阿寿,1845年出生于广东,19岁时离开中国到美国谋生。1864年到达旧金山后,靠打工过活,先是当洗碗工,然后是厨师,最后是雪茄卷烟工。从一开始,他就认识到,只要他有耐心,能够表现出最佳的能力,就会实现他的价值。
Possibly the attraction of high wages rumored to be offered by Canadian railroad companies roused Yip San to leave San Francisco. He arrived in Vancouver in 1881 and worked on the western portion of the Canadian pacific Railroad from 1882 until 1884, first as a book-keeper, then as a time-keeper, and finally as a paymaster, before being promoted to Chinese superintendent for the supply company. The promotion made him responsible for hiring on contract and transporting thousands of men from China to work on the railway line in British Columbia. He supervised some six to seven thousand Chinese workers during the peak of the construction.
也许是受传闻中加拿大铁路公司所给的高工资的吸引,阿寿离开了旧金山。1881年他到温哥华。1882年至1884年,他在加拿大太平洋铁路的西段工作。先是做簿记员,然后是记工员,出纳员,最后被提拔为供应公司的华人主管。这次晋升使他负责雇佣合同的事务,他把几千人从中国运送到不列颠哥伦比亚的铁路线上工作。在建设高峰期间,他管理的华工达六、七千人。
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