The herald., 1895-07-28

prosperity set In, the tide OF lmmigra-
tion began to rise until it reached 623, 0S4
in 1892. As before stated, the figures
dropped to 276 1876 for 1894. and according
to the figures for June the tide is oil the
rise again. However, after a review of
the above figures it does not require the
figures for June nor July for us to know
what will be the result OF the return of
prosperity to this country.
There is one point in connection with
the return OF prosperity and the increased
number of immigrants to the country as
a result, which provides food for thought
to our Republican friends. After the
panic of 1873 it took five years for the tide
of immigration to reacn low point and
to tuln. On the other hand. the wave of
prosperity. also Of immigration, sets III
within two years alter the panic of 1898.
Another point to which their attention
IS directed Is that the wave began to roll
upward within nine months after the pas
sage of the act which they assured us was
going to degrade our workmen to the
level of European labor.
Immigrants are of all sorts, good, bad
and indifferent. The bad bring more
harm than good and are misfortune to
any community. However, they are hard
to guard against, but with the laws now
in force very large percentage of the
wo'st will be kept out. The good consti-
tute desirable element, and to this class
is due the rapid building up of the coun-
try west of the Mississippi. A tew thous-
and of the better class of immigrants,
those who come prepared to take up and
prove land and provided with funds.
would be of great advantage to Califor-
MA.
1t is an established fact that i'm m igra-
tion follows the great law of every trade
it goes where it is sought. II state
makes special effort to attract the atten-
tion of the best class of immigrants that
state is sure to get large number OF the
very class of people Of which it stands in
need. The Dakotas. Texas, Kansas and
other states were largely populated in
this way.
Now that the tide of imm igration is
setting this way. the southern states are
sgitating the matter of securing their
proportion of the newcomers. The
Memphis Commercial-Appe says:
at would be well for each of the south
New York city who would able to pre-
sent the attractions and advantages of
this part of the country to those who may
wish to establish homes in agricultural
regions. Those of them who are merely
day laborers can, of course, be left to
themselves; but those who wish to buy
lands or to put the Flow into the earth
or the hammer to the anvil should not be
left to lack for Information as to the
south and the exceptional opport unities
it offers the Industrious.
If the. above is a good thing for the
south why is it not equally good for Cali
fornia? There is room in this state for
thousands and thousands OF samll farm
ers. If only 1000 farmers with their fam
lilies could be attracted to Los Angeles
county during the next year the invest
ment of placing an immigrant agent at
New York would pay ten fold. We only
want the very best class and men of some
means. However, out of the hundreds of
thousands who land at New York there
are a large number who would make de-
sirable clti izens. Are they not worth max
ing an effort to secure?