The morning call., 1894-11-10
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

j. I. Bernard, an ex-member OF the Louis
vile (Ky) Board of Trade, was a guest of A. /.
Holmes OF Oakland on Sunday. He states that
strong efforts are now being made to induce
immigration into his State; that the establish
ment OF public bureau and possibly State aid
will be used TO accomplish this result There
are some interesting yet deplorabe facts 10 be
cleaned from an inspection of statistics regard
ing agricultural matters In Ken ueky" said he
1--WE find that while in 1890 there were over
100000 acres of improved farming lands
In tile State. in 1850 there were 100000;
or, In other words, in forty years only 100 600
acres Of new land were pui under cultivation,
while the population Of the State increa sed from
$4,000 10 1855. 900 ~ the same time. One
who travels about the State soon discovers that
there is very little immigration, either Of for
eign-born persons or of native Americans. The
bureau of which l speak is designed to
divert portion of emigration to the West and
Southwest into Kentucky. We are beginning
TO realize the fact that our neighbOrs are better
advertised than We are. and that this is due
mainly TO organized effor, toward letting the
world know of the attractions 10 home see X ers
offered by the different localities. It is very
seldom IL ever you hear prospective mover
say he is going to Kentucky, and yet there Is
no reason why this should be So We have a
fine climate, varied and unsurpassed resources
and the advantage OF established institutions
In Florida. Texas, Alabama and other South
ern States many Northern people are TO be
found. What we propose to do Is to show this
class that in Kentucky fully as good IL not
better. opportunities are to be had for salts
factory settlement than in the States me tloned
A feeling OF welcome now awaits the Northern
er who settles among US, because we know
that it Is new blood that is required to instill
into US that vlgor which Is rapidly bringing
other States to the front"
Nv. waveriy, who is connected with the
works of the United States Rolling Stock Com
pspy at AnDiston. Ala, was at the Occidental
yesterday. He was recently at Atlanta, Ca,
and relates a curious sight be witnessed there
connected with the preliminary work for the
buildings Of The new exposition. "The grounds
are being put in shape by convict labor" said
ne, land 1t is noticeable that not white man Is
to be seen among them. There are probably
500 OF them at work, and they are divided I'D
into gangs OF six or eight, on each OF which
keeper, heavily armed stands guard. Load
cd rifles are not deemed sufficiently efficacious
to prevent escape and they are REINFORCED by a
number OF bloodhounds, held in check by
chains, and ready to spring upon any prisoner
who attempted TO escape. All the convicts
are shackled and at night, after the completion
Of the days work, they are confined In stock
ade. What renders the whole sight particu-
larry obnoxious is that many OF the convicts are
sentenced for minor offenses, principally for
drunkenness. No distinction IS made between
criminals OF this class and those who commit
murder and the more serious crimes. Any in
fraction of the rules is severely punished, the
most common method with the more unruly
being that Of whipping the man while he is
lying across a barrel. Particularly heavy SEN
ten ces are given the negroes now for minor
offenses in order that they may be put to work
tify their course. on the ground that il is the
only way by which the negroes can be made to
work."
1.-THE New York Central road has adop ed a
novel plan of getting rid OF its condemned
freiehtcars." said Travelling Passenger Agent
Duell of that line at the Palace yesterday,
"In former years 1t was the custom to break I'D
the cars and burn the wood. which was mat
ter Of no little expense. Now, however, diff
ferent plan Is pursued On the outskirts of
Buffalo is very large settlement Of Poles, and
in this locality the cars are placed on side
tracks and the Poles are invited to help them.
selves to the wood, The only provision made be-
ing that they shall not disturb any of
the iron work. In one day these people
will easily strip 100 cars OF every vestige OF
wo Cd, leaving nothing but tn skeleton Irons
The wood is laid away for winter consumption,
and the work OF dismantliDg the cars is done 10
a metbOdical manner, one family taking a car,
and the men, women and children all taking a
part In the work of demolition. A pleasing
pha Sc of The matter Is that during the past two
years that this method has been followed the
| officials have not had single instance brought
to their attention In which the foreigners vio-
lated the trust imposed in them by carrying of
any OF the iron used In construction"
f. II. Corwin. an old Chicago newspaper
man, now with The Northwest Miller who il
| in the city. was connected with the Inter
Ocean under kohlsaat, who now contem.
plates entering the newspaper field 10 New