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

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the same, when thoy got money enough
to do so, but if We bring families here.
and after they lay out .Lsir money for
land they will stick. South and Gen.
tral Germany consists of the following
Countries, Bavaria, Wcirtcmberg, Baden,
Hesse, Rhine Provinces, Central Ger
many, Saxony, Alsaoe. Lorain, (the
latter two taken from France in tho late
war,) Saxony and Switzerland. Here
will say that Orangeburg, Lexington
Newberry and Edgefeld counties we're
principally settled by South Germ ans
who came faoip the above countries la
years ago. Charleston or South Caro-
lima was bettor known in Germany than
New York. The former being much
larger commercial port than tho latter.
lloncs these peoplo 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, beuiles
about 100 more to other European ports.
This is what brings the immigrants to
New York.
The West hss her agcn's all over
Germany inducing the pcop'o to come
to that part Of tho United States.
Their tickets are purchased by these
agents ('he !cn,igrant pa, ing for it) a,
their very homc, direct via New York
to their place Of destination, honoe
they, on their arrival pass right through
New York, Nithouta days delay, where
they cannot be flceced aud taken in by
the ring OF agents and subordinate
officers. of this celebrated charitable
institution called ..Cass'e Garden, where
gross dcceptons are practiced...
am satisfied that the same can lie
effected as to immigrants coming to
this State, viz: procure through tickets
irom e"ny pant Of Europe to an. Rail
Road Sutton in South Carolina. will
obllgate myself to efieot such an arrange
mcnt.
] wi II now give tho 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 dercrvo in
doing so. In his Late report the Presi
dent excused hins IF for payin, the
passage of 300 emigrants to this State,
he said, at is better to get rid Of them
iin hat way than to feed them for four
months"
These are not the kind of people NC
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 Of our
citizens would propose some plan by
which the so much desired object can
be realized.
have made a proposition to the
Commissioners Of the State to act in
concert with him, but he has not even
c"ndcsccud TO answer my communica-
liun
| have several articles in reserve, and
| hope my information MY prove in
lcrcsting to the citizens of South Caro-
lima.
G. a. NEUFFER.
Papers friendly to the cause will
please publish this article
M'. Elitor-Thc following portion Of
Il letter received from true South
Caroliuian, | enclose you for publica, ion.
II is as we'll to give the dark side of the
picture as to give the bright ono.
Yours very truly,
G. a. NEUFFER.
Otanscburg, s. C.
NEW YoHK, March 81, 1914.
| can do nothing with tho immigra-
ton schome. Good farm hands are
getting from Is to $40 per month and
their board, in this vicinity, and green
ones that cannot speak word Of Eng.
lish, 10 TO $l2 per month, aud the
larger portion Of the immigrants, by
heir through passage tickets, in Europe
via New York to the West, hence they
only pass through here in transit.
You can do nothing with this scheme
1t is like running up stream, to get i'm