The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-28 00:00:00

HOMES IN THE NEW WORLD.

beg to solicit your favourable consideration to an
enterprise I have endeavoured to set on foot, for the good of
many persons in England who wish to make themselves com-
fortable homes or Mid profitaole employm,fit in the rotted
States. its spirit, principles, and objccts are set forth hi the
eindosed circular ; and if you can fully approve of them, I
hope you will be disposed to introduce thein favourably in a
few lines to your readers. and that some of them may avail
themselves of the facilities offered by the Agency in some
form of service to them —I VD, etc.,

ELIHy BCRRITT.
International Land and Labour Agency, Town-hall
Chambers, Birmingham, August 19.

The enterprise bearing the title of the International
Land and Labour Agency has been set on foot with a
single eye to the good of persons of different classes
and conditions in the United Kingdom who may wish
to niake themselves comfortable homes, or find per-
manent aml profitable employment, in the United
States. At no time in the history of America have so
many favourable openings and practical inducementn
presented themselves to such persons fir settlement, in
that country AP at the present moment. The whole
Continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the great Lakes to the Golf of Mexico, is now opened
to European airriculturiets, mechanics, and men and
women of all occupations, as it never was before. The
extinction of slavery has opened the great and pro-
ductive States of the South to free labour and free
men. The Pacific and other great railways. traversing
almost boundless regions of fertile, prairie soil, are
ready to convey settlers to the cheapest of productive
and easily-tilled lands, that have never been furrowed
by the plough. In all the old States cultivated farms,
of any size and quality, may be bought at a reasonable
price. Any tinnier, manufacture', or tradesman in
England who wishes to establish himself, or his son.
or ward in the dignified comfort and independence if
a home and landed estate of his own, may have his
thoice in any State, society, climate, or soil in the
American Union.
One department of the operations of the Interns-
thine! Land and Labour Agency is the express effort
to facilitate the settlement of such petsions. in the
safest, cht apest, and newt comfortable way. For this
purpose, it will obtain lists of farms for sale in all the
old and new States ..f the Union, dire. t'y from the
owners, with aconrate and detailed tlescriptit Ms of
soil, trite, character, production. location as to markt t
condition of fences, price, best tern's of payment, &c.
Thios when an intending purchaser has fix-el npon
S ate which he would prefer, the Agency will
him with a list of the fame for sale irk that State for
the small charge of £1 to meet the expense of advert-
tisementa and corresiskndence in obtaining akich a list,
and the detailed information embra tett in it, front
America. If he is willing to intrnst the Agency with
the commission, it will secure the purely tee for bun of
any farm on the list he mask cht.o.e, direct fk tan the
owner, at the charge of 1 per cent. on the cash price
of the farm; im that he may p, directly to it by
she shortest and cheapest palms. Should the
f "In nit he spud to what NAM r-pre,nted,
or nnsatittfactkiry to him in o'her respect., the
purrh we will fall to the wronritl, anti half the
money advanced to the Agency will be returned
to him. Should the sale he effected, the purchaser will
pay the owner for the prapertv according to the terms
agreed Olin. on taking posveseion of it. The Agency
will have gentlemen of well known Tanning, who will
act thoronghly in the spirit, of the movement, as agents
in the different States, am! who *Yid pot o'sly procure
lists of farms or sale, hut visit them personally, and
see that the English pnrchasers &train good, title.... and
assist them in, settling upon their properties, Only the
1 per rent, month ,ned will be charged Phen a farm `
bought thronch one of these agents. These small
rhmges for hate 14renee. and for burng farms in the
United States for English settlers. must prove that
their benefit and the equal good of both countries are
only embraced in the spirit, principles, and objects of
this new enterprlae. One great object will be imme-
diately realised to the advantage llf persons buying
farms or obtaining situations. Both will go &tartly to
their accepted destinations withmit spending time or
money in drifting about in search of land or labour.
The second department of effort undertaken by the
Agency is tO obtain pod places and employment in
the United Staten for English lab.turers ttf every occu-
pation ; mechanics of every trade, farm labs urvrs, gar-
dener., get. aria waiters, clerks, envineers railway
servants if all grades: also female house servants. in-
elating cook., chatith.rmaid., nunsem vids. dairymaids,
&c , also, stempstressea. ladies' maids, female el rip..
and governesses Ti, meet the necessary expenses od
advertising in American newatopers and corresponding
with American empinyers., £1 will be oh reed by the
Agency for ohtairking a situation for a male labourer,
and Ms. for a femsle servant. In all casts, written
and verified testimonials, or satisfactory references
will he required. On the other hand references will be
required trom American employers, especially those
writing for female servants. so that confidence may be
ni metal, as Home moral reslionsibili7 will be involved on
letth sides.
Among other objects comprehended he the Agency
will he the introduction into use in England of Ame-
rican agricultural implements, and of all kinds f
im-
pritvt'd Wolin and labour-saving machinery ; also our
sintill, cheap c slicing stoves for the working ch \Pa , and
other conveniencies for them which are practically
unknown in this ctaintry. On the other hand, com-
missions will be executed for Atnericans desiring any
English improvements of a similar character ; includ.
ing hest specimens of farm, garden, and flower seeds,
and cuttings from fruit trees for grafting. PO that
English horticolturists may introduce into their or-
ehards the Baldwin, Seek-no-farth.r, Greenly g, and
Ntwtheni Spy in exchange for their Blenheim Orange,
Ribaton Pippin, &c. In a word, all transactiona de-
si4nell to benefit the two countries, by promoting a
cheap and easy interchange of their skilled industries,
labour, and productions, natural, mechanical, and
mental will be unslertaken by the Agency; including
the transtnission of small mums of money between im-
migrants in America and their relatives in Europe ;
the forwarding of books and periodicals by pont or
otherwise ; obtaining patents or copyrights for is ful
inventions or literary pronsictiona, &c. It will also
endeavonr to promote an interchange of the P birds
of the two countries, so that the American bobolink,
r' bin, and bluebird may sing their best songs in Eng-
land, and English robin, lark, thrush, and linnet Ring
theirs. in America ; so that the Rome "street musicians
of the heavenly city" may he common to both Pathan.,
to give morning and evening tongue to the spontan-
eous symphonies of the perpetual peace and brother-
hood existing between the two great families of the
English speaking race.

