Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-21

bound for Italian ports will be all taken
up.
immigration through the port of New
York for August ran 5000 ahead of that
for the same month of last year, more
than 5000 ahead of August, 1897 and 1000
ahead Of August, 1896. The figures are as
follows: August. 1899, S.G7G; in lS9S. 12,62;
in 1897, 1857; in 1896, 81 The period Sep
TENDER II of this year was better than
last by nearly 1000 and better than 1897
by 800. The total for September of 1875
was 1869, and for 1897 14,Goo. The prob
ability is that the total for the present
month Of this year will he 10000 That Is
merely for immigrants--not Storage pas
sengcrs
The September record for this year, if
liz reaches the roughly estimated total, will
'uot he approached by that of any year
since 1892 at least immigration is, natur-
ally heaviest in April, May and June
lJuly and August are comparatively bad
months. September is a good one, but
never like the spring and early summer
times. The greatest months immigration
on record was that of May, 1922 when
G77a7 passed into the city through Ellis
island OF these possibly 5000 were re-
turning citizens; so that the record stands
at 6i797. This figure will not he touched
this fall, of course. nor in this season of
any year within a reasonable time. we
have not Increased our force to meet the
unusual demand on our resources" said
Acting Commissioner Quinlan Tuesday
morning. I'VE have got along very well as
lit is. The inspectors have had to work
hard, however If the rate of increase
continues we may find it necessary to do
something. This year has been a good
one, and this season has been particularly
good"
| 1t was said that the class of new arri-
walls was better than formerly. During
the month of August, the total value of
money shown to the inspectors was 1893
| 10 1t must not be supposed, however,
that this was the total brought into the
country. The immigrants are required 10
| quality with the possession OF $50: and they
are too suspicious to show any more than
necessary. Not long ago an old Polish
jew was kept in the detention pen" for
three days He denied that he had a SIN
gle penny, but at length he overcame his
sispiciop and produced a waist belt con-
tanning 1900 rubles. There We're 1850 immi-
B grants in August who had $50 or over, and
Q 632 appeared who had less than $50 OF
those more than IA years who could Meth
! er read or write there We're 4.0S3, and of
those VINO could read only. 30. Twenty
/ three persons were afflicted with disea 9cS
"loathsome dangerous or cOnta Gi1us.
The classiflCatioa by races shows that tic
greatest number of arrivals at about This
| time are Hebrews. of whom from ali
countries. there arrived 4l93; there were
4.10l Italians (southern) and 100 Italians
| Cnorthern); one Japanese. IA Spaniards, 14l
Syrans, 1867 Scandinavians, lis French
one African. two Chinese. and men, wo-
men and children of many other races.
| "Ninety-iive per cent of immigrants
said Acting Commissioner Quinlan re-
Gently, come to this country on tho
representation of their relatives already
here. The increase of the season may be
explained through this. The foreigners
have been writing home that there is
work 10 be had here al good wages. Many
letters of this kind, | know, have gone
| from the coal and iron regions and many
from the West. For reasons in kind. be-
| tween 1895 and 1898, letters We're sent &c
Europe advising prospective Immigrants
to stay home. Consequently the immigra
ton of those years was light. 1T appears
to me that able-bodied men who pas,
! through the barge office find work fast
enough. In most cases their relatives are
here to meet them. already provided with
Jobs for their acceptance"