Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-16
ILsttsf from the oomamIsisiIiI,olnsr. q I'M
migration.
81. CLARA OoLoNX, W. VA,
September IL 1894

Letter from the OommIsafOner7o OF Im--
migration.
81. CLARA OoLoNY, W. Va,
September IL, 1854. i
Editors LnteIligeSesr r. W.
Under date OF 31st nlt., Mr.. Augustus
POllack of your city informs me that be
had collected from citizens Of wheeling,
whose oontribations we're from time 10
time recorded 10 the LHtclligeHesT, the sum
of $3l6, which together with $40 from
Hon-J- B. Blair. he placed at the disposal
of bis Excellency, the Governor for the
Use Of my Office, adding to the above: $40
contibuted by Hon. George W. Sum-
meTs, and 6zc0utibatsd by MHjoF james
F. Meline Of Gen. POps's STAT. The aggre-
gate collections for the Immigration fund
known mp to date amount 10 1910.
Although this is but one third of the
estimsIe of my official expenses for the cur
reRG year, yet it will after rsimbnrsing my
own advances since last spring, leave an
amount suHicisnt for my Immediate heces-
sities ct the most important points Of my
correspondence, Those who know the
amount Of zeal and labor am deyotihg 70
this enterprise, will readily believe that !
feel iniaitely more igratefnP for that en-
couragemsntr than If IL we're rendered 70
me by way of personal compensatioD. ~
Our citizens who on4this occasion have
given such generous proofs Of their public
spirit, will be Igrati6ed by the assurance
that their contributions are being applied
with economy aud discretion, and Will bear
| fruit SO soon as under ouEpoliticaf ciecum.
stances IL can reasonably be expected
AdVices from Europe betoken q tayorable
impression already produced, and the eager
and intelligent inquiries sceumulatiug on
my hands hom nearly all the States lying
between New Hampshire sud Iowa, Ken :
lucky and Canada fnclusively, point to a
prospect of success altogether unexpected
by me on this side Of the Atlantic. ~
Very respectfully, your obi. serv't. On
- : g5 a,1l5,'li,-. &. J. q. DIss DRRAR,
Iat Commissioner of Immigration.
.[In eonnection with the above letter We
would say q word or two in furtherance of
its objects. The COMMISSIONER has receiT.
ed So far about ons-third of the money
needed byahim to carry out the efforts
which he 10 making in Europe and in our
own country for the benefit of the State.
The little that he has go far received has
been collected here, with the exception of
the few dollars mentioned in his letter.
he ought to be receiving something from
each county, and il is no credit to the
State that he is not getting a general as
sistanes. His efforts are to enure to
the benefit of the whole State, to each
and every county OF the State, and fund
10 aid his efforts and to make them more
and effective than at pre-
lent, should be started in each county.
viii not the friends at WelIsburg, Mounds!
lille, MorgaitoNni Fairmont, Clarksburg |
md PArkersburg do somethingf Fifty
dollars, indeed considerably less, from
zach county of the State. would
put 1t inEthe power of the Commissioner 10
extend his efforts very advantageously in
important immigraioniquarter Now is
lie time when better class of i'm mi
grants than ever is leaving the old world
IOr this country, for MS to do all in our
power TO secure choice accession TO the !
power and wealth Of. our
State from this class. Mr.. Dsbar is labor
lbg gratuitOusiy do his part. II re-
mains or-ths. people generally Of the State
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