The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-08
REMEMBER THESE FACTS.
DESTINATION OF Immigrants.
Preferences OF Those Arriving H~rre-Prej-
udicss Against Some Localities.

Foreign immigration into the tnited States
the volume Of which was diminished after the
financial difficulties Of 1893 and 1894, has re-
sumed its former dimensions and is now about
800, 900 a year. The number oi Immigrants who
arrived at the port Of New York during the quar-
ter ending Jan !, 1900, was "a, S82. OF this num-
Der four ffths declared their destination 10 10
the States composing the North Atlantic division,
Of which the State Of New York received the largest
number. OF these Il per cent intended TO settle
In New York State, 10 per cent in Pennsylvania
6 per cent in New Jersey, 8 per cent in MasSS
chusettes and 3 pr cent IN Connecticut
1t has been supposed generally that the Grea,
food Of foreign immigration into the port II New
York has for its ultimate destination the great
States Of the Vest or Northwest in which land
Is cheap, the returns from agriculture almost In
m'diate and the existing homestead and natural
izAion laws particularly favorable 10 newcomers
As a matter Of fact, however, and notwithstanding
the great extent Of Scandinavian immigratou TO
the United States, recently REINFORCED by a con-
siderable number Of Films, the agricultural States
Of the West get comaratively little Of the nrS
immigration Thus Iowa. which is the n i
distinctly agricultural" State Of the country,
and which has long offered many favorall, OPP
portunities to farmers from northern European
countries, vas the destination Of only 800 ui tLs
$1,000 Immigrants who arrived during the ls-,
quarter Of 1890, and 600 only declared their desuus
ton for Minnesota. a State which haj a larger
proportion Of Scandinavian p pUlation than any
other and in which the demand fu' farm |lna.r,.S
for several years has been considerably greater
thar the supply To the big agricultural sac
Of h ansas only 26S immigrants went, H. Ida'D
only IL, and Ia lahoma, NO Mans Land only
recently opened Ia settlement und, T fixed GsrrgI'
'ural tile 10 land, only II That distance from
the Atlantic s-abuard aud the delay and rNr,rts
IN reaching such places Ia not TIE tue reason
the scanty immigration 10 such Places !, proved
by the fact that 10 california, much further away
immigran went, while the number t! CuI,rsi2
was 8i8 To De!hware, near at hand, "ul} -
immigrnnts went. 10 Vermont 70, to New lanllT
shire ~ and 10 Maine only 81
In one particular, irfesITCliye 81 NJ" cinr0' =
and origin OF foreign immigration into III @''l
States, whether the newcomers. be- SilIed me.
chanics or unframed lahorrTs, whether they o"ns
from eastern OF, western .Euroiean c%"urlnrs,
a uniform rule has rlevailcd among them -
many years. II Is this: They have. n all '''.'
predecessors APPEAR 10 have had, an inslrmvuI''.
bic rpugnance AGAINST settling IN either "a" \
the two States OF ArEaTsNs and North Carolina.
To Arkansas during The last quarter ou,y '-.'
Carolina only five II has been ~ Tor many YEAR.
Notwithstanding III" fact thHi the rnilroai, -
Arkansas OTTER many facilities Tor ipui-taH''
and notwithstandiag the fact that Notlh tafu''"
II reached with Comparaiyelv 1.-THE ,Ni"u>a,
and that the climate is fUluLnruS, h'ig; ,NirI.''
small aud the competition 81 the Culurea latuf ~
serious In the western counties 81 the StHtr, wirfs
there is much good flaming land But nutvi'h
standing all this, Arkansas and North tatuitI
remain, as heretofore at the foot Of the .lst =
American States and Territories In the preference
Of immigrants from forsiyn countries ana all
Efforts 70 make them more attractive 10 newruw"l-
have failed. Ofthe last quart r. arrival, twenty
one declared their destination 10 I've lie lui,1n
Territory and two We're On their way h. llnw.l,
4,OOD were goire 10 Illinois, Il, $40 e. Massa,.I.
sets, l,S6S 10 Michigan and 81 To UAh.