The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-08
THE SCOTCH CR0FTERS.
INDUSTRIOUS FAMILIES HAPPY
Great Expectations-Fa Factions Sugges-
I. tons - Idlers Observation-Disclosures
w heel State II Paradise-Corn
n Bread and Bacon.

8Gpny of Scotch crofters in Robson
lunty, North Carolina. There are two
Akdes to every question, and the story of
! he sutferings and mi,fltuues of these
Nlonists has at last been authOritatiyely
Ontradicted.
These are the salient facts in the case.
Some Tune last spring twenty families Of
A Sc0lch croiterS were imported into
I North Carolina. They came gladly.
because their condition in their
native land Nas one Of alb
Jet misery and hopeless poverty. Once
settled in Robeson county employment
was given to all who were willing TO
work. Reports, however, got al road
and were widely published to the effect
that the poor crOfters had leaped from
The lrying-pan into the fire. In fact. ii
was boldly asserted that tin ir condition
T in their new homo was worse than il
vas in their native land. Symphn-
hHlng. newspapers spoke of the
dlI1cultles under which the
newcomers labored, and among
other things suggested that they were
compelled 10 i've in wretched cabins
and eat corn bread and bacon. This
bsDonsible but well meaning
PARTIES to advocate the build7
Ing of neat, white cottages, with
French windows, green blinds, flower
prdens, kitchen gardens, etc, for the
Immigrants. \ Jersey cow for each
family was also insisted upon. With
ach start it was urged that the croft
nrs would make contented and useful
aborers.
It is quite likely, that some benevolent
n9ieme on ihe forty acre and mule"
order would have been started for the
little colony, if new light had not boen
roWn upon the situation. A Mr.. d. II.
McEeachern, writes from Shoe Heel,
aNurcr as follows: "''"
see an article going the rounds of the
Nuth Carolina and Georgia papers.tot the
effect that the Scotch crofters, re1enfII,
1&tlcd IN RObesOn county, y. Care dis
Allsiled ana wish to return To Scotland.
and that one Rev. John Darrouch, from
IlYe, scotland, has written to the Brit
Ih yice-COuSUl in Charleston, TO try and
lemOye them to better quarters. OF the
twenty families, who Camp TO this
lato last spring, seven are dissatisfied.
pal any one wishing may have them,
fthoy won't work. Three men of The
Sailccted ones managed to get back
SKYE as stoWawayS, and started these
niounded reports. The Rev. John
Irrouch, who wrote to the Consul, was
Eelr minister, and once taught school
hopesOn county, ana was chiefly
pied for his lack of common sense.
lHS father, 4 wCll-tO-dO farmer, was
= atsuaded by his son to move to Canada.
lhere he finally broke up, so | have
l2rd. John then returned TO scot
md. There are more croftcrs coming
DYER this fall The otb.,
Pigeon families who are here
Z n satisfied, and are getting
pong well. The young men who came
IpeSS themselves "a highly pleased.
ldlntend sending for their kiniolks as
pom as they able. These are the facts
The case. ! live in Robson county
was instrumental in starting the
lJvcment.
Mr. McEachern's statements have Il
l'hiul ring, aud the probability is that
puts the case fairly. In making up
Judgment of the Scotch crottcrS and
oer immigrants, it would bewell to
IN mind the fact that "thore is more
the man than in the land" some
ple are so unfortunately constituted
they either cannot or will not do
anywhere. The Roheson county
ony Is u fair sample OF what may be
Iected anywhere undor similar cir
Instances. About unc-third of the
oui>ts were dissatisfied and failed To
Well for the simple reason that they
re not willing u work. The other
sthirds, on the contrary, are reported
being satisfied and getting along
W but they are workers and not
lles.
nlustrious and intelligcnt foreign im-
lTants will lind the South the iaircst
most inviting field that the sun
shown upon, but IL Ia no M Boz
l1;i II is region where hard work is
lorerunner OF success. 4 proper
Outstanding OF these conditions.
lied with the willingness to accept
Pm, will enable the stranger who casts
Slot among us To win his way and
a'p his share of the prizes of life. But
e,as elsewhere, there can be no ma
MmprOvement'iu the condition of
mass of immigrants unless thew
nswith them intelligence, morality
habits of industry and economy.
ssM there is in it,. Atlanta Con-
Niutl0n,