Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-23
Yps Sugeles gerald.
aHRxAH IMMIGRATION.
Qauss si its Increase E1plainsd-Eot Enough
stssnships to Supply the Demand for Pas.
sAgs.

Qasss Of its Increase Explainsd-Eot Enough
stsanships to Supply the psmspd for Pas.
sags.
IN. Z. Sum-
The number Of German immi-
grants arriving In New York is far
greater than at the same time In
any year since the Board of Immi-
grafton was established In 1847.
Last year the figures were 1O4 264,
which were greater than for seven
yoars previous. The tables have
not been made out SO as to give the
result In actual figures. but Secre-
tary Jackson says that he has no
doubt thta the total immigration
to this port this year will be 450,.
600, The largest number Of any pre-
vlous year was 1927, ,357-that OF 1880.
"What sort Of immigrants are
coming?" the Secretary was asked.
ssMostly families Of farmers. At
least Is per cent. of them 60 direct.
" to the Western States"
"Thsn they know their destina.
tion in this countryW
"Yss; most Of them come on.
tickets that are forwarded to them
by their friends in this country.
They have their railroad tickets
and they know exactly what route
70 take. Very few come prospect
ing, and they stay in the Cities"
s'Is there any preference for any
particular region ?"
"No, they ale scattered all over
the West. There were 4O7 who
came On the Donau the other day,
who went directly to Texas. The
Wsser brought 1852 passengers.
and We are told that many are de-
layed on the ether side who cannot
be- accom- modated by the ships"
"Have you any idea of the cause
of the unprecedented immigra-
tion?"
"Yss. Cheap fares have much
70 do With 1t. The steamship fare,
that has been up to $50, has been
as low % $50, owing to competition.
To-day the fare has been raised to
92l, but even at that the rate is
low. Then the railroads reduced
their fares 80 that an emigrant
could 60 to Chicago for 81. This
led to the purchase Of many tickets
BY Germans here to bring over
their relatives and friends. The
number Of this kind is unprece.
dsntsd."
At the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company's Office, tne
manager, Gustav Fl. Schwab, said:
"We brought over $4,000 Germans
last year to the port Of New York
alone. We have also steamships
running to Baltimore and New Or
leans. We now bring two steam-
ship.loads q week, and will soon
have three steamship loads arriving
each week. They come from Prus-
sla and the other States Of the Ger
man Confederation; from Sweden
and Norway; Bavaria and Dem
mark. We have brought 2.C0o this
week In two steamships"
"What do you think Is the cause
Of this increased immigration"
"Good times here; opportunity
for employment here, as testified
to by other immigrants who have
settled; . desire to avoid military
service at home, and cheap fares.
The number of tickets bought here
and sent to Germans abroad was
never 30 great. We have six reg
ular passage steamships, and we
have engaged eight extra steam.
ships to meet this great rush. We
are building q new steamship, to
be called the Eibe, something like
the Arizona"
The Hamburg-American Steam
ship Company brought over this
month in the Gilbert 934 German
immigrants; the Westphalia, TBS;
the Cimbria, 723; the~Herder, l, ,145,
and the Leasing, 1928. The mum.
ber Of passages prepaid in this lin G
by friends or relatives of the immi-
grants 10 1t least nine times as great
% last year, which was an excep-
tional year. 1t has been remarked
that the immigrants have been of
the thriving class-who come with
some little capital and intended to
take advantage of the cheap land
Of the West, and to acquire their
own hOmesteads. The Hamburg
American Company have now ten
steamships employed in bringing
passengers from Germany to this
port, and cannot keep pace with
the demand for passage. That was
the reason for raising the fare.
At the office of the German So
ciety, of which Comm issioner of
Emigration Charles Hauselt is
President, 1t is said that there is
undoubtedly more well.to.do
class of immigrants coming here
from Germany than for some time
past. Fewer of them apply for aid
In proportion to their number than
In former years. The impetus of
Immigration is ascribed mainly
to the prosperous state of business
In this country which enables the
Germans here to send for their re.
latives and friends.