The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-06-03
A Great Year for Emigration.

THIS year promises to bring US the
greatest foreign immigration of any
year in the history of the country. The
total is likely to exceed even that of
the remarkable year 1854, when the
number of arrivals at this port were
over $4,000. Using the arrivals of
the first four months of 1880 as the
basis for an estimate, which we can
safely do, they will aggregate not
less than 400, 900 for the twelve months.
ly landed Germans, Scandinavians and
Irish. Steamers with large passenger
lists are daily discharging, and more are
on the ocean. The great European steam
ship lines. especially the German, are
taxed to their utmost to supply trans
portation for the emigrants, and every
vessel at their command will be crowd
ed with living freight throughout the
summer and autumn.
The arrivals at Castle Garden in April
exceeded in number the aggregate of
any previous month, and about equaled
the total arrivals for the whole first
quarter of the year, though those were
more than three times the total for the
same quarter in 1879. And the present
month will undoubtedly show large
increase over April, the expected inn
migration being about $4,000. May is
the favorite month for crossing the sea
with this class of passengers, though
the tide flows strongly throughout the
summer, and September usually ranks
next after May in the number of its ar
rivals.
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countries the increase in emigration
has SO far this year been most marked.
The Scandinavians are very desirable
additions to our population. The
German steamship companies not only
have agencies in Sweden and Norway,
but they also dispatch vessels there to
take emigrants, who formerly sailed
from English ports. Besides, direct
line has been established from Copen-
hagen. and its steamers are coming
hither with large passenger lists.
These hardy immigrants are seeking
homes in the Western States and Terri
tories, and viii prove most valuable cit
liens.
Irish emigration has also revived,
though not yet has the restitution in
Ireland produced its full effect. But
the Irish usually prefer the summer for
coming over, and not until month or
more from now shall we begin to see
the marked increase in their emigration
which will undoubtedly be exhibited
this year. 1t is safe to estimate that
Ireland will send US between one and
two hundred thousand of its people in
1880. or more than three times the
number of those who came over in
1879.
The great German and Irish emigra-
ton in the year 1854, and in the yea
just previous to it and Immediately sue
ceeding, worked most important
change in American society. Its eff
fects are visible in our politics and in
our manner of living, in the introduce
ton of new ideas and new habits. From
the greater immigration of this year
and the remaining years of this century
the West especially will be built up at a
rapid rate, for thither the vast majority
of newcomers are tending.
It is gratifying to learn that the quail
ity of immigrants arriving was never
better. They belong to the best agri-
cultural and working classes of Europe.
and their physical condition has been
exceptionally good this year. Germany
is sending the most, then comes Ire
land, with England and the Scandina-
Wan countries occupying the third
place.-M. Y Sun.