The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-30

Vnc "lnmnn Line" OF uah otehmcEs
between New York, Liverpool and the
Continent.
We mentioned, few day ago, movement
on foot by the above line, to arrange for the cheap
transportation OF immigrants to this State, and
we are now enabled to lay before our readers the
results reached. 1t is peculiarly gratifying to
find that the development, mineral as well as ag-
ricultural, OF South Carolina, is about to be
actively taken In hand by the industrious peasan-
try OF Northern Europe
The travelling agent OF the 'Inman hne," MI,
Charles J. Rosenberg, who negotlates all the immi-
grant arrangements with railroad and steamship
corporations for the line, and who has canvassed
the whole South, on this mission, states that
everywhere he has found influential citizens and
the corporations In question, heartily seconding
his efforts, and assuring the "Inman Line"
OF their earnest cooperation, and he gratefully
acknowledges the courtesles extended to him
here by the Gentlemen with whom he has had
similar dealings.
The prepaid certificate SYSTEM which is that OF
purchasing passage tickets in the United States,
and remitting them to Europe to bring out rela-
tves and friends, is In great favor with the Ger
mans, Irish and Scandinavans In this country,
who patronize 1t to an increased extent, so much
so that the European steamships estimate 1t among
their principal Items OF revenue; but the foreign
element in this and neighboring States being at
present small minority, the line has to look to-
wards attracting that class Of immigrants to the
South that pay their own passage, and have in
their minds eye no particular State In which
finally to SETTLE In one respect this Is greatly to
our States favor, for, as general thing, they
who pay their own passage possess little means
and belong to the best class OF the peasantry. The
rates OF fare from Europe to South Carolina, as
they now stand arranged, are as follows:
From Liverpool or Queenstown Cork Harbor) to
Charleston, s. c., via Morgan Line, from New
York to Charleston, s5s; to Columbia, s4 co.;
Kingville, $54 10; Aiken, $d3 25; Bamberg, $50;
Camden, $55; Florence, $A 25; Cheraw, $55;
Kingstree, $50; Newberry, s55 80; Anderson,
s57 90; walhalls s5s so; Greenville, s5S; Branch
vile, $52 IS; Orangcburg, $50.
From Hamburg, Havre, Bremen, Rotterdam and
Antwerp, via Liverpool to New York and via Nor
gan Line to Charleston, SIS additional to above
rates.
This includes subsistence from Liverpool to New
York, (steersge,) and subsistence from New York
to Charleston, s. c., (steerage.)
The arrangement Is with the Northeastern Rail-
road, South Carolina Railroad, Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad, Blue Ridge Railroad, and the
Morgan Steamship Line.
In conclusion, we publish letter written by
the Inman Line to the Governors OF all the
Southern States, which explains itself:
MEMPHIS, TENN, October 22, 1863.
To his ErCelle1.cy the Governor OF South Caro-
tina:
SIR-As representative Of the 'Inman Line" Of
mail steamers plying between Great Britain and
the United States, beg to call your Excellencys %
attention to the following facts: The managers OF
the line in New York have thought that immgra.
tiOn to your State might receive an impetus II
there were placed agencies in the dinerent cities
and towns, where planters could order european
agriculturlsts, and through which those foreign
ers already living In the South could purchase
tickets ut low rate OF fare to send for their kiu-
dred and friends In Europe and as since the war
no effort has been made by either tne steam.
ship companies between Europe and the United
States or the railroads themselves, to establish
low Immigrant fare, same as exists between New
York and the West, we the lnman Llne) nave
taken the Initiative steps to consummate such O
through arrangement, and, am happy TO state
our efforts have been entirely successful. The
average rate agreed to by roads charging
rst-class fare, from four to six cents per mile, Is
one cent per mile, a rate 80 low as to be within
the reach OF all desiring to avail themselves
thereof. Next to this move, we have appointed,
and are continuing to appoint, agents in the
principal cities OF all the Southern States ana
select for such agencies men OF standing, long
residence and influence In the place where they
live, taking particular care to convince the peo-
pie OF our earnest intentions, and that we work
with bona Jide facts and fgures and not deal in
probabilities. Now, your EXcelency, L nave
,l~nN hntn 1nnn nd
tinuing to do, although 1t is done with the fact
full before us that our expenditures and disburs-
ments in this direction will be, at least Tor the
next twelve or eighteen months, far above the
most liberal estimate by way Of receipts from the
source indicated. We do not solicit State aid in
our enterprise, but we would call your Excellen-
cys attention to the fact that The State could Win
profit to itself, adopt the western mode OF
encouraging immigration, by sending COM
missoners to the principal cities in Europe, from
where the exodus or artisans ana a2rlculturlsts
is greatest, say, for instance, London, LivcrpO0,
Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin and Cork In the
United Kingdom, liavrc and Brest IN france,
Antwerp in Belgium, Rotterdam In Holland, Bern
In Switzerland, Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin anu
Breslau in North Germany, Cologne, Stuttgart,
Heidelberg in South Germany, Vienna IN Austria,
Prague In Bohemia, Copenhagen III DENMARK
Gothenburg and Stockholm in Sweden, and Chris
tiaEia, TrOnhjem and Bergen IN N0rwdy-taklng
care to select men, (and plenty can b@iound,) Tor
the positions who are natives OF tue country 10
which they arc sent, DuL nave llFeu lOilp
In this country 10 become acquainted with the
manners, customs, habits aEd language OF the
Americans, and the produce Of the country, and,
above ALL bc selected only on their merits AMI un-
trammeed by politics; simply good business men,
with plenty Of good sense aud Judgment to ad-
vOcate the interest with which they are intrusted
Next TO this, have these men write and put IN
pamphlet form, in their own language the re-
sources, soil, price OF land, &c, OF your Stale;
and | can assure you the cost OF paying these
commissioners fair salary, travelling expenses.
printing, &c, VIII return an interest TO the state
of q hundred fold. Il your EXcellency cannot
appOnt agents to all these countries, make
trial OF one or two, and have the pamphlets
printed in German. Norwegian and swedish, ana
distributed broadcast over these countries and
the result viii soon be perceptible: and We work
with the consciousness that the State seconds our
Efforts practically. and not so often rs - the case
with undertakings Of this kind, only nominally,
with many assurances Of goodwill" &C.
Soliciting your EXceency's earnest considera-
ton Of this subject upon which shall be glad at
all times To reply TO any Information yOu may
desire, l. with the assurance Of my highest esteem
for your Exccency, have the honor 10 be
Your very obedlent servant,
CHARLES J. ROSENBERG.
We have already mentioned that the "Inman
Lincn have appointed Mcssrs. ]. d. Aiken n Co.
their general agents for South Carolina, and we
only echo public sentiment when we say the ap-
pointmen. is in every way worthy one.