New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-19
FINDiNG HOMES ~ ANERiCi.
IMMIGRATION no THE SOUTHWEST,

TEXAS AND ARkANsAs-A LETTER FROM scoicu
rMiGHANT-PEOspECIs on rnt WABASH ROAD,
Some interesting facts on the present tea
dency immigration la the Honthwc-t ani on the topic
hmm ration generally were developed ia recent III
terNiew of a TLIHISE reporter with II. h. Mcclellan
Gcucral East Passenger Agut o. the Wabash Ran
road Mr. No Cle an is officer OF varied experience III
his department. I'd he Is qUck catch the sGn1 OF he
times. III Of the conversation he said: "For
person able 10 administer or comPc en- ocrtcls3
the least detail of the affairs OF great railroad there
hundred theorists dem tgO who would conv nee
III untnnknG that oar great railroad fy.cm' are, "a
WHOLE oppr s'!ve monopoes, misnala9ca AMI ipt
grabbers of pubc lands and volao OF private rights,
Nov II of hcse wOud-b teachers could st N these
VIII lc. "a and ponder correspondence, aud
realz. the nature OF the work o; simple depart
meat OF rail DAD like the WaoI5h, think would he
convert ID brighter view OF It's al Mills RI lOi Pr
hap- they woId be convinced that lani grant had
"A place In the true economy and development OF our
country.
If the statistics Of the Department OF Immigration
con- b, anayze.l, believe th woul show that he
great majority the best Immigrants were brought 10
hi, country 10y he OF railroads or ny Their midi
rect lnstrnmcntlte-. In fact this has become a. much
part If the business OF the Western ia carrying
on Oh rions In II il territory Tie cas- NJ pc0p3
who are tempted by offers OF lands easy terms to
bring their and fortunes America III Ike the
ana enhance the wealth as we'd a. the popu-
laon Of their adop'cd connty Their success IA farm
ers or inf ence their friends and nogho0is
TO follow them, aud thus the tide Is constantly mcicas
ing"
"Fro II what countries do they principally come I"
''The most notice bic migrate dTing the past year
has been Germany 10 Texas. TIcy nave oOne IN
colonies III spite Of the stringent laws aSIns; such cni'
grafton il Germany. A numb. OF Luth cc'gyn"n
have been val lab allies in forwarding this work Some
of them 90 aud fro several times with Germans
IL tlp 9yl. O
landlord SIN and the terrors OF the IN iitary system
Colonies OF lhes: 'ople who cred Nv Texas
have proved themselves frugal ndIst and law abid
ing citizcns The frs buildings Icy erect are church
and a school-lOu,c. Our attention bias been lately
drawn TO scotland and by 'p ,udeic ana agents
considerable emgratO has been started ANA bids fair TO
increase with eat rapidity. co.ony recently took mp
valuable lands Arkansas and others from elias
Cow preparing to join them The Scotch are both
claunish and canny. They move slowly, but they
the settlers which railroad have in s territory
Many them well to do and they occupy
piece OF land than they begin to improve ii.
lands In the Southwest. the latest il from Gls
gov gentleman who IL now In his native country organ
hing IL colony 10 0ccnpy section Of hand In Arkansas
This written from Bcchc IN that state. lie says
Ee II much better than TcXas For here is no lack Of
timber water. and valuable mineral doposiis ~ wei"
and the soil is fertile beyond MI expectation. The prnc
pal fault f. with the farmer Corn and cotton line
things to ais au9 eho i''r tinnir, nit ,h.rc is no
these crops And they won't I'll the land properly They
scratch the top of the earth Win plough itlc larger
than tooth pich, drop In the seed ana then sleep until
the harvest This spring there general complaint ~
u backward scasnn owing 10 heavy ranH Vet have not
found single farmer who understood the first principle
of drainage Aitnuens produces fir and oak Of the hncst
quality Yet have vast iaclsn timber gdcd and
left TO die The native farmers to lack ambition.
and are 10th tu adopt ideas
"such nlnn," said Mr. Mcclellan, 60 ia golsond to
country Hike Arkansas, and when h. returns from Scot
land he will hiring many ~ able nnd willing ~ hin
srlf. Al The evidence IN my p0ssossun wnifuts The
inUs hopeful views ~ the future ~ the Wabash rOnd "
hUls the hes 10 The great Southwest That The country
~ thr future Altcndy II has drawn cinigrnnts from
nearly State ~ the Union The Northwest VIII
contribute more aud nur tn its population nH the siipe
iiur advantages ~ ts soil nnd pmntr hrrumu hrttrf
knuWn tie past weakness R dur entirely tu natural
.atsra WITH 49, hot,hssd rtup tpvI,n 1T isintaa id
viii apu regain inoic tlnh nli which II lost dWinG the
luiiud ~ general depression"