Daily camera., 1900-03-10
swEDEs IN NEW ENGLAND.
The Latest Census Indications Point
to a Large Increase
Among Them.

BY the federal census of 1890 there
were nearly 100000 Scandinavans in
the United States, including 47S,000 ma
tives of Sweden, 322. 900 natives of Nor
way and 1000 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 Scandinavian provinces of
Germany being included in the number
of natires of Germany. OF these Scandi-
navianS fully three-quarters were N the
group of north central and northwest
,rn states. which includes Michigan,
Minnesota. Visions N. the two Dakotas,
Iowa. Nebraska and illinois. There have
been in recent years number of Swtd-
ish residents on the Pacific slope, nota
bly, in California, and there are many
NorweSians in the state of Washington,
and Il 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 slight. The last federal
census. however showed considerable
number of Swedes in some of the prin-
cipal New England cities. $500 in Bos-
ton, l,40O in Providence, $500 in Wor
,eSter. 500 in Lowell, $50 in Cambridge.
400 in Lynn. 600 in Hartfor 1000 in
PORT land. Me-. and 100 in Bridge port.
1t has come to be an established rule
in New England that the first immi-
grants go TO the large cities. In the
city of Boston. by the census o' 1870
there were $4,000 natives of Ireland. but
90 years later that figure had been in
| creased by so per cent, and the Irish
immigration into New Eng g.ard has
spread TO the minor towns within the
TeNt Ten years. and it has now extended
to the country districts. many OF the
so-called abandoned farms OF New Eng
lard now being in possession of Irish
tenant farmers. About 1880 the immi-
grafton into New England of
French Canadians began seriously.
and il has since extended 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 immigration
into New England cities of Scandinavia
ans. but more particularly of Swedes.
some of whom find farming land cheap
and available and Offering better oppor-
tunities than the northwest. The
states of New England offer To Swedish
Immigrants many attractions. The
Climate is not much dissimiiar from
| that of Sweden. The topography of the
country is much the same. The church
congregations and school systems are
very similar, and the shipping interests
of New England. always considerable.
resemble in many respects those which
have for many years maintained Sweden
as a maritime country. Moreover. the
New England states are more accessible
TO Swedish Immigrants than those of
the extreme west, the item of trar spor-
tation across more than one-half of the
continent by railroad being worthy of
consideration by thrifty newcomers.
| and the demand for women IN domestic
| service. urgent in many parts of New
England, offers the SwediSh girls an op-
portunity not to be found in other parts
of the country to the same extent
There has been recently. too. in conse-
quence OF the course of the Russian
government, a large exodus from the
Finnish provinces of thatcountry and
considerable number of Firms have ar
rived and are arriving in New England.
BY the census of 1890, there were $4,000
| Swedes in the six New England states.
10000 Norwegians, and like number
| of Danes. From present indications
there will be returned by the federal
census OF 1900, 10000 Swedes and
Firms in these six states.-N. y. Sun.