The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-25
Immigration.

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topic, we extract the following sug-
gestions, which are worthy the atten-
tion of planters:
1. / would suggest that the plant
ers meet at their respective court
houses, on the first Monday in Au-
gust, or earlier, if practicable, and
discuss the matter fully. At these
meetings, it would be good plan to
organize an executive committee, Mt
each court house, who shall be charged
with the collecting and forwarding to
General Wagner all information
which they may deem important, and
that they be authorized to receive
donations, or advertisements for sale,
of lands, and that they shall report
all such, enclosing accompanying pa
pers, to The commissioner, at Charles
ton. The object is, to assist the COM
missioner in his duties, and not to
act independently.
2. L would suggest that the class of
immigrants whom we arc likely to
obtain, and who are most desirable,
are small farmers, of humble means
and humble position in the old world.
If any one expects them to pay enor-
nous prices for land, giving imme-
diate wealth to the seller, the sooner
such an one withdraws from the cause,
the better will it be for the cause
itself. The plan L now propose will
enrich the present owner, in few
years, to far greater extent than to
kill the goose at once for the egg.
A has 1000 acres of land. Let
him measure around his dwelling, in
convenient shape, 1888 :, acres. This
is as much land as any of us can
again proftably keep. The balance
l would divide into lots Of eighty and
twenty acres-the first lot of eighty
and tho second Of twenty acres, and
so on until you exhaust the remain
ing portion of your tract, taking care
to keep the eighty acre lots next to
your present neighbor's land. The
twenty acre lots l would give away to
immigrants, who will bind themselves
to live upon and improve them. This
arrangement will enable you to settle
seven families upon your l, ZOO acres,
leaving you farm of $685. acres,
and 525 acres in lots for future sale
Mt very advanced figure. Your i'm
migrants family will be growing up.
The twenty acre farm will soon be-
come too small, and he will not only
be able but willing to pay you more
for your lot of eighty acres adjoining
than you will ever be able otherwise
to realize from the whole. He will
be compelled to ditch yonr land, in
order to drain his own. Idle mem
bcrs of his family can he employed
by you, in and about your home
stead. These seven families will
build up respectable schools and
churches in your community, giving
employment to the educated young
men in our midst, adding to our
military and political strength, rs
we'll as developing the vast resources
Of our State.
3. In reference to those who have
good locations, water, &C., for mills,
factories and mechanic arts, it seems
practicable to sell, or lease them for
number Of years, in preference to
letting them remain Improbable,
while the State claims SO urgently the
use of every available means. Every
available locality near n navigable
stream, where health and thrift can
be secured and trade carried Oh,
should be laid off in large lots Of five
acres, where the family can till the
soil, while the husband and father is
engaged in manufacturing shoes
hats. &c. [ propose to bestow every
alternate lot to some hardy white
mechanic, who will bind himself to
remain upon and improve it. In
few years, the remaining lots will
sell for n large advance, and more
than pay for the one given away.
German mechanics are accustomed
to these rural villages, and would
prefer them to the cramped localities
now composing the most of our coun-
try villages. In like manner, the
depots along our railroads, in high
and healthy localities, can, in many
instances, be converted to the pur-
pose Of rural manufacturing villages.
1. The greatest obstacle in the way
is the fact, that Il large number OF
our people arc expecting to substitute
foreigners for freedmen, thinking
thereby to carry on the immense
planting interests of the South as
heretofore, forgetting that the induce
ment to the foreigner to leave his
native country is the hope of obtain
ing n home for his family in country
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