The morning call., 1892-10-17

w Hlte as IL WAS the purpose OF the cG posi-
tiOn not to duplicate features of this kind.
Mr.. White told me that Hip Lungs state
ment was entirely false and that il be could
have had the assistance of American bust
ness men he would have asked Kwong Fong
Tai Il Co. to take shares 10 the amount OF
$4,000 only instead of $4,000 he further
stated that he needed KwoBg Fong Iai q
Co.'S assistance as he did not understand
how Chinese theaters are managed.
81 then called on Hip Lung u Co. They
told me that Mr.. White had asked them TO
join him in the enterprise, but that they had
refused beause they considered that Mr..
White was looking out for his own interests
only, and it was the purpose OF Hip Lung "
Co. TO have a similar arrangement outside
the limits Of the fair, so as TO compete with
Mr.. White.
called Chan Jee Wo, 10 Omaha, has made
an agreement with Mr.. White subject to the
following conditions:
"Mr. " hte is TO receive So per cent on
sales, 10 per cent Of which was for himself
and Mr.. Crawford, the remainder, % per
cent was to go TO the funds of the w orld'S
Fair according to the rules.
'Mr. White Is anxious TO have the doctor
deposit 5000 in the bank in order to secure
the carrying on of the business. The doctor,
not having sufficient capital. has given ne
tice to his c0untrymen in Omaha and other
places that auy OF them NAV become share
holders by the payment Of SIS per SHARE
so that even laundrymen are taking advan-
tage of the offer and are becoming holders
in his enterprise. Mr. White is still anx-
ious that Kwong Fong Tai " Co. should not
abandon the proposition. AS hwong tong
| Tai & Co. are leading merchants OF this city
| Mr.. White feels that lie would rather enter
into some arrangement with them even if the
pecuniary advantage was not so large. so he
has telegraphed to his agent here TO tell
Kwong Fong Tai e. Co. that if he Is not
I FL In he Wi
undertake the enterprise with them if they
give him a commission on the sales instead
of carrying out the first proposition.
81 have since learned that the Omaha
doctor has written to San Francisco invit-
ing all Chinese merchants 10 become share
holders, and has asked Hop Lung & Co. OF
732 Sacramento street here. However, the
Chinese merchants of this city will have
nothing to do with this enterprise, as they
consider the Omaha doctor entirely untrust-
worthy and unfit for the management of
such an undertaking. Mr.. White will thus
be obliged to have the Omaha doctors as
sistanee. as no other Chinese will identify
themselves in this plan. Hop Lung IL Co.
have refused to take any notice OF the
Omaha doctors request, and l can say
authoritatively that no firm in China will
sell or lend 10 Mr.. White any of the valu-
able relics or curi0s they had designed send
ing to the fair. nor can he secure the SER
vices Of iTst-cass actors, musicians and gar
deners, or the assistance of the Chinese. We
propose TO have il definitely understood that
Mr.. Whites Chinese exhibit will not repre-
sent the Chinese people.
lam in corr espondence with Secretary
Foster about this matter, and understand
that he will investigate the granting Of this
concession"
docs il not seem strange" said Ling.
as Yuck Chaw stopped speaking, that
your people viii not do justice TO the Chi
mesa Synn in m Of This Eind9 i1o VOu
think in the whole fair there ould have
been an exhibit more interesting than that
proposed by the Chinese? Why, some of
the articles that would have been exhibited
are hundreds-yeS. even thousands of years
old. and IN more than one instance there
would have been articles sent from China
under a special guard that would not have
left them for an Instant, day or night.
Our merchants were prepared 10 arrange
an exhibit such as the world never saw be-
fore and would have never seen again. and
there would have been shown relics that
travellers in China have tried in vain to get
a glimpse Of. In addition. there would have
been in attendance a corps OF Chinese,
graduates Of your colleges and learned in
Chinese traditions and history. all speaking
English fuently, TO explain to the people
the exhibit in detail. Mr.. White cannot
obtain the services OF these men at any
price.
"As II is. the Chinese exhibit. if there is
one, will consist of only those things that
you can see right here in Chinatown at any
time, and not all Of the curios TO be seen
here Will be exhibited. The Chinese are
much disa ppointed, but 1t is not the fault Of
our people If we are not fifty represented by
an exhibit at the Worlds Fair"
II is probable, l understand, that the
California Worlds Fair Commission may
take up the matter and look into the scandal
limited at by Yuck Chaw. Thatperson says
he is ready with his proofs when convinced
that ii will do any good to go into an in
YestigstOn.
The company has already expended con-
siderable money in China In preliminary
arrangements, and 4 delay OF a month or
two now would, was told. make 1t impoS-
sible for them to arrange for the exhibit as
originally planned, even if the concession
was granted TO them.
Yuck Chaw will make no further attempts
to obtain the concession unless Secretary
Of State Foster advises it, and If the Secre-
tary should commence an investigation of
the White Crawford arrangement he will
return at once to Chicago to be present at
the hearing c. b. HART0N.