The record-union., 1893-02-02
THE VOLUME OF FOREIGN IMMI-
GRAFTON.

The report of the Superintendent OF
immigration just presented to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1892. is full of significant
facts. The average reader is Indifferent
as to tabular statements. We therefore
content ourselves with presenting some
of the leading statistical facts from the
report.
There arrived in the ports of the United
States a total of 579,663 immigrants dur
ing the period which the report covers.
OF these, 36l, 1858 were males and 217. 500
females. From this arrival must be de-
Quoted a total of 2,S0I who were refused
admittance because they were either
idiots, insane, assisted Immigrants, pau
pers, prostitutes, contract laborers and
persons who had left Immediately public
charge. If these figures are to be de-
pended upon, and they are official, it is
apparent that very small number of
convicts, paupers, idiots and insane i'm
migrated to this country, because out of
the 579,663 Immigrants, but $500 were
found TO belong to the categories above
mentioned; the percentage is exceedingly
small.
The next matter which attracts atten-
ton is the countries from which these
people come. Ireland contributed 81 1888.
England $4,000 and Scotland 7,I77, or a
total of little more than 10000 from the
islands Of Great Britain; while Germany
sent 1l9, l6S, Russia 76, All and Poland 40
$50. Add the last figures, those of Russia
and Poland, and the Slavic immigration
is about equal to that of Germany, being
ll7,0OO. Hungary sent 80, 624 and Austria
1885, approximately 10000 Slavs. To
repeat, in round numbers there were 81
600 Irishmen. $4,000 Englishmen, 1000
from Scotland, $4,000 Germans, 117,OOO
Slavs and 10000 Austrians.
The next largest figures are set opposite
Sweden and Norway. Sweden sent Al.
SIS and Norway 1926; in round num-
beers $4,000.
One large figure remains to be noted,
and it has been separated for purpose.
Italy sent 81, 63I. 1t has been fashionable
of late to declare that immigration from
Italy was flooding the country, and yet
in the year under observation less than
$1,000 came from Italy, which places it
below Great Britain, Germany; Russia,
Poland, Austria, etc.
The small figures have much signifi-
canoe. France, with a population of
nearly 40. 900, 900, sent but 4, SIS immigrants:
Spain, with 100000, sent only 4,07S immi-
grants; Portugal sent 8, 400 and Greece
go. The smallest figure in all the tables
is that relating to Turkey. The immi-
grafton from that country was but 167.
The distribution of this vast immigra-
ton is very significant. \ resume of the
destination of these immigrants, as given
by themselves, during the fiscal year, is
given in a tabular statement. New York
received 242. Cos; Pennsylvania, which is
second, received S3,414; Illinois is third
with 46,ol2, and Massachusetts fourth
with 39,9S7. Add the States of New York,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey and the remainder of the New Eng
land States, and nearly 20 per cent. of the
entire immigration were destined for the
Atlantic seaboard. The percentage is
even greater if South Carolina, North
Carolina, Georgia and other Atlantic
States are included in the calculation.
These facts show conclusively that the
American population is being driven
from the Atlantic seaboard.
The industrial classification of the i'm
migration is interesting. Those having
no occupation at all, or confessing to
none, and including women and children
in the category of those without occupa-
ton, amounted to $50, S32, or about 81 per
cent. OF the other 80 per cent. III, 4S3,
were laborers, and 81, $3.50 were farmers.
Most of these last mentioned were des-
tined to Illinois and Wisconsin. What is
remarkable in these figures is that the
largest number following one occupation
were tailors; of these there were 9,274.