The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-26
Large German Millet Seed
FRtE FROM JOHNSON GRASS,
AT PALMER'S SEED STORE.
Immigration for Texas

Instead ofsiming solely 10 the keep
ss out OF bad immigrants aad the
sjoctment, as quick Is possible, Of all
srchists and other v.l-doers who
have come to his country, a. son
statesnen in congress are pre- pairing
10 do through foolish measures. such
As he copsll ar Ccrtincate suggestion,
property qualification, etc, which |
rather work against than aid deslra-
sic Immigration, and while others |
even declare any further immigrs
ton unnecessary aud detrimental,
sui:e different opinion is held IN
Ie4a-. There millions oi immigrsuts
are wanted, from Europe prime =
psNy.
Tne beral constitution under
which the rebel State OF Texas was
readmitted INTO the Union eighteen
years ago, provided for al immigra-
ton bureau for American aud Euro
pean Immigration, which, however.
was abolished by the democratic gov
erumcnt " hc h obtained the seceu-
danCv shor ~ stterward. TeIss, not
wIth7tsndiug, got small share, and
in comparison with other southern
States, considerable part OF the i'm
migrants seeking homes in the / nj
ted Stptes. mo North German
Ii ,yd could sustain tor = tune b
branch line of steamers to Calves
ton.
he people OF Texas are now tully
convinced tnat % properly >"ttle ana
develop tteir giant etat' "a grafton
l. M
eOustquerce cohycrt'uu tur the pre-
motion OF inm, gratioY vas called aud
met ut Da,la- short Time sgo. Thu
convention al ough h' !d In "A C y il
the northwest rn part of Texas wa
arg, Iy II tended by de- cation from
every part Of thc >ht-, an ell pirr
in extent of donna Il representing eve
~ as of ciiI rs from cities al d ru-
ral dlstri' t.
No time was st in superb uous
talk but, practical measures we've al
once adopted. y -tste c. MN tee OF
prominent citizens, representing the
commercial, industrial aud agricul-
tural interests from al part, ofTc1as,
was appointed and provided wit
funds. This committee 10 supposed
to take the place ui the former immI-
grafton bureau, u d Will conduct
Ouslness on tar grander scale. 1t is
negotiating at present with railroad
companies for cheap passenger and
fright rates from all parts Of the Uni
ted States snd Europe, and is met by
all railroad cCmpsnIo, in friend Y
spir t.
AL sensible people in Texas apprc-
cate the German On grant. The Old
German immigrants have done won
dcrs in settling OD al Il cuitiyatip z
wild lands. The European emigra-
tlon to the Unit, d States continues 50
hehvy that Texas can well get "A shar ,
without depriving the north.
During eleven months, eudihg NO
v,mber 30, 1887, European imm gra-
ton, according TO official statistics
numbered 4Sb $50, against 365 473 IN
the corresponding eleven months o.
1856, of which the German contingent
again The Lar gest, being LOG, 50S il
lSS7, against S0,660 in 1856. OF the
sos immigrants from Austria,
exclusive of Bohemia and Hur-
gary, large number i. also
German; of the 1857 from
Bohemia and Hungary a good NAM
are Germans, while of the 6,26s com-
ing from Switzerland are almost en-
tirely Germans; from England and
Wales. IN eleven months in 1887, the
immigration amounts to 79,207,
rgainst SIS ,S5S in 1886; from Ireland,
which notwiths landing its diminishr d
population, seems ineXhaustible, H.
063, agsins 81 ABS in 1886. from S OF
land 20S56, against 1874; from