New-York tribune., 1871-04-14
iSYSyEW1TTC ENIGRA TTON.

The y. \. Times, discussing tne conultloh ol
the unemployed Poor, sees fit to say that
"Jhe advice to go West is easily given, but how
is the poor man to profit by it considerable sum Of
money necessary to pay the railroad and stagefaro
Of himself aud family and the cost Of freight on such
articles Of household furniture absolutely neces
sary Again, what "a he 10 do when he gets out West
Work on a farm, we told. But whose farmi Labor
IL oil he has to sell. Is 1t in demand In the
uneetued westi Not always or everywhere ;
the emigrant must DO his own employer, and
work his own farm. Land is cheap; hundred
acres can b8 purchased for IA many dollars.
But where Is the money come from with which to pur
chase the farm stock 1t. buy implements for ng It..
and lumber house and barns To reach the land
purchase it, 1t. build tho necessary buildings, and
buy the implements with which to put In and harvest
the crops and raise supply OF food TO last un' tho nrSt
crop tabe-a this calls for an amount OF capt
tal which very few # any OF the unemployed classes IN
large cities possess
Comments bv The Tribune.
Our ncgbbor has evidently given little time
or thought to what has recently been doing in
the way of Organized Emigration. The pioneer
enterprise. "Union Colony No. l." was organ
lied in tLia City about Dec. I, 1869. Each
! member was required to pay in Sl5j to consti-
tute himself an equal partner in the undcrtak-
| ing Three explorers were chosen. who visited
and examined the several territories rendered
accessible 10y the Union Pacific Railroad, finally
locating at tho point where the Den
yer Pacific crosses the little river Cache
le Poudre, just before the latter rolls
into the South Platte. Here some thirty thou
sand acres of naked prairie or desert" were
secured, on which the frs. cabin was erected
less than ono year ago. Lumber, Brick, Lime,
Fuel and almost every thing else. were lack
ing cultivation was only possible by the help
of irrigation: and that involved time and eX-
pense. Yet that colony already numbers at
least 1900 pefsons, and has not less than 500
dwellings, stores, &c, with two or three irri-
eating canals, of an aggregate length of over
forty miles ; raised good crops OF Grain and
Vegetables last year, and is now breaking up
and seeding thousands of virgin acres for this
years tillage, while continuing to build
houses open stores, start mills, shops, facto-
ries, &c, &c.
We recall these facts In answer to The
TimeS's question, What is he to do ?" &c.
These colonsts were mainly poor men, whose
means were nearly exhausted in paying for
their shares and the cost of their journey but
no one has stood idle for want of work. Every
ones needs have afforded abundant employ
ment TO every ones capacities; he who could
not afford to work on his own lot finding
Others eager to pay for his services, and the
same so bill paying successfully masons, car
penters, plowmen, canal -diggers, &c, &c, for
their services to each other. The carpenter
having put mp three or four dwellings dis
burses the money thus earned in building q
habitahon for himself and family. So every
one has had work enough and nearly all have
thriven in their new home.
Now it is quite true that every one has not
the wherewitllal to pay his passage to Colo
rado and we advise no one to emigrate who
has enough to do and good pay for doing it
where he IL. But there are ut least Half a
Million people within radius of ten miles
from Trinity steeple who are not reasonably
sure Of employment mt living wages for the
next six months or who are running q petty
store or carrying on trade, and are no I getting
ahead. Half these could raise $500 to $1,000
per family by selling out what they should
not carry, and might Herewith establish them
selves in some industrial colony wherein, with
reasonable diligence and frugality, they would
quietly and steadily grow into independence.
AID, if those who might thus increase their
circiins iianccs would but try, they would
signalIy benefit also those little lower on
the ladder whom their departure would enable
to ascend y round Or tno.
Fo8 Of tho pioneers who IpIod our orimi