The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-22
INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS.
Heavy Figures for August to Be Sur
passed This Month.
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New York Evening Post.
prepared for an extraordinary weeks work.
IL Is roughly estimated, on the basis or In
complete cable notifications. that the six
5000 steerage passengers. Many Of these
persons are citizens returning, but the great
that there are not more than LOCO citizens.
From Sept. / to Sept. Z, inclusive. SOB men.
country were pasesd through the barge Of
fee, As the season draws on the number
will increase. from week to week. until the
the season will far exceed that of the same
season of any year since the present COM
missioners took office.
Notification was received this morning
that the new Oceanic had on board $50
steerage passengers. The percentage of citi-
zens will be larger on this vessel than on
ship. concerning which there has been much
written and said. The ships from Italian
ports have large steerage lists; the Tartar
Prince, from Naples, has one of IA; the
Bolivia, from the same port, one of about
500. The Bremen. from Bremen. has GAO
however, that which she carried on a recent
probably about 500 EACH: the Maasdam,
from Rotterdam. about $50, and the Ken
sington, from Antwerp. about 900.
The immigration from Italy has been
heavy the season through. 1t is impossible.
years. because OF the new system of classl-
ficatiOn by races, which offers no opportu-
nifty: The tide bound homeward will soon
Commissioners Quinlan that nearly as many
Italians went home In the fall as came out
IN the spring. The men arrive In May.
bringing with them whatever clothing they
may need for a stay of two years; they
hoard their money and take 1t back with
them when the sum grows to an amount
they return for another period of money
making, and finally go home again to settle
that a ' good o many li Mes their III iixes; o nT" here.
Everybody knows" said the acting COM
missioner that there are 5000 Italian citi-
Storage accommodations on vessels bound
for Italian ports will be all taken up.
Immigration through this port for August
of last year. more than 5000 ahead of Au-
gust, 1887. and 1900 ahead of August, 1886.
The figures are as follows: August. 1883
14,625.. The period Sept: to Z of this year
was better than last by nearly 1000. and
better than 1897 by l.5O0. The total for Sep
The probability is that the total for the
present month of this year will be 10000.
That is merely for immigrants-not steerage
The September record for this year. IL it
reaches the roughly estimated total, will not
be approached by that of any year since
1882 at least. immigration is naturally.
heaviest In April, May and June. July and
August are comparatively bad months. Sep
ser;Ds o Is a : good one, but never III, IKE the
est months immigration on record was that
of May, 1882, when 81, 1871 passed into the city
through Ellis island. OF these possibly
record stands at GA. 7s7. This figure will not
be touched this fall. of course, nor in this
season Of any year within a reasonable time.
I'VE have not increased our force to meet
the unusual demand on our resources" said
Acting Commissioner Quinlan this morning.
INSPECTORS tors have hadf to e1 Work Tef hard ns however
If the rate OF increase continues We may
find 1t necessary to do something. The year
has beer a good one; and this season has
II was said that the class of new ar
rivals was better than formerly: During the
month of August, the total value Of money
shown to the inspectors was s2s9. 722. IL
must not be supposed, however, that this
was the total brought into the country. The
possession of $50; and they are too suspi-
Not long ago an old Polish jew was kept
denied that he had a single penny. but at
length he overcame his suspicion and pro-
duced a waist-belt containing 1900 rubles.
had $50 or over. and 9.6s2 appeared Who
had less than $50. OF those more than four
teen years who could neither read nor write
read only, SO. Tw%enty-three persons were
afflicted with diseases 'loathsome. danger
Gus or cOntag fous."
The classification by races shows that the
creates number Of arrivals at about this
time are Hebrews. Of whom from all coun-
tries there arrived Abb: there were 4,1Ol
Italians (southern) and $50 Italians north
ern), 1 Japanese, IA Spaniards. 11 Syrians,
1867 scandinavians. lis French. / African.
2 Chinese and men, women and children Of
many other races.
.Ninety-fve per cent. of the immigrants"
said acting Commissioner Quinlan this
morning. come to this country on the rep
reservations 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 to be had
here at good wages. Many letters of this
kind / know have gone from the Goa and
iron regions and many from the West. For
reasons in kind between 1895 and 1895 let
tiers were sent TO Europe advising
prospective immigrants TO stay home.
Consequently the immigration OF those
bodied men who pass through the barge
ONCE ind work fast enough. In most cases
their relatives are here to meet them al
ready. provided with Jobs for their accept
ance