Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-12
COMING THOUSANDS STRONG.
A Railroads Travelling Agent Talks
Soundly TO the Tacoma Globe on
Immigration Hitler.

Northwestern railway, is in til
city. No better authority on tn
general trend of emigration is to b
desired than a we'll versed and oil
servant railroad man, and as in MI
Follansbee these are combined, hi
statements concerning this matte
are of interest as well as authorita
tive:
"Emigration from points East Il
the Vest" said he to a Globe mar
yesterday, "may be said at this tins
to be practically at standstill
Winter approaches and people al
this particular time Of year are lotl
to pack up and move off to a big
aud to them a practically unknown
country. But 10y feeling the popular
pulse, so to speak, it is easy for a
student of such problem to ascer.
tain that throughout the middi,
4 West, in the South aud In the down
East states there is a big exodus Oh
the tapis. From what / have iearn-
ell l believe really that the volume
Of emigration from the East to the
west side of the Rocky mount aims
next spring aud summer. parlicu.
arly just after harvest, will be un
paralled in the history of the coun
try. feel safe in saying at thi.
| time that never before in its history
will there be such an emigration l.,
he North and Northwest as will oc
cur next year from that country gen.
orally, designated the Southern
states. dou't mean an exodus o.
blacks such AS periodically occurs il
that country, but of white people
ong considered desirable and well
to-do contingent of the Southern
states population.
"A variety of causes will be re
sponsible for this emigration, chief
among them the scourging In,
small southern farmers had TO bea
by reason of flOods and incident
agricultural disaster last year and
this. You will find that fully 80 PEI
cent of these sufferers, in short all OF
them that perfUrce do not have To-
remain in their old home by reason
of hopeless financial involvement.
will seek new and more promising
fields in the West and Northwest
with the opening of spring next
year. 1 look for an unprecedented
emigration from the Southern states
to the Pacific slope in 1891, some
thing unheard Of and by most peO-
pie unexpected.
From the New England states
there will be the biggest emigration
next year known for
many years. The emigrants as far
a. l can figure out will comprise il
the main men with their families
from the small farms of Massachu.
sets, New Hampshire, NerI,,ni
and Maine. In their homes you
will find these people are considered
fairly well to do. What will draw
Ihsm to the Slope is the prospect
ahead for the securing of gr, aler do /
main. surer and more crops, and that
dyll Of every restless American
green are the hills afar Off" Then
here will be an influx here in the
West of many tradesmen, men of
Ill branches of mercantile life,
'earching for larger fields and OF
course more business and greater
profits.
From the Middle West the vast
'mount Of inquiry waged by farm
rs concerning the coast and the out
oOk here warrants the presumption
hat from that section will come
many immigrants next year. Like
he East has been for many years,
o the Middle West is getting to he,
cramped and unconi-
ortable to the great army Of what
Ne might call secondary pioneers in
he development of "a country; thos..
vino pillow and render productive
lie field over which the cattle of
he first comers grazed, who build
Ip cities where their antecedents
we're satisfied hamlels should stand.
these people want more room, and
moving it is to be found here. are
oming and l think coming strong.