Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-01
In the fifties the great prairie States mad.


In the fifties the great prairie States made
an effort TO attract immigration. The re-
suit was marvellous. Illinois increased
from S5l 40 to Ill ,9ll, gain of $50, AL
people-equal to the whole population of
our State at the last census. Minnesota
increased from 6,077 in 1850 to 1909 in
1860, to 439, 706 in 1870, and to 781 900
IN 1880. From 1850 TO 1860 Iowa gained
4S2,699 in population; from 1860 to 1870
the gain was 5I0.i07; and from 1870 to
1880 it was 449,702 In thirty years that
State gained in population 1,451, sos. In
thirty years Wisconsin gained ole, COG peo-
pie; Missouri gained / ,4S6, 1886 in the same
time: Texas increased her population in
that time TO ,379,157. These examples are
enough to show what thorough adver-
settled region will lead TO. If there
was any doubt asa to this fact
the examples of Nebraska, Dakota. Mon
tana, Colorado and Washington Territory
for the past five years would dispel that
doubt. Southern California is also another
illustration in point. There, by judicious
advertising, Fresno county attracted large
population and increased her wealth ST.
09l,l in four years. San Bernardino
county, in the same time, increased in
wealth nearly 100000. Los Angeles
county, in four years, added more than
sls,000,c00 to her taxable property. Los
Angeles city, through an immigration pro-
duced by making the advantages of that
region known to the home seekers, in
creased her population in three years from
ii 900 10 10000. In TWO years she built
fifteen churches at a cost of Sl75 900; school
buildings to the value of $l46 600; factories
at a cost of S225 600; 100 stores costing
81, 100000, and 200 residences valued at
S2.500000. With all these examples in
view, the people of northern California,
one year ago, organized an immigration
Association, with an Office in Sacramento,
for the purpose of advertising the resources
OF the northern half of the State. Promi-
nent public men were put at the head of
the organization. Data for an illustrated
pamphlet was collected, printed and dis
tributed Thirty thousand copies of this
Were sent to all parts of the East. a COM
pete description of localities for settlement
was written and translated into German,
and distributed in Germany. Descriptions
of the northern half of the State, its soil,
climate, timber, water, etc, were prepared
FOR several other papers. A monthly
pamphlet" The Home-seeker was is
sued. and distributed on the incoming
trains 10 all passengers. In all, fully 100,-
600 publications have been made by the
Society in the past year. The results of
this immi grafton work have been most
marked. The northern half of the State,
heretofore an unknown region beyond the
State limits, is now attracting general at
tention abroad. More than 600 people
came to the office of the Society, were To-
Gated, and are now active producers. 1t is
believed that these people brought with
them more than 100000. The prospects
for the coming season are full Of promise,
and we may expect som thousands of in
dustrions people with capital to make
hone s in the northern half of the State.