Milford chronicle., 1883-09-14

use lumber wagons. now they use moth
ing less than a fine buggy, or comfor-
table family carriage; and yet we have
heard the railroad denounced in that
very town. We could enumerate sew
eral similar instances. And yet with
all the advantages the railroad and
steamships have conferred urOn the
/ people of these two counties, they have
been an Improbable investment to
their owners until within a year
Nothing but their far-sightedness as
business men and their faith in the ul-
innate prosperity of this section could
have induced them to hold on to an
enterprise which private individuals
would long since have abandoned.
They who denOunce railroad and
steamship enterprises, as wOrkiOg inju-
ry to a country, are either selfish, or
ignorant, or both, and have some phi
vate ends in view, in which the public
do not form factor in the problem.
Again with many, there is predju
dice against immigration for fear tnat
it will increase the demand for labor.
These people argue, that if enter
prises are introduced which make
large demand for labor, that the value
of labor will increase, and that whereas
they now pay seventy-tive cents or a
dollar day for it. they will have to /
pay a dollar and quarter, or dollar /
and half day. Only last January
we heard five or six wealthy stOrekeep- I
ers and gentleman at Il certain town
on the line of railroad argue in this I
way. And we could not convince /
them that the more money the labor
ing classes earned, the more they
would have to spend, and would spend
for goods, and so increase the business
Of the town. This stupid prejudice
crops out in the act passed last winter
an Immigrant Commits
sion. The very excellent, and intelli-
gent gentlemen whom Gov. StGckley
appointed as commissioners, now tud
themselves in the position Of keeping I
IN Intelligence office, or labor bureau,
or finding servants. AS we have late
y seen, they have neither the author
ty nor means to answer inquiries Z
made by those who wish to immigrate
o the slate, and invest their money in
aming or manufacturing. They
lave to refer such parties to land
gents. A some what humiliating,
nd vexati0us. position, for men of
heir liberal aud enlarged views to be
laced in. We happened to be in Do
er at the time when the bill was un-
er consideration, and heard prOmi-
ent gentlemen say it was not sOmuch Q
IVesting inning ants that were wau-
ed, although they were desirable, as
ne labOring class of immigrants; as
he native class were hard to get, and .
hen had, were unreliable and demOr-
ized. With the northern experience Il
iIh foreign labor, it would seem that,
is the class that is unreliable and Ii
enoralized. At any rate it is they
no are the chiefinstigatOrs Ofstrikes,
e. The origin of this difficulty we
link lays elsewhere. Labor is sell
)m unreliable, when it is fairly and
Ompay paid, and treated with proper
spect and consideration. With Gov.
.Ockle'ys well known public spirit,
ld enlarged views on this subject, it
to be hoped that at the next session NJ
the legislature, he will be able to
I'VE the bill suitably amended, aud Jr
larged. AS il is it will not be found
any very great advantage to the
ate.
We have thus alluded to two OF the Ju
lding prejudices standing in the way
the development of the resources of
e State. We could name others. but Al
ey are minor in importance as COM
red with these. A party of progress
arising which will eventually change
this and bring about more enligt-
ei ideas, and a more liberal policy
the State. j