Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-06-09
Thursday Morning. June 8. 1881.
WHY THEY EMIGRATE.

glance at some of the reasons for leay-
| ing their homes and native land given by en-
igrants who have lately arrived in New York
city will tend to make most people more con-
tented with their lot in this free and compar-
atively happy country. !
A Saxon weaver from Meerane emigrated
because he could find nothing more to do in
his native land. Out of the 600 or 700 man
ufacturers in Meerane and Glogau, only
eighty have their looms working full time );
the other textile manufacturers work only
when they have to execute orders, or shut
down altogether. A weaver apprentice can
at the present time make at the best in Glo-
gau only from seven to fifteen marks ($1.75
to $3.75) a week, and he might consider him.
self lucky if he could lay up something for
holiday. Business in the entire textile in
dustry of Meerane and Giegsu isextremely
depressed at present. and there is no imme-
diate prospect for a change for the better.
"a number of tobacco cultivators from the
neighborhood of Marienwerder (East Prus-
sia) came across the water because they were
afraid that the tobacco monopoly Ga favorite
idea of Bismarck) would SO change the con-
living would be endangered. Trade is very
dull throughout East Prussia, and farm Ia
borers earn little and work is scarce. Emil
grafton from Marienwerder began in Februa-
ry and is getting larger every day.
A Pomeranian from Naugard emigrated on
account of theStaxes and military service
Business in Lower Pomerania is, however,
foir on of forr oh he
could make good living, but the work was
too severe. The ordinary wages for farm
hands in the provinces only, with board, is
one mark (25 cents) week. In the harvest
time wages range between one and ten marks
(25c to 2.5O). Provisions are very cheap,
however.
A German farm hand from Posen said
that he came to America so as to follow his
religious creed Roman Catholic) in liberty
and peace. Whole troops of farm hands are
leaving for the western States via Chicago.
He received II silver groschen GO cents) a
day, without board.
number of artisans stated that they left
Germany ON account of poor wages. car
penter from the district of Arnsberg, Prus-
sian Westphalia, used to earn 5 thalers
($3.75) per week. A smith from Chemnitz,
large manufacturing city of Saxony, received
the same wages. A goldsmith from Fforz-
helm was paid from to thalers ($5.25 to
$6). cigar maker from Berlin used to
earn thalers ($6.75). A silk weaver from
Laneenbeck, Rhine, received from II to 9
thalers ($5.6O to $675), and linen weaver
from the poor village of Muelsen, st. Vicklas,
Saxony, could only make from to thalers
($1.5O to $4.5 .50).
An emigrant from Passau had work only
five months in the year and then only earned
three marks (75 cents) day. A tailor from
Derkendorf, in Bavaria, had only five marks
($1. 25) week, without board A Prussian,
a farmer and butcher from the neighbor-
hood of Elsenach CThuringia,) left Germany
because of the heavy taxes and the vexatious
annoyance of military service. He was also
afraid that Germany might be involved in
another war. and he did not like, to use his
own phrase, ''to bring all his bon to the
market" Butchers receive at Elsenach from
four to six marks (besides their board) a
week ($1 to 81 5O). Business throughout
the whole district is bad, and the farmers are
complaining of damages to the seed by the
spring frosts. The only people who sat
isfed with their condition in the town of
Elsenach are the well paid higher officials.
And SO on and SO forth Some of those
who have become SO discontented with their
surroundings as to em1grate to this country
will not better themselves, but most of them
doubtless will.