The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1881-05-11
= DISAPPOINTED IMMTGR4NTS,

Some Incidents Showing Bad management
som"wherc~-A EVIL that Needs Immediate
Remedy.
From the Ncwbcrry Hcraldl
The Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Col. Butler, has taken much interest
III the matter of immigration, and has
secured special rates from railroad and
other sources. He has succeeded in
| turning quite stream Of Immigrants
into the State. These arc engaged as
soou as they come, and with all his
efforts the Commissioner finds it i'm
possible to supply the demand. For
his services in this matter the State
owes him debt Of gratitude. The
State needs white Immigration:
1T is the only method left us Of sccur-
ing ourselves from the fate Of a black
republic. These Immigrants, too, are
as class Woodworking men, and will
add to the capital Of the State. There
lsplcnty OF room for a great many adj
dit!onal white men in South Carolina,
and they should receive Il hearty well
come when they come and kind treat
mcnt after they get here. We do not
say that they have not received such
! treatment. But ono or two incidents
| that have occurred within the past
week have rather Il discouraging look
. for the Immigrant
! Incident No. Last week, We
learn from the Grccnville .NewS, three
| Germans late from the Old country,
! went to GrCcnvillc. a day or two
afterwards Il warrant was served upon
them for breach Of contract. They had
been employed by Mr.. Robt. Smith, of
Hodges, and, becoming dissatisfied,
had left him. Their story, as told to
a -Nc"S reporter, was that in New
York they were told that they were TO
! get IS and board for the first month,
and if they did their work well, $40
and board after the first month. The
contract, however, which they signed
was for 50 and board per month, al
lowing their employer to reserve suf-
ticicnt out ofthcir wages 10 reimburse
him for paying thcir fare, which he
claimed was $2t. Tho Germans could
not speak English, and ii is therefore
very probable that they did not fully
understand their contract, and honest
Is thought, whether correctly or not .
that they had been cheated. They
were carried back to Hodges to stand
their trial for breach Of contract. No
doubt, they heartily wish themselves
back in the ''Fadcrland." They are,
very likely, not in frame Of mind TO
advise their friends to come to South
Carolina.
Incident No. 2--Scvcral DAYS AGO
two Germans, who arrived in this
country in February, came to New
berry. They could not speak or COM
prchcnd English even when here.
Through MIR. Jaeger and MIR. Xobcl,
we learned that they went to work on
their arrival in this State at Wcs,min-
s!Cr, in the small cotton factory, or
Clement Attachment" therc--tbcv arc
tlrst-class mechanics. At the end of
the month they wanted little money.
as they thought their contract entitled
them to. II was refused them, and
they left. They also found fault with
the food provided for them. This is
their statement. They applied for
work at tor Helena Car Shops and So.
cured work there. They were getting
on very well; doing good work, and
appearing satisfied. On Thursday
Col. Fry, Superindent Of the Railroad
received, hoti1c. from Nv" S,riblinn.