The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

l Man. Even tho Chinese cody comes to
the western world scarcely less poverty
/ stricken. Tho Korean also Is not bur-
dened with riches. The 900 odd who
came last year averaged about GO cents
| apiece. .i
Still another important phase OF tho
Immigration qucstioniis the destination
of the newcomers. or the 3,59s5 Afri-
cans who came under the observation
OF the bureau 1852 settled In Florida
and 1,o40 concluded to try their for
tunes in New York. Only 1878 1Arinen e
ians came last year and $50 Of them
the colony in New, y ork. There we're
4 11,757 Bohemians ana Moravians md
i Illinois secured the lions share oflthet,,.
New York coming next In favor. OF
i the e, s23 persons who hailed from Bui
1 garia, Seryia Z and Montenegro Penn.
| sylyaniu ttracted q. 46s and Ohio j, 1858.
Call fornla, Of course, OBJ tanned ma
| jority Of tho Celestials without the
asking. OF the 1878 who mana ed Ia
land In tho country l DIG did not 70 Z
farther than San Franciscos China-$
town, Pennsylvania was the promised
land that drew about hal OF the Croa SIS
tinns and Slovcnians, III 6, S Is & Of Their, Il
settling In that state. "a total OF 1856
Cubans came over to the mainland to &
reside and z C91 OF them got no farther Il
than Florida. OF the S.4 9S8 Dutch and
Flemish homeseekers about an equal "a
number Went to Illinois, Michigan ana
| New Z ork. M lost Of thesc immigrants
settle III large cities and become small &
merchants soon ter land ing.
AS for the I Hebrews some OF whom a
came from nearly every European
state. 8 :. 724 out or the total OF 4 a9,910sS
Joined their three quarters OF II million
OF corellg lonists in n CIV Y ork city. Tho
next 1argest detachment, & 4 8, ~, Went H;
toI'ennsylvania. Tho Irish also show
ed "a decided preference for New Y ork. s ~
10,GSS of the s. 1886 who came proceed
| ing no farther. n Nnssa chusett8 and
Pennsylvania were tho next most
favored localities rho south u ITALIANS
Of whom there were 1890 settled In
New 1 ork to the8nuilber OF - ,57 2 and IL
AGO. went 81 to- ~ 'cnnsy lvania. CIV
Jersey attracted about III 1000 of these s
Ednrk skinned little peopl and hIuss,,
chusetts an equal humber. or the III. -g3S
FOIL Japanese WHO landed on American 5
|'soil as Immigrant more than half Went
to Hawai- EEs
d "a canvass OF occupations showed thu "
greatest variety W Among those classel VI
as protest. nll We're 5s3, 269 English,
1903 Hebrews, 1913 French /, 2.44S G Ell. 8s
mans. Gil Irish, GIG south Italians q S. s
north Italians and $50 Japanese. Theirs A
were more teachers than members OF SFg
any other profession, 3333 English. 3 6. NJ
French. IA German 322 Hebrew, lac Z
Irish and SO on. a ynong the Hebrews
musicians predominated + there being
sS42. Physicians were the most plenti-@
III, professional men among tie Gus
bans, 90 being provided with diplomns q
from NEE ical schools sg l'wenty-on me OF S7
til Arnenians were teachers and only 5 4
IS were clergylnen. Musicians also led
among tho Bohemians and south Ital
.ians. England contributed CAT engl-$
ynccrs, Germany 1856. Ireland So. Eng
land led in the item OF clergyneti,5s send
Ing 1855. Ireland furnls he'd I. q, Il Ger
many 1853, France ! Is. Italy 4 21,.# Scan-
.dlnnyia 81, Scotland 65. China, Rou
mania and Turkey area ccredited With
one each. There were LA % English: II
lawyers, re cubans, 81 \ Germans. 40 ag
French, 81 Italians. 2 Irish. England 5ss
was also far In the lead In the matter a3
or editors, i II having come over last 81
year with tho intention Of remaining.
England and Germany sent the largest #
crop OF actors, the former IS and tho
latter 1873 Italy also did fairly well In rs rs
this regard, furnishing 116. These ex- 5f8
amples are food for thought. III
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