The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-04-12
Brazil and Golden Promises.

Gus of encouraging emigration to his do.
minions, but Brazil appears to be one of
the most uninviting fields in the world
for individual exertions. This correspond
ent says: "Of the large number of
Americans who have removed to Brazil
within the last twenty years only three of
them have made anything like fortune,
while few others have contrived to get
along. None of these successful men,
however, came out as adventures, but
under contract or with clear ideas OF what
they were going to do. The Emperor,
and, in fact. all the empire theoretically,
try to encourage. immigration but if
may be allowed to speak from q knowl-
edge of the United States and of Brazil,
and Of the comparative chances of living
and doing something for the world in the
two countries, l should say that the man
who leaves the States for Brazil commits
an egregious piece of folly. At the close
of our civil war many Southern people
went to Brazil in the hope of restoring
their ruined fortunes, but ninety mine in
every hundred of them have not only been
glad to return, but have had to resort to
the humiliation of asking for assistance,
and that too from the very people of
whom they would least have chosen to
ask favors when they first landed here.
Of those who still remain, the majority
have relapsed into state of semi. barbar-
ism, while the rest have . prospect for
their children which must be extremely
repulsive To person of education and re.
flnement." He goes on to say that every
vessel leaving for the United States takes
back somebody who has exhausted every
dollar trying to find employment, and is
finally compelled to beg q passage and
return pauper. This Is not encourag-
ing for poor young men seeking advance.
ment, and the English Board Of Emigra-
ton adds to the growing information as
to the futility of Brazilian trip in cir
cular recently issued to the infatuated, in
which occurs the following caution:
"In 1872 and 1878 several parties of
emigrants, amounting in the whole to
about a thousand souls, emigrated from
the United Kingdom to Brazil. under
promises of being provided with land on
favorable terms, and of assistance in cul.
tivatiop until they could support them
selves, and in the expectation that they
would be able to get the first crop at the
end of six months. These promises and
expectations were not fulfilled. The
emigrants did not obtain their land, sick.
ness broke out amongst them, many died
and those who were able to do SO made
their way down to the capital in the hope
of obtaining assistance from Her Males
tvs Minister there. Since then, some Of
the widows and children of the men who
died have been sent home, some of the
emigrants have been removed to other
settlements, and Her Majesty's Minister
is still engaged in endeavoring to obtain
from the Government of Brazil assistance
for those that remain. The accounts
which these emigrants give Of their pres
ent situation show that they have sui.
fered great hareiships and priyations, and
have been far from improving their con-
dition by emigration to Brazil.
"The settlement which it is now pro-
posed to form appears from the prospectus
put out by the promoters to be situated On
the high lands, where the climate is healthy
and the soil fertile. But, ON the othel
hand, it is remote from any market u
which the settlers could sell their surplus
produce, or procure the supplies they
might require, the nearest town Of aLy
size, Curitiba, the capital of the prov
ince, being at the distance Of sixty.twc
miles. A tramway will, it il said, b<
constructed between the settlement and
| Curitiba, but such works are unav0ida
bly slow in construction in . country
where labor is scarce and expensive.
:" The distance of the port being III
miles, and the voyage from thence to Rit
Janeiro forty hours more, the ALLEGED
market TO be found at Rio for all produces
may be put out of account.
Immigrants should also remember tina
| in going to Brazil they 60 to . country
where the language, the laws, the religion
and the habits of the people will be strang'
TO them; and, although it is promised tina
q church and schools shall be hereafter
provided, neither at present exists. 1t il
very important that before making up theil
minds to emigrate to Brazil, emigrant.
should we'll consider thesefacts, and should
understand that, if they decide, notwith
standing this caution, to do 80, they mus
accept the responsibility Of the result"
Evidently Brazil is no place for emf
grants of moderate means. 1ts chief at
fractions for the United States 10 the mar
ket it affords for agricultural tools ant
other of our own products. The trade o.
the Atlantic slope Of South America will
foreign countries amounts to something
over $50, O0O, 600 in gold year. OF thia
amount the United States has not to ex.
coed S1O, O0O, 900. Of course, with addi:
tional shipping facilities, this trade could
be largely increased. Brazil is an III DO
RADIO for merchants and manufacturers.
Men of moderate means cannot jump INTO
wealth by landing at Rio.