New-York tribune., 1871-04-20
IUMIGRd TION.

REPORT or THE BUREAU OF sTATiSTics-THE
VALUE or IMMIGRANTS-INFoRMAT1 FOR
THEIR GUIDANCE FURNISHED BY THE BU-
REAU.
Mr.. Edward Young, Chief of the Bureau of
Statistics Washington, has made careful report to
Secretary Boutwell,, embracing all the facts atanabe
in regard emigrants and immigration. which he pro-
poses to have distributed extensively over this country
and Europe After a rapid review Of immigration dur
ing the past the report says As regards ma
tonay more than onchalf Of those who have thus far
arrived in the United States are British and come from
the United Kingdom, from the British posse OF
Nsrth America These speak language. and a large
part are acquainted with laws and institutions The
German element next and embraces nearly two
thirds OF the remainder industrious and Intelligent
people largo proportion settling In rural districts and
developing the agricultural resources of the West and
South while the rest, including many artisans anu
skilled workmen find profitable employ yment in the cities
and manufacturing towns The influx OF Scsndinar
vians, who have already made extensive settle
ments In the North Western States constitutes distlnc-
tive feature of the movement, and though but lew
years since il received It's ilrs ts Is already
and rapidly increasing. They are industrious ecohom
ica and temperate Asiatic immigration, whatever
views may he entertained OF its influence upon our IN
dusies and customs, has not yet reached such proor
tons excite alarm III the most apIfehes'e anu
falls far short of what has been represented. never
having reached In any single year the number OF ooo
forming only about per cent or our tOtaI Immigration
10 small number can easily Do apsoIoeu i.u @ pp
uation OF i0coO0OO and no injury result the movee
be confined TO voluntary Immigration: a pocuarny, VI Vi
he
not exceeding per cent OF the whole fact which seems
TO preclude large increase OF the pure race -, >,
The wide contrasts between skilled ana unsklicd Ia
bor between industry and laziness between eco1omca
habits and unthrift Indicates marked VARIATION III to
capital value of the immigrant to the country Tho u-
skilled laborers who at ohce engage N suDuung imo
forests, cuvatng the prares are OF far more Va.e
to the country than those who remain In the large c
les Deduc,ing the and children who puIsne no
occupation, about i6 per cent 0i the whole immigration
these are skilled iaborers and workmen who have
qued their trades under the rigorous system whcn pro
walls the Old World and come here to give us the ben
eft Of their training and skill without repayment OF the
of such education Nor are the iafm laoorois anu
for their several duties while those cassed common
uslled aborers are well guasd to perform ~ orE tGe
OF internal Improvement Nearly 10 per Cent cent
consist Of merchants ana traders VINO donptiets nas
bring with them considerable capital a. Wen
number OF professional and artists, embracing arch
and a high order Of talent contribute TO widely ex
tended community not only material. but artistic
the ages these immigrants. only 25 cent are under
years OF and less than IS per cent over 49, leaving
upward OF 60 cent who are In the prime OF lie az the
OF their arrival ready to enter at once into their
several industrial pursuits As TO the proportion whlGh
have been expected the number oi the males largely
with the different naOnaes the females constituting,
as has stated. with the Chinese only per cent,
while of the Irish is over 5 per cent aud Of the whole
Tho wages Of aborers and pnskllsd workmen through
out the country average very nearly 800 each year
persons, have s1Co as the amount which each ndivd
ua produces and to which also he is restricted in con
sumption. The estimated yearly expenditures OF the
family OF labOrer. consisting OF two adults and two
small children Is foilows For tea coffee, sugar. ana
ne to s RS Sa "a
r s Sc s savns n"s S S Ss go Gsos yfSfs'SS s
goods &c. AS most OF these expenditures are Tor art
cles OF domestic product. which pay succession OF
profits TO the retailer the wholesale dealer the producer
the TRANSPORTER the sum Of these net profits con
stutes the aggrc gate amount which this famy con
tributes To wealth OF the country.
The sum Of $500 to be the full average capital
v,ue of each immprunt At this rate those who landed
upon shores during the year just closed added up
wards OF s2S50O0OO 10 oar national wealth. whie during
exceeds 81 243, $3.50 500. 1t is impossible 10 make an
intelligent estimate of the value to the country OF
minds their cultivated tastes, their skill IN the arts,
and their inventive genius. In the year 1857 lIere
arrived at the port OF New-York, IN the steamship
British Queen which sailed from the port OF London,
a Swedish immigrant, better known as Capt. Johh
Ericsson What his value to the country as estna-
ted on ninth day Of March, 1927 was eight nun
dIed, eight hundred thousand or eight iohs VI Jul
Two things seem imperatvely required of the Govern
ment projection to emgrantS and supplying them with
trustworthy information The discomfort suffering, ana
immortality to which they are exposed, make necessary
ment of existing laws With the View Of afOrdng 10 the
immigrant trustworthy information In regard 10
the several States as would guide hiin III inakhg an
intelligent choice Of home, the Bureau prepared ana
forwarded tO the Assessors OF Internal Revenue I'D al
the states West and South Of Pennsylvania circulars
containing questions covering every point OF interest OF
advantages the settler Replies have been forwarded
from all parts of the country ana properly ciasslned
into pamphlet form for tho OF the Immigrant or set
tier This may be obtained application to the Bureau
statistics Washington This information, thOugn not
full In regard To some states ana territories US IL ue
sirabe may in general be received with confidence.
Tables showing the paid III the several states ana
sections for factory, mechanical and farm labor, also
the various manufacturing districts of the cOu
try, also appended to the report