Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-14
INFORMATION WANTED.

Colchester, (England) Apl. 80, go.
Editors Norfolk Day Book:
At this great distance have met with
extracts from your journal speaking of
the desirabiity OF your neighborhood as
place for emigration and as there are
many of our people here who have large
families and but small and decreasing
incomes, feel convinced that they
would rather settle with you than I'M
dergo the long and rigorous winters of
Canada, am desirous of knowing what
chance family of man and bis wife,
with four sons and daughters from II to
%, who are very industrious and have
been accustomed to work, would have
of obtaining comfortable living. The
father, being an invalid, probably could
not be depended upon as a bread>winner
for the family. Their capital would be
small; very likely not more than 5000
dollars each person after their passage
was paid. have often heard them
speak of their willingness to rough it at
the beginning, if it offered any prospect
Of comfort in the end.
They have seen catalogue of des;.
rable properties to be sold in your neigh
borhooi, but have no one through whom
they can inquire. Canada and Austria
liza afford each much information through
their agencies, being British colonies /;
out no one knows anything about Viz
ginia here.
Now, sirs, thought either you or
some of your correspondents could fur
nish few hints as to the means to be
adopted to obtain the advantages of your
sunny cline. To land at Norfolk friend-
less, and without even the help that is
afforded by a land agency, requires
good courage.
l have mentioned to them the advan-
tages that l heard attended upon small
Fruit farm when was visitor to your
city during the very hot weather Of last
July, which precludcd me from seeing
much Of the country, upon which point
l should be glad of information ; and l
doubt not there are many other families
similarly situated iu this overpopulated
country of ours, wishing to better their
conditions.
Now, sirs, if you deem this Of suffici-
ent importance to insert in your Journal.
and should any one give US any advice,
perhaps you will use this, the remains
Of my greenbacks, in paying the postage
to me of such newspapers.
Believe me to remain,
THOMAS BARRETT.
50 High ST.. Colchester. England.
Wspublish tue foregoing letter, in
order to make a few remarks on the
subject opened by it. We have FREE
quenty called the attention of our Inn
migration agents, Board of Trade, and
other organized bodies 10 the impor-
lance of diffusiug throughout Great
Britain asd on the continent of Europe
toe very information of which our pre-
sent correspondent is in quest. We
have urged the importance of prepar-
ing ssaud printing. brief pamphlets flour
pages would contain much desirable in-
formatiop) for general circulation; and
we know, from all the evidence we have
seen, that such accounts, bearing the
imprimatur o: any respectable as
ISOLATION would lie gladly welcomed,
and influence many good and iudustri-
GUS men to seek homes among us.
In the present case we shall forward
to our correspondent the best informa-
ton within our reach, in the hope that
it may have effect, through his means,
upon the "many other families in that
overpopulated country who wish to bet
ter their condition. At present, as re-
CARDS the particular family mentioned,
we shall make few remarks applicable
to their condition as above represented.
A man with family of two or three
laboring sons, can swim his bread' in
any part of Virginia or North Carolina.
Lands Of good quality within short dis
tances OF cities, towns and navigsble
streams, or on railroads, can be bought