New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-28
TIE VIEWS or 4 PROFESSOR.

SOME OBSERVATIONS BY Il. p. SPICE.
THE RESULTS OF TRAVELLING ~ THIS COUNTRY
CONDITION OF ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
LAHoRERs COMPAETD-t P5RTUNiTrEs FOR M
MIGRANTS WITH MONEY--1HE IRISH QUESTION.
Professor r. 7. Spice, president OF the Society OF
Engineers Of London, member Of the Institute OF Clvu
Engineers and Of the Institute Of Mechanical Engineers
and Fellow Of the Royal Geographical Society recently
arrived IN this city after extended journey through
the West. lie vsitedhs son in Brooklyn previous to
sailing for England Professor Spice one day con
seuted TO give to a TRIBUNE reporter his views on
some subjects which he has especially devoted him
self These include the English agricultural question
with reference to the inducements held out TO British
farmers by this country the future OF the electric hgI
and of gas and the matter OF water supply for cities
First let tell you what have seen Of this country
said Professor Spice Niagara Falls by way OF
Albany and Saratoga, and very much disap-
pointed Nature has been tricd with at Niagara The
Indians wigwans and the trumpcry and pcdlng char
acter OF the whole discreditabe to the Nation.
Lord Duerns plan should be carried ont, the shores
should be swept clear and the place purchased by this
country and Canada
"Chicago is wonderful IN It's trade but seems to be
city of gambling and corners | visited Cheyenne,
studied the country along the Union Pacific and mae
short stay among those strangely Ccluded people, the
Mormons wonder how they get immigrants rs they do;
but think their faith will Kill itself and be crushed ont
ments are really aLomlnablc, although everything f.
externally clean. and in few years the city viii
tanly become a hutbcd OF fcycrs At san Francisco my
attention called 10 the shockngly bad pavements Of
all the cities here. beginning with Ncw-Iork IL Is not
merely dirt but character OF the paving In London
we have used wood successfully because IL laid in
concrete: but in Chicago they were laying wood In sand
which Is simply foolish. saw some New-York granite
in London laid iu VictOra-st. and It excellent
because the surfaces were hcwn smooth and
the blocks were cemented closely together
and laid in concrete. But here the payemcuts
are rough collecting much dirt increased by the fact
that so great business done in proportion to the
superficial area. visited the wonderful Yosemite Val
lev stayed a time in Southern California, jonrncycd
through New-Mexco and Arizona, thence through Col
oradO, Kansas aud back
"Now from the results Of my study here have formed
strong ideas the advantages ohercdby this country
to the British farmer-not the mere dayaborcr-but
the farmer with some means aud considerable intel
hgence.
CHANCES FOR RYGNsHWEN.
We have had five bad seasons in England, and the
sixth last also made uufsyorGblo b. the rain
looked at this with anxiety and thought coming To
America, that would what you Will send us IN the
future | satisfied now of Americas bOundlcss
prospects, and assured that there homes here for
millions and food for millions yet TO come. Well TODD
people England regard coming TO America they do
transpOrtaton If they don't do this there is nothing
left alton. found the cost Of sending bu-he
of wheat from ST. Louis 20 cents and II cents from
Chicago If the English farmer paid only a pound
a year rent he could not compete with American farm
ing
There IL no excessive damp here, while in Eng
land the WEATHER has bancd agriculture. Englshmcn
will find coming over here not al all like transportation
They can live colonies and pay for thcirland in
two years You must have not merely day-laborcrs
coming over but with capital enough to set
p,.r oft ltfv~
has been brought BY One is the rapid
opening ofthe country BY railways in Southern Cal
ornia and another Is tbat mechanical engineering has
taken such strides that the cost Of transportation Is
greatly reduced one pound Of coal il made TO do the
work seven, and thus the economy Ofcoa rs motive
poweris a important factor. In opening the South
west a most important work has been done by the
Atchison Topeka and santa Fc Railroad. | visited
estate OF 600 in Southern California which had not
tree it six years ago Now the owner - free froa
debt and would refuse fifteen times the cost Tis has
been thoroughly irrigated and contains acres ni fruit aud
other trees. He employs Chinese labor and says, II IT
for the Chinese this country would be- ten years
ce reiv ON hen There are tbonsahd of acre. ha,
found great dstilleres and as ne wine and brandy %
one would wish fhe dsieres take all the grapes that
be- raised at one cent pound.
But this Is outside the question OF what IL best for
the British agreuturist The facts in regard to the in
ferorty the British farms have not been recognized by
statesmen and great landowners. They talk Of bad
drop in the The British farm cannot pay the
old rent Of two pounds an acre. should advise British
farmers club together and send
find where they can get farms. There many
struggling In England who have had means, but don't
know what they have 70 look forward 10. ! should
recommend Colorado aud HouthcrB California from what
have seen. would not recommend q valley, the
Mississippi, nor Canada.
THE RUGBY PLAN.
81 regard the Rugby scheme most wild and unfOrtu-
nate and Likely 10 do the greatest harm TO immigration
The managers did the opposite OF what recommend;
e. TO send man ont 10 examine the ground. Here Is
gentleman who is bright ana most genial author, but
utterly unacquainted with the practical examination of
land aud the proper establ shment OF n colony.
'My confidence In recommending this country 10 tho
British rests upon the enterprise OF your cOunrymcn
evinced In projects building RAILWAYS the
continent They are trying tn do this in Canada, but
II viii bitterly cold along the route for nearly all the
way and the Canadian people are not be dcpendedOn
bOldneBs OF Americans. which believe In despite all
that IL said about their sharpness. IL doesn't matter
much whether place is cold or hot hospable or nhos
piabe for Dung man. but this is not the class am look
Ing out for. mean tho farmer OF some substance with
Have Won examined the question OF water
supply for New York {" asked by the reporter
Not particularly here. But am surprised TO find with
water famine imminent recently that TIE consumption
continued TO be 100 gallons head each day hayeread
thai your sewerage had been slTked and maadmnisered
through political Interference. So my theory waa that
tins great consumption of wafer was caused by tle Use
OF II great deal OF II In hnsiG tAe sewers We nave
been re0rganized and London consumes 80 gallons day
for each person. If you must have 100 gallons day
per head you lose no time In looking about Tor
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Wbat do Won think OF the ofthe electric light
"Te more the electric light Is improved the more gas
poperty VIII thrive. The electric light Is not 10 be de-
IL. IN fntlaLi