The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-11
From Our English Correspondent.

lt from Vur Enslish Correspondents.
LONDON, August 2G, 1873.
TO the Editor Of The State Journal: "
lhave noticed your article in Til
STATE JOURNAL, of July %, relative {
the annual report of the New York com
mlssioners of emigration for the year 1872
1t seems that out Of the 293, 5S1 immi
grants that arrived at that port durin,
1872 only 3,017 indicated purpose q
settling in the southern states, with The OK
ception Of Missouri. What are the rea
sons, many will ask. why such large mum
bers OF immigrants 60 to the western ant
northwestern states and territories, and SC
small number settle in the southern
states ! There may be several reasons, but
few good ones. The principal one is, thai
many OF the western and northwestern
states and territories have emigration
commissioners who have active and paid
agents in Great Britain and on the Cont
nent, who, with innumerable pamphlets
which they freely circulate, inform the
people Of Europe Of the advantages which
their respective states and territories Offer
as an inducement for the industrious and
enterprising of the "Old World' to settle
therein. The, the great railroad compa-
MES OF the west and northwest, who have
obtained large grants of land to aid in the
construction of their roads, have estab-
lished agencies in this great metropolis and
elsewhere throughout Great Britain and
on the Continent of Europe, and are adj
vertising in all the leading agricultural and
other papers, publishing papers and other
the terms unon which thew salI tbor lsn "nu
and SCATTERING them broa1co s' t .hrnn n
the land also in manv ;nStanooa = ai;ron
inp lectnres in tha towns nnJ aan;o us.oa
districts of Enoland and SeotIond una
thereby giving the naonle mich ral,;ahi a
information and creative !. dae;ro amnno
large numbers To % to tho ITn;tod St otass
for The nnrnose of be,te,;na tba;r ooud ;taa'
What il VIRGINIA and most ~ tbn ntbn,
southern states doing 70 nro,,n ~ 'o vone'
tion into their borders fcnm Eurnsa
Titt,e or nothino Esotn ~ ah.ann ors
IN This nntrv far The naet fv. U uoars 'T. aon
trnlvI saw that No onn,hinad -. a,,,na.s "a,
effort has haan mada - ~ :, S 49,
the neonle Of Great Ry;toio r. on,;orntn ~
Virginia. now and then on od nortis so "
NAV be seen in the "ETaidu IF nr;vata ~
ties who offer lands for sale n V;ra;p;a
or that a certain nerson or ne,sons nre,,na a,
to 20 ont to Virginia and would liz ~ IL
Joined by Others.
IF the leoislature of V;ro,;,;o ,,,;,, toI,o ~
same stems that W;sconsin Colorodn 81 ~
other of the western states and terr;ior; t@
are doing to promote emiorat;on Che Iii ne
soon reap great and snhstanf;a] henofts
from sucb energetic and wa,l J; uoa1
efforts. Were i've tbonsand im,n;ar.u.a
from Great britain 10 ,nnva into a,5d " ant
lie in VIRGINIA dnrine the com;n o naar 'o !,
would add from four to seven millions Of
dollars to her wealth and I feel nIiJoOt
that such result can he obtained If q woil0
directed effort is made nv the st.ta d,r;no
the coming winter. The ADVANTAGES wb;nS6
Virginia has by reason of the Soriatv Of
her products. the uearness TO and ryaot
facilities for reaching, at comnarat;veiw
small expense the nrincinal m arIets Of tha
United States and Enrone |. ihe Iaroa and
prices which her n1od,,cts
receive by reason of their nearness to The
principal markets of the world. The mild.
ness and great uniformitv of her climate.
her vast and valuable mineral resonrces Nc
vet but partially deyeloped': the nlentifnl
and cheap sunnlv of Labor within hor
borders. as compared with other sect;n,s
Of the United States the reasonable nrices
and terms upon which her lands can he
and last. but not least tba
facility and cheappess in cost IN The i'm
migrant in reaching her borders or anv
part of the state as conpared with Tho Az
pense necessary to reach the western states
and territories. The railway comnanies in
the west and northwest. The most pf whom
have grants Of land. have taken mn nrettv
much all of the good lands that are at ali or
are likely to be for great many Years. ac.
cessible by railroads. and are oii;erino them
for sale at from four to twelve dollars nor
acre, giving the purchasers from five tn
ten years in which to make their navments
while required to nav a HIGH rate Of infer,
est and to make certain imnrovements
anon the lands from time to time o. that
by the time the farmer has m,J do his h;s
final payment and considered the time
and money that he has laid ont far
on his land and Tho