Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-28

Legislature, oilers to ali applicants, free oil
charge, impartial and reliable information
in regard tosIha soil, climate, pFieee Of
land and lab1a and Ssrians industrial ra-
sources OF West Virginia, as well as every
other kind of information useful to the
Immigrant. Correspondence in English,
French aud German.
J.H.eDns DBRAR, IL
Commissioner of Immigration,
-. Clara Colony, DOddridge Co., W. Va.
An ACT FOR the EneouraEemsut of
ForSign migration TO IhIs state
Be Il enacted by the LegisFdturs Of West
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l. The governor is hereby authorized to
appoint g responsible and competent per-
sou for the purpose of soliciting and Or
ghfiziug foreign emigration TO this State
the same TO be styled aECommissioner Of
immigration for West Virginia.
?. 1t shall be the duty of such commits
sloher, as soon as the governor may direct,
to connect himself by correspondence with
the principal sources of emigration in
Germany, Austria. Switzerland, Sweden.
Great Britain, and to do everything that
may be proper and necessary to secure the
greatest possible publicity to the political
and social condition of our State, the ma
lure OF her Climate, soil, geographical fea.
lures and advantages of her agricultural.
mineral and manufacturing resources, her
pnohc improvements, aad every other local
information OF interest and utility to the
emigrsnt. To this eject he shall nrensra
and have translated into one or two,of tn
principal languages of Europe a pamphlet
With lIthographic maps OF the State, con
tainteg not less than sI1teen pages of text
descriptive OF our State, and circulate the
same 10 said counties to the amount of ff.
> teen thousand copies. he shall also con.
nect himseltfor the furtherauce of his mis-.
sion with the commissioners and superip-
tendents of emigration that NAV be an.
pointed under acts ofCongress and with the
American consulstes and commercial agen-
cies 10 said countries and with the yariops
emigraut aid protection and transportation
societies, private aud official, therein
established, as also with the civil author
tues and organs OF publicity, whose action
or iutuence may be available for the pro.
motion of the ends of his mission: and
further 10 secure IN every principal centre
OF emigration, and seaport on the routes Of
emigration, intelligent and obIigiup cor
respondents, who may supply him with
every desirable information and receive
from bin the necessary instructions for the
continuous inducement of foreign emf
grafton to our State.
3. And it shall be the duty of said com.
missioner to forward TO the governor. to be
by him laid before the legislature at itr
next session, full report of his transsc
tioDs, stating all the means and channel,
employed by him in the accomplishment
of his mission, the results attained or ex
pected TO be attsined through his efforts
the statistics of emigration and other kin
dred Information calculated to sugpes
further necessary legislation on the subject
4. And the governor is hereby author
lied TO prescribe to said commissioners an,
further duties in his judgment necesssr'
efficiently 10 carry out the purposes of thi
act, including visit to the principal source
OF emigration in Europe, in case the ex
Penses thereof are betrayed by subscrip
tions on the part of private individusis
associations or corporations having as on
of their objects the encouragement of emi
grafton 10 this State, including the execu
Ilon of bond for the faithful Performance
of his dutiesaud the proper use of the fund
entrusted TO him to detrsy the expenses {
his office. u - 1|
5. And the governor is hereby author
lied TO make such arrangements with th
proper persons and authorities at the Dol
of Baltimore, aud with the Baltimore an
Ohio railroad company, as may be neces
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emigrauts intending to travel through-d
locate in this State, in Grst class emigrsu
ships direct from the seaports of Earop
to the port OF Baltimore, aud to secure I
the emigrsnt during his passage and upo
and after his landing, all the aid, pretsC
ton and instructions he may need for hi
guidance aud safety, upon principles equal
ly beneficial to the emigraot, to the port G
landing, the line of transit and the Stat
where be may select his residence Pro
Tided that no additional expense accrue t
the State under this section.
1t is evident, from the provisions of thi
Act, that the legislature had in view n,
other object than to induce emigration t
West Virginia by the diffusion of reliabl
information concerning our circumstances
and to protect the future citizens of thi
State, before and after their arrival again!
those imposilions which are but too fire.
quently practiced upou friendiess aud nm
suspectiDg Strangers.
Ii will devolVe upon the undersigned I
promote the humane purposes of this en-
actment so far as it is in his power. hi
acquaintance with the condition and pros
pecIs of our state after a residence Of ]
years, first as land agent, and subsequent
as pioneer colouist and member of ID
Legislature, will materially aid him in fu
filing the requirements of the law, au
eusbIe him to guide the FIRST steps of tn
immigrant upon our soil with the counsel
OF practical experience.
The description of our State with a
accurate map, for which the commissions
is collecting the materials from origins
sources, will not, hoveys be ready uut
sufficient means are provided to defray II
cost Of the same. In the meantime the fo
lowing brief and uuadorned sketch of ou
local features more immediAteiy Interest
ing to the immigrant, viii, eit is hopet
enable persons contemplating emigratio
TO arrive at correct conclusions in regar
TO our advantages, as compared with tnos
of other states, with due reference to thei
own private circumstances and adapted