The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-04
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.
REMI.WERKLY,
RUSHING Westward.

The Railroads and the Immigrants
English and scotch RaFReFs COminl
Among Us.
CHICAGO, April e,-Ths railroads center
ing in this city expect to do the largest en-
igrant business this season they have
ever done, Emigrants are already begin
ming to arrive by the thousands. Most o.
them are going to settle in Kansas, Ne
braska, Manitoba, Northern lows, and
along the line Of the Northwestern, NIL
waukee 4 st. Paul, and Northern Pacific
railroads. Several thousand CanadiR1
emigrants who are going to settle In Mani
toba having already passed through
here, and they are to be followed
during the summer by thousands o.
others. These CanucEs found thai
tney could do much better in Manitoba
than in the Dominion. Those that have
gone there during the last two years are
all doing well, There Is also to be quite
an exodus from England and Scotland,
Mr., Alexander Peddie, agent OF the Scot
tish. American immigration Company, Is
now In the city and is negotiating with
Mr., Willis Drummond, Land Commission,
or OF the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St, Paul
Railway Company, Tor the purchase OF Q
large tract OF land on which to settle
Scotch and English emigrants,
The Scottish American Land Company
owns between, 10000 and $4,000
acres OF land contiguous TO the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, and
now wants to buy 10000 acres more in
Palo Alt and Emmett counties. The COM
pany is incorporated both under the laws
Of Scotland and Iowa, has capital Of
$780, 600, and has been conducting bust.
ness q little less than year. The com.
papy brings here Scotch and English
Iarmers and settles them upon Ito lands
In Iowa. One colony was started In En-.
NETT county, Iowa, last spring, and
Is doing quite well. A large emigra.
lion Is expected this year. The Scotch
and English farmers are said to be an xious
% emigrate to this country. This Is due
10 the TACT that farming In the old country
has not been remunerative for number
of years past, Rents are high, and Amer.
can competition has reduced the price Of
arm products. The capital that 1t re.
luires to run q farm In the old country
will purchase and stock farm In Iowa.
This Association Is bringing over only
men OF capital. BY rule Of the AssoCla.
ion man must have at least 81 600 over
md above his passage and expenses TO the
and.
A large Mennonite emigration 10 also
" pected. Both the Union Pacific and
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads
now have agents In Enrope to induce as
many OF them as possible 10 come over
and settle on their lands. Kansas and
Nebraska owe much Of their present pros.
perity to the Mennonites, They are q
very thrifty and frugal class oil people and
experienced farmers. Most Of them are
men Of means, and some have already
settled In this country who brought with
hem from 10000 to $4,000 In cash.
They have wrought wonders on the
W estern prairies and converted deserts
INTO highly productive gardens. The finest
and most productive portions OF Kansas
and Nebraska are those settled by the
,.
Germany, Holland, and other European
are also losing large numbers oil
heir people, who are coming hero to try
heir luck on our Western and Northwest
ands. The Michigan Central last year
transported 79,058 emigrants, or 6,600 per
month. II expects to carry over l0O, 600
his season. Although the month Of
March this year was characterized by
Arctic weather, the Michigan Central
brought here during the month about II.
100 emigrants. In March Of last year,
when the weather was mild and
pleasant, IL carried only 2,972 emf.
grants. This gives an idea Of what the
business promises to be when warmer
weather sets in. This road brought In
yesterday over 1000 emigranls. About
inc half OF the emigrants brought here by
he Michigan Central are Canadians and
he other bali Europeans. The Lake Shore
( Michigan Southern brought here during
he last i've days, 1920 emigrants.
The Fort Wayne brought In during this
week about 1900 and the Baltimore 4
Ohio about 500.