Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-29

rss-tsAess- handsome ba-.o<sa D.oe@s.
siis pnolle basla nx.. vel frEaitsea
streets. rxtsus - nlAa 9t-FtNfsa< -
tilstfses. s.gatiy pafks 81 ne n>'s-sole.
shseh ars nos beins oeauLaeas Haa
lsrge holns and fereza eosst eom-
HeEce-
oss4t EAfisaat.
siso nas the advantage Of eompet-
i've railroad Soufou1tca.iflu Nlta tie
entire east, TIE Jaion Psc. Dc. tne fen-
sgs Fa<l &c and Aoftbera i'zci1c rail-
r.,sis Al having haes teEm4i1sting 10
union depot Next % san Francisco
Portland . the great commercial city
on TIE Pacific Coass. aud q Ekssy 70
advance fast It's growth hss osen
steady Aad substantial rs business
nisa operate mainly with their own
capital. Business - steadily Eucre<s-
nag. prosperous And remucerztso.
toouga ~ great boom.
There - keen rivalry ~ business be-
tssen Portland aud other Cites along
tas great Puget sound. n wnlch tie
former nae many advantages. Prob
ally the time Il not far distant wien
tue entire Puget SQUAD co1ntry Will
sur,icientiy develop - render al -
Cities a. prosperous As they were once;
for The resources along the sound are
great and capable of supporting a
raucn greater population than these
towus aad cites now have.
Tacoma aud s~.stie.
When tcs tne comes Tacoma and
Seattle viii most assurediy make them
selves felt. They are great cities now.
especially when Ne take iuto coassdera-
too their youth. These Two elIies we're
undergoing . period OF depression from
When they will, however, recover wsto
renewed life, strength and energy.
Iney have grown little too fast Tor
their age and ia advance Of TIE sur
rounding country. but little rest Will
not hurt them. They will be the
stronger snd letter for 10 IA the end.
Their eoun,ry's arabic soil q not as
yet enc quarter cultivated. Their for
ssts are comparatively untouched.
Iney have timber. water, coal, iron,
gold, wool, Lsh and meat. They can
raiss hemp. hops and other substances
used IN various kinds of manufactures.
tut At present they import the greater
part Of what they consume. They need
the men. money and ability 10 make at
their own homes everything they use.
aud To export rather than import But
all tina Will come III time. Patience,
perseverance, and labor VIII accomplish
IL all.
ChtnAmsa N. n Necessity.
Much has been said and written con-
corning the Chiusman, and we took
. particular pans % question IS 10 tee
advantage and ~dasdvantage Of their
presence, and have come 10 the conclu-
son that The Chinese are al absolute
Necessity 10 that country. We found
them everywhere. and always At work.
They form no combines 10 raise the
price Of labor when the fruit picking
time comes. Tney do not strike, but
are always on hand. 20 work when
wanted. THIS is exceedingly import
ant TO growers of cherries and like
7, fruits.
This was the opinion from the en-
ployers standpoint. But the patient.
{ hustllng Celestial receives more curses
than praise, but he does not allow this
trlfie TO bend him with grief. or to sil-
yer his barr. Amid all the contumely
and reproaches from Truthful
I James," and others. John Chsnaman
continues an almond-eyed squint NJ n
the goal OF success. and thus keeps on
with hrs everla.tIng daily hustle, and
nightly gambling. until he has played
MS limit.
Many sided John Chinaman.
OF tho latter We made mention IN
"a Trip Through California aud
Chinatown" winch revealed the