The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-07-10
EUROPEAN FARM lABORERS.
4 Plan Of Immigration Which PROM
Uses Good Results.

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Uses Good Results.
Messrs. John Williams and Chas.
,athau, Of No. 10 Union street. New
orleans. have issued an interesting l
irculaE to the sugar and cotton
planters on the subject Of immigra- ,
ion Of European farm laborers. The
circular says:
The industrious colored field hand
. fast disappearing, and although BY
he additions We have. received each
rear from other States We have - vet
elt no serious want Of labor, there
8 no doubt that the time must soon
approach when tho demand will 90
lar exceed the supply that landovn'
ers will be exposed to disproportjon.
ate exactions on the part Of laborers
during the season Of picking OF cot.
ton and grinding Of cane, II at no
other time. And you all know, Q
weeks delay III taking OF the crop
may prove fatal to q whole years
favorable work.
1t is necessary that We commence
as soon as possible to exert ourselves
to obtain European farm laborers
as it will naturally take q number OF
years before We may reasonably OK.
pect any material influx Of good
steady families. In the meanwhile,
our old reliable colored laborers will
become year by year less available
for work, and their descendants now
grown, and growing up. do not ap.
pear altogether disposed to devote
themselves to agricultural pursuits:
While prospective high price Of
Southern crops place us In better
position now to attract the confidence
Of European farmers, the fact ut
late unfavorable harvests In all parts
OF Europe, make the agriculturists
there more readily disposed TO &C.
cept Of the terms No may oner.
Planters are recommended, there
fore, to adopt q progressive course.
In getting out, at first, only q portion
OF their requirements. cay, tor In.
stance, q planter employing usually
40 iaborers, should order s families;
this would give him equivalent to
about 20 to "a laborers, tho first year.
Once satisfied, they would be deei-
rous OF having some OF their friends
and relatives to join them In the
second year, and 10 this mnnner,
without much strain on bio resources.
the planter would have his labor per.
formed by Europeans, both In tho
field and about the household.
Although al! land owners are Ia.
lterested, and the future prosperity OF
the South depends altogether upon
the satisfactory substitution OF labor
that will take part In tho develop.
mont OF the fertile lands and natural
industries Of tho South. no united
action has been taken. either by the
sugar OF cotton planters.
! Loft, therefore, to individual en-
terprise. some few Intelligent eugal
and cotton planters have induced thu
undersigned to bring out Portuguese
and Spanish, a. we'll % other Euro
pean farm laborers, 10 the Same man
ner az they had done on two pre-
yious occasions, ID time tor tho pick
Ing and grinding seasone.
orders arc already offered 20 thu
undersigned for SO families or 25(
peroons. and a. soon - tho numbel
nav eYoeed 100 families, Mr.. Nathan
Who made the selections on prevloul
occaslons, will at once proceed Z
Europe. to effect the necessary On
gegements, and send out tho labor
Ing families. :.
/, Pianters DESTROYS OF having sucl
farm laborers, will please Oil up on
] eiRn. tho accompanying form OF or
!. ar. as the families will be selecte!
by tho agent In Europe, tor eac!
: separate request. By this means WI
be obtained such families, Who ma
wish 70 work together, thus condu
cling to harmony among them. .
j. The charge Of transportation to tn
! ! laboror will be Is for child Under
:: wears, 4l5 for minor under u year
:! and $50 for adult. Suppose that th
. average OF families will comprta
!, three adults, one minor and on
y child. they will have to refund to Il
y planter out Of the monthly Wa9l
II that tho family may earn, $40, Will
az before stated, the planter Will pa
y only $3.50, this difference will COW
2 part Of minor expenses OF conveyln
y. families from city to plantation, OF
y The remainder Of the circular !
4 !, fers to further details Of tho pie
: ! Mr., Williams. several yearslago, II
10 ported some Portuguese laborel
and found that they did excelle
a. service. Already application toy
y. .,s persons have been received 9o
~ several planters on tho Teche. !
y Nathan will In 4 tew days 60
y. Europe on his mission which pro-
w. lees many beneficial resnlts.-N.
~ Pcayu,ae.