Evening journal., 1905-05-19
OUR ADVANTAGES
ARE SPREAD AFAR
Board of Agriculture Is Bring
ing Thrifty Farmers to
Delaware
LACK OF FARM LABOR A DRAWBACK
sneeIal % rha Eyanlnr Ionrnal.

ters Of vital interest TO farmers the
progress that was made by the board
while acting as an immigration Com
mission for the State Of Delaware, to
bring thrifty farmers and farm labor
ers into the State.
This matter becomes all the more
vital from the fact that the bill which
passed both Houses of the Legislature
e-constituting the State Board Of Ag-
! lriculture an immigration bureau and
renewing its appropriation, became
mislaid ana was never enrolled. Gov
ernor Lea finally consented. within the
prescribed time limit to sign the origi-
nal typewriter copy Of the bill. al
though it is understood that he did
so with the determination that the
state Board of Agriculture would have
to inquire into its validity in the courts
under the circumstances.
LACK OF FARM HELP.
singularly enough too, in other sec
tions of the Board of Agriculture's re-
port there are papers and contribu-
tions teeming with the demand on the
part Of the big farmers and fruit
growers for labor ana farm help. For
State Senator Charles Wright, of Sea-
ford for instance, in a paper Oh "The
Horticultural Interests of Delaware"
prepared as a result Of mis- experience
as President of the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society and growing out of his
own big farming operations. says.
I'VE have one drawback and that s
the lack of labor We have difficulty
in getting good farm hands and the
State should take steps to bring in
laborers. For my part I should favor
bringing in the Chinese. They have
made it possible to develop the peach
industry on the Pacific coast and we
could use hundreds and even thousands
to our great advantage"
Later the Boards report on immigra-
ton. says:
"The Commission has during the
/ year extended its system Of advertis-
| ing in the leading newspapers In Ca
NADIA, New England New York and the
Northwest. Not only have advertise
lments been placed in the regular ad-
lvertising columns but letters descrip-
| tive of Delaware, the character and
lconditiOh Of crops. and other matters.
have been published in these papers.
/ In response to this advertising more
than two thousand inquiries have been
received at the office of the Commits
sion asking for further information
about the State. These inquiries have
come chiefly from the countries where
the papers I'm which the advertising
was placed have been printed but
some of these publications have a
NEARLY Worldwide circulation and
some returns have come from nearly
all parts of the globe.
THE BOARDS GOOD WORK.
"To all these inquiries have been
written personal letters and there have
also been sent them circulars, reports
Of the state Board OF Agriculture.
maps Of Delaware, reports of the PEN
linsula Horticultural Society. and other
publications giving the Information
demanded. AS a result a considerable
number of prosperous and intelligent
FARMERS have come to the State and
purchased farms for themselves. A
much larger number have visited the
State to investigate our conditions
and many of these have returned with
the intention Of selling out where they
NOW live and coming to Delaware to
find permanent homes.
These new comers have rendered
valuable assistance to the Commits
lsion by furnishing the names of friends
land acquaintances to whom informa
tion has been forwarded, and also by
writing personal letters to their
friends. and articles for publication in
their home papers. Every man who
finds a suitable home I'm Delaware and
is satisfied with it becomes a volun-
tary agent for bringing in other set
tiers. The information thus furnished
is of the greatest possible value as
these new comers see our condition
from the same viewpoint as that OF
their neighbors.
A meeting of our new settlers, more
ESPECIALLY those from Canada was held
on the 18th of July at the home Of Mr.
~. +. Elliott, at wyoming. The whole
day was spent I'm festivities, In COM
paring experiences and noting the con-
trast between their present and theii
former home. We are informed that
there were but very few in the gath
ering who We're disappointed or dis
satisfied with their new surroundings
Mr.. Elliott at whose home the meet
ing was held, visited Delaware last
year as result Of correspondent,
with the Commission and was so wei
pleased, that he returned to ontario
sold his property there and I'm tn,
spring came back and bought at wy.
oming o nice little home. consisting oI
a comfortable dwelling, outbuildingl
and thirteen acres Of land; and al.
though he has been accustomed to liv.
. ing on large farms. he freely asserti
that ,he never knew the comforts an,
! joys of life until this season.
Berries peaches and other fruits
as well as vegetables, which were re-
garded as Injuries IN his former hom'
were things Of daily use all the season
freshly picked from his own vines an,
trees.
CONTRACT LABOR URGED.
"The Commission has prepared ant
, is having printed a somewhat elab
J crate booklet OF fifty-two pages, con
J taining number OF fine half tone cut
! which We trust VIII prove an effectiv
+ means of presenting the prominent fea
lures OF Delaware in an attractive
i form. The edition viii consist OF fiv
+ thousand copies which will be distri
y buted as widely and judiciously a
. possible.
"The labor question has troubled tn
5 farmers of Delaware as it has troubles
E farmers and other people all over tn
5 United States and elsewhere. TIL
[ Commission has been able 10 furnis
= some relief We beg to suggest tina
it would be entirely proper, as well a
e n very wise and useful proceeding, {
e ask Congress to allow a Representative
a of Delaware and PENNSYLVANIA to &