The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-05-28

Ii appears from n recent Treasury re-
port that the total number of immi-
grants arriving in the United states
during the twenty-five years ending
June 80. 1897. WAS 1O.3iO.00O. The
total increase in population during that
period was 81. 100000. SO that one-third
OF that increase was due 10 foreign i'm
migration. These figures are not quite
accurate. however. There is n back
ward as we'll as a forward flow of popu-
lation. Thus during the last fiscal year
there wereoSo,oOp immigrants. bu DIG
OtO persons other than cabin paSSen-
gers" Went from the United States to
Europe during the same period. Some
Of them We're foreigners who came here
intending 10 stay but changed their
minds. Others were persons of foreign
birth going back TO their old homes to
pay a visit and intending to return.
When they do SO they will be put down
as new immigrants. 4 great deal of
this double counting has been done.
But after all deductions are made the
per cent of increase due to immigration
Is enormous. OF the ten and Il third
millions who came between 1871 and
1873 six and a third millions. or 6114
per cent. We're males and four millions
were females. The latter We're divided
very u~neQually among the different
races. OF the Irish immigrants 491a
per cent. We're women. The sexes were
SO evenly balanced that about every
lriShman a have an Irish wife if he
prefers one Next come the TeutonS.
with Il little yer forty-one women out
of every hundred immigrants. AT the
foot of the list, as far as European
countries which have sent many people
here are concerned. come the Italians.
\ little less than % per cent. of them
We're m The proportion is grow
ing, however. The per cent. of females
in 1891 was a little over ~. but in 1890
II rose 10 -, 10. OF the total immigra-
ton of ten and n third millions the
TeutonS from Germany, Austria. and
the Netherlands composed a little over
three millions. y million and a third
came from Ireland. and 1.60o.000 from
Great Britain. The Danes. Norwe-
gians. and Swedes together footed up
l.150,000. and the Slavs. Magyars, and
CZechS 9s6.000. The Latin races con-
trihuted only $1,000. of these $4,000
being Italians. OF the migration 29.7
per cent was Teutonic. the total num-
her of males arriving being 1900 600
TO 612.000 lriShmen. These figures
show what an enormous political in
fluence the Germans could exercise il
they took Il keener interest in politics
than they do. There is a marked diff
ference in the quality of the immigra-
ton from different countries. The i'm
migrants are classified under four
heads-"profeSSional." skilled labor"
which takes in mechanics of all kinds:
miscellaneous which includes farm
erS. laborers. servants, etc: and with
II occupation" most of those coming
under this head being married women
or persons not of age. During the last
fiscal year there came from England
16.S1I males over Ii. OF these G.966
We're skilled labor. OF the 16.41T Ger.
mans who came 4,2G2 were skilled
labor. Hungary stands AT the foot of
the list, for out of 9.32S persons only
$50 had trades. while 1905 were labor.
erS. Out of 2+.541 Italian males over
Is. 3.42S had trades and 1850 were
laborprs. The Russian Jews make a
better showing. for ri of Host pei,
sons 2.416 Were skilled labor.