New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-09
TIE NEW LABOR EXcHANGE.

Thousands of TRIBUNE readers, scattered
tol, the lercth and breadth Of the land. an' oere
~ i tle Western States, VIII remember ~ r,,ic,ant
1,ilireuee Office which, urGer the ,orcc Of tho Com
n,.aners Of .s9toa as the means during several
years 49, -; 81 S.e.lDul.IE over We e9't.3
fr his r,erpositon would have remained drag and
hnr1fn IN mis- and ncighboriug cities The necessity
ii, yc birth 10 this beuctcCnt Institution grew ont
of Inc immense influx Of Immigration which, during the
Drrd alluded to- poured in upon our shores from almost
ptl.u cf F,irore This yrnot tfi1l wave az needy
humanity reaching is hight in 1854 in which year not
49,. ai 800 600 grants were landed 40 the port Of
New-Yok alone, was, unhapply c0inc!dent with gen
| oval stacuatiOn OF our mercantile and manuiac-
tnrino business which In active times might have
furnished 20 the majority Of these persons 40 least life
sustaining employment; aud rs by i The larger proper
ION -" he Immigrants arrived here with no other
~ sppo than the labor Of their hands. there seemed an
Imminent probability that they must perish OF starvation
or become a burden upon the charity OF our people In
his emergency the Commissioners OF Emigration deter
mined upon plan for placing these needy labolers IN I'M
mediate communication with those 20 whom their labor
mi f he useful Two large buildings, situated in Canal
81 near Elm were leased, the upper portions httcd
as domitorios and eatngroos Tor the temporary use on
INC ctugus and the lower floors converted lutO
intelligence Offices, where employers could select such as
pleased them. In addition 10 TINS circulars ana adIeI
semeuts were sent throughout the country, requesting
farmers and others in need of labor to send to the Com
missiOners descriptions OF me KIND OF help Wch Ly
wanted. and the rate OF wages which they were
willing to pay, accompanied 10y sufficient sum Of
money 10 pay the iaic OF the IMMIGRANT =, 70
the place where their required In this
way situations found for thousands of Immigrants
and their labor was made immediately avaaDie 10 I,o
benefit of the whole country SO numerous were INC APP
plcatOns for ldbOrcrs, especially rom tho agrculal
districts that upward Of 10000 was received by the Com
missioner to pay the fares OF immigrants to various part
Of the United States In subsequent years the ude
immigration decreased, the necessity for this method
of distributing it became less pressing, although
the intelligence Office has never since been closed
When the Commissioners moved their omccs 70
Castle Garden IN 1900 Arrangements were MADE IoT
a more thorough systcmatizng Of the original
plan. TWO largo were provided rs waiting
rooms for mm grants OF either sex desiring cmoymeh,'
where employers can select such servants rs they Leed
Persons residing distance can bc supplied win labor
ers or domcstics by sending DESCRIPTION Oh inV sou ~
work TO be done with the wages offered ana the C0ma
sioners will select and send to them such persons as
they deem fitted the requirements. more com
pete system Of registering the Immigrants mas hech
adopted that should me friends OF any one desire 10
obtain any information regard 70 their present resi-
dcnce employment OF employer. etc. II can be IN
mcdiatey furnished This department IS under the
charge of Mr. Alfred Erbe TO whom all applications Tor
help or inquiries in regard to any immigrant Should be
addressed.