Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-06
Immigration.

la discussing the other day the question of
immigration TO the United States and the gem
erdl drift of the mi gr ,tory current Westward,
the Sun took occasion to ask why an eff Drt W as
not IN tde to divert portion of this influx OF
foreign population to Maryland. corre-
spondent in Washington writes in answer to
our question that the reasons why immigrants
do not stop in MtryIani are in the first place,
because no one asks them, explains to them
the advantages of Maryland, or proposes homes
for them: and, in the second place, they go
elsewhere 'becauSe they are asked, ana the adj
van tigeS of other pl ices enforced and eX ~
gerated." We might add to this the still
more important fact that the agencies having
the principe direction Of the current OF emigra-
ton are the steamship comp mics AMI the trunk
lines of railroad. Their interest in the emf
grant is a pecuniary interest, and they com
bne to make him IL profitable factor in the
matter of Transportation. Some of the West
ern States have als1 emigration bureaus abroad
1t which infprm llion concerning the elm ,te,
soil, price Of Ian and all else that an intend
ing settler wants to know is freely given.
These are til, influences outside OF the INVITA-
tons of friends already loc ttei in the country.
that are brought TO bear upon the emigrant
and induce him, on reaching this country, to
90 westw nd Before emi grants leave tn. for
eign port of d'plrture they are ticketed to
their Western deitinatip1 Tbs is especially
the case AS respects IN. & 'rmtus, Swedes aud
Norwe yisns, who make mp together a large
proportion of the emigration. and who are ag-
riculturists from training and from choice.
Before leaving port their fare is paid through,
ind if on reaching New York or Boston, Phlla-
ielphii or b timore. they elected to rem tin
in the states of New York, MISS ,chusettes,
Pennsvlvani, or VI rylani the railway compt-
MES would certainly not refund them the fare
they have already paid TO be carried from
either Of the ports OF Ian ling 10 the West. 1t
Is the relt railroad lines that encourage
through agents AMI runners md low fares emf
grafton TO tha West, and the longer the dis
lance the better they like it. These influences
AN oal, he CO Interactrd by agencies alto yeth-
-r in inpen Lent of the transportation onptn-
les. II we want to divert part OF the eml-
grafton 10 Mtrrland We must seek the emf
grants where thew are TO he had. We must
ask them to settle in Marylsni. explain the
tivantsges M,rylaai possesses over the
note Western States AMI VII It can be done for
them in the wy OF hands AMI homes Bat
where are We u 20 to fni p,ope disposed to
amigrate AMI desirable as settlers? Ia Ger
many the rAitr nad AMI steamship agents have
,lmost absolute possession of the h,d. In
England the people are less tract able AMI more
Inclined to act for themselves Already some
English colonies establish ii Ia Virginia aud
ere d)u- we'll. Bat there are thousands of
Irish and E9gli,h farmers. wcarei out by a
succession OF b al crops, high rents aud taxes.
who nj ght b. iaiuc7i TO take 40 laads in
HUvlsnd with their diminish. i mans IL they
rad thu iform ,tion ia Irtci 20 them without
which no sen Die nan can m IKE up his mind
where to GO At the PRESENT time Ensish
farmers All Irish tenaats are particu srls dis
pose n migrate Mt few have alreadF
surrea rel n -ir leases AMI sou .ht Nc homes
abroad some to Cansi, some 10 New Z.,isnJ,
others to Australia. Why then nigh, not
those bent o. going Somewhere, bat with their
destination undetermined. be prevailed on to
come 10 Maryland? The correspondent TO
<hose letter have referred IN likes another
sugyestion. IL eyprcssS the belief that au
Opportunity - prvssnttas itself whereof uan-
hers of ) 'otch ~, yaltuI.-s. forming = very
desirable class ~ iD nj grtais. might be iailc-i
To se tie ia Nsesi,ul. Way h, asks,
should act l,ttle tsnuNle b. taken TO get
then especially a there are pc ,uisr re,.ous
Sh: such troIbie should he tsken3' These
reasons are thu, by the Introduction Of sheep
farms AL the Conversion of vast trActs into
ieer forests al gam, preserves for tn asaass-
meat Of Ga; ljsh Lords and American miliioa-
,ires large nInheYs ~ cr1'trrs are aanuIllv
rendered h'm,lcss. AL th,se Ill farmers
have either to rmigFa'r or settle in etched
ashinz villages GA III. cost. or take refuge in
the cellars ri Gl,s :oN aai other m ngf,c,urins
place, Here Aiso IS a people IN Ids up Of the
best stud for ssttl-rs Th-F are p4ti-ai. study,
=th-iftT, ectlnaeh al m,rL. Tn'r wpali
make eIrrlieat farm 4 slIh1a.h son;
hep n5I1t htye 80 bs rx'ra lei 10 IA IN n e
h,xinujas th.r are Glaze is Nh IN IL fnt 81,
he ssves Sigh ssfr'v an l With tn. cert tiaty of
rctIrn.-B alto Sss.