The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-11
GERMAN VOTE
IN THE SOUTH
My the Number Is Smaller Than at
the North.
NO INDUCEMENTS ARE OFFERED.
German Mechanics Seek Mannrac,ur-
Ing centcrs ana Farmers Go to
tho Eoundless Tracts OF
the Far Nest.
NO INDUCEMENTS ARE OFFERED,


Az article in last Sundays Times in ref
erencc tc the size. weight and distribution
Of The German vote throughout the coun-
Try. and especially as 1t related to taas
vote in Virginia. has created much interest
ia this city.
The great difference in tie size OF me
German vote in Virginia and In the NcF'h-
ern and Western States has been COM
,nented upon.
Leading citizens and some of the Inoss
(, prominent German-Americans were sssa
j by a Times representative in ms eiiot .
to ascertain. If possible, the reason io1
thfS great difference.
The reason seemed fourfold, ard the
German citizens who we're seen were az
most unanimous IN their opinions
SEEK MANUFACTURING CENT Eiso.
One reason was tina: a very large CLASS
Of the Germans coming into This country
are mechanics. These mechanics naturally
seek the manufacturing centcrs, tho large
Northern and Western cities, wher. Their
services are IN demand, and where they
gel good wages. No such opportunities or
advantages arc offered them IN the South,
or have not been offered until within the
pas: few years, and hence thu German
vote has grown rapidly IN the North and
West, and slowly in the South.
Another large class Of German settlers
are farmers. This class seek the West,
where farms are cheap, and where the
l,uun6less plains and florists offer liIuitless
advantages.
The e-nigrarts who are professional men,
such as artists. fraughtsmen and civil en-
Sineers, also seek The larger cities, where
they have field for the practice of their
professions.
CAN'T GET AWAY.
And the last class, the very poor class,
30,
IN which they first locate.
There is another reason why the me-
chanics and the farmers do not as rule,
come South. They do not care TO have the
negro labor compete with them.
Things are changing now though,
said Mr.. ". II. Zimmerman, one OF the
gentlemen seen in reference to the mat
ter. The South is rapids getting into
the field and offering Inducements 10 de-
sir-able Immigrants Her cities are grow
Ing and becoming great manufacturing
centers: she is stretching out and reaching
FOR capital as We'll labor. and ii w0G
.he, long befors Virginia VIII be able 10
show {. larger German vote
CHAIRMAN EBEL'S VIEWS.
Chairman E5el, of tho Common Council,
expressed himself along the same line.
"A large majority Of German immigrants
are mechanics and farmers, and in coming
10 a new country they naturally go 10 the
places al which they can the more easily
and successfully engage in their various
pursuits. The mechanics go 10 the great
cities OF the East and the West, and the
farmers go TO the far Western agricultu-
raj States. There is a large German colony
IN Texas, that is prosperous and happy.
Blu: we VIII get them here after
while ia said. They are coming now.
The Locomotive Works has large num-
her of skilled German mechanics in its va
rious departments, ana other like concerns
here are aiding in bringing desirable itnn:;-
grations here"