The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-10
THE BOARD OF TRADE AND I1f1MI.
GRAFTON


make Onr advantages known and to
secure immigration, ought to be appre.
ciated and seconded by every citizen.
We know, however, that from many
they receive luke warm support
Without effort from such association,
immigration will be sure to go else
where where they are making efforts
to secure it.
Elsewhere they are wide.awake on
this subject. a recent issue of the
Fargo Republican says:
The chamber Of commerce has taken
hold of the immigration matter in good
earnest, and it its members stick to the
text they have chosen they will surely
accomplish much good.
The first real boom secured to Bis
marck resulted from the efforts put
forth by the chamber of commerce two
years ago. More immigrants were
brought into the country in few
months than we had secured in as,
many years before. The next season
was all that could be desired, as that of
next year is sure to be. and the progress
made was simply wonderful.
Labor on the part of the chamber
ceased and the falling off in immigra-
tion was as marked us it rapid rise had
been, and depression naturally resulted.
And the Bismarck Tribune in a late
issue says:
The all-absorbing topic just now
among the business men is what meas
ures to take this winter toward en-.
couraging immigration to the Missouri
slope the coming season. Many are in
favor Of spreading plenty of printed
matter throughout the districts in the
east from which emigrants are most
likely to come, while others are in
favor Of going still further and Offering
greater Inducements.
Meetings Of the chamber Of commerce
will I've held every few evenings from
Eow on, and every business man i'll the
city should attend the sessions.
We notice also by the Rochester
(Minn.( Post that even that fine old
city is aroused and her Board of Trade
is endeavoring to raise 900 to be put
into advertising and efforts to secure
immigration.
The property holders at least should
put their shoulders to the wheel and
help the Worthington Board of Trade
along in it's good work.
WHAT RAILROAD SHOPS ETC., DO
FUR Il TOWN.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter
recently interviewed some railroad men
in that CITY and part Of the interview
is quite interesting as showing the vast
amount of money paid out and circu-
lated at railroad points of no greater
Importance than Cedar Rapids. When
Worthington secures her two or three
new railroads and the Burlington shops,
her population will be doubled and
trebled in short order and more money
will change hands in one day than now
crculates in a month.
''How about wages in this city, paid
by railway companies?'
The g., e. Il. & n. pays over 500
hands here, the pay roll averaging from
$4,000 to $780, 900 per month. Then
there are fully o5O employees of ether
lines who get there pay here, which, ag-
gregate Il very large amount Of money,
and it's all in cash, too. No city scrips,
no orders ut Is per cent. discount, but
good solid gold, silver or currency.
Did you ever think. Mr.. Reporter, what
the railroads do for Cedar Rapids
Few people do. at any rate. What
would the merchants do without the
benefit OF that nearly a million a year
paid to people here by railroads, and
which is very largely in turn expended
here. Take the ten or eleven hundred
employees paid by railroads and it makes
Il good share of the population, more
than Il third Of it, Add to this the
money paid at the Packing house. and
by manufacturing institutions, whic!,
money comes entirely outside Of town,
and the facts and figures are of mo-e
Importance than but few people realize.
This explains why this city does not
feel the effect of hard times, that are
prevailing in various parts of the coun.
try. The towns that depend entirely
upon the surrounding country and ag-
ricultural patronage for trade, suffer
by the short corn crop.