The Indianapolis journal., 1888-07-26

arrived on the ships of his line Ten per cent.
of the tickets sold here In New York pre-
paid. The fact was brought out that the Red
Star line is owned by the international Naviga-
tion Company, the stockholders of which are
Americans.
Are not the stockholders larely members of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company asked
Chairman Ford.
"That can't say At one time the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company did own some of the
ships which were afterward sold to the Inter
national Navigation Company The committee
then took q recess.
A representative of the italian Society during
recess said that emIgrants flock to the society .
rooms, begging for relief and making complaints.
When asked why they came here they say they
were persuaded by the flaming placards which
adorn the walls of their native villages. setting
forth 10 glowing terms the advantages of coming
TO America and promising them profitable en-
ployment as soon as they land. These placards,
they say, are scattered broadcast over Italy by
agents of the New York Italian bankers, who
reap rich harvest from their profits on steam
ship tickets.
Mr.. Louis De Bebisn, agent of the Havre line
or steamships, was first called after the recess.
He stated that the majority Of steerage passen-
gers who come to this port by his line are
Swedes. His company only has dealings with
ten or twelve local agents. and tickets are is
sued TO them in blank His line cells very few
prepaid tickets, because their rates are higher
than those or any other line. The rate by bis
iuc - o-S from Fhrls TO new 1Ork, OF WDfcn
the agent receives 50 go. In 1883 his line
brought %. 4S5 steerage passengers; in
1884. l7.l54 In 1885, IL, ,55l; in 1886, 13 4l9 in
1887. y 34S, and for the first six months of 1883,
1852 His company holds the agent who sells
the ticket responsible for the passenger, and, if
agent who sold the ticket must pay the com pany
the return passage morey. The company for
merly carried good many Italians, but carries
none now. Very few Of the steerage passengers
by his line remain in New York.
Mr.. A. NJ. Underhil, of the Guion line said
that in 1888 the Guion line brought 1879 pas
sengers to New York; in 1884, l3, $50; in 1885,
TO- 25S; 1885, 1905; 1887. o. 75S and thus far in
1883. - 963 These were mostly English, Irish,
Scotch. Hungarian and Germans. but no Ita.-
ians. All emigrant passengers examined at
Queenstown and Liverpool by government Off
GERS Mr.. Underhill said that fully 90 per cent
of the passengers coming over on the Guion
line 60 to parts beyond New York, the majority
OF them going to the Northwest.
f.. W. j. Hurst, Of tho Nationail line, furnished
the following statistics OF emigrant passengers
brought here in the past five years. In 1ss3 90.
S49 In 1884 90 726; in 1885, ,702 in 1856 IA 472:
in 1887. l7,SSS
Theodore Chrader emgeant passenger agent
OF the North German Lloyd line, gave the fol
lowing figures OF the emigrsnt business of the
line for five years back: IN 1888, $780, in 1884,
Co. 74S; in 1885. $500: in 1856. 46. l34; in 1887
5l704. and thus far in 1883, 32, LOG. A majority
of these were Hunearians- These were mostly
prepaid tickets. he said, and sold by the
local agents, mostly In the Pennsylvania coal
regions About two-thirds of the emigrants
brought over by his limo went west Of New
York.
j. Ter Kuile, agent for the Fsbre line, stated
that for the past five years the business Of this
line was as follows: 1883. a. 500: 1884 q 692; 1885,
g. COS; 1856, 9. $685. 1887, 9.97L About one-thrd
of the tickets sold were prepaid, and about IS
per cent of those are sold In New York city.
The majority of tho Italian emigrants, he said.
went beyond New York. He acknowledged that
at one time he had sold 100 tickets 70 one party,
but he now restricted the number TO ten. This
was done TO prevent speculation. He claimed
that the Italian bankers realized very little
from their commissions on passage tickets. be-
cause the competition is so strong that they give
che passengers the benefit of their discount