The Placer herald., 1867-02-16

pursuits. To the north. TOO, stretches n
region Of great extent lying between the
submits OF the Coast Ranges and the sea,
the most Of it being public land. aud which,
though as vet but sparsely settled, strongly
invites the daryman, farmer, gtazler and
lnmt,rman. large proportion Of it being
covered with glass, and suitable for the plow.
and the Whole abound.ng in the best forests
on the coast.
Blu, as it was not so much our purpose Al
this time to speak Of the strong induce men,s
California holds out to the immigrant, as to
urge upon our own people the importance
Of adopting immediate and Efficient measures
for insuriug an early immigration to our
shores, we shall devote the remainder OF this
arlrle to that subject, leaving the question
OF our natural advantages. climate, resources.
prospects and generally favorable conditions,
~ he more fully considered hereafter.
AS it is desirall. that any accession made
to our population should 10 permanent, aud
Of character that can essiv be national
iz.d through just appreciation "f our po-
liticsl ius,;utions. the adoption OF our SOCIAL
usnges, and ~ ready assimilation TO our own
people, il ia evident our laho,s in this ba
half should ts dire, ted to aiding ard encorr
aging immigration from the over crowded
communities Of the Atlantic States and tn'
rope, the latter Offering the best field, per.
haI.s, for immediate operations.
| AT present. is is we'll known, our exports
exceed our imports in bulk. and with the
prospects Of greatly increased productions
heucetorlh the question of Sufficient shipping
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much importance. Many of the shirs now
loading 1T our wharves with breaaslufs and
other products would doubtless he very glad
to IT. turn with passengers for California al
low ia,es If they could be obtained; where
fore, it has been suggested that effort should
at once be made At the principal shipping
points Of Great Britain and Germany 20 ar
range for the transportation hither, on the
bes, terms that can lie procured, Of such
persons as might he induced TO emisra'e.
preference being given to families and small
communities that might de.ire to come out
in body. as many Of the Germans and
Scandina,ians do. aud for which this moda
"f conveyance would ctfer peculiar faciili.s.
Parties now At Hamburg and other mara''na
cities Of central Europe, have acquainted
the Chamber Of Commerce in this city with
the fact that a very general desire prevades
the people OF those parts to emigrsts to
California, they being we'll advised as to the
advantages attending residence on tn 9
coast; the only thing that deters a wide
spread movement Of this kind being the cost
Of passage, considerations o! health and com
fort while on the way, and an ignorance as
to the prices Of land the best locations for
settlement, expenses Of interior carriage, and
smaller items Of information that nigh,
readily he supplied to them with little trou'
b'e and at lril'ng cost.
1t las therefore been proposed by tie
Chamber Of Commerce that the proprietors
Of large tracts of land, willing to dispose Of
Them, should At once arquant thai body
with their ierms-gising Information es to
the character and situation Of their property,
facilities for communicating with San Fian
cisco or other marketable points, with such
further data as will enatIe Their. to judge o!
its fitness for tbs purpose required. Persons
knowing Of considerable tracts Of public
land, well situated for settlement, nigh. also
render the Chamber who propose to become
general agents in this business, :. velualIc
service 10y forwarding such detailed state
mpnt Of the same as Nigh! lead to r!"re
full and particular examination on their part.
la fact, rs this is apr"j-ct IN which every
property owner and cil'zen Of California Is
interested ali are invited and expected to
co operate with this institution in fulthevng
it by every means in their power. Tie op
por,une moment has arrived for united
and vigorous effort towards securing for this
coast such share Of the foreign emigration
setting towards our shores as its geographic
cal position ard na,ura! advantages oCI,!-
it, II attended with but a moderate meas
ure Of success such u movement cannot fail
to enhance the value ofpropeIty, invite capt
tal stimulate Improvements, and tiualy i'm.
part to every inleres; aud pursuit an impulse
,ha, will carry California rapidly forward in
the path of commercial enterprise and in
duslrlaI prosperity. Hereafter n much more
extended plan Of operations is contemplated
ty those having this matter in hand. the
present being "a mere temporary expeditnl
for bringing hitler such passengers AS can
bs accommodated in ships com'ng to this
port for cargo. But even in this view il
may turn out to 10 Of importance. not only
as "a means Of addin. considerably to our
population, bu: as inaugnraling general
system of migration, which once Sc. On foot
may hereafter be diverted into more cheap.
direct aud expeditions channels. The estab
lishment Of line Of screw proptllers Of
large capacity TO run direct between Euro
pean ports and the Ishuus Of Panama and
Ihence to this place, should at once engage
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'alis's, ms the only means adequate to meet
the wants Of the passenger traffic that must
soon SEEK this route, and which with proper
effort might even now been in full tide OF
success. In IA few years the railroad will
also become an efficient auxiliary in supply
iog us with population. But that will most
iy be drained from the Atlantic States,
whereas we should at once establish direct