The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-13

Suggestions as to tho Best Plan for Inducing
immigration.

STANTON. Va. April 8, 1872 -
Editor Of The Times
llyduries as Commissioner Of immigration
induced me o. study the question. Where shall
we look % for supply Of good. thrifty small
farmers 90 buy and settle our usused lands !.
from personal contact an cOTesp Onleuce
with intelligent English AMI scotch gentle
men. 4 AIN sure that 70 several of the English
salres AID m those 81 Scotland where the
holdings are small We can find the men we
want. They are honest intelligent. indus
trous frugal and moral. They are for the
most part able. ty % sale Of their stock and
pay i0r improvements pot on by them which
their landlords are bound for. % raise suili-
Gent to buy and stock farms OF one. two aud
three hundred acres. Now what - true OF
those people il in some sort true If tho
Swede5 and the Swiss all OK whom would
make capital settlers.
Sow the question comes. how d reach
them. in SIZE lrst pace. they Wall not be
likely % come % Chicago unless some IL
dUcemeut Is offered them. Tho act. as ! un-
derstand 10. authorizes tie supervisors Of
counties 90 supplement 0y county .eyy. Now
suppose the county OK Aoemarle. for IN
stance j take Aloemar.e. for she already has
preuared va.uaA le handbook should ayr q
with the Beard of Commissioners O. employ
an agent 10 work O. certain field. 20 be part.5
paid by tla county and parity by The
board Automatic. or tie counties lu
district. for 10 may woEk d .
tr.ct, furnish him the Aand-books stats-
ties. samples OF prOl-cts. pictures. MAPS ana
all the material necessary o. -et forth the lls-
tr.ct be represents as su table place tor set
tlemeut. Let tuis agent attend tie fall fairs
OF the Western counties Ct England say.
and by personal visitation, writing. dlstrlDu-
ton # documents. addresses talks. newspa-
per advertisements. al C.. CA TIE attention OF
tile people 20 his section ot Virginia. When
he las aroused attention. then organize So
clet es IN each pace, who shall select tLeir
own men, "a whom they can rely. 10 attend
the Chicago Exposition, with letters - the
Virginia commissioner from that district who
VIII, or II LIE IS not present. some one 10 Ue
appointed Tor that purpose. put them IN pos
session or facts necessary 20 be knOwu-tOr
instance. the railroads. the farms for sale
tile products. prices. taxes. schools, etc. az !
al tie details likely % interest settler, and
let them ship the inqu.rers to the places
tAe} select as best suited - their views. aud
70 some one AZ these points. whose duty u
shall Oe o. receive and show them tie lani
for sale. end let them report - their foreign
constituency. carrying with them thti. view
o. tie surroundings ana Asts OF lands and
prices views. If desired. OF houses. land
scapes. etc IL Will not be .ong before /.
stream will set into tina, locality that Ike tie
overflow OF the Nile will enrich the whole.
Inns was something OF the plan proposed
in conducting the immigration Bureau. aud
in furtherance OF II county agent were ap-
pointed IN each county - cOllec. statistics.
lists OF land and receive the visitor show him
tie land aud bring him IN contact VITA tue
owner. and 10 De paid out OF commissions
On sales.
Inainture article would Ike. IL agreea.
bio 20 give some estimate or the cost OF this
scheme. Ju-t here let me say rs efficacy will
be enhanced aud It's economy. too by selecting
good and true men OF the country We desire
10 draw from-say such men as Mr. Jackson.
OF tho Southern Planter. for England and
Donald McGregor. OF Avon. Nelson county for
Scotland. CHARLES GgAITAs.