The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-11-26
STRUCK IT IN HOPS
Bound to Marry Now--Have Already
Set Out to Find Wives.


The big price of hops has WELD
ed a large influence on the aspira-
tions of Corvallis Cinnamon. No
less than five of them are on the
way to China today, most of them
to get wives, and four of the five
made a stake in the hop business
this year. Four of the bunch
with fitting adieus to their coun-
trymen in this town, took Mon
days Westside for Portland, and
the fifth, .Sorbin Sing left yesterday
From Portland, the party of thrifty
heathen go to Victoria. and thence
take British steamer for Hong
Kong. They will be "a days is
crossing the Pacific, and the trip
over will cost $48, steerage.
Of the Chinese hop kings In the
party, Sam Sun is one, and he is
probably the best to do of all, so
far as this worlds goods are con-
cerned. He is the lessee of the
Beach hop yard across the Will
1amette. He has the yard leased
for period of years, of which
two have expired. He had good
crop and made money last year.
This veal, his output was $4,000
pounds, and he sold at IS and 20
cents per pound. The account
is that Sam Sun cleared this year
the snug sum of 81, 800. Sam is
going to get married on arrival in
China. His bride, of course. is not
yet selected. That will be a mat
ter to be arranged after his arrival
in the fowery kingdom. The
maid whom his fancy selects will
bless his Chinese home, after pro-
per financial arrangements have
been settled upon by Sam Sun with
her father.
"Sam no buy wife % said one of
his friends yesterday, Cinnamon
no buy wife, Newspaper ta1kee
that way; no sabbee. Sam he
talkee girl father, tell 'em old man
he pay $500, or may be $1,000 aHd
old man he fix 'em up in clothes
and set 'em up, so Chinaman no
buy 'em wife. All mistake; Nell
can no sabbee."
But whether it be called buying
or not, Sam is going to have wife
who will not come back with him
to Corvallis when he returns next
April or May, but with whom hewi11
live for a brief three or four months |
and then return to his hop yard on
the Willamette in the hopes of /
striking high prices in hops again.
The other lucky hop growing
Cinnamon are the three who operate
the S N Lilly yard, They pay an
annual rental of $3.50. They have
three years of lease unexpired. I
Like Sam Sun, they had a profit
able crop last year: but it was this
year that they struck oil. They /
marketed 81, 900 pounds of hops,
and received for them 22 cents per i
pound. They received in all
1850. It is supposed that their !
net earnings for the year will ap-
proximate $4,000, or $40, 900. At
any rate, each of the three feels rich
to afford a trip to China,
and is now enroute there to have a
time, perhaps the time of his life.
Sorbin Sing is the other member
Of the party He is the pioneer
of Corvallis. He has
washed Corvallis linen for about
1s years, and is supposed to bevery
we'll to do. Like Sam Sun he is
going back to marry, and is not
likely to return to Corvallis, until
The swallows, perhaps begin to
twitter again in spring time. The
Lilly China tourists, all have faith
>rs and mothers to look after yet,
and as they are not supposed to
marry under such conditions, they
will return to Corvallis before the !
others.