The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-11-07
Circular.
SoUru CAROLINA BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION,

spective'y, and will agree TO advance for
them the passage money, to be deducted
from their first years earnings. 1t ia re-
speeuully recommended then, for a uni |
form plan OF operations, that these orders
for labour state the rate Of WAGES tender. |
ed, board and lodgings, and tie nature Of
the employment, and, that so much as
relates to the payment Of the passage be
accepted by irresponsible mercantile house
in Charleston. The passage for male
or female adult, will amount TO abou,
twenty'eight dollars 10 god. As rate
OF wages, one hundred and fifv dollars
per year for male, and one hundred dollars
per year for female lahourers, with board
and lodging, is deemed reasonable. Or if
share OF the crop is rendered, it should
be explicitly stated. The following form
may perhaps be convenient, viz:
Sou1H CAROLINA, the he--,l96
The Commissioner Of Immigration is
hereby requested and authorized to engage
and contract for me and in rny behalf for
- years service, male Iabourers.
or -, and - female labourers or
-. And I do herehy hind mrsarro
my heirs and assigns, to furnish them du.
t'hg Their said term Of service, sufficient
good and wholesome board, and comf,r
table lodgings, and to pay them in wages,
tor the males - dollars per year. and
for the females - dollars per yeor 70
sPectiveiy; also to advance their passage
'0"'s =" tue '"'e oi twenty eight dollars
col al ill., W ~ P''u o" 'he,r arm
their frs, wears wa,es ,..nan,;yal,. "
Signed and sealed as above.
SEAL
T"''s' T
On the arrival !, tho no., :" -, I%'''rS'o"' CL1.,'
of male Iabour.rs and - t,maI.
lsbourers contracted for my service. please
pay 70 the order OF the Commissioners Of
cha,ao ,r;,Ln,, ri,G"' I,-,t uo''H's !" so'd' and
Yor,s ros,a,,r,m.
Da,e as above)
The ,cer,s o,o ;rs.r,o.os
people according 70 ,hs;,d.. hu,;, r;n
be seen that no effort Of theirs can he
successful, unless sufficien, encourooo.no,,,
is given.
In regard to the sale Of lands. 7 NAV
embrace this opportunity to saw. ,ba, sew
eral places have already been sold bp,
that ,ne general complain, and objection
ia, that the places offered, ars too ey,c,,
sive and beyond the reach of tbs small
farmer. Our people had better make Nd
their mind, TO lay off their lands in small
tracts, say from iihy to two hundred acres
and by retaining alternate sections IL ,bev
wish, they could perhaps afford to sell
more reasonably in visw Of the increas;ns
value OF what ,hev retain. conseouan,
upon the settlement Of what they SELL
Aud in Offering places fJr registry. a full
description, together with An explici, s,ate.
ment OF price and conditions should al.
ways be sent; this Recommendation an
plies also to places for rent or lease.
10 verv numerous instances nIan,s,s
ara dishear,ened with THAR f,esdman Ia,
bour and are offering their nIan.a,iors n,
sale on ,ha, account. In these cases 7
mus, remind gentlemen. Ina, o,r procss.
is necessarily very ,Iov ops. ,ba, svo.
dred. of places canno, well find p,,cba,s,,
in term Of months and that I, will No,
be wise, therefore 10 discontinue ,bsir in,
dus,rial operations in visw Of q .nesdv
transfer of their p,oper,y. TosayA .ber
selves from loss thew should 90 in tba
cultivation of their land, to the er,en, n
their means, and whenever the sale can