The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-26
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS
ARRIVAL OF FOREIGNERS AT THE
PORT OF NEW YORK.
Their Nationality and Proportion of
Males to FemaIes-The Free EN-
plOyment Labor Bureau.

ALBANY, N. Y. March 25.-The annual
report of John McMackin. state superin-
tendent of labor statistics, says: THE
building outlook in New York city is very
good. plans having been filed last Deem
Der for 2,O3S buildings, to cost SIS. 753. 600.
immigration returns for the quarter ended
Dec. 81, 1893. show an increase of Il, 914 ar
riv..ls at New York over the preceding
quarter, and 23.012 more than In the last
three months of 1898. In the latter quarter
the arrivals numbered 81, $50, in the same
three months of 1899 1882, and for the
quarter ended in September. 1899, 56.s7s.
Comparing the returns for the closing
quarter of 1899 with those of the corre-
spending period of 1898 it is seen that
the largest proportionate gain of those
races, recording at least 1000 arrivals,
was made by the Slovaks, whose in
crease was 3.41S, or 121.7 per cent. The
Polish race was second with an increase of
94.2 per cent, or BIOS in number; the Croat-
ians and S%lavonians being third, showing a
gain of 1,S45. or S5.4 per cent. The increases
among ether races were:. Hebrew, 1903. 63.2
per cent; Scandinavian, 1,2S6. 40.S per
cent; northern Italian, 1,046, 1873 per cent;
SOulUtfn ltdlldn, o,Uoo, EU.l per Cciit 0udS-
var, 2,017, 2O.1 per cent; German, SIS, 10 per
cent; Irish, so, 1-6 per cent. In point of
numbers the southern Italians still retain
the lead in immigration, the arrivals Of
that race being nearly one-fourth of the to-
tai. There were 1919, or 2.2 per cent, of
that class who landed during the quarter
which ended last December. Next in nu-
merical order come the Hebrews with l0,076,
or 1876 per cent; then follow the Poles.
with 6,401, or SIS per cent; Slovaks. 6.226, or
S.3 per cent. Germans, 6,11S, or 81 per cent;
Scandinavians. 1886, or 53 per cent; north
ern Italians, 4,140, or 55 per cent. irish,
Bias, or 5 per cent.
1.-THE proportion of male and female i'm
migrants who arrived at New York In the
last three months of 1899 did not deviate
ter of the previous year. In the first men
toned period the male arrivals numbered
45,S43. or 61.2 per cent, while In the same
three months of 1898, 29,045. or 5 per cent,
came. There were 29.049 females, or 3S.4 per
cent, reported for the three months ended
on Dec. 81. 1899, and during the like period
of 1895, 22,S35. or A per cent. or the prin-
cipal races noted in the arrivals during the
closing three months of 1899 the greatest
disparity in the proportion OF sexes was
among the northern Italians. 72.7 per cent.
of them being males and 2I3 per cent. fe-
males. The Hebrew race showed the small
est DTOpOIt Olld w ~ NNat
males and A per cent. females. In the
Irish and Scandinavian immigration the fe-
males continue TO predominant. the proper
tons being: Irish, females, 62s per cent
S~candinavians females, $50 per cent.
1.-THE number of emigrants arriving at the
New York port during the quarter was
"A, 1872. OF this number four-fifthsw were des-
tined TO the States composing the North
Atlantic division. of which group the State
Of New York received the largest number.
OF the total number of arrivals. 32,049 de-
clared their intention to locate I'm New
York State, 1885 in Pennsylvania, 1886 in
New Jersey, 4,479 in Massachusetts, and
1851 in Connecticut. OF those favoring the
north central division for their destination
4.00S went to Illinois, 1855 to Ohio and 1859
TO Michigan. To the south Atlantic divi-
sion only 1,0O3 were bound, while the num-
Der destined to the south central division
was but 629; 1855 went to the Western
division"
superintendent McMackin says. that the
past year has been the most successful
year the free employment bureau in New
York city has had since its establishment.
On this subject he says: THE demand for
girls as general houseworkers is far in ex-
cess of the supply. The reason for this Is
found mainly in the fact that many en-
ployers are doing away with the subdivi-
sion of labor. The bureau was not able TO
find employment for many males on the
quasi-public works in the city. The reason
for this is to be found in the fact that most
of such work was conducted by a contract
ing firm acting under instructions from the
leaders of the dominant party in the city.
The newspaper press and the court pro-
ceedings demonstrate just how one of these
contracting companies almost wiped out of
existence one of the best paying enterprises
in New York city. In order to obtain work
on this special contract a man had to see
his district leader, and, in proportion to his
usefulness to the said leader, he was bill
leted on the payroll of this particular COM
pany of contractors. the corporation pay
ing the bill regularly"
ON Dec. 81, 1899. the labor union member
ship in the State was 224, 2S3, an increase of
49, $50 for the year. In New York the men,
bership was 152, $50, against 125, 1856 the pre-
ceding year.