The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-09
new SETTLERS COMING.
Tho Quarantine Act Will Have i
Good Effect on Emigration
This Season.
Under It Only tho Most Desirable
VIII Sock Homes In the
Northwest.

Will Seek Homes In the
Northwest.
Indications Arc That More Scandinavian
Will Come Over Thnn In Any Twsivs
Months since 1891.
A. E. johnson. . general emigration
agent, with headquarters At 81. Paul, hal
just returned from Europe, whore he hal
OF emigration, especially from EnRlsnd,
Norway, Sweden and north Germany, Will
avisw 10 discovering what effect the quar-.
antins act will have on the volume and
character Of smierants. From she infor-
nation gained through tbs stsamship lines
as we'll % . large numbes Of attending
emigYants, Mr.. johnson % sntis6sd shat
the quarantine not, o. u now stands, and
the rules aud regulations Of tho trsaaury
department through ths United States hos
pital marine service have . very beneficial
effect In securing a superior class Of emf.
grants arriving this year. In the Arst
place. under the new system every emil
grant must mike q declaration, answering
twenty.oue questions as to his name, age.
occupation. etc. 1t is also learned whether
he pays for his own passage or not.
On arrival at the seaport the emigrant
must pass a thorough medical examination,
and the United States consul at the port Of
embarkation must certify TO the fact that
eaoh and every emiRrant on the outgoing
steamer hiss been examined by . medical
officer and that ho is in q healthy condition.
Then the ship's doctor must examine svsEy
passenger daily, from the youngest to the
Oldest. for the purpose Of verifying sucA o.
animation. In case of sickness the paFttcu-
lar disease Ia entered on this card, giving
the date when u commenced and . history
thereof. These cards are delivered BY the
surgeon Of The ship to the quarantine Of
fcer At the port Of arrival. and the declara-
ton made BY each passenger ID delivered ia
the United States commissioner Of emi0ra-
ton Of his rep essen tatives, and the psssen-
gers are then cross. examined, and the COM
patison ID made between the written deo-
l~aration made before the journey began and
tho passengers verbal statsment made on
arrival in America.
"Undcr sach rigid examinations" says Mr..
johnson, 'the steamship lines are naturally
very cautious and careful ~ to what GLASS
of emigrants they embark. because the
companies run the risk Of having q large
be lone at the c%ompany's expense"
In case an emigrant arrives whose name
does not appear on the ships manifest and
who cannot produce the ships surgeons
certificate, a Ane Of 80 is imposed on each
and every such passenger. Under these
safeguards adopted by the government there
10 naturally q very. Ia number Of emf
very DESTROYS to emieTate who cannot pass
the necessary examinations. Two there
fore ind says Mr.. johnson. that during
the first quarter OF the current year there has
been Q very large falling off in emigration
from certain continental countries, while
there has been q very material increase
from Others. especially from scandinnvin
and north Germany. We alao find that
tho,e 10 a great decrease in that olass of
emigrants who are simply booked to the
seaI ott and very naturally look for IN
ployment Immediately or arrival. while
grants who come with through tickets to
the northwest"
All Of this indicates that the en,igrants
arriving this yenr are much superior to
those of previous years. As an illustration
of this Mr.. johnson says that when q
bL6AmoI uIGltoo az 0A AtShlbtlC pOtb WIN,
say, 700 emiRrants from So%andinavis on
board, there are at lenst 600 booked for
Chicago and beyond and at least $50 who
hold through tickets to st. Paul and points
beyond. These emiRrnnts, whose destina.
tion is the northwest. como herpl for the
purpose of obtaining land and Of becoming
farmers and producers and thsrsby Of add.
ing to tho business prosperity and wealth Of
the northwest. 80 AS4t5t ~
MONTHS" says Mr.. johnson. ''in the sale of
prepaid emiRrant tickets from Scandinavia
to Minnesota. the Dakotas aud territory
beyond is that We have sold more Of them
in that time than has been sold during any
previous yea. with q possible exception OF
1881"
Many OF the newcomers who arrive dur.
ing the early spring, leave their families on
the other side until a temporary homo 10
prepared for them and then they follow In
the autumn in plenty of time to be comfort.
ably settled for the coming winter. During
the cholera period of lass hummer and fall
the treasury department at Washington and
the commissioner of immiRf alton under
stood and appreciated fully hat the Scan
dinRvian immigrant, whose destination was
the great northwest, would make a dssira-
bile citizen and would b Welcome. and for
this reason this class of immigrants had NO
difficulty whatever in landing and procsad-
ing to their destination. This fact has q
very great bearing on immigration this
year.
Mr.. johnson was asked in regard to the
cholera question. and In reply he snid that
he should be very much surprised to SEQ an
epidemic recur anywhere in continental
Europe this year., because the seaports-
Hamburg. Bremen. Rotterdam, Amster-
dam. Antwerp and Havre-weIe never In a
moro oleanly and henlthy condition than at
present. no effort having been spared TO
y event the Introduction of cholera al ths.s
For instance" said Mr.. johnson, .Yhe
Packet company has, at it's own
built actual hospital barracks out
side the city limits. into which intending
emigrants from the interior are brought
md kept for q period of seven days, under
she supervision and surveillance Of the
States hospital marine officer. who.
in conjunction with tho company's
physicians, examines . the emf
for a period of seven days. when
the emigrapts are permitted to embark. |
after receiving II proper certificate
this institution. SO far az Hcandina-
Wan ports are concerned there 10 possibly
no chance whatever Of cholera appearing.
has never originated In any OF the
countries, and In case Of ite
appearance at any Of the continental ports
NORWAY. Sweden and Denmark imme-
dtntely enforce such quarantine r~sstric-
40 prevent its appearing there. The
ports are amply projected against
nothing appears to have been left undone
port cities to prevent the recurrence Of