Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-01-16

e. The constitution and $50 : bu, 20
o.. This number : u1c included II the
s5ovs c0-sL
The character ot The immigration has
chsuEeI'.l most interesting way. From
l>2l 20 $50 2-3 per cent o; our iu-m--
grafton came from Canada and New
-oEr+-lnL, during the next decade. lSJl
@ l>'2l. -hs percentage was The same.
and during The .aS- decade only o. peg
cent os the immigrants were rom those
sections From 1871 10 $50 24-2 per
cent came from Germany. ami IN the next
decade SS-5 per cent. -E.s being the high
eS- percentage reached 10y the Germans.
During the .ass decade -hs Germans sup
Piled only 49, per cent ot our foreign
immigration. During the period mrs;
named. ISL 70 lS5U. Great Britain fur
rlslet 10 per cent oc -ls Immigrants. and
II The next decade los per ceuc- Then
came large increase from Great Britain
between ISL and 1870 The percentage
being 25-2. from ISL 20 1850 II was
lS.J. while to- the .as- decade II was
bur - From lS2l 20 1870 Ireland FUR
n.shed +2.S per cent 0s our immigrants.
and between IS,I and 1850 So per ceuc.
Since cheu there has been : rapid de-
crease. and between 1Syl and 1900 Ire
land furnished bu- lO.5 per cent Of our
immigrants Those from Norway and
Sweden constituted only O.6 per cen: be-
tween ISL and -SjJ. The Scant.nav.ans
increased n numbers between 1851 and
1870 when their proportion was los per
cent. during the las; decade i was 81
per cent
The immigration from me whole group
Just named. Canada and Newfoundland.
Germany. Great Britain. ireland and
Norway and Sweden. shows marked
relative decrease. While the immigrants
from these countries constituted 743 per
cent o5 The whole number OF immigrants
during me entire period under discussion.
-hey furnished between 1921 and IsJO
50 per cent u the total. and during the
next decade 9l-2 per cent. since which
time there has been c rapid decrease.
This group NJ countries during The last
decade furnishing bur 40.+ per cent.
These figures enable Us % bring in-o
direct and sharp comparison the :mri--a
ZION from countries which ft-y years aeg
furnished hardly any increment 70 our
population From 1871 % 1850 Austria
Hungary sent n1 immigrants 90 this conn
ny Or n7I enough 20 make any impress
SION upon the statistics. uuc between 1851
anu 1870 The .Unl grafton from tna-
country was % per cent. lur.n. The nax-
decade --G per cent, tr1u 1881 90 1.gJ
81 per cent while tur.u- The .asc decade
II was lt.l per cent. Italy. beginning
with o. per cent during the period s-sn,
ISL -o 1850. Increased -g = per c-r- 5.-
tween ISL aui I>Su. ana -5 nearly Is nsr
cent during -ue next Lacula. vL..-. Fr-lrr
the last decade -ha- country furnished
Ia, per rent ~ our -1-a. number Tim.
proportions for Russia auI Poland are
almost llal-..a. wiki those gs T-arv
InFH= TWO countries. taken ru-.-u.- Hs--
ginning with only o. per cent 5- pu-
-1.4- number Ct imu-i--a 5-s-w-a. 1,gI
AM 1880 .ncr=ase- but slightly mrs.
between ISL and i>gy. when -ha,- ,..r.
-r-Ju-=i per cent, auL during -6a Ias-
decade l1.5 per cent. Tu-s. -E-aa 500
-.lls-Aus-ria- Hungary. Italy and Prs.
s.a and P1.aul--aseu -1e4-5-- r-7--,a.
u--l during the last l-,.a.a J.tI r.- ..,-
o- '-E immigrants. as against 4u.4 usr
cent as stated, for che sr1up gt fsr. co-,,.
---=s n-s- nlmet; 80 pe. ceu- cam. sr,D,
elsewhere
During the year ending on JUDa ao
1900. the total number VI .mu-..-..r,s
was ++s.j72 OF this number 400 -.
l0need 20 the professional class t;1 10
We're Skilled .aJ1rers. IG3.IDS war. In.
Oorers, while 13+.9+I. including women
and children, had No specified Occupation.
The State having the largest percent.