Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-19
MALMo, Octnber 10, 1859

MALMo, Octpber 10, 1860 4
z" Gen j. a. IRugeaer, Charleston, s. e:
DEAR SIX: In the suppostion that you
are still Interesting yourself ia half Of i'm
migration to our State, hopu you will call
sttcntou to the following:
Since left Charleston have devoted most
Ut my time to the Immigration question, and
am, therefore, at present bclttr able t., know
What ought to be d,ne ia order tn It S)uth
Carolina ni"y get her shire Of tho surplus
population which leaves Europe. The tirst,
which saw was necessary. was tu become y
passctger agent tor Que Vt the transatlantic
stcan,hoat companies. After gre.t de Il o,
delay aud trouble. have now obtained the
agency Ut the Cunard line--the best steam
6oat iine running tron Liverpool to New
York. This company has deposited with the
Swedish Government 3.3UU in currency 10 a
security for the forwarding OF the immigrants
III conformity with the Swedish emigr .tion
laws. am now IN po>sessuu nf :, license as
agent TOR the forwarding Of immigrants to
Transatlantic ilarbors, and shall 10 INV best
in trying to make TIL. ,mtn: grants 70 to S,utD
Carolina. We nave, in Sweden, Il great nun
Der OF people, who are un,blu to paw. their
wnolc passage to Aherlc', aud they embrace
the offers vi some three pr four Lad cumpa
MES in Missouri, Wisconsin,, Minnessota and
Canada. which pay half of their p:,ss,ge-
about So in gold. Wisconsin, g,t about 1909
Immigrants last spring in this way When
these immigrants arrive at their place OF d,.s
tlnation, they have to work Oh the Lands OF
the companies vt "a fixed prue, aud then re-.
ceive some acres OF laui III wages. Il some
thing similar could bs arranged nav. no
d,ubt that c,ud send out IA humber i'm.
migrants every TALL.
My proposition would be as follows. Ifa
tnrlner wishes tn get Il nunbes ut hands. he
deruslts, at til" time hs makes tile rrQulsitiun,
with amy banker III Charleston, fifteen dnlurs
IN gold, or he 'nny uind hisI,sulf to paw that
amount on the demand ut the banker fpr c,oh
hand, male or fem 'e, abuve twelve years. aud
halt the auuunt for children between, e.,ht
and twelve years. The requsltions. w,;h \
duplicate, are sent To me, endorsed by the
banker. Tie duplicate send to D. L. Cl
Mac nc, the tirn in Liverpool, who are t.,
forward the Immigrants Sosoun as the b,nk
or rs uotiiied BY the snld firm that the i'm nj
grants engaged have left Liverpool fnr Charles
ton he will to:"a ID che amount Deposited for
The citfigrnnts la question to the Ord..r Of tho
said D. d g. Mao Jue. The planter aill be
'anning no other risk thin that the vessel
With lds people enould 20 down. ani th.t he
nny guard against by insurance 4 cnntract
'hohd be drawn up hctwcel, the employer and
MS people which should stpula,e how ,nnti,
,aoh pcrson, male or female, shall rece,y,. II
wages per mouth, besides buard and lodyin,.
Il msrried nian, how much Land he will |
iave tor garden, how many hours Of III.
iay the labotang man must work aud tn. k, d
# work, farm work or any utl,ar. and wat
lind Of work the females arc w.nted for |
lit"hcn w"rk or any other, nr aIi.
The wages will bc the first year 40 n,u.I,
'csidrs the money paid in adv,nse. Tie /
nntr9ct must not be tnr any l,nsnr space Of
i'nYth"n trn u tho arrival "f the i.nn,iyr mt
N The plantation tn the 3lst D,ce nt,cr the
nnIe y'ar, it the imm grnt arrives in tho
pring; or in tn" next year. il the i,nuiyrnnt
rrives in the fnI or late year. The l,borrf
INST be received in Charleston, aud ,ss free
charge t" the plantstion or the place Of dos
nnti0n.
lfthc people engaged do not what they
onracted to do, the employers have u right
f, dismiss them ut any time; and l. the en-
ioyer does not conc up 10 his c0ntract, tile
eople will have the right to quit him. The
IMMIGRANT does notreceive any of his wages
efore he has heun in the service two months
he then receives nne months wages, the
''','nder beng Retained rs security FIR his
ood conduct -
yon will mako the abnve knowo to the
e"pe OF South Carolina, md you think /
inll nlTt with success. | may eount on at
ast two hundred Immigrants the coming
err shall myself arrive IN Charleston the
tier ysrt Of November. hut only to remain
'ere ten n"r twelve d'y'saa ny business, pre-
ents mo FROM any longer absentee.
Yours respectable.
W. j. FERLov.. n
r. :. Communications To Mr.. Feriuy.
ay he ad lrsHsed to Bux M 28), Charieston Z
,Stoffico iHnt.aI &.,
FAMINE Ii again mixing fearful Ravop in
,dia. In the Popjaub deaths fpar starya.
On are frequent; III Delhi, food has risen to
or times ita ususa prico 1; ihaAjmere and
ffnne'of the States Of Rslp,otanAy the suffer,
m IN drAndftA " nm AnnxL, I~s..- -. y. .,N a