Roberts. main officer of the Tideland Reclamation Company: "I do not think we could got the white men to do the work of reclaiming these lands. It is a class of work that white men do not like. In my opinion the aggrogato prodet of the wealth produced by Chinamen in the State is equal to cur mines. including the mines el Nevada aned Dakota. probably they produce sixty. eighty. or ninety millions a year in wealth. (Report. pages 43738.) Alfred Wheeler. attorney at law. resident of California for twentyseven years. said: "I think that the immigration of Chinese has been vastly beneficial to the growth of Cilifornia. and think itvastty beneficitltoevery whiteman. woman. and cbildin tie State. Take the making o boots and sliocs. before wre had nineh labor here. or any manufactures of them. or any other manafactures in the State. we imported motly from Massachusetts. The money went out of the State to contribute to the manufacturersof Massachusetts. and every man paid a hundred per cent. more for boots that he wore in this State and the blankets he used than lie pays today. (Report. page 515.) IV.
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