The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-05
TEXAS IMMIGRATION
The Great Southwest viii BE Advcr
tisod Throughout European
Countries.

Statistics show that Taxas and the
great southwest. with ITS fine climate
and millions Of acres OF idle but rich
lands, Is receiving but very small
percentage Of the immigration to
America A further investigation OF
the cause uncc, ers the fact that ef /
forts tn induce the better class Of
immigrants to locate and develop 1
these lands have been very limited. |
but such having been the case in the
past it is rood 20 state that it will not
be in the future for an effort win be
made by the various southern rail
roads &c get some of his class Of bus /
mess, especially the better eiemeIt. /
which are given to agricultural pur-
suits
In Yesterdays News an article hint
ing az the above conclusion was pub
lisfed REGARDING a Dallas meeting Of
railroad officials and yesterday Nit.
Alfred Holt general agent for the
North German Lloyd Steamship com
pany at Galveston was approached on
the matter He said;
1T is perfectly true that we are
making special efforts TO bring more
Of the immigration from Europe
through Galveston, as we consider
this port the natural gateway for inn
migrants who are bound to the South
ern ard Western states, Ne have
not nearly had our share Of this traffic
in the past but we hope 10 see a great
improvement shortly We hope es.
pecially to get the Bobemians Rnd
Moravians to come this way. as they
make most desirable citizens IN the
agricultural states.
Il find that IL, the year ending June
30, 1909 S42.4G5 aliens arrived in the
United States from Europe OF this
J total no less than 572,t74, or n'ore
than twoihhds Of the total settled la
the states Of New York New Jersey,
Massachusetts PENNSYLVANIA, Conuec-
ticut. Rhode Island and West Virginia.
One hundred and eighty thousanj
and sixty-three settled in the states
of Michigan, Iowa. Minnesota Missogi-
ri, Illinois, North Dakota, Ohio and
/, Wisconsin, 29,713 settled in Washing
, ton and California and II 439 in Flor
I ida and Louisiana. These nineteen
' states therefore. took 793,7Sa inmi.
J. grants, leaving only 4s,676 for the re-
naming states, none Of which took as
many as 5000 each
!, "NOw the most striking point Is
: that Texas and The adjacent states and
q territories of Louisiana, Arkansas
:, Arizona. New Mexico and the lndiar
; and Oklahoma territories, only hat
+ lU282 betv cen them, of which mum
ocr more chan half settled in the enc
state OF Louisiana Considering th,
II demand for labor and the opportuni
IS ties OTere1 in the sou Invest. it seems
d extraordmcry that so few Immigrant
II from Europe should settle in thes'
states. / have been in communication
= with the Texas railroads for som'
months to see whether we can no
remedy this state of affairs and diver
larger portion Of The immigration
traffic through 'ial, eston than w
have had before. ADV vertising in Eu
rope the advantages this section O
the country can offer TO immigrant
Is extremely important. ard I hay
asked the railroads to join as in tn
matter and so far am very satisfe
with The disposition they have show
to help us
"A European peasant usually know
little of America beyond a vague ide
- Of its vastuess. and that conditions q
life are probably a good deal bette
D than in his naive village. and whe
4 he lands in the New Wcrld afte
! crossing the ocean, probably the mos
! thrilling episode in his life. he settle
Z down as near one Of the seabCard eli
8 les Of tbs East as possible, rather tha
Z venture Into the unknown territory q
Z the west.
Z 81 is therefore necessary 10 max
i hin. realize before he travels tina
< there are other parts Of America tina
s offer better rewards for his lator hg
4 ne can eet in the big cities; that th
& great west is calling for people .
4 populate its vast territories and thl
4 he can reach Galveston. me seaport g
, the west ir the same steamer tn,
= he boards N Europe
3 "The hest advertisers, however. al
\ those @ho have been long seuled
4 this part Of the country and Nho ha'
Z prospered AMI / should he glad to -
Z lettcra from successful settlers. and
& should l.ke them % write thelr frient