The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-16
IcoMMUSIcATED.
How to Promote immigration.

Eowso Promote immigration.
I The new South is entering uVon m
era Of unexainpled prosperity. For
sixteen years her fertile fields have
laih dormant. The depressious con-
seqnent upon the war paralyzcd every
Industry, Political factions In The
North engenhcrcd hostility, Kept out.
capital aud threw obstacles in the way
Of immigration. Uut the day of de-
liyerancc has come. The political
et-baggers, advonturers and
friends ~ of the whole country have
been weighed in the balances, found
wanting, and are no longer power
to do wrong. The honest and inielli-
gent people Of the north will be no
longer deceived and will welcome
true southern men, and will cooper
ate with them in placing capital and
labor in the gramland beautiful south.
A closer intimacy pervading has con-
tribuied towards better feeling.
People from the north have visited
The south and mingled with the peo.
pie and are ready TO. greet each other
10 brothers. Many aaive and enter
prising men have gone from the south
and established themselves in busi-
ness in New York city. Some OF the
most successful lawyers, merchants
aud bankers in New York city are
southern men. We might mention
here with pride n firm of bankers
doing n, splendid business Oh Wall
Street, that OF Alexander, Latham &
Co., one of whom Mr.. Latham, is a
native of Ilupkinsville. With this
good feeling existing, why shall not
the south? why shall not Christian
and other counties Of southwestern
kentucky profit by the inflow of cap
ital aud immigrants from the North,
the East, and from Europe? With a
vast area of unoccupiod fertile lands
That can furnish homes for four mil
lions ofpeoplc, instead o. the million
and half we now have.
TO facilitate the introduction of
capital and immigrants an Office OF
the Immigration Bureau must be cs-
tablished in New York city. This
will DO the central Office 10 srorc OF
offices to be located in every northern
and western State. Circulars, maps
and pamphlets. descriptive Of the
State must be literally distributed
through trustworthy agents all over
this country, the dominion of Canada
and Europe. To get people they
must be solicited. "Wo must plant
batteries right in the enemies couh-
iry," speaking in military phrase.
And old German friend writing from
Southwestern Missouri says:
A"l know Iiopkiisvillc, was there
in 1861 with General Mitchell. |
think 1T takes considerable work to
start fresh arrivals there unless the
lands are cheap and the terms easy.
Kentucky has always been Know
nothing State, and has always in bad
favor with Germans on that account,
but presume times aud men have
changed and it is different now.
Once get an embryo sentiment Of
from six to eight German families aud
1t is no trouble to fill up a coInmuni-
ty, providing things are as represent
cd"
This old German, who is acitizen
and member OF one of the most pros.
porous German colonies In Southern
Missouri, which be helped to plant,
Is ready TO give his knowledge and
skill to the work of establishing Ger
man colonies in Kentucky. Tic aud
others must know this: that Know
nothingism us a political feature or
controlling element has been dead IN
Kentucky full twenty years, that the
country is fertile, the lands will DC
sold cheap and on favorable terms,
and that oil things will be IS repre-
sented. Germans, Scandinavians.
Italians, IIollanders, Now England7
ers, New Workers ard Northcrhers,
come and old Kentucky will give you
homes. kentucky is in earnest now.
She Is going 10 employ the means 10
make known to the world her Dound-
less resources and opucnt opportu.
mites. An Office viii DO established
in New York city under the personal
management OF Capt. Emil Lindburg.
with an able corps of assistants. The
leading men Of Kentucky will coop
crate in this work. Capt. Lindburg,
with his wide acquaintance in Europe
will uf nuca fnst.ra eucraoa m fhn
movement, We give it our endorse
ment aud trust every one interested
In the prosperity OF our State will do
all that is possible TO make it emf
ueetlv euccessful. Hon. IOhn R.