The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-02-02
Addreas or 70. Ludnlc.

GtttyTUtVN'
Il herewith attract your attention
to the emigration into this, state.
There has been several acts passed by
former Legislatures bat all have fail
4 ed, more or less, for the simple reason
that this,State has only gotten peo.
! pie from the United States and such
as have large capital to open the diff.
ferent mines or resources Of wealth Of
the mountain and forest, but have
not become actual settlers, or farm.
ers, aud have not been residents o.
this State. There is large amount
of uncultured land in this State that
can easily be cultivated and for sale
at low price, but for want Of capital
lies idle, and the taxes on such land
are very small, and ] may say no in
come to the State and county in
which it lies, and what land there is
under cultivation has to bear the bur
den Of taxation for the State.
This burden can be reduced a great
deal by the introduction of good for
eign emigration into this State;
bringing people that will work and
be good citizens. Tho people refer
to are thelDanes, Swedes, NorSegians
land Swedish Firms. Their coun.
tries are numerously populated and
their government free. 1t does not
prevent the people from going whore
they please, and there is surplus of
young men and women seeking
homes, and finding none. Their cap.
ital ranging from few to several
thousand dollars, they are all able to
pay their own expenses to this coun-
try, and also able to buy piece of
land for themselves, homo when
they arrive here.
THE statement Of the Board u
EEmigrant Commissioners ofthe State
Of New York shows that the emf.
grants from the above named coun-
tries have more money than emil
grants fromany other nation. Their
ages are uniform, viz: they are all
in the prime of life. They are stout,
able-bodied people, and are all work
ing men, such as farmers and me.
chanics, and but few city people
They are grain aud stock raising
countries, and the statutes of the
world show that the northern part of
Europe, where these people come
from, export grain and stock to all
parts of Europe.
"The land is very high in price,
and the population very large, Iii
persons per square mile, so the Legis.
Iature can see plainly that the surplus
Of the people is so great that they will
have to seek homes elsewhere. They
also raise fruit for their own use, but
not for market. They are not wine
drinking people, but sober, indus
trious race. They are all of one
branch Of religion, viz: Luthcrans.
They understand each others Ian.
guage and have a tolerable education
in their own, and are very apt in
learning the American language.
"The statement Of the Governors Of
the Western States show plainly to
the Legislature chat the flow Of emf
gratibn into those States has been
large and constant for many years,
aud for this reason they haveencour-
aged them, and have spent some
money for that purpose. II evident
ly PAID those States for such appro.
priation, for it is now going into
their State treasures with good in
terest.
"Em;gration is what this State
needs and one method If securing #
| is found in this mode of nrocedure
viz. By convincing the natives Of
those foreign countries that their
customs are not only rcsnected here
| but are given all the ADVANTAGE moss.
lille Ifthat is done then The emf.
grants from other nations will come
TO this State and become n BLESSING
to this section Of the country. as has
been the case elsewhere I viii nav
mention the way this State can get
GOOD settlers into il, and that is To
appoint an agent to 60 to the above
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