Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-08-27
Immigration.

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We present this week extracts
from the report of Rev. Hermann
Bokum, Commissioner of Immigra-
ton for this State. We would be
glad to publish the whole report,
but have not space to do SO:
To the Board Of Immigration of
the State Of Tennessee: 1t will be
recollected that shortly after my
appointment as Commissioner of
Immigration for the State of Ten
nessee, was directed by the board
to visit the North for the purpose
of circulating information concern
ing the resources and the social
condition of the State ofTennessee,
and attend to the publication of
my Handbook of Tennessee"
This short visit having brought to
the board letters of inquiry from
fourteen of the Northern States,
the board directed me to take
more extensive journey through
the North in order to confer as ex-
tensively as possible with those who
are disposed to investments make
in this STAGE, and to place the infor-
nation obtained concerning the sew
eral counties of Tennessee before
the people Of the North and of En-
rope. In accordance with these d.
rections | entered upon my tour in
the North on the 30th of March.
My first task was one of literary
character. Many conflicting state
ments concerning the social condi-
ton of the State of Tennessee had
appeared in the Northern journals,
and had proved a serious iInpedi-
ment in the way of those who
were disposed to make investments
in Tennessee, or to make it their
permanent home. BY personal
interviews with the editors of lead
ing papers, by articles from my
pen published in those papers, and
by public addresses I succeeded in
correcting misaprehensions.
In Ohio [ was especially invited
TO the towns of Youngstown and
Poland, situated in the Western
Reserve. Youngstown manufac-
turing town of 5000 inhabitants,
dates its prosperity principally
from the year 1860, and is indebt-
ed for it to the spirit of enterprise
and the capital of it's citizens, not
less than to the rich coal beds found
in that region. Within a circle Of
fifteen miles there are, around
Youngstown, eight rolling mills,
ten foundries seventeen blast fur
naces, four planning mills, eight
grist mills, three nail factories,
three keg factories, one wooden fac
tory and several carriage factories.
Our readers will recollect that
we brought the subject of manu-
tories before them a few weeks a..
go. Here is another evidence of
what can be done in that way:
The Southern portion of Indi-
ana is so unhealthy that many Of
its inhabitants are directing their
attention to our State. A gentle
man Of wealth and influence has
Just returned from an exploring
expedition into this State, and has,
I think, reported favorably. Sim
liar steps have been taken by Del
aware and other States.
The agent at Castle Garden in
the city of New York, states
that the Western farmers who
come to New York from year to
year to obtain German laborers
have but one objection to make
At the end of the year these labor.
ers have saved enough to buy a
farm for themselves, and they have
to come again to hire others
Such an immigration may be just
ly welcomed by the State of Ten
Ressee.
That a colony brought to this
State may be a. success, it is inn
portant that the way, in some
! measure, should be prepared for
them. The enterprise of William
A. Kobbe, Esq, of the city of New
YORK. deserves commentator in