The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-30

MAN. Even the Chinese cody comes to
the western world scarcely less poverty
stricken. The Korean also is not bur
dened with riches. The 1900 odd who
came last year averaged about so cents
apiece.
Still another important phase Of the
immigration question is the destination
of the newcomers. OF the 1883 Afri-
cans who came under the observation
OF the bureau 1882 settled in Florida
and 1.040 concluded to try their for.
tunes in New York. Only 1873 Armen-
ians came last year and $50 OF them
went to Massachusetts and 500 joined
the colony in New York. There were
11,757 Bohemians and Moravians and
Illinois secured the lions share of them
New York coming next in favor OF
the 1898 persons who hailed from Bull
garia, Servia and Montenegro, Penn-
sylvania attracted 1853 and Ohio 1858.
California, Of course, obtained a ma
jority of the Celestials without the
asking. OF the 1873 who managed to
land in the country 1,016 did not go
farther than San Francisco's China
town. Pennsylvania was the promised
land that drew about half of the Croa-
tians and Slovenians, 15,5O5 of them
settling in that state. A total of 1853
Cubans came over to the mainland to
reside and 1881 of them got no farther
than Florida. OF the S,4sS Dutch and
Flemish hOmeseekers about an equal
number went to Illinois, Michigan and
New York Most of these immigrants
settle in large cities and become small
merchants soon after landing.
As for the Hebrews, some of whom
came from nearly every European
state, sS.724 out of the total of 1880
Joined their three quarters of a million
ff1f
next largest detachment, 13,477. went
to Pennsylvania. The Irish also shows
ed a decided preference for New York,
1858 of the 54.266 who came proceed
| ing no farther. Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania were the next most
favored localities. The south italians,
of whom there were 1S6. $50, settled in
New York to the number of 81,572 and
43,07S went to Pennsylvania. New
Jersey attracted about 11,OO0~of these
dark skinned little people. and -AIassa-
chusetts an equal number. Of the H.
| 021 Japanese who landed on American
soil as immigrants more than half went
/, to Hawaii.
A canvass of occupations showed the
greatest variety. Among those classed
as professional We're 3,269 English,
1853 Hebrews, i, 033 French, 2,44S Ger
mans, 611 Irish. 676 south Italians, 455
/ HOIlA AAdlidAAS anu 1cy Japanese. 4neEG
were more teachers than members of
any other profession, 333 English, 365
French, 474 German, 322 Hebrew, 146
Irish and so on. Among the Hebrews
musicians predominated, there being
342. Physicians We're the most plenti-
full professional men among the Gu
bans, 90 being provided with diplomas
from medical schools. Twenty one OF
the Armenians were teachers and only
s were clergynen. Musicians also led
among the BOhemians and south Ifal-
ians England contributed SAT engi-
neers, Germany 1876, ireland So. Eng
land led in the item of clergynen, send
ing 355. Ireland furnished 177, Ger
many 1913, France lis, Italy 121, Scan
dinavia 81, Scotland SIS. China, ROu-
mania and Turkey are accredited with
one each. There were IA English
lawyers, rs Cubans, 81 Germans, 40
French, 81 Italians, p Irish. England
was also far in the lead in the matter
of editors, III having come over last
year with the intention