Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-05
SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANTS.
swedish Consul Lindburg Thinks They
Would he an Advantage to the south.


Would BE an Advantage to the south.
81 Fulton STREET. BROOKLYN, n. \.
TO The Editor Of he LisDd'ch:
There uisembarked on Saturday and
Sunday last from the steamships at New
YORK between 4,GC0 and 5000 immigrants
coming from Europe TO find homes In TINS
country. This is about the daily average.
OF tins number about one-fourth were
Scandinavians. There were among tbe
the latter TWENTY-FIVE scandinavian maid
ems who. independent Of their families
were ON their way to the Northwest TO JON
their prospective husbands, who had pre-
coded them and secured homes.
| have for many years been actively H.
terested in the location of my country
men in the Northwest. There are In MIN
nesota and Nebraska whole townships SET
tied By Scandinavlens. They MAKE ex-
cellent pioneers, as well as eSceheht ci'i-
zens Of the great republic.
NV attention has recently been called 10
the South as affording advantages for tue
settlement OF these sturdy lInm1grahts.
n would not be wise to institute com,
nnrlson between the Scandnayians ana
immigrants coming from other parts OF Eu-
rope. but the settlements made by Tue
Swedes 80 long ago as 1893 III ,he then
proyince. now State of Pennsylvania, as
we'll as those of recent years IN the North;
west. are illustrative Of the worth anu
value of my people.
The Scapdinavlans proper are the lnhabl-
tants of Norway aud Sweden, but OF
late wears generally embrace the people OF
Denmark as we'll The inhabitants OF
these several countries are. as rule, OF
common origin and speak language not
disslmilar.
THE NoRMANs.
The Normans, or Norwegians, are pretty
we'll known the world over. They have.
or rather their descendants have, domi-
mated the affairs of the civilized globe TOT
the past ten centuries. They poured down
from the North in the tenth century ana
spread over the fairest portions 80 OF France
and made new Normandy. They over
run Italy, England, and other countries.
From ENGLAND they came TO America. Inc
nobility of France and of England and the
most cultivated and prominent people OF
the South trace their lineage back 10 our
am we'll aware that history re:
veals these early Normans as rovers OF
the sea, sailing out on what IN TINS Gay
would be termed piratical expeditions.
But human society was different then
from what il 10 now | simply speak OF
the accomplishments of our countrymen
in the past as an evidence that our Sean
dinayians came from no unworthy STOCK.
Leaving the past, let US look to the
present. The Scandinavians OF today are
honest, industrious, and peaceabie.. Iney
are self-sustalning. No Scandinavian
cities are infested as the Latin cities with
pauper class.
BRING MONEY WITH THEM.
Our people coming here bring moderate
amounts of money with whic h to purchase
| homes. They generally have for eac b
| family, say from $500 to $4,000. They Will
want farms. timber lands, and mineral
| lands. They know how to farm, how to
mine, and how to manufacture iron, and
| how TO lumber.
should be pleased to receive inforIna-
ton from any person dwelling IN. the
South who takes an interest III lmmigra-
| ton, and who can point out the advantages
for settlement in given localities.
1t is better tor all not to build up inde-
pendent and separate settlements. but
| that the people should intermingle with
| the native Americans. You who are in the
South will find my countrymen honest, H.
| dustrious, enterprising. well educated,
moral. clearly in habits, and a Christian
people. You will find them to possess oil
the traits required to make excellent
| American citizens.
| Yours truly, EMIL LISDDUR6.