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Domestic News
October 3, 1876
The Daily Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
Local newspaper praises replacement of coolie labor with sixty white men working on Front street, earning $2 per day and spending in the city, potentially investing in property.
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AS IT SHOULD BE. - We were much pleased to notice yesterday that coolie labor had been dispensed with on Front street. We found there sixty white men busily engaged in the work with their picks and shovels. These men receive $2 per day for their work, amounting in all to $120 per day. A large portion of this is spent in the city. Our merchants and hotel keepers, of course, receiving their share. Some of these will undoubtedly save a portion of their earnings and eventually buy a lot in town and put up a dwelling, or invest it in land, and in the course of time, hew a farm out of the wilderness. Could we say as much for the Mongolians? The simple asking of the question is the answer. There was one fact we noticed particularly, and which we are happy to mention, that among the same number, a more industrious, sober and intelligent lot of working men than they can not be found in any place.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Coolie Labor
White Workers
Front Street
Daily Wages
Local Economy
Labor Investment
Where did it happen?
Front Street
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Front Street
Event Date
Yesterday
Event Details
Coolie labor dispensed with on Front street; sixty white men engaged in work with picks and shovels, receiving $2 per day totaling $120; money spent in city benefiting merchants and hotel keepers; potential for savings to buy lots or invest in land; contrasted with Mongolians; noted as industrious, sober, and intelligent workers.