Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

NEW YORK, July 7.-During the
fiscal year lust ended 493.3S0 immi-
Grants landed at the port of New York,
which is the record A considerable
number also arrived at Baltimore.
Boston, Portland. New Orleans and
San Francisco. and many crossed the
boundary line from Canada. which will
bring the total for the year up to
$50 600 or more. Both the monthly
and daily records of arrivals were
broken also. May 3 6.2l3 foreigners
stepped foot on American soil for the
first time. In April 1867 steerage
passengers arrived. The arrivals for
the month of May were 81 800 and for
June about 81 900 If the arrivals in
the other months of the year had been
as numerous a full million would have
been added to the population.
The reason for the large number Of
arrivals is the prosperity OF this coun-
try. the demand for labor and the high
wages, and of coruse the industrial
depression in Europe has more or less
to do with it, though not as much as
people would suppose. The largest
number of immigrants come from It
ally which at present Is one OF the
most prosperous countries in Europe.
Business has been picking up in Italy
very rapidly for the last two or three
wears. manufacturing is increasing and
there is almost a boom. Although
the demand for labor is great the rate
of wages paid does not correspond
with that received in this country in
the same occupations. Another rea-
son for the young men leaving the
older country is to escape compulsory
military service. Germany, which is
suffering from "A greater depression
than any of the other European coun-
tries, is furnishing comparatively few
immigrants these days, although her
military laws are even more severe
than those of Italy. This is not ex-
planned
The second largest numDer of new
comers are poles and Slavs from Aus
tria and Russia, most of them being
an undesirable class because they are
not progressive and nothing to build
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are contented to remain as laborers.
They save their earnings and live in
he mCst frugal manner. with hope
If returning to their native country
with money enough to buy farm
.arge numbers of immigrants are
oming from Syria and other Turkish
frovinces to escape persecution and
taxation. They are generally intel
igent, progressive and inclined to
ommercial pursuits. You seldom
ind a Syrian engaged in manual labor
lie starts out on a business career
:ith n pair of suspenders and a few
-hoestrings or few lead pencils; then
he gets a fruit cart. and finally a
stand and store. Others peddle
oriental fabrics, embroideries and
rugs The Greeks and Syrians are
indiscriminately mixed. 1t is diff
| cult to distinguish them and they hive
together, which is natural, because
| most of them have the same ancestry
and profess the same religious faith
a good many AImenians are coming
| into the country also, and it is strange
nat lntN are 81 lew, because IHell
lives and property are unsafe in Tur
| key regardless of their behavior
| The sultan has wiped the name Ar
menia from his map and is believed
to have determined upon the extlnc
tion of the race.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July T.
| The United States minister at Cara
cas- cables from that point today thai
he has been informed by the Venezu
elan government that President Cas-
tro will take command of the govern
ment troops in person and lead then
against the revolutionists.
NEW YORK, July 7.-Presiden
Mitchell's visit to New York is for tn,
purpose of seeing OFF some friendi
who are going to Europe Presiden
Mitchell said this morning: II hav,
no idea of seeking conference with
! the coal operators"