The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-17
Qhe G4telE1qsnter:
IMMExsE IMlrIaRATION.
InteresIing Data ON the Rash from the
Old World 10 the New.


Old world 10 the New.
The immense and increased immigra.
ton to America tho present year, in excess
Of all its predecessors, attracts great at.
tention from those studying the social
questions Of the day, and in view Of the
interest attaching to this subject, the fol-
lowing data, taken from the New York
Herald, will be found instructive: There
are nooticial records oithe number Of i'm.
migrants arriving here until 1919. From
1884 to 1874 the average was about 1900 q
year. In 1894 there came about ten
thousand. From 1905 till the peace
OF 1914 immigration almost CEASED,
but in 1916 the steady flow was
resumed, and in the following year
lsl7) 29,24O immigrants arrived. The
records show that the total immigration
TO this country since the Revolution comes
up to eleven millions Of people. The 6g-
ures for The later years are as follows:
1856, 1876. s57; 1857, 246, 945; 1858, 1861 /;
1850, 1886; 1860, 150.9e37; 1861, SO, 727;
1852, S9O07; 1858, 1854; 1854, 1893, l05;
1885, 247,453; 1865. ,(January TO Junel,
1865, liz; 1867, 29S, 96T; 1868, 2S2, lS9; 1869,
352, 76S; 1870, 3S7, 20S; 1871, 32l $50; 1872,
4O4, 500; 1873, $50, S0S; 1874, 3l3. $3.50; 1875,
227, 49S; 1876, 100. 9S6; 1877, 14l ,S57; 1878,
1888, $50; 1870, III, s26; 1880, 457, 257. To-
tai, 1, 1924, 492.
As to sex, the records for the past forty
years show that 60.66 per cent are males
and 1854 per cent are females. Over
Al per cent Of males are Of age when they
arrive.
The statistics for the year ending June
30th, 1880, show that over seventy coun.
tries have been represented by the immi-
grants arriving at Castle Garden during
that time.
New York Is the place Of declaration OF
more than seyen.tenths OF the immigrants.
At that port there landed from May s,
lS47, to the close OF last year the following
numbers: Ireland, zoe, 046; Germany,
2,l95. S9S; England, 76l,75l; Scotland,
1857, $50; Sweden. 1856, $50; France, IL, 9l0;
Switzerland, SO, s27; Italy, 81, OPS; Norway.
81, 1850; Holland, Al 100; Denmark, SO, 72S;
Wales, S2,SSS; Russia. 30,966; Bohemia,
1929; Austria, ll3, 40; Poland, II POI
Belgium, 10,s68; v est Indies. 10,02l;
Spain. 9,G94; Hungary, 1 33S; South Amer.
lea, $500; all other, 1890. Total, $751;.
OBS.
Since August, 1856, the destination OF
immigrants has been q matter OF record,
and out Of S,906,0s5 arriving aimee that
date, l,549,342 have remained in New
York State, 303, sos have gone to New
England, 402, 49l to Pennsylvania, 1884,
S6l to New jersey, 2S,2S6 to Maryland,
II, SOY to the District OF Columbia, 3,5l4 to
Delaware, 1,226. 026 to the Western states,
1887 to California, 9i5 to Oregon, 2, sos
to Nevada, 40,3l7 to Utah, and 1880 to
other territories, while to the Southern
states the allotment has been as follows:
Virginia, 10, COL; Kentucky, HIP; Loui-
sisna, 8,SSS; South Carolina, 1850; Ten.
nessee, Q, 746; Georgia, 8, 2l2; Texas, [, 4l5;
North Carolina, 1885,. Mississippi. 1852;
Alabama, l,0l6; Arkansas, 9s2; Florida,
Sl4; West Virginia, 1905. Total 80, S4S.
The principal occupations OF the adult
immigrants arriving in 1879, as far as
known, were: Musicians, 81; clerpymen,
$50; teachers, 20S; artists, 40; physicians,
l25; actors, Al; architects, 40; chemists,
43; druggists. A; dentists, 81; editors and
Journalists, 81; engineers (Civil), %; en-.
gravers, 81; lawyers, IS; painters, Is;
photographers, %; sculptors, 4S; surgeons,
10 The whole number OF profession.
ais" was 1912 males and 1924 females.
In other businesses the larger number
were: Carpenters and joiners, $3.50;
clerks, 1,72i; miners, 2,472; shoemakers,
l,ll9; tsilors, 1862; farmers, q $50; labor
ers, *, s9I; merchants and traders, 1851;
servants, 6,S04.
Ireland Ia no longer the source OF the
largest immigration, though the present
agitation there will be likely to start the
food anew. In 1879, 1875 and 1s76-79
England sent more TO other countries than
did ireland, while within late years Ger.
many sends the largest number to the
United States-much the largest il we
count Scandinayians Germsnic. as Is prop.
er. According to English statistics, .. 49,
900 persons left Ireland from May 1851, TO
the close OF 1876, and OF these 95 per cent
came to America.
Calculations have been made OF the
amount OF money brought by Immigrants,
and 500 for each person has been thought
to be within the mark. This would make
81 ,000, 900 900 in cash. .H.