The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-07
IMMIGRATION REPORT
TWenty-four Ports Through
Which Immigrants Are
Received Into the
United States.
CHOLERA CAUSED A DECREASE.
The Cost of Ma ntaining the Ellis
Island S'afion V"rs Great
Other lhtere, ting Fac's.

WASHINGTON. Nov. z. 1S93.-From The
annua report of Snparint ,ndeat Stump.
of the Bureau of Immigration, which has
just been made public. mauy interesting
facts are derived as to the influx
of Immigrants into the United
States. II seems that there are
through which immigrants are received
into the United Stasez, as follows:-BAlti-
more. Md; B~arnstable. Mass; Beaufort,
s.. c.: Boston, MISS; Brunswick.
Ca; Galveston, Texas; Gloucester,
Mass; Jacksonville, Fla; Key
West. Fla; Mobile. Ala; New Bedford,
Mass: Newport News, Va; New Otleans.
La; New York. N. Y; Norfolk. Va:
Pensacola, Fla; Philadelphia. Pa:
Portland. Me-; Portland. Oregon;
Port Townsend, Wash, st. Aug
ustine. Fla; Sau Diego. Cal.
San Francisco. CAL; and Wilmington.
Del: New York. Philadelphia. Boston.
Baltimore and New Orleans are, Of
course. the chief ports Of entry in the
order named. During the last
fiscal year. 44O. 1913 immigrants
arrived in this country, a
decrease of, 141.634 over the previous
year. OF these. 439, 730 were landed. and
1908 were debsrrei for special causes: in
addition to which number, SIT were re-
turned, having become public charges
within II year after arriving in the
United States.
CHOLERA CAUSED A DECREASE.
The principal decrease WAS from
Russia aud other countries where cholera
has been prevailing. Ddfiug the months
of March and April. 1898. large numbers
came over, and in the first part of May of
the same year as many as 10000 immi-
grants were reported to be upon the
ocean at one time destined to the United
States. their object being to arrive before
| the restrictive measures embodied In the
act passed May 3. 1893. went into effect.
The transportation lines rea lily
adapted themselves to the new require
ments and have aided q assisted the
officers attached to this bureau In carry-
bureau is in possession OF in
formation which indicates that
the volume of immigration
would have exceeded the previous years.
had the law not been In force. Great
numbers of the most undesirable classes,
who bad intended 10 undertake the
voyage, abandoned their purpose
or were refused transportation. BY
a Comparison OF those now
arriving with those who am In former
years, The remedial effect of recent legis>
lation becomes apparent. Fsw now are
rejected, as likely to become psupers.
Only three persons were admitted upon
bonds. as against 2.;35 in the year
lo9l- go, and the system of inspection is go
| y 4 81 -. IL e
proper examination abroad IN idiot or
ms ne person. paupsr, or any one likely
TO become a public charge. or one suff .ring
from a loaIhsome or dangerous contagious
Disease. succeeds 10 emharkilg, almost
certain detection aw its him here, aud he
ia deported ct the expense OF the steam
ship company bringing him over.
AN ADDITION TO H LAWS.
Superintendent Stump suggests that
an addition might be made to our limit
grafton laws. giving power tn courts
| having criminal jurisdiction to dsport ali
aliens who within a period Of two years
from the date OF landing Are convicted Of
any crime or misdemeanor. which, Ia the
| opinion of the Court, renders them I'M
| they are not attached to the p.incipl s Of
/ the constitution OF our government and
to the good order aud we'll being OF
society in general. This would rid us of
alien anarchists, criminals aud turbulent
spirits who are opposed to the laws Of
God aud man.
TRANSIENT LABoRERs.
He saYs:-"Very little attention has
heretofore been given to ascortaining
the number OF immigrants who come
bere in sthe spring and return to their
fatherland at the end of the
working season. Yet we know
/ znnoAinl1c oliap nnP1n fn fIn 1T,fE.J
States in the spring to labor during the
summer months. live economically while
here, and in the fall return to their home
where subsistence is SO much cheaper, and
spend, in comparative comfort, his
not inconsiderable savings from s.theil
wages. Arrangements are being made
by which this data can be had, and it Is
stated by the steamship lines importing
the greatest number of immi,
grants that those now re-
turning exceed those coming. Numer-
GUS complaints are also received from
labor organizations protesting against
Canadians coming into the United State
day after day, and returning each night
to their homes. thereby taking advantage
of the higher RACES paid here aud awaiting
themselves of the low prices of living III
Canada, thus enabling them TO uuderbld
our workmeu In the home market, an6
depriving American citizens OF work
/ In6 hELeutlOu VI SOuXF6SS SHOULD De Call
ed to this class of Immigrants"
L L ISLAND ELEPHANT.
AS to the Ellis Island station, Mr..
Stump says: "The cost of maintaining
the large plant at Ellis Island, comDris-
ing the immigration station, Is very great,
The whole was constructed on an exien.
sfve scale, with little regard to expense
durability or economical adaptabl, ity to
the service. The consum ption OF co Il Is
in excess of the amount that would have
been required to light and heat the build
ings If differently located, or of les,
dimensions and better construction
and more comfort would have resulted
There is no supply of water upon the
island. All hat Is needed for generating
steam, use of laundry and drinking pur
poses was purchased at Z 1-2 cents per 10
gallons, and some mouths more than
1000, 600 gallons were bought at a cost O
$3.50. Now. by utilizing the rainfall
which is collected IN cisterns. the ex
peDse has been reduced to about $3.50 pc
MONTH"