The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to ,be efforts that

IMMIGRATIoN.-Owingt to the efforts that
have been made to advertise California
abroad, it is gratifying to know, that we are
likely hereafter to receive greater proper
ton of the European immigration seeking
our shores than has heretofore been allotted
US. The numerous inquiries that reach US,
now, from the Eastern States and the old
world, evince widespread desire for in
formation touching our resources, and the
chances for obtaining employment or secur-
ing lands, that can hardly fail to bring us,
before long, a large increase of population.
The facility with which all classes can now
reach US, by means Of the railroad, is also
working nightly in our favor. In no pre-
vious winter have so many strangers visit
ed our coast, as during that just past !;
while the prospect is, that the summer in
Aux will also be unusually large. And SO
it promises to work, hereafter-the fear
full cold, and the terrible storms, will drive
the feeble aid well-to-do over here during
the winter; while our many natural curl
osities, combined with our superior eli
mate, will attract hither the scientific and
the curious, as well as the lovers of com
fort, during the summer. Already this
class are beginning to come, the arrivals
having been much more numerous than
ever before, this early in the season.
While these sojourners scattering over the
State, will improve business everywhere,
the chief advantage we shall derive from
their visits will consist in the knowledge
they will gain of the country, and the
good service this will do us after they have
returned to their homes. California requires
to be seen, in order to be understood and
appreciated wherefore it is desirable that
she be extensively visited by people of in
telgence and discernment. The present is
favorable time for our large landholders,
capitalists, and others specially interested in
promoting immigration, to manifest liber-
al policy: aud it would have been well if
the State had made some adequate provis
ion for directing more of the inhowing tide
of foreign population this way. 1t was
great mistake, that our legislature was so re-
miss in this particular; and another session
should not be passed without the adoption
Of measures looking to this end. Something
further might be done in the way of fur
nishing gratuitous information to immigrants
and establishing agencies for securing them
employment on their arrival in the country;
and, perhaps, some arrangement might also
be entered into with the railroad companies
for transporting large numbers Of this class
at reduced rates Of passage. The time has
passed to look for large accessions of popu-
lation to reach us by sea. They must come
to us by railroad, if they come at all and
the State should make it part of its business
to facilitate their conveyance by these more
commodous, safe, and expeditions channels.
At one period, it was expedient for the emf
grant to bring with him many articles, which
could not, then, well be procuredin Califor-
MIA but this is no longer the case-render-
ing it unnecessary for him to cucumber him.
self with any large amount of baggage.
Health, comfort, and economy Of time and
money, are now the main things to be con-
suited. Let the emigrant bring along such
clothing as he may happen to have, but no.
thing else; as all other articles needed for
housekeeping, mechanics tools, farming i'm
plements, etc, can be obtained here about
as cheaply, and of as good quality. as any
where else-IHe Vest.