The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-09

right place, near the min Wheel and
between the wheels when the mucilne
II two-wheelcd, IL comfortable In
shape, rests on springs and, when poe
sible, movable, so IN rightly to balance
the drivers weight. These points We
might have overlooked M unworthy Of
notice, Ind not our attention been
called TO the entire absence OF them
In the arrangement Of the seals Of the
machines Of the English, and In rc0llty
u comfortable seat for the driver adds
much 10 the value Of a machine,
Colonel james l.. rnit, Commissioner
Of Industrial Resources of the State OF
Alabama, has made n report to the
Governor of that State copies of
which have been sent to the EXp0SI-
tom, setting forth the salubrlty Of the
climate, the producliveness Of the
soil, and the vast mineral wealth Of
Alabama, and urging the necessity of
encouraging immigration. He says
every immigrant has ut least n product
i've power of one thousand dollars, and
If we can induce, by wise expenditure
of ten thousand dollars yearly, one
thousand immigrants to make their
homes in our midst, we add one hun
drcd thousand dollars to the wealth OF
the StateN
"Mr. Knapp, one Of the Commits
si0ncrs of immigration Of the state OF
New York, who has given the subject
much consideration, assumes the aver
age value to be- one thousand one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars. ~ this
rate those who landed upon our shores
during the year just closed, added up
ward of three hundred and eighiy-llvc
millions of dollars to our national
wealth, while during the last half cen
fury the increment from this source
has been six billion two hundred and
forty-threc million eight hundred thou
sand dollars. IL Is not TO be supposed
that the nations of the Old World are
blind 10 the fact that this increase to
our national wealth Is made AT their
expense, and 1t is not with feelings of
joy that they see their people leaving
their old homes and croWdlng to our
shores, and they are cndeavoring to
make II harder for them 10 go, and
are also trying 30 connteract the effects
of reports of high wages, plenty OF
good food and comfortable homes to
be had in America, when reports are
continually finding their way across
the scus into the most distant prov
inceN.
While Prussia, to prevent immigra-
ton, has declared that nj i!nDii-
grants, who have hitherto been ear
red by the railroad companies at re-
duced rates and baggage free, shall
pay full fare and price for baggage,
The newspapers OF all nalionalIlles
busy themselves in circulating detailed
accounts of horrible crimes, robbcries
and murders, which, alas, ill TOO large
n space in the columns ofscven our re-
spectacle newspapers. An Intelligent
gentleman said TO us but n few days
since, IL dOn'ttWant to go to America,
where could not speak my mind
without being shot down by some one
who thought differently. Things have
come to a dreadful pass there, muir
ders in the streets and hotels without
prOvocation. No, don't want to go
10 America"
We have heard the same idea eX-
pressed by Others, and we see that the
papers give little American news out
side of the crimes. Prussin's action
did not have the desired effect, for inn
migration increased instead ofdimin-
ished, hut the more subtle plan of wax
ing up their fears in regard to the land
of Liberty, for which they long, seems
to be more ettectunl.
The immigration from Austria is
not very considerable, the people not
being as generally well informed rs
those of North Germany, and also not
having many friends to send them
glowing accounts of the advantages of
living in good land. I
The truth is that these people do
not need TO go 80 far from home for
the mere sake of making money. Had
they the enterprise of Americans
there IL enough uncultivatea land
right here to furnish them with
good homes and every comfort. Hun
gary IL q country but little known and
thinly settled, and much Of her land is
like our wild prairie, needing only to
be "tickled with the hoe" in order to
"laugh with harvest"
The attention of the educated classes
is being directed to the subject of Agri-
cnlture. A school in Vienna teaches
the sons and heirs of land owners the
theory of farming; and one of the
Austrian Dukes has bought about the
thousand 100000 pounds worth of
English farm machinery, including
steam plows. Whether he will find
laborers capable of managing the
machines Is a question in the minds Of
some, but the move is certainly in the
right direction.
WELT AUSSrELLUNG.