Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-12
EMIGRANT COMPANIES.
AM ERICAN
EMIGRANT COMPANY,

AM ERICAN
EMIGRANT COMPANY,
CHARTERED FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROCURING AND AS
SISTING EMIGRANTS FROM FOR
EIGN COUNTRIES TO SETTLE
IN THE UNITED STATES.
Incorporated with an Authorized Capital of
sl,0G0.OOG.
Paid up Capital, s54O.OOO.
Presdent-A. G. HAMMOND, President of Ex-
Vice sident-FRXNCIS GILLETTE, late SEN
atOr in Congress from Connecticut.
Directors-A. 6. Hammond +. Chamberlin, II. X.
WEIGH, John Hooker, Hartford Connecticut; 5; ?.
Lyman John Williams, New York. Charles HUI
bert, Boston: james G. Slavery, Des MOneS Iowa.
Bankers-Bank of New 1Ork, IS Wall street, New
York.
Treasurer and Secretary-JOhn Hooker; Office, No.
Hills Block, Hartford, Conn.
General Agent for Emigration-John Williams;
Agent for the State of Maryland-W. r. COLE, N.
E. corner of Baltimore and North streets.
The object of this Company is to import laborers,
especially skilled laborerS, from Great Britain, Ger
many, Belgium France, Switzerland, Norway, and
other employers of labor in America and also to
distribute through the interior of the country emil
grants who have already arrived at the seaboard CT
ties. 10 accomplish this it has established extensive
agencies through those countries, well through
the United States, and undertakes to hire men in
their native homes and at the places where they land,
and safely to transfer them their employers i'll the
country. system so complete has been put in Oper-
atlon here that miners mechanics Including workers
IN IRON and steel of every class weaverS and agri-
cultural, railroad, and other laborers, can now be
procured without much delay, in any numbers, and
AT reasonable cost. The Company also supplies Ia
Dor from New York and other parties in the interior
OF the country, who desire cmigrantS who have land
ed in this country to be sent forward Companies OF
twenty or more may be safely sent to any designated
locality under the care of a conductor.
TINE REQUIRED FOR EXECUTION.-Such orders can
OF course only be filled as the persons described may
be obtained but the utmost diligence and will be
used in transmitting operatives ordered in this way
and exact attention will be paid to the requirements
specified in the order.
ExPENsEs.-All orders should be accopanied by
the sum of one dollar for each person ordered
lance sufficient to pay the travelling expenses of the
persons ordered and the commission as specified
hereafter If the order should not be filed this
money will be refunded at any time on the draft OF
the party who RENTED it, except the Application
Fee aforesaid.
CONDITIONS on WHICH THE AMERICAN EMIGRANT COM
PANY UNDERTAKES THE HIRING IN. AND FORWARD
ING OF woRKMEN FROM NEW YORK.
!. That it will make all practicable effort to obtain
the operatives required who fulfill, nearly as pos
SlbIe, the conditions of the order.
?. That, i'll advancing money to pay the travelling
caution to procure such security may be obtain
able for its repayment.
). That, Il the operatives cannot be obtained, Tho
money advanced to procure the same will be re
funded
4. That the parties ordering advance to the Com
pany an amount sufficient to dcfray the expenses o
the operatives ordered and the Companys fee for tin
same such money to be refunded if the operative
are not procured.
TERMs-In addition to the fee of one dollar, in al
cases to be pum H0kinq this oppiicmioR, the fol
lowing charges will be made when operatives are or
dered to be sent forward:
OPERATIVES IMPORTED SPECIALLY.
The American Emgrant Company under the sane
ton of the law to encourage immigration" import
to order operatives of every description from any o
Scotland, Wales, Germany France, Belgium, Switz
erland, Norway Sweden, Denmark. 1t undertakes
through its widely ramiied system of European
agencies to exercise the utmost possible care in tn
selection OF the men it hires-tO make the neceSSar
legal contract with them in their country, to b.
duly ratified their arrival hereto transport then
from their homes in Europe to New Iork-to delive
them on their arrival here to the importer or hi
Agent.
The Tim necessary for the execution of an orde
Will depend upon the nature of the occupation an'
the nationality of the men required. Orders for or
binary Mechanics, Miners, Railroad and Agriculture
iaborerS, Sc, may however. be expected usually t,
be filled from Great Britain in about two months b.
steamship, and from Germany, Belgium, Franc
or Switzerland in about three months Ii
Northern Europe the time required will depend upol
the season of the year. in the summer orders can b
filed very promptly. If operatives are ordered b.
sailing ship, 1t may be expected to occupy about ou
weeks longer than by steamer.
The EXPENSE, except the fee payable to the Com
pany Will be repaid by the emgrant; but it will b.
necessary. in giving an order to import workmen, t.
deposit with the Company Il sum equal to the proba
bic amount necessary to eXpend in the transpOrta
ton OF the persons ordered. An exact account 0
these expenses OF emigration is rendered the de
livery OF the immigrant and any balance of the de
post is then refunded. The amount necessary t.
deposit will depend upon the port of embarkatol
and the extent OF underwriting in Europe. Blu
as general rule, when gold is at a premium Of 4
ship. will be sufficient to pay all the expenses o
British emigrants and to this about SIS should b
naHfs IE om b G any OF the ports Of Cont
statement of the exact cost, but an estimate of tn
probable Outlay necessary any pneXpended surplu
importer and all of the actual expense Except tn
C9mpanXs fee will be repaid by the workman.
The following are the CONDITIONS on lChicht the AME
RICAN EMIGRANT COMPANY undertakes the imDort,,
l. That it will deliver Immediately on arrival Il
New DIRK, to the parties importing any operative
whose passage money it has paid, if they escape tn
dangers of the sea and the ordinary casualties 0
3 That it will make all practicable effort TO Obtain
abe operatives required, having as careful inquir
made as is possible in regard to their moral charac
ter and capacity workmen
g. That i'll advancing money for the expenses o
their emigration to foreign operatives it will al
possible precautlOn III procuring such individual
Joint, and collateral security is obtainable for il
repayment.
l. That if the operatives ordered cannot be obtain
ed the money will be refunded.
D. That the parties importing advance to the Com
pany the amount necessary to pay the travelling ex
penses of the operatives ordered
IERMS.-Men, including Mechanics of every kind
Miners, Gardeners Railroad and Agricultural labor
ers &c., from $40 to $50. The amount of this charg
will depend on the quality of the operatives tn
number required, residence, &c. as well as the pric
of sterling exchange, the expenses of the COmpan,
being chiefly in Europe in such cases
The Agent of the AMERICAN EMIGRANT COMPAN'
for the State Of Maryland, will furnish upon appli
cation, any additional information in regard to tn
n pt hn I,ril
the terms above specified for aborers Of every class
Address apply to W. r. COLE
Maryland Agent American Emigrant Co.
Oc2-f y. +. cor. Baltimore and North sts