Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-07-30
THE IMMIGRANTS.
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1t is a common belief that the ocean
steamships now go out crowded and re-
turn to American ports with compare
lively lew passengers. This idea is a
mistaken one. If eastward bound
steamers 60 out with cabins full to over
flowing, their steerages are crammed on
their home trips. Moreover, immigra-
ton officers say that the tide to these
shores will keep up summer, autumn
and winter, as all cablegrams relating
to the condition of English trade indi-
cate more than ordinary aggravated
state OF affairs among the working peo-
pie. During the first six months of
this year 1924 Immigrants arrived at
Castle Garden, or 1866 more than
during the first half Of the proceeding
year. Since the first of this month the
number has largely added to the dis
proportion. In view of the statement
that our labor market is overstocked,
it is surprising to learn that as fast as
the lmmi grants arrive they are able to
secure employment, the men as labor
ers at about $14 month, with board,
and the women as servants and in other
capacities at $40 month, or there
abouts. 1t is also to be noted that less
IS heard Of tramps, who undoubtedly
are not as troublesome as they were
three, two, or even one year ago.
Citizens of Northwestern Missouri
appear to have aroused themselves all
at once into making an effort to secure
immigration into that fertile quarter.
More than a hundred of the leading
men of ST. Joseph have banded them
selves into 81 society, the purpose of
which is to invite new corners and to
assist them in the selection of homes.
st. Joseph expects to get such an up
ward boom from the movement that
before it ends there will be 100000 per-
sons resident in the place. But it
appears that the Missourians prefer
settlers from the old states, Pennsylvania,
New York, and New England, rather
than those just from the slough of
European small gods, small kings,
small nabobs and great starvation. In
fact, the tendency is to push the Euro
pean towards the territories, which
tendency manifestly is wrong. because
it is observed that those who locate in
a well-flled community do better than
those who take to the unredeemed
plains. On the other hand. those mov-
ing from the states find entire freedom
better, especially if they know that
railroad track is following them.
Bishop OConnor, who is working in
the interests of the newly-formed Irish
Immigrant Aid Society, is now visiting
Wheeler, Greeley, Holt and Boone
counties, in Nebraska. It is believed in
Omaha that the bishop is favorably
impressed with that part of the state,
and the idea has already taken posses
sion of the few settlers there that the
whole of Northeast Nebraska will soon
be filled with Irish Catholics. In
Greeley county there settled, about two
years ago, seventy-fve Irish families,
who are this season independent and
we'll off. 1t is understood that by pur-
chasing $4,000 acres of land it can be
had at 50 an acre, which would make
the proposed farms worth from $50 to
1920 apiece. The land is one of the
most fertile strips in the west, partaking
of the nature of the soil round about
Omaha, with which it is connected by
an already well-patronized railroad.
The Omaha Herald states it as a posi-
tive fact that the bishop is determined
upon making the purchase in Greeley
county.
Europeans as we'll as Monaghan i'm
igrants are willing to work hard. An
illustration OF this is given in a Swede
who recently found work at the Nor
walk Conn. foundry. Beginning at
3 o'clock in the morning, he keeps busy
until at night, not even stopping for
his meals. When he goes to his work
in the morning he carries with him a
pail containing soup and black bread.
This pail he places on a shelf over his
bench, and when hungry he grasps the
pail in his teeth, and throwing his head
back, drinks the soup. While he is
drinking his fingers are busy packing
the sand into the mould, and when he
stops for bite of black bread it is but
for an instant. His days work is
always two hundred moulds, while one
hundred and twenty moulds is consid-
cred good days work for frst-class
workman. This man seems to have no
interest in anything but his work,
makes no unnecessary acquaintance,
and discourages all of his companions
who show a willingness to associate with
him.
Kansas actually is bloated in her
rapid growth. Sixty-one counties out
of Is have reported the increase in pop
ulation for the year ending on the first
of March this year. The population
of the 81 is 703, 518, an increase of 1917,
74l in a tWelvemonth. The counties
that they have not yet reported are the
ones that were filled up in much greater
ratio than the others, being the new or
unorganized ones.
A colony of Jews have made arrange
ments to purchase $4,000 acres of land
in Iowa. The land must be in one OF
the three counties Of plymouth, Sioux
or Lyon and, must cost no more than
So an acre.
Dakota still glories in her Black
Hills. The population has increased at
such rate since the opening of spring
that the increase among the Hills alone
will be 10000 before next winter.