The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-17
From the Wilmington Post.
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR.

From the Wilmington Post.
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR.
We have alluded freqseaay in our columns
to the great want of immigrants in North Caro-
lima. Every day must bring befote the public,
the great necessity for more labor and more ex-
tended manufacturing and agricultural in
terests.
In order to bring about an extended immi-
grafton it is necessary that thorough organizes
ton of Company or Companies should be made
under the control of intelligent and honorable
men, under the patronage of the State aud sup
piled with means from her treasury.
Efforts are now being made in Virginia,
Georgia, South Carolina and We presume other
of the Southern States, to bring before the for
eign public, statistics and all other information
which may be desired and to turn a portion of
the immense current arriving in the United
States, this way.
Among the first to take steps toward this OBJ
ject is Gen John A. Wagner, Commissioner of
linn igratiou, appointed by the State Of South
Carolina. To his recent letter addressed to
"The Landholders of South Caroina"-he re-
commends that those desiring to sell lands
should take care to advertise aud register them
10 some we'll known and accessible locality
and that these lands be advertised in the best
markets of the world-making the price as rea-
sonabe and the terms as liberal as possible
that the Bureau of immigration take charge of
this matter-as, of course, it is not at all prob
able that an entire stranger will come to pur-
chase lands, with only the indefinite knowledge
that lands are for sale, while the beaten track
to the Western States is SO familiar to every
one.
A central Bureau should be established at
the most important point in the State, having
branches Shad in ict
ty, or, may work through the agency of our
Agricultural Societies, all of which are interest
ed in the scheme of increasing our laborers.
There will be 10 the outset many obstacles to
| overcome, which will require energy and man
| agement; above all there should be competent
and reliable agents abroad, sent from the State,
who have all the desired knowledge of its re-
| courses, advantages, health and peculiarities,
speaking the language of the Country whence
| the people are to come We have among US a
| highly intelligent German population, we'll in-
formed in regard to all the subjects of interest,
and from Germany, Denmark and Sweden we
may look for the most desirable aericulturists.
We are Informed that in the late Kingdom of
Hanover, conquered in the late war by Prussia,
there are thousands waiting to come to this
country-a most desirable population.
10 order further to encourage immigration
|
large land Misunderstanding large tracts into
small farms, not exceeding twenty acres, selling
to actual settlers alternate farms-thus enhanc-
| ing the value Of the reservations-encouraein
and assisting by advice and information based
upon experience-and above all adapting the
cultivation of neighboring tracts to the produc-
ton of such articles Of food as are palatable to
these new comers-probably more dissatisfac.
| ton has arisen from this cause than apy other
Most of them discard Bacon and Pork, and look
upon on: corn bread as an abomination, in this
particular, they must have entire control We
not long ago met Frenchman re cently import
ed to cultivate grapes in our State, then fleeing
toward his native land-he was satisfied with
the work, shelter and treatment, but We shall
never forget the prolonged Sacre with which
be alluded to bacon, greens and corn bread
Good -four bread, (made by themselves when in
numbers plenty Of greens, lettuce, Sweet Oil
and Goldfish with onions, and occasionally fresh
meat with daily bottle of wine would have
made the Frenctman as happy as Lord
| With these facts in view, it is much better
that immigrants come in considerable numbers
and settle in small De:ghboring communities
where they may indulge in their national
games and holidays-where they may enjoy
their own mode of worship from Clergymen of
their own Church and speaking their own Ian
guage L. other words, to make for them a
home, endeared by the resemblance it bears to
the father land. We canot make q strange peo-
pie to sympathize with our prejudices, our feel
ings. or tastes. We must leave them to their
own.
In 1860, the foreign born population of our
State numbered 5000 souls, or in the ratio of
1913 of 100000 of the population which was
66l 1858 of free persons. This is the smallest
number Of Immigrants in any of the States or
Territories of the United States and this out of
an immigration from Oct. lst 1919 to Nav 3lst,
1860, of 5, 469, 42l souls-and there we're living
in the United States on the last date above f.
l36,l75 foreign born persons.
4 Why has North Carolina been so far behind
her sister States? We cannot see We do
hope that this matter will receive the attention
which it merits. We want population. Will
not some of our prominent men take hold of this
matter as has been Gone 10 other States-recol-
lect that every immigrant adds greatly to the
i wealth of State-aside from the money he
{ brings with him-a pair of strong arms and
willing heart are an addition beyond the calcu-
lation given it 10 figures. > One good farm 10 a
neighborhood stimulates others. Every supe-
rior field of grain, stimulates its neighborhood
to emulation. z k~a t
! We have waited long enough, upon private
enterprise-let as hope better things from the
State.
/ A publisher of paper made arrangements
with man in a neighboring town to furnish
him with news items from that locality. The
result of the arrangement is as follows and was