The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-11
THE IMMIGRATIoN QUESTION.
An Interesting Communication.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEWS.


A few days ago I received letter from Mr..
Ferlove our former State agent OF immigration
for the Scandinavian countries, in which he in
forms me that early in this month he will leave
Malmo in Sweden, to arrive in Charleston about
the 23d, when he would be happy to meet planters
that desire to make contracts for European labor,
at any convenient place. 1t would perhaps, be in
teresting to number OF your readers to peruse
Mr. Ferlove's letter, and If the country papers
would generally copy 1t, some good might result.
Yours, respectfully, JOHN A. WAGNER.
MALMo, October 10, 1859.
To General John 4. Wagener Charleston, S. c.:
DEAR SIR-In the supposition that you are still
interesting yourselfn behalf Of immigration to our
State hope youwill call attention to thefolowing
SinceI left Charleston have devoted most Of
my time to the immigration question, and am
therefore, at present better able to know what
ought to be done in order that South Carolina
may get her share Of the surplus population
which leaves Europe. Tie first, which saw was
necessary, was to become passenger agent for
one of the transatlantic steamboat companies
After great deal Of delay and trouble, l have
now obtained the agency Of the Cunard line-the
best steamboat line running from Liverpool to
New York. This company has deposited with the
Swedish Government S230O in currency as o Sc
curity for the forwarding Of the immigrants in
conformity with the Swedish emigration laws.
am now in possession Of a license as agent for
the forwarding OF immigrants to transatlantic
harbors, and l shall do my best In trying to make
the immigrants 60 to South Carolina. We have,
in Sweden, great number Of people, who are
unable to pay their whole passage to America,
and they embrace the offers Of some three or four
land companies in Missouri, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Lower Canada, which pay half OF
their passage-about s15 in gold. Wisconsin
got about 1000 immigrants last spring in this way.
When these immigrants arrive at their place of
destination, they have to work on the lands OF
the companies at fixed price, and then receive
some acres Of land in wages. II something SIM
liar could be arranged, have no doubt that
could send out number OF immigrants every fall.
NY proposition would be as follows: II farmer
wishes to get number OF hands, he deposits, at
the time he makes the requisitlon, with any banker
I'm Charleston, fifteen dollars In gold, or he may
bind himself to pay that amount on the demand
of the banker for each hand, male or female
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dren between eight and twelve years. The requi
sltions, with duplicate, are sent to me- endorsed
by the banker. The duplicate l send to ID. q T.
Mac joe the firm In Liverpool, who are to forward
| the immigrants. So soon as the banker Is notified
by the said firm that the immigrants engaged
have left Liverpool for Charleston he Will forward
the amount deposited for the emigrants In ques
tion to the order Of the said D. i Z. Mac Joe. The
planter will be running no other risk than thai
| the vessel with his people should go down, and
that he may guard against by insurance. con
tract should be drawn UP between the employer
and his people which should stipulate how mucf
each person, male or female, shall receive II
wages per month, besides board and lodging. /
married man, how much land he Will have lor
garden, how many hours Of the day the laborinl
| man must work and the kind OF work, farm Wori
| Or ary other, and what kind Of work the female
are wanted for, kitchen W., or any other, or all
The wages will be the first year 80 much be
sides the money paid in advance. The contrac
must not be for any longer space OF time thal
| from the arrival Of the immigrant on the planta
tion to the 31st December the same year, II tn
immigrant arrives in the spring; or IN the mex
wear, II the immigrant arrives In the fall or lat
wear. The aborer must be received in Charles
ton, and pass free Of charge to the plantation
the place OF destination.
II the people engaged do not do what they con
tracted to do, the employers Nave right to dis
miss them at any time; and II the employer doe
not come up to his contract, the people will hav
the right to quit him. The immigrant does no
receive any Of his wages before he has been II
the service two months-he then receives ont
months wages, the remainder being retained as
security for his good conduct.
II you will make the above known to the peopl
OF South Carolina, and .yeu think shall NEE
with success, 1 may count on at least tw
hundred immigrants the coming year. sha
myself arrive In Charleston the latter part OF Nc
vember, but only to remain there ten or twelv
days, as my business prevents me from an
longer absence. Yours respectfully,
w. J. FERL0vE.
IS. Communications TO Mr.. Ferlove may b
addressed to Box No $50, Charleston Postolllce