Show tire the Clil nese quarter in now york in 1875 there were but about in new york the chinatown ot of the present was a very fusig insignificant ant colony and a queue seen on the streets created a sensation at least among the ranks of the small boys downtown now there are tully fully celestials Celesti als in this city they are doing well in various lines of business and there are a large number of them who have bank accod accounts running ning into thousands anti anil tens of thousands I 1 of 7 dollars in fact act there are at least two chinese merchants in mott street who each own considerably over in property and money it was not until 1875 that the chinese took possession of mott street at that time the six companies ot of san francisco which practically controlled the chinese population ot of that city established an agency in this once fashionable street As new arrivals from the flowery kingdom appeared on the scene they settled down iu in this spot and chinatown waxed and grew strong until it became what it now is a veritable city within a city having its own municipal government and in most matters making laws suiting itself and growing in strength oblivious ot of the political and social amenities of 0 the great city around it the chinese evidently believe in close corporations new york mail and express |