Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-28

Commissioner Rusch has made areport
of his experience in conducting the a.
fairs of this Office. He notes his success
in the capacity Of Commissioner, as
follows:
immigration Of foreigners to Iowa,
who landed At New York, was
In 1889. INSTRUMENTATION. 6s4 persons.
In Ie6O.. ....'.........'...... ~
In lsnl... 400
From this it might be argued that the
office has done some good to the State,
yet not enough to warrant the State in
continuing the Office. Mr.. Rusct says :
"The good results, therefore, which
are shown by the above figures,
mainly ascribe to the distribution OF
documents throughout Germany, and
the correspondence to journals and
newspapers, which l have made my
principal object. But this could be
done with much less expense to the
State by an agent at home quite az
cffectually as by an agent at the city Of
New York. l have further learned
from experience, that most immigrants,
before landing at New York, have con-
Guided upon place Of destination, and
It lie only in a few instances that such
conclusions can be changed. Tho only
way, therefore, to reach the object is to
inform them about the advantages our
State Offers to them before they leave
the old world
"From a careful investigation into the
history OF foreign immigrations to this
country, have further learned that the
competition which presents itself in all
enterprises when great financial results
are to be accomplishe1 J, has also grown
up between the Western States for a
controlling Influence upon the European
Immigration, and it is only by the best
laid plans, systematized BY long expert.
ence, that immigration can be directed
to any particular locality. What has
been accomplished by regularly organ.
zed Emigrant Companies in other W. s
tern States, is sufficient to show us the
impracticabiIity of attempting to sue
cessfnlly compete with these States sim
ply u rough New York Agency.
81 have had an opportunity OF inform.
ing myself as to the plans and purposes
of some Of these emigrant companies
above referred to, and in my OPINION
the plan of the American Immigrant
Company, it carried out, promises the
most favorable results. A little effort
on the part Of our State-so long ne.
glected-is only necessary to SCENE the
cooperation Of these companies for our
state, as has been done by other West
IN States, which have heretofore re.
,eived almost the entire share of foreign
Immigration, which our own State nat
uraIly should have received. A com.
parison of figures will show this to con-
vince every body. Of a foreign immi-
grafton of 100000 persons in 1860,
Iowa received 776, and still less mum.
Der in the preceding year. This mum.
her cannot be regarded as a due and
fair share tor our State, when we have
lar more advantages to offer to the i'm.
migrant than any other State in the
Union. Some neglect on our part must
be the cause Of this disproportion. The
most practical plan for accomplishing
the end, which our Legislature had 10
view by establishing the Office in New
York, would seem to be to send Com
missioner to Europe, but the question
is, whether this would be adv.ssble as
long as the prosperity Of our country is
interrupted by 'nsurrection aud civil
war. 1t is we'll known with what i'm
mense success the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company has sent agents oil over
the United States and especially to En-
rope. That Company is constantly sell
ling its lands at high prices to immi-
grants, and is at the same time adding q
large increase to the population Of the
State of Illinois, without dollar of ex-
pense on the part Of that State. If the
different Railroad Companies, who have
obtained the large aud liberal grants Of
the most beautiful lands in our State BY
Acts Of her Legislature, would follow
he example OF the illinois Central
Railroad Company, they would uudoubt.
eddy meet with the same success, no,
only to their own, but also to the i'm.
mense benefit Of the State.
"Frcm the reasons as before stated
have arrived at the conclusion, that
could not recommend . rene sal of ap'
preparations for continuing the Office Of
Immigrant Commissioner in New York
especially a. long ~ our State shares
the calamity in which our common coun
try is involved"
! The latter Recommendation il vel
enough and yet totally superauous
The prime object aimed At by the Re
publ'cans in creating this office, was no,
to bring immigrants to this State. Mr.
kusch very we'll knows by this time
though he vas ignorant of it At the out
set, that the Office was created for thu
} purpose Of oustiug himself from the of
ice Of Lieutenant Governor. He is ais,
I aware that the nlan failed. that MT