The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-05-26
SWEDES IN NEW ENGLAND.



the United States, including AIS, 900 ma
tives Of Sweden. 322, 900 natives Of Nor
way and 132, 900 natives Of Denmark,
the Finnish natives OF Russia then resi-
dent in the United States not being
separately enumerated, and the natives
of the two Scand inayian provinces Of
Germany being inclnde ed ID the nnmb Der
OF natives Of Germany. OF these scandi-
navians fully three quarters were III the
group of north central and mort Invest
6 ern5 states, which includes Michigan,
Mime sofa, Wisconsin, I he two Dakotas
Iowa, Nebras ska and Illinois, There have
been in recent years a number Of swed-
ish residents on the Pacific slope, nota-
bly, in California, and there are many
Norwegians in the state Of Wash ington,
and a very considerable Danish colony
In Utah. In other parts OF the country,
particularly in the south and IN the
New England states, Scandinavians
have been few and the demand for their
labor has been Sigh The last federal
census, however, 81 owed d considerable
number of Swed les in some Of the prin-
seipal New Eng lane cit il iies, 8, 500 III Bcs-
ton, 400 in Provide I, 500 III yNor--
3eester, 500 in Lowell, $50 in Cam bridge,
400 in Lynn, 600 in Hartford, z, oao in
Portland, Me-, and 700 il Bird &c port (.
I'll has come to be an established rule
in New England that the first imlnmi-
grants go to the large cities. In the,
city of Boston, by the census OF 1870,
there were 5000 natives OF ireland, but
go years later that figure had been In,
creased by so per cent, and the Irish.
immigration into New England has
spread to the minor towns within the;
aeyt ten years, and it has now extended
70 the country districts; mango the
eao-called abandoned farms Of New Eng
lard now being ii possession Of Irish
tenant farmers. bout 1880 the immlii--s
grafton into New England Of
French Canadians began seriously,
and it has since extended b to,
nearly all the large cities Of that
region, and is now extending to
minor places. In like manner there are
many reports OF increased immi grafton
Into III. New England cities Of Scandinayi-
ans, but more particularly Of Swedes,
some Of whom find farming land cheap
and available and offering bet teroppor-
4 tunities than the northwest Il. The
state state, Of New England offer to Swedish
immigrants many attractions S. The
Climate is not much l7issimilar from
i hat l1.a OF Sweden. The topography Of the
country is much the same. The church
, congreg ations and school systems are
very similar, and the shipping interests
I OF New England, always considerab BE,
resemble il many respects those which
I have y for many years maintained Sweden
& as y maritime scountry. Moreover. he
New England states are more aeee ssible
I 10 Swedish Migrants than those Of
the extreme west !, the item of$trar spor-
tatien across more than Oh half I'll the
continent BY railroad being worthy Of
c t alton by thrifty newcomers,
and the demand for wome u in d domestic
service, urgent in many parts #of New
England, offers the Swedish girls ii OBJ
portunity not TO be found ia other parts
Ct the country to the same extent.
I There has been recently too, in conse--
I auelnce ct the course of the Russian
government, Z large exodus from the
q finnish 81 provinces Of ssthatcountry and j
siderable num- Der Of Firms have ar
rived and are arriving ID New England.
BY the census OF 1890, there we're IS, 900
s'wedes IN he six New Ems gland states,
! e., GOO NorHe gians, and q like mum Der
Sa.of Danes From present Indications
there will be returned BY the federal
{. eens,ls of 1901, t5o, 600 Swedes 4 md
B 3 Firms in these six tates. Sun.
.sSs Esnisra tion from British isle
crns.f3i s. = 3 :, = ri q . . "a.