The state herald., 1890-01-17
COMING TO COLORADO.
A Short Account Of What the Stat
Board of immigration is Doing

From the Denver News.
Over 100 letters day from all parts
Of the civilized world are being dumped on
the desk OF the Superintendent Of tho
bureau Of immigration and Statistics In
the state honse. All are from people who
want to know-want to know everything
under the sun that 10 to be known abou
Colorado, from mines TO sewers and cattl
to wages.
1t is difficult to realize the tremendous
proportions which tho work OF an
swcrlng inquiries about the State Is nssum-
ing, without scanning the great mountain
Of letters that every mail brings In. As
Superintendent Skin remarked In his an
nual report, the work is but in its infancy
The Bureau is but six months old, and
prospective immigrants are but beginning
to realize that thero is IN offico in Denver
which makes 1t its sole business TO handle
Interrogation points and answer every
imaginable query that the reputation Of
Colorado abroad for "good all round
State" can give rise 70. The oiflce is a
genuine curiosity shop" with the curios-
ity all in tho letters. The infowing cor
rcspondcncc has already arrived ut 100
letters per day. At the present rate of In
crease and with the impetus recently
given to inquiry as to the States re-
sources, Deputy Brown yesterday told a
Ne,cs reporter the office expected to be
obliged to handle fully 800 letters por day
within tho next four wecxs. With the
idea Of dipiaying more fully the character
Of the inquiries received every day, the
probable financial status Of tho inquiries,
and the features OF the State about which
most curiosity was expressed by those
contemplating removal, u Ners reporter
called at the office and asked to be allowed
to look over some of tho fruit, OF the daily
mail.
The first and most prominent feature is
the remarkable distribution OF the locali-
ties from which communications were nd
dressed. Europe, Canada and the United
States each contributed their quota. OF
points in the United States New York
City easily leads. Taking the output of
one OF the Saturday mails, the following
were the date lines of the letters of in.
luiry: Wanesburg, Ohio, l; Brooklyn, 3;
New York City, 10; Jacksonville, Ark, /;
Marshall, Iowa, 1; Washington, ID. e., .;
Cleveland, .; Philadelphia, 2; Thompson
vile, ILL.,, /; st. Louis, 4: Adams, Mass, |;
Hartford, / Baltimore, /; London, Eng. 3;
Quincy, ILL.,, 1: New Orleans, /; Mon
treal, ,: Kingston, 1; Malboro, Mass., /;
Berlin, |: Jersey City,l; Peekskill, MY. /:
indianapolis, /; Kewana, Germany, l;Mop
mouth, ILL.,, /; Beverly, Mass, /; Milwau
kec, /; Easton, Pa, !; Springfield, o., |.
Continuing on the further work of the
Bureau, he sai4: "Thc time is now ripe for
people In the East to begin to inquire about
Colorado. The interest Is becoming more
apparent every day. A striking feature Of
these inquiries is that the majority OF the
inquirers express the determination TO
come to Colorado. Many of them, from
the tone Of the letters. are ready to put
capital into manufacturing, fruit growing.
cattle raising, mining, agriculture, almost
every industry The questions asked are
about every industry, even many not known
here. am confident that this Bureau is
now inducing the influx of lar o amount
of money into tie State, put in many DIFF
fcrent directions
what is most inquired about
agricultural industries lead the list, in
cluding fruit growing, stock raising-par-
ticularly with regard TO sheep. People ia
the East are lie ginning to realize the Gu
pacitics Of Colorado FOR sheep raising
Next 10 this comes mining. We also re
ceive large number OF inquiries more
than we can answer--as TO Investments.
TIE general descriptive pamphlet, the
health pamphlet and map accompany our
replies. BY the wayne are now preparing
u new nap-agricultural- will show
every irrirating ditch in the State, its
length. course and capacity.
"Most Of our corrcspo ndents say. We
want tc:buy,' others want places Us labor
crs, and there seems TO be an especially
small proportion of that class that is ready
to go anywhere on venture. The How
how 10 make money article in the descrip-
tive pamphlet is addressed TO this class
and generally scares them OF.
"Until within the last month you might
say that the existence OF this Bureau was
scarcely known beyond Eastern Colorado.
The i4,ooo pamphlets which we distributed
through the Chicago Exposition and other
channels are now beginning to take hold.
These pamphlets are now in fifty libraric.
through Europe alone.
"Of course we get great many foolish
questions. Some people even seem To cx,
pcct US To get work for them. II we were
to answer every question that was nsxcd
we would have To triple the force"
The nature and source of every inquiry
Is now being carefully inlcxci by the Bu
reau and will serve rs the basis OF valu-
able statistics In the future.
A 81. Louis Cyclone.
Sr. Louis. Mo-. Jan. l2.-At i:3O
this afternoon a cyclone struck the south
western section OF the city and swcp, on
through to the northern limits, ahipg n
pathway nearly quarter OF mile wide,
leaving death and destruction In Its track
There was scarcely amy warning OF the mp
preaching storm, owing to the fact tha,
the sky Ind been overcast for several
hours before the full force OF the wind wa.
felt.
In addition To dozens OF dwellings and
stores In the southern, central and north.
crn sections OF the city, more or less
wrecked, tho following big buildings We're
damaged: Anchor Mills, Goodwin candle
factory, Pullman shops, Van Brooks furni
tnrc factory ,Kingsland Il F'crguson's farm
implement works, Missouri Pacific hospi-
tai. Holden school, German Evangelical
Church, Second Presbyterian Church and
other buildings.
Three fatalities are reported, but the
names Of the victims have not yc, bc IN as
ccrtained. They comprise MI entire fam
lily, father, mother and child, residing on
Mound Street They met their deaths by
the falling OF n building on their house.
Tho loss on property is roughly estimated
nj filO 90 hut II Ia likely IN provc ,nor,