The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-08-16
Immigration for the South.

The following quotation is from
the New York Telegram of the 30th
nit. 1t Is evident, however, large the
innow of9immigran,s tvvm Europe,
the supply is not equal to The demand
If Kentucky and tennessee are to Sc
cure a fair proportion of the capital
and immigration now coming 10 this
country the most vigorous efforts
mnst be put forth.
Enigrants never came here before
in such large numbers as thoy have
this year, ana yet there is n demand
fora. great many more than come.
! Nlts fastas Immigrants reach here
'tney leave. Few remain in Castle
Garden more thau two or three days.
Most Of them have homes selected be-
fore They leave the places Of their ma
tiyity. Those who come undecided
as To The future soon make up their
minds. a very small percentage &C
cept employment in the metropolis
or its vicinity, but make their way to
Western States TO practice the perso.
ycrancc, industry and economy that
necessity has taught them in the Obi
! World"
kac hor;nning Ia ;udnco immi.
Grafton TO Kentucky and Tennessee.
Consul Emil Lindburg, of New Yosk,
a native of Stockholm, Sweden, who
hos lono been eugayed IN locating his
Scandinavian counIrymcn in the
States and Territories of the North.
wcst IL uow convassiny portions of
Knulucky and Tennessee with the
view of arranging for the settlement
Of army of his peuple. lie is the pen-
oral n,anager of tbe General Eurouo.
mn l,olop;zation Agency ana Dureau
of Soutbeyp ,mmiora,ion of New
YORK. lie has nuuuinteA rs general
sueuts for ,ha Sonihcrn States. Mess.
Calls AZ HAYS. of IEopkins,illc.
Christiau comfy. Kentucky. The
movement is strongly endorsed bv
the Hon. JOHN r. Proctor, Director
O, Kentucky Geological Survey and
Bureau OF immigration. and 6y The
Hon. A, w. Hawkins, Commissioner
of A ericulture for the State OF Ten
nessco.
This agency ONLY pronoses TO bring
immiqrants able TO purchase land, but
there il no doubt that larm hands
and house servants for bire will fol.
low md in snrh numbers No TO san.
nly die deumnd
a circular hos been Issued. which
full, se,s-fDyth The ulans tho means
rroHisi,e. and what is expce,el 10 he
accomnlished. The following is a
eouv.
Nrw YopK Ju,v u 1881
Some yenrs oyo he yreat RAILWAYS
of Tho Northumberland Wpst obtained
ne n honus LARGO oru,ts of nnblic Land
,rnm The I,ni,cd STATES Government
These werr mainly prnirie londs hay-
INC neither water nor timber. nud in
many instances of moor snil In or.
der 10 realize nancy on these lands.
,hev emnloyod nuents 10 not in his
country aud in Euronc for thcir sale
anil odyertised them in every possj.
hlr msnrnr o.ying tho most exavuer.
atcl descriniions The result was a
orcat ;ntlnY nf ;,nnigra,;ns ana mo
sc,,Icmeat of hundreds nf mics along
ooch nf Tho nrinrinal roilwnys build,
ing ,non t,rso l;nes larga ann thrifty
towns and VILLAGES Ye.rs came ana
wpn, and bronuLt win ll,em dro,obt
crclnmas ,rrass Honnars ann ntLcr Gas.
n,liics 60 shorteniny Ihc crnns Of
,h,t re,,in,, 40 10 MAKO a bara sui.
visteuce nrccorious Tho i,nn,iyronts
fnnna lhnt tho w;nters wore long and
enid Tho suwIrcrs short hn, ami dry
and crons of nil kinAs u,,tpr,oin
Inrop n,,mbcr nj them l,ern,nc and ,rp
stiiI dissatisfied ana wish is change
their place Of abode. They now be.
love thot tho railroad connnuies
,hrouoh ,bo;r oo.nts ond ,Iropyh tl,c
no,csnnncrs of tbe Nor,h and Norlh.
west and iLrnnyh those in wl,icb
mir advor,isemen,s oon,arsd In Fu.
rona mislc1 ,bem ne ~ coil s,,a al.
mata ana thcv do not hesitate 10 co
;mrorn tbeir frienas n rhe fathcrlond
nnring ali ,hcsc vcays thc south
has M nniv hocn i,sctiyo INT IL HAS
hnen overlnnl;ed and nlacea in n false
light Inv ,heso yailrosd cornoro,ions
and newsns,er nress If lilo Nor,h
Jis tine farm lands freely offered nj
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