceeded TO illustrate the diff
ference between Alameda and San Fran
cisco justice by sentencing convicted
Chinese slave dealer 10 500
fine and years imprisonment
in the county Jail. When Judge
Gibson declared Chinatown Il disgrace to
civilization and menace TO all decency. he
uttered cold, commonplace truth, whose
accuracy no one would venture 10 deny.
When he added thnt il ought TO be cleansed
he WAS either demanding an impossibility
or repeating by implication the condemna-
tion of our authorities which he had nj
ready explicitly pronounced. For if it be
possible TO eradicate the foul scandal of
Chinatown, the persons responsible for the
execution of the laws have shamefully ne
elected their duty.
The Chinese and those who speak for
them are anxious not to let the public
know the actual number of them resident
here. II IL claimedby them that the average
number il not over 10000 and never exceeds
lh,000 have estimated the number at 3D.
the facts. now have il, on the authority
of a gentleman who has had close business
dealings with the Chinese. that there is a
permanent population Of 10000 of them
here, while on one occasion, iu 1882. when
strong agitation was made against them
in the country, there were 1900 of them
here. That was when ruflians in the Santa
Clara valley set fire 10 the houses and barns
of those employing Chinese labor there,
thus causing many farmers to discharge
their Cinnamon. of the iO,0o0 Chimes
living in this city 5000 are cooks aud house
| hold servants, over 5000 are working IN the
manufacture of ladies' underwear and
mems clothing. There are IN Chinese
laundries. in each of which tpice 10 six
Cinnamon are employed. How aery Chi
ness are in boot and shoe aud slipper
making | do not know. TherV are over
| 400 employed in cigar making.
The late Henry Langley, publisher Of the
directory, took the census of the Chinose in
the last United States census, III 1870. The
Chinese completely hoodwinked him. Here
IL one notable case. on the north side of
jackson street, 17ls4 east of Stockton, there
is four story and basement brick building
covering all Of II lot 3iMxl37lS in size. Mr..
Langley asked in the first door how many
Chinese were in the building. The answer
was twenty-five, and that was true for that
floor. but there were over two hundred
Chinese in the three Go1rs above running
sewing machines. There was, in short, IN
that one building alone enough Chinese 10
populate small village. have been in it
and seen them.
The 10000 Chinese in this city earn at
least 81 each over and above their board.
This IL $1,000 per day or 81, ,i0O.OO0 for
each month of twenty-six days. This il
over %l2,0W,n0 per year which is being
drained through various Chinese channels
from a city of 100000 inhabitants. The
most of this money each year, directly
or indirectly, goes 10 China never TO return
These 40,OOO Chinese are supplanting l0,0O0
white men or white women, whO.if they had
The places of the Mongolians, would spend
their wnges here. All of the surplus earn-
lngs OF the Chinese ARE carried 10 or sent 10y
them to China. They all trade with each
other while here. Not one dollar goes Co
n white man il the chinese can help il.
end any avenue through which any OF
their money goes into white hands is only
open temporarily. The Chinese deal with
the white mnn only while he is teaching
them. They quickly learn from and then
dispense with him. We have no means of
knowing how much money yearly goes out
of this state 10 the spOnge-like countrya
across the Pacific ocenn. If the truth of
this matter could be known, no other argu-
ment against Chinese immigration would
approach il in effectiveness Ii California
were three-nay, ten-times as rich as il is,
II could not stand the strain ON its resources
which Mongolians would put on il il they
were allowed to crowd into this state in un-
limited numbers.
Several well known and wealthy Chinese
merchants are arranging for the organiza-
tiun of a company 10 introduce the electric
light system into the different provinces of
China. The company Is to be known as the
Canton Electric Light company. Several
meetings have been held by its promoters,
and temporary officers have been elected |
Wong Bin LcOng of 7l3 Commercial street |
is its nctng manager, and Wong J.. Kane |
Of sl34 Dupont street, md Lee You Niue, |
Sjg Commercial street, are his assistant |
managers.
Wong J.. Kane is the foremost fnanoier |
of the concern, being a thorough business |
man and having mustered the English Ian
guHge. "We have already subscribed SaJO.- |
900 ms a working capital said he, when in
teryiewed at his attorneys Office upon the
subject.
"The government has decided upou many /
improvements, and has recognized the inn
portance Of the electric light system i'm
lighting its streets. Our company hns al
ready received the greatest encourage
ment from the Chinese government 10y |
granting us twenty year lease for the
province Of Canton. We have secured the
services Of several experienced American
engineers to lay the plant for us. Two of
these men are now in Canton max
ing survey for the proposed
plant, and our company will com
menoe operations NJ soon ~ their
report is made out. We expect 10 com
meuce work in about three months from
now, and IL will take six months 10 com
plete il. We have already purchased com
siderable machinery and our experts are
now deciding upon the best system 10 adopt.
The only place where electricity IL now
used in Canton is in the capital building.
We calculate 90 operate throughout the EN-
tire province. As soon as our first plant il
in operation we will increase our capital
stock 10 SbOO,OO0 and extend our operations.
"The members of our company propose
10 organize another company for mining
operations. The government has given us
the right 20 the Sung rung district, and we
have several San Francisco prospectors at
present engaged there in making a thor