Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-12
ON IMMIGRATION.
Colonel Rozsas, in Sacramento Journal Tran
latei for the REcoRT-I 1NInN

Colonel Rozsas, in Sacramento Journal Trans
lated for the REcoRD-UNIoS.
The question of immigration presents
itself to US now with greater importance
than ever before Though our State has
received of late years large numbers of new
settlers, we must admit that, so far, the
greater portion of our immigrants have
come from the East, and are for the most
part of class that have but little or no
means. They fall into the hands of I'M
scrupulous spectators, who take all their
means, thus forcing them into debt. and
after year or so of labor, the poor man
finds himself as poor as when he came:
gets discouraged, and unless he can raise
sufficient means to get back East, becomes
q burden to the public-one of those who
curse the State. Had he been possessed of
little means when he came here all this
would have been different. The advice
constantly thundered into the ear of the
poor man in the East is, Go West Go
Westp He comes west, and when his
scanty means are gone, where can we send
him? Not much further west, you will
admit
Beyond all question, agriculture is the
firm foundation upon which must be built
the solid prosperity of our State, with its
millions OF cheap acres of fine grain and
fruit lands, as yet untouched, which can be
made to yield rich, golden harvests. The
lands are here; they are not held at q high
price; but the question now arises, " How
can we best populate these lands with a
good, desirable class of settlers, men-tillers
of the soil, who have sufficient means to
pay for their lands and live on while they
are opening their farm or waiting for their
vineyard or fruit farm to come into bear
ing? Such men, could we place them
upon these lands could live and be salts
fled with California while at the same
time they would be the powerful loadstone
which would draw many more of the
same class in a constant stream of immigra-
ton to the Golden State
Where shall we go-to what country
shall We look for such 4 class of immi-
grants? The answer is very simple Long
years Of experience all over the country
east of the Rockies, has proven that the
hardy, frugal and honest German is prefer
able to all others. In proof of this we
have only to point to Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas and other Eastern States which
owe their prosperity to their German ele-
ment. The German, by his economy. skill
and hard work, builds up a competence,
creates home and makes the best kind of
citlzen-better than any of the varied
classes that swarm to our shores from the
Old World. They do not lose their energy
nor give way to despair if tickle fortune
fails to pour riches into their lap from the
oeginning-in fact it is next to impossible
TO dishearten a German.
Among the German people. while all
make good citizens, those California most
needs and desires are those who come from
the grape-groWing districts of the Rhine,
Moselle, Alsace-Lorraine and Switzerland
Because: First-The better educated classes
there from religious and political reasons
are more liable and DESTROYS to seek new
homes than is any other class. They want
homes in q congenial cliIue where thew
will be free in thought and deed. Second
Every one of these men, outside
his general knowledge Esof asyicult-
ure,.. is thoroughly versed il the
culture of fruit, grapes and the
making of wine-as every one knows
Third-The climate of California. almost a
counterpart OF their own, could only please
them and make them more than satisfied
20 remain, once let them know what it is
Fourth-The greater number of these PEG.
pie have the means to come here, pay for
their lands, and live while waiting return
from their investment.
Once obtain such class of immigration.
and it would be the means of drawing a
constant stream to California from these
countries, and add untold wealth to the
State, both IN men and money value. Here
the question arises Have we in Northern
California lands suited to the wants of such
people? This is also easily answered. for
IN no other place III the United States can
be found such lands and such q matches
climate; nowhere is the soil so adapted TO
the culture of all kinds of fruit and grapes.
The facilities for irrigation are Unexcelled
Every foot Of land can be easily irrigated
Mr. Gottlieb Sieber, of Marysyille, owns
500 acres of land in the foothills, of which
100 acres are already planted TO wine grapes
the first foreign grapes TO be planted in
that part OF the country. They are of a
superior quality and the second year made
a growth of five feet of good wood.
Messrs. Forbes IL Bros. own from 1900 to
1000 acres in the foothills, The Canustadt
colony have $500 acres to spare. Mr..
Wilson, of Butte county, is the owner of
large tracts OF land, and we might enlarge
this article to an undesirable length by
naming others-and then there are thou
sands of acres of railroad lands.
IF more proof were wanted of the adapt
ability of these lands we have only to point
to the 3,000-acre vineyard of Senator STAN
ford at VIVA, or to General Bidwell's mon
ster fruit farm at Chico. We feel justified
in saying that there is in Northern Cali
fornia sufficiency of good land upon
which TO settle numerous colonies which
would prosper and enrich the State.
How shall we get such a desirable class
of people to come here? How shall we
make them acquainted with the richness
and unlimited capacities of or fertile
State? We can reach certain class by
books and pamphlets, but the better class,
the men we need, want something more
than finely written descriptions and glossy
pictures. The only way to reach these peo-
pie is to send an agent among them one
who came from their country, speaks their
language, and can tell them in plain terms
just what our State is, without superficial
coloring or exaggeration. Let him be
man who can go into their agricultural
academies, and in lecture explain in good,
concise terms our system of farming and
Embarrassing, and tell of the wonderful re-
sources of our magnificent State. Let him
be man who has the confidence of the
best people here, and is also known and
trusted by the officials and high clergy
abroad, as well as among his former peo-
pie. By pursuing such a course, the best
service would be rendered the incoming
settler and to our country.
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