Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-19
THE ENGLISH FARM IMMIGRANTS AND
THEIR BEST LOCATION

Mr., Joseph Arch, the leader and organizer OF
the English agricultural laborer-, in their recent
attempt to secure better wages, has arrived in
Canada and may soon be expected in this coun-
try. He comes, he says, to see for himself,
where the agrculturists whom he represents can
do best, on this side Of the water. He finds that
the condition OF things in England cannot be
greatly bettered for them, while the Land re-
mains in the tenure OF few immensely rich
holders, and while the whole organization Of 70.
cety is so bitterly aud determine lly repressive
of every upward effort OF the laboring classes.
Alread" about all has been done that can be- and
he now turns to emigration their best il not
their Only, further resource.
To tho mind Of any one acquainted with tine
condition Of American laboring men, anl with
the opportunities OF securing competence,
which are open here to every industrious agri-
cultu.ist there will be no do.bt that Mr. Arch
has found the true route Of escape Let him
organize transplantation OF thousands and
hundreds Of thousands OF English armers to
this couutry, and he will be doing great work
for them. He will be rendering them real
service, without any chance Of mistake
Among the many urgent Persu4sions which
will be applied to Mr.. Arch, as the director of
this new immigration, he may, perhaps, not
make the best choice, in selecting a precise To-
ca!ity for his settlers. He lLclines, he says to
take them o Canada, rather than to the United
States, but this Is plainly error Of Judgment
which observation Of the two countries their po-
ltiSsl and industrial condition, and their natura
advantages, will quickly correct. The sentiment
sNfT t,T TrfFo ot,,
lows to Canada but only moderate PERCENTAGE,
upon seeing both sides OF tho case, would choose
to stay there. And Mr. Arch, as he Gays, comes
to see, and to examine both sides and all sides.
II he brings the English agriculturists to the
Uaited States, there is a plain and sound rea-
soning, we think, in favor of their locating in
the oldest settled parts of the country al 1ng the
Atlantic Coast. They have been bred to care.
ful, economical and close methods Of agrcul-
ture. They have studied how to raise the great
est product on an acre, for a near and high.
priced market They know those systems which
include root crops, aad the soiling OF cattle
They understand more or less OF market GARDEN
ing. Now, all these things are foreign indeed
to the methods which the Far-Western farmer
pursues, and which his situation compels him to
pursue. There is very little Of American agri-
culture, West of the old thirteen states. which is
not rude and wasteful, indeed there ia still too
much slovenly work, even on the farms along
the Atlantic.
For the Euglishmen, therefore, to go away
up among the wheat fields OF the Northwest,
or into any of the prairie country where corn
and hogs are the chief staples, would he an ILL
advised movement. Cheap as the new lands are
and tempting as the abundant prospect is, there,
for man who has been stinted all his life, there
s really better show for this particular class
Of farm workmen, in States like New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The con-
dition of agriculture here is advanced toward the
high standards OF England, and there is profta-
bic opportunityfo for much greater advancement.
The great markets OF Boston New York. Phila-
dephia, and baltimore, with their hundreds Of
neghboring cities and towns are close at hand
Careful farming, root crops, vegetables, small
fruits, soiling Of cattle, milk lairies, and garden
products, are elements in the agriculture which
we are adopting, and must adopt, more and
more, and men bred up to comprehend them
will find here welcome and chance at once
II they seek to be employed, they will have no
trouble in getting living wages, and If they have
little money they had better buy one acre, at
hundred iollars, here. than to invest the amount
tweNtc-fve acres in Minnesota.
These lsideratiofs seen so Obviously true
that we suggest to Ill who need intelligent farm
laborer9 Of such claes as the E..i, .ishmeu whom
Mr. A ch represents, that they should put them
Selves in communication with him, when he
comes to this country