Route of Cave Pioneering (cont’d)
Oshige was involved in prostitution in Lethbridge until last spring. Matsumoto rents out three cave houses in Cranbrook. Two of them house the Japanese and the other white prostitutes. The cave in Lethbridge is also owned by Matsumoto and it currently houses Sugabe’s Osachi.
The way in which Matsumoto pioneered Cranbrook differs considerably from that of Takahashi in Nelson. I imagine that this comes from the presence of Japanese straight businesses. Anyway, Matsumoto established a foundation in Cranbrook and actively drew women out from Japan and Vancouver.
You might recall Sentarō Ōta, who recently died in Cranbrook. He is Oshige’s brother by blood and a powerful figure among pioneers in Cranbrook, together with his wife Oume. Besides her, there was a time when a devil called Nagata and so-called granny Osumi were influential. Presently Cranbrook exists thanks in no small part to women.
Oume’s sister is currently involved in prostitution in Calgary and she is no less a bitch than her sister. There is a rare and indeed mysterious story regarding Oume and Oshige, a case that we have never heard of in other cave locations.
That is, both of them have prostituted in the train without any hesitation. Let us imagine a Japanese woman, who gets on a night train that leaves Cranbrook for Fernie and Macleod. Rude whites would march right up to her and immediately start a negotiation of prostitution. We have heard that this often happens. We cannot help but laugh out loud at how much of the reputation of the Japanese has been harmed by these extremely shameless vamps.
If there are any readers, who are suspicious of the prostitution in the train, go there and ask a conductor of the CPR. They should tell you a story of Josie Ōta.
My wife Shige earn more than what she pays for the train fee, Matsumoto used to tell others all the time.
Currently, he manages a sawmill and farmland. When notables visit he would scramble to welcome them with his formal attire, performing his role as a local big brother. But once you pay attention to his behaviour in the backstage, you see that he has not ended his relationship with prostitution businesses. There are still a number of prostitutes who have not been able to cut off their monetary relationships with him. Prostitutes who escaped from their communities due to their illicit relationships would consult with him. New women from other cities would call upon him for everything. Pushing through with both devil businesses and straight businesses and pleasing everybody—he is surely a devil.