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HAMBURG, March II. 1881.

LAMbOhUJ MdICu IGJ 1901.
Francis FOntaine, Commissioner, etc, At
ldntG, Ga:
EIR-You have undoubtedly received nv
letters dated February 18th and Goth. They
were registered; but If they should not
have reached you, l win thank you II you
will give me notice of the date when YOU
get this one. Presuming that you received
my two last letters, | beg to inform you
that, in consequence. of the discussions
which had commenced In the press on
emigration to the South, l was invited to
speak publicly on the subject, and, availing
myself OF that invitation, | addressed an
audience Of at least eight hundred persons.
a short report OF my speech l enclose, which
you can easily get translated.
AS the first consequence of t~heTspeech l
received propositions from the agents of the
English steamship companies here (called
here indirect lines), Offering me facilities
to emigrants who would travel BY their
lines, and tomorrow 40 adults and 16 chill
dren leave here by the steamer to connect
with the m line Of steamers CITY of
Chester, which sails on the 22d from Liver
pool. They are bound for the lumber
region of Middle Georgia (the
Georgia Land and Lumber Coz,
and are under the lead of an intelli-
gent young German, who is the advance pio-
neer OF quite a troop Ike him, soon to fol-
low. He is a good specimen ~six-footer, in
telligent, and willing to do any work re-
CURED OF him. He will 500 understand
English, and will send me immediate re-
ports for publishing. l have, therefore,
given him especial recommendations to you.
l have succeeded in getting a reduction of
their passage money, amounting to Is per
cent, from schedule prices, and have prom
ised, If possible, to secure passage for them
to place of destination from New York for
$40 per head for adults, children free-they
to pay the fare themselves.
have found 1t perfectly useless to daily
longer with the German companies, which
OF course find it more profitable to encourage
all emigration for the West, as they share in
a large profit on the tickets via the New
York Central, Erie and Pennsylvania COM
panies wide late Investigations and reports
of German and Irish emigrant societies, port
OF New York;. | would consider this a good
beginning If it was not for an important
drawback in the shape of the positive inter
ference Of the authorities against all the So
called indirect steamship lines, Of course in
favor Of the direct German lines. But as
the authorities have now their official, and
l suppose, secret eyes upon my work, |
shall leave for Berlin on the 10Th after ship
ping the above emigrants, to try again
whether, by the help of our representative
there, / can succeed in getting milder or
lS5S ScfeICIy GAdCGluS GT6dbI1OHG OIL bQS GWO
well known companies, the German and
White Star lines.
would call your particular attention to
communicate at once to your agents here
what arrangements can be entered into for
transportation Of emigrants direct from
here, via New York or Baltimore-that is.
If possible, to sell tickets here in Germany
for railroad or steamship transportation to
some parts of Georgia, from where they
(the emigrants) would have no further
travelling expenses. Ii some suitable and
profitable arrangements can be entered into
at once, l believe a few hundred may vet be
shipped before the middle of Nav. ex.
pect that my son George has communicated
with you on the subject, and l hope when
this reaches you he will be sufficiently In
formed what to Go about transportation for
those which arrive by the City of Chester. |
have also written about them to Mr.. Dodge.
l shall refrain from making any remarks
about financial affairs until ! hear from YOU.
l suppose You have been informed by Mr..
Wtlmans Of the completion of the pamphlet
In German, a few hundred of which I have
sent into different parts of the Empire. and
will probably hear soon from them. You
will easily understand the importance
of the sale of inland transportation tickets
for the American travel, as this is the oniy
safe method of securing emigrants posi-
lively, and it would also be one Of the prin-
cipal incentives for selecting the South. OF
account of cheaper travel to place OF des-
tination. Very respectfully, yours,
8. SPTTzER.