Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-12-03

ton of this problem 10 aod will be
going on, tho TINES hopes tina. GER
tain facts. or what has been acc. pied
IS facts bearing upon the subject,
will not be lost sight q.
1t has been generally admitted that
while immigration is of undeniable
benefit to the immigrant, it 10 like wise
very profitable to the native-born
American. Figures have even been
published repeatedly, and never
authoritatively denied. that the actual
cash value of the average abie-bodisd
immigrant who is classed % On un.
skilled Iaborer, is $1,000; while that
Of the skilled artisan or professional is
much greater. This being the case
it may be timely to suggest that while
proper precautions should be taken to
keep out the incapable and vicious,
every able bodied, self-supportine
immigrant should be not only per.
misted to come, but urged and in.
duoed to come and live among u, by
every legitimate means.
There is no fear that We will ever
lack room for the industrious, the
skilltul, ana the we'll behaved. Even
though the most OF our public domain
has passed to private ownership, there
is still, 10 the words OF Edward Akin.
son. our foremost ssatistician, "incal.
culable room for immigrants"
The gentleman just named contri-
buted an article to the May, 1892,
issue Of the Forum which goes into
this question at considerable length.
and in which the gentleman ridicuIes
the idea Of lack OF room. He says:
II the whole present population Of
this country would march out over
Beacon street, in Boston, We could
give them oil standing room in my
town OF Brookline, with some room to
spare, aud could signal them all from
. common centre ON piece Of fat
prairie OF the same area Of ABOUT
NINE SQUARE MILES on . still day
with one trumpet.
Mr.. Atkinson then goes on to state
how he astonished an English manu-
fscsurer who, 10 years ago, told him
that our public domain was abou,
disposed OF. "lf you WILL" he said,
"send from England and Scotland
intelligent and industrious men to
occupy THAT PORTION OF SINGLE
STATE o! the United States by which
it exceeds the empire of Germany il
area, comprising . little patch which
will itself be larger than Great Brit.
ain, We will presently return to you
from that now unoccupied territory
the present cotton crop of the United
States Then 100000 b.les] and the
present wheat crop of tho United
States then 25O.OOO.OOO bushels.
We will support all the people who
make these crops on what we do not
export; and il you arc not satisfied,
we will also feed cattle upon the win.
ter wheat in order to keep it below
the first joint until after the danger
from frost, and we will then send you
large amount of meat from that
product"
Aud again: ~ then remarked that
on the north side Of the Red River
came the Indian Territory, of about
10000 square miles, together with No
Mans Land, now called Oklahoma,
which, added together. would make
another productive body OF territory
OF about the same area as Great Brit
ain, which would ultimately be
brought to the use Of mankind"
The fact is that there is room, in
these United States, for the whole
worlds population; that is, for every
able. bodied and industrious individ.
lal in existence.