The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-04-11

s"si' ehPioyeTs ano tEe ualauce WALL do
the same, when thcy get money enough
to do 50, but if We bring families here.
and after they lay out their money for
land they will c::ck. South and Cen.
trail Germany consists of the following
Countries, Bavaria, Weirtemberg, Baden,
Hcsse, Rhine Provinces, Central Ger
many, Saxony, Alsaoe, Lorain, (ths
latter two taken from France in the late
war; saxouy and Switzerland. Here
| will say that Orangeburg, Lexington
Newberry and =Edgefeld counties wero
principally settled by South Germ ans
who came faom the above countries l44
years ago. Charleston or South Caro-
lima was bettor known in Germany than
Now York. The former being 8 much
larger commercial port than the latter
Hence these people came direct to
Charleston. New York now has laid
everything in tho shade. There are
now about 40 steamers running between
Now York and Baltimore to Br men
Hamburg. Stetlin and Antwerp, besides
about 100 more to other European ports.
This is what brings the immigrants to
New York.
The West has her agents all over
Germany inducing the pcop'o to come
to that part of the United States.
Their tickets are purchased by these
agents CHE Icmigrant pa, ing for it) at
their very home, direct via New York
to their place Of destination, honoo
hey, on their arrival pass right through
New York, without u days delay, where
they cannot be feeced and taken in by
the ring of agents and subordinate
officers. Of this celebrated charitable
institution called Cassie Garden, where
gross dcceptons are practicod...
am satisfied that the same can be
effected us to immigrants coming to
this State, viz: procure through tickets
from es"ny pant of Europe to an. Rail
Road Sutton in South Carolina. will
% bligate myself to efieot such an arrange
mcut.
| will now give the people of South
Carolina little Information as to what
extent those who brought immigrants
here from New York (of all grades Of
socicty,) what credit they derervo in
doing So. In his l,,c report the Presi
dent excused hi,ns:lf for paying the
passage of 800 emigrants to this State,
he said, ut is better to get rid of them
Iin hat way than to feed them for four
months"
These are not the kind of people VIC
want, | am sure
1t would be, perhaps, good plan if
several counties would join together and
effect their own arrangements in this
matter. would be glad if some ot our
citizens would propose some plan by
which the so much desired object can
be realized
have made proposition to the
Commissioners Of the State to act in
concert with him, but he has not even
c"ndcsccnd to answer my communica-
lion.
| have several articles in reserve. and
| hope my information mly prove in
aercsting to tho citizens of South Caro-
lima .,.
G. a. NEUFFER.u VS.
Papers friendly to the cause will
please publish this article.
Mr. Eclitor-The following portion Of
a letter received from true South
Carolinian, | enclose you for publicatio ion
1t is as well to give the dark side of the
picture as to give the bright ono.
Yours very truly,
G. A. NEUFFER.
OIanseburg, s. G.
NEW YonK, March 81, 1914.
can do nothing with tho immigra.
tion schome. Good farm hands are
getting from Is to $40 per month and
their board, in this vicinity, and green
pncs that cannot speak word Of Eng
ish, 10 to $l2 per month, aud the
larger portion Of the immigrants, by
their through passage tickets, in Europe
yia New York to the West, hence they
Eonly pass through here in transit.
! You can do nothing with this scheme