The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-11-03
Immigration.

The Chamber Of Commerce, Of san Fran
cisco, have had a meeting lately, on the
subject Of Immigration The difficulty at
tending the getting more labor, and more
population, brings out there the knotty ques-
tiOns of where, and how, 10 get immigrants.
Mr.. STOW maintained that private enterprise,
though associated, by q society organization,
was inadequate to do the work He remarked:
the question of securing immigration to
California is no: one for discussion, no more
than it is necessary 20 discuss the necessity
for pure air aud pure water, or pure food.
In the East, it was invariably understood as
one Of the necessary elements Of prosperity
to Stale. \ State might be, geographically,
ever so large, but all the square miles it con
tanned were useless without immigration.
From . careful consideration Of the uecessi-
ties Of California, he saw that immigration
was most important, and was in favor OF
any well maturcd movement by which i'm
migrants could be conveyed ldther He
had, however, very little faith in any efforts
made to thai end, not supported by the State.
Until the Legislature Was properly alive 10
the importance Of the movement, and prop
erly organized, there could be but little con-
Gdcnce in any movement inaugurated here
If We want to maintain our position we must
have immigration, and any measure adapted
to thai end would have his hearty co-opera-
ton"
Mr. Warwick sketched the means used to
induce immigration from Europe:
He gave 4 short account OF his own eff
forts in the cause Of immigration. He tray-
eled through Europe for two years, and when
he left Washington he never once dreamed
OF tie difficulty which lay in his way, on
this question. Thoroughly acquainted with
the resources Of the Coast, he explained
them fully wherever he went. He gave nu-
merous free lectures on immigration in the
East, and other parts, and the result was That
IN 1865 more Immigrants came here than ever
before. This he did not attribute to the low
fares caused by the opposition line of steam
ers, because, at the present time, with the
Pacific Railroad completed, by which the
trip can be made in seven days, instead of
three weeks, the immigration is not equal to
that Of last year There were even more I'M
migrants going East towards Omaha, than
coming West. He maintained that occurring
was the best means OI promoting immigra-
ton, and making known the wealth of the
State"
Mr.. Martin spoke OF the Society at the
East, and tie necessity they were under to
support the immigrant until he could find
employment. He said:
"Tle Society Of which he was Secretary
was started a year and a halfagO. lis object
in the first place, was to encourage immi-
grafton from Europe. They applied to the
Agent OF the North German Ll0yds to put
on line Of steamers. This was done Two
steamers were put on, and the result was that
from two 10 three hundred Germans We're
landed every month. In 4 short time, two
additional steamers were put on, and the ar
rivals now reach 800 to 1000 per month
The Society has an agent in Germany, with
four auXiliaries in different parts of the same
country. The Society has also organized an
Immigrant Home in Baltimore, capable of
accommodating from 300 to 400 persons.
where immigrants can remain until they get
employment, or procure a suitable piece of
land
Mr. j. Ross Browne, just fresh from China,
pointed out. that Empire as the great source
whence labor could be drawn, stating the
fact that she had lately arrived from a coun-
try where there was no scarcity of help.
There, there were 800 persons 10 the square
mile, while there was only one in the Pacific
Statcs'
Mr.. Mooney, who appears to be philan-
thropist of the frst water anxious to see
that the political and personal rights Of tine
immigrants were properly attended to, and
also, that these new supplies would com
pete with the population already in the State,
was politely "squeiched by the Chamber
deciding that they had 10 desire to turn
their meeting into political one
The labor question, though q most i'm
portant one for new states or countries, can
hardly be discussed, it seems, anywhere,
without provoking the liyeliest excitement.