River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-13
Immigration,

The Improvement of business in the
United States is illustrated by num-
Der of new facts. II is probable that
the current calendar year will witness
the largest enterprise in railroading on
record, as to new lines built old lines
consolidated, freight and passengers
carried and large services rendered at
small cost. In mining degree OF en-
terprise is developed not thought OF in
any previous year. 1t is not certain
that the profits of mining and railroad
investments will be as great AS they
have been in some previous seas ons,
but the contributions to the national
wealth will be greater, the wastes will
be smaller, and the investments OF
labor and capital will have more than
IL former years the character of per.
manency. But the greatest gain, abso-
lutely and relatively, will be made in
immigration. Precise reports on this
subject are more or less impossible, par.
ticularly IS the published tales emu
n.erate as immigrants those persons
only who declare themselves as such.
And it happens that cabinet passengers
rarely che ose to register themselves as
emigrants or immigrants.
In the calendar year 1871 the num-
Der eff registered immigrants was 346,.
93S; during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1873, the number of registered ar
rivals was 459'803. mostly immigrants.
The periods of immigration eliminated
in 1872; but the PRESUMPTION is that
1880 will witness the largest, the richest
ord tho baof i'm N, ovation Tho ur
rivals of registered Immigrants in
New York alone during the current
month, amount to about $4,000. 1t is
apparent that this number will increase
very rapidly, the emigration from Ger
many, Ireland, Great Britain and Scan
dinavia in particular being arranged
on large scale. Nor is it difficult TO
account for this. The immigration oil
1854 was due, in the main, to the un
favorable economic conditions prevail
ing in Ireland and Scandinavia. The
| succeeding business depression in this
country and the war impedeo the move
ment; and so did the great panic OF
1873. the effects of which lasted to 1873
or fully six years. The conditions now
are highly favorable. In Ireland there
| Is MUCH ulSSdJlSidCilOu anu pOfeitf III
Germany whole classes are prosecuted
by the government; in Scandinavia the
labor market is usually overstocked
and the conditions for emigrations in
Russia and France are not unfavorable
But what attracts emigrants more than
anything else to America is the pros
pect of remunerative labor and the
! fair hope of profitable investments. liz
| former years immigration had mega.
tive reason-the people evaded burdens
at home; the reason now is affirmative
the people wish to share in the wealth
and freedom of the United States
Hence the immigrants include an un
usually large class of professional men
artisans, capitalists and skilled laborers
The German capital brought here by
immigrants is very large, many promi
nent firms in New York and Other
large cities beginning business witt
German money. English capital in
vested here by immigrants is also very
great, and the French capital is con
siderable. The Scandinavians and thu
Irish bring chiefly labor.