The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-12-13

Of the constitution and 1920 is but ZoO,-
600. This number is not included in the
above total
The character of this immigration mas
changed in most interesting way. trom
1921 to 1850 z.3 per cent Of our lmml-
grafton came from Canada and New
foundland; during the next decade, 1901
to 1860, the percentage was the same
and during the last decade only VI per
cent of the immigrants were from those
sections. From 1921 to 1850 24.2 per
cent came from Germany, and in the next
decade 36.6 per cent, this being the high
est percentage reached by the Germans
During the last decade the Germans sup
piled only 1871 per cent OF our foreign
immigration. During the period first
named, 1921 to 1850, Great Britain fur
nished Is per cent of the immigrants, and
in the next decade 1863 per cent. Then
came large increase from Great Britain
between 1861 and 1870, the percentage
being 262; from 1871 to 1880 1t was
1876, while for the last decade 1t was
but IA From 1921 to 1850 Ireland fur
nished 423 per cent Of our immigrants,
and between 1851 and 1860 35.2 per cent.
Since then there has been rapid de-
crease, and between 1891 and 1900 Ire
land furnished but 10.5 per cent Of our
immigrants. Those from Norway and
Sweden constituted only 0.6 per cent be-
tween 1921 and 1850. The Scandinayians
increased in numbers between 1881 and
1890, when their proportion was 10.S per
cent; during the last decade it was 81
per cent.
The immigration from the whole group
just named, Canada and Newfoundland
Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and
Norway and Sweden, shows a marked
relative decrease. While the immigrants
from these countries constituted 74.3 pei
cent of the whole number Of immigrants
during the entire period under discussion
they furnished between 1921 and 1856
S4.4 per cent Of the total, and during the
next decade 91.2 per cent, since which
time there has been rapid decrease
this group of countries during the last
decade furnishing but 40.4 per cent.
These figures enable us to bring into
direct and sharp comparison the immigra
tion from countries which fifty years agt
furnished hardly any increment to oul
population. From 1851 to 1860 Austria
Hungary sent no immigrants to this coun
try. or not enough to make any impres
sion upon the statistics, but between 1861
and 1870 the immigration from tina
country was 0.4 per cent, during the mex
decade 2.6 per cent, from 1881 to 1891
6.7 per cent, while during the last decad,
it was 16.1 per cent. Italy, beginning
with OF per cent during the period from
1921 to 1850, increased to 2 per cent be
tween 1871 and 1880, and to nearly pc
cent during the next decade, while durin,
the last decade that country furnished
III per cent Of our total number. Tn,
proportions for Russia and Poland ar,
almost identical with those of Italy
Those two countries, taken together, ue
ginning with only OIL per cent of ou
total number of immigrants between 1872,
and 1850, increased but slightly unit
between 1881 and 1890, when they con
tributed per cent, and during the las
decade 1853 per cent. These three sec
tions- HungNy, Italy and Rus
sia and Poland-taken together, contrib
uted during the last decade SOL per cen
of our immigrants; as against 40.4 pc
cent, as stated, for the group Of FIVE coun
tries first named; 9:5 per cent came fron
elsewhere.
During the year ending on June &c
1900, the total number of immigrant
was 448,572. OF this number, 1892 be
longed to the professional class, 81 "A
were skilled laborers. 163,50S were Ia
borers, while l34,941, including wome
and children, had no specified occupation
The State having the largest percent