The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-01-01
The OkOIona Immigration Society.
...HOw Ia il Organized and what
IL Il Doing. Letter from the
Agents.

| ~ ~ OAoSs A%AttF AFom hne
Agents.
oKoLoNA. Miss, Dec. 10th. 1853.
Nh. JAMES d. STEWART
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 18th inst.
| TO hand. In answer, we are glad TO be able
to say. that we have established on frm
basis, one of the simplest, cheapest and
most practical schemes of immigration
that Is known in either the South or North.
/ Organized, only two months since. under
the supervision of the Rt. Rev. K. c. Blich-
/ feldt, native Danish nobleman. an upright
minister of the Lutheran Church. there has
been brought to this place and distributed
about three hundred immigrants, chiefly
Svedes and Danes. Those who have em-
ployed these immigrants are highly pleased
with them. and no instance has occurred yet
TO prove that they are the very people we
need in our oppressed and impoverished
State.
| The Rt Rev. r.. C. Blichfeldt is the gen
eral manager and agent, employed to bring
| foreign immigration to any and all points
along the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. He has
agents in Chicago and other points, in nli-
nois, who acting in concert with him. ship
them TO this point. as fast as a sufficient
! number is collected. la connection with.
and in furtherance of the purposes and plans
of these agents, there has been organized I'm
our city, an Immigration Society, with
President, Vice President, Secretary Treas
urer, two Corresponding Secretaries, and
Board of Directors.
The duties of all, except the Board of Di-
rectors. are those which are required ofsim-
liar officers in any other societies. The
Board of Directors, constitute the whole
managing of the immigrant after his arrival
They see that he is assigned to the care OF
reliable and responsible persons, aud look
scrupulously after his welfare and treat
ment.
| Ten dollars constitute person a member
of the society. For each laborer furnished
| by the society an additional sum of five dol
lars is required, and the hotel bill of the i'm
migrant at the rate Of four dollars and a half
per week. Each member is also required 10
pay into the treasury one dollar per month
These are all the expenses incurred by the
employer, and these in time may be reduced
when we have gotten the scheme fully per
fected. An Immigrant House. has been Sc
to carry on the importation of Danes and
Swedes, to any extent.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad deservedly
merit, great praise IN forwarding this wise
and benificent plan for the recuperation Of
the material interest of our State. What il
has done. all the other railroads In the State
may do. They possess immense bodies OF
land lying idle, which may be made means
ofuntold be:.efit to themselves and the State
! by an increase in the PRODUCTS of the soil,
and a large appreciation in value of the same
lands owned by the roads.
/ We have our Constitution and Bylaws,
now in print, and by the 18th, will be able
to send you a copy, which may be of some
| assistance to you in organizing. Any fur
ther information that we may possess, we
will be glad to communicate.
We are Very Respectfully,
Your ob't servants,
CARLISLE & CARLISLE