THE TELEGRAPHS OF THE FUTURE.
(From the Daily Nom)
The public is destined to hear much of sub-marine
telegrat by during the next few months. The success-
ful laying of deep sea lines for long distances being
proved to bet mere question of capital. projects are on
foot which, if carried mit, will bring the whole wor
ii
within the range of electrical coinniunicati in, and that
within a very short time. Messages to and from Eng-
land and Bombay direct may be looked for in March
or April of next year; while the spring of 1871 will
probably see Australia and China connected with Eng-
land by means of the Indian line. Thin last extension
is one of the most important of all, for it not only pro-
vides for the places Darned. but embraces Ceylon,
Cochin China, Java, and Singapore. Starting from
Bombay. the terminus if ins British Indian line, it is
to ruin from thence to P tde Gal le, and on to Penang,
Rangoon, and Saigon ; besides spar ]]] i] ig the Indian
()cern to northern Australia, touching at Sumatra and
lava by the way. In anticipation of Annie such enter-
prise, the Dutch have already laid land lines through
Sumatra, awl arrangements are completed for bringing
the whole of their pi asessions into electric communica-
tion with Hong Kong.
Again, Tasmania and the south-western portions of
Ameralia are to have lines of their own. after com-
munication has been established ssith the north-
western division of that continent ; and a recent glance
at a map shows that every corner lif this portion of the
globe which is known to commerce is now included in
one comprehensive scheme. Nil. will there bo any
great difficulties to wirmount. The Brisbane Govern-
ment is pushing lines to meet the cable at Cape York,
and the financial authorities at the business centres of
the different count, iris are giving it their strung sup-
}sift ; while Post-office and other statistics pise th,
extent if, and necessity for c immunication between
One various poirita, and between them all and India,
Europe, and America.
The distance to be traversed is considerable, amount-
ing to several thousands of miles of submarine cable,
and some hundreds of miles of land lines; but this is
split up into sections, as from Bombay to Point de
Gig* 1,104 tails., from the latter to Nomad 1,41.8