St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-06

only S11 and to st. Paul $50. and to all
points beyond Chicago and ST. Paul in pro-
portion. These extraordinary reductions
stimulated the sales of emigrant tickets to
an unusual extent. The low rates were
quoted all over the United States and Eu-
rope by the thousands of local steamship
ana emigration agents, and more prepaid
emigrant orders were sold In the United
States during the first quarter of the year
than would otherwise have been sold during
the entire year had the rates remained at
tariff.
Cash booking to Europe was correspond
ingly large. The greatest gain in emigra-
ton, on account of the
UNPREcEDENTEDLY Low RATES,
was from Germany, and when the actual
figures are available. it is confidently be-
lieved they will show total of IT'S, 900
German arrivals the past year, being about
%, 900 less than in 1884. The British
and Scandinavian emigration did
not respond as promptly, or to
such an extent, to the reduction in through
rates. and a decrease of probably % per
cent. will probably be shown in the numbers
from those countries. The emigrants ar
irving in 1885 seeking employment, have
every reason to be more satisfied and con-
tented than those who came in 1888 and
1884, and their correspondence with their
friends and relatives at home will be more
favorable, tending to increase the arrivals
this year, or, at least, check the decline.
But the important question is, what pro-
portion has the Northwest received? The
Northwest received larger percentage last
year than any year previous for a period of
at least ten years. Every passenger coming
on prepaid passage ticket has specific
Il acfi Tta., 4l,a =,
Fargo, the passenger goes to Fargo. if at
st. Paul then the passenger comes to st.
Paul. If the ticket is sent to Europe by
some one living in Chicago, then the passen-
ger is not likely to be booked 10 Minnesota.
More prepaid passage tickets were sent out
from the Northwest last year, in proportion
to the number of emigrants, than any year
previous. The passenger holding
THE PREPAID TICKET
rarely comes alone, being invariably accom-
panied by one or more who pay their own
way. Another circumstance tended to ma
terially increase the numbers coming to
the Northwest. When the ocean and rail
emigrant rates are normal, based on SIS
ocean and SIS from the seaboard to Chi.
cago, a large number remain in the East,
for the simple reason they have not the
funds TO proceed further west During the
past year an emigrant could book for just
81 more to Chicago than to New York. and
to st. Paul for less than half the ordinary
passage. The outlook for emigration this
year is very encouraging, and once on the
Increase there will be a continuance for
several years. Mr.. johnson intimated in
his last annual report of immigration that
the state should do more to encourage and
induce emigration to Minnesota. The
So. 600 appropriated allows q commissioner
TO have few thousand pamphlets printed
and that is about all. The great railroad
companies penetrating the state. and which
are interested in its development, spend ten
and twenty times this amount, but it is only
question when they will close this immi-
grafton work. AS regards domestic emf
grafton to the Northwest. the past year has
compared favorably with former ones.
Good farming land in Illinois is valued at
$50 and 500 per acre; in Wisconsin and
Iowa, $50 and $50. Minnesota and Dakota
land is cheaper than in the states named.
and the inducements held out to settlers
are greater than in the states named.