The Negro world., 1900-05-19
DESTINATION OF IMMIGRANTS.
Man, of the sew Arrivals Prefer 20
Locate In the Worth AtIan-
tie states.

Foreign immigration into the United
States, the volume cf which was diInin-
ished after the financial difficulties of
1888 and 1894, has resumed its former
dimensions and IL now about 800. 900
year. The number of immigrants who
arrived at the port of New York dur
Ing the quarter ending January /. 1000,
WAS 1882. OF this number fonr-fifths
declared their destination to be the
states composing the North Atlantic
division, of which the state of New
York received the largest number. or
these - per cent. intended 10 settle in
New Yorkstate. 10 per cent. in Pennsyi.
yania, per cent. in New Jersey, 8 per
cent In Massachusetts, and per cent.
In Connecticut.
IL has been supposed generally that
the great flood OF immigration into the
port Of New York has for its ultimate
destination the great states of the west
or northwest, in which land Is cheap,
the returns from agriculture almost
Immediate and the existing homestead
and naturalization laws particularly
favorable 10 newcomers. As a matter
of fact. however, and Notwithstanding
the great extent OF scandinavian imni-
grafton TO the United States, recently
re-enforced by a considerable number
Of Firms. the agricultural states of The
west get comparatively little Of the
new immigration. Thus Iowa. which is
the most distinctly agricultural state
of the country. and which has long Of
fered many favorable opportunities to
farmers from northern European coun-
tries, was the destination of only 800
of the 1900 immigrants who arrived
during the last quarter OF 1899 and 600
only declared their destination for
Minnesota, state which has q larger
proportion Of Scandinavian population
than any other and in which the de-
mand for farm laborers for several
years has been considerably greater
than the supply. To the big agricul-
tural state of Kansas only 26s inimi-
grants went, to Idaho only 5, and to
Oklahoma. mo Mans Land only re-
Gently opened TO settlement under
iixed agricultural title to land only IL.
That distance from the Atlantic sea
board and the delay and expense ia
reaching such places Is not the true
reason Of the seanty immigration to
such places Is proved by the fact that
to California. much farther away from
the point of entry than either OF them,
1000 immigrants went, while the mum
ber to Colorado WAS 6ts. TO Delaware,
near at hand. only fs immigrants went,
to Vermont so. 10 New Hampshire SIS
and TO Maine only 81.
In one particular. irrespective of the
character and origin OF foreign immi-
grafton into the United States.
whether the newcomers be skilled me
chanies or unframed laborers, whether
they come from eastern or western
European countries, a uniform rule
has prevailed among them for many
years. II Is this; They have, as all
their predecessors appear to have had.
an aninsurmountable repuguanee against
settling la either one of the two states
Of Arkansas and North Carolina. To
Arkansas during the last quarter only
eight immigrants went from New York.
and TO North Carolina only five. II has
been 80 for many years, notwithstand-
Ing the fact that North Carolina Is
reached with comparatively little ex-
pensc, aud that the climate is salubri-
Gus, living expenses small and the conn
petition of colored labor not serious In
the western counties of the state,
where there Is such good farming land.
hut Notwithstanding oil this, Arkan-
sas aud North Carolina remain. as
heretofore. at the foot of the list OF
American states and territories in the
preference of immigrants from foreign
countries aud all efforts to make them
more attractive TO newcomers have
failed. OF the last quarters arrivals,
"a declared their destination to be the
Indian territory and two were on their
way to Hawaii, 4,OO0 were going to Illi-
nois. 4.loO TO Massachusetts. 1869 TO
Michigan and 81 10 Utah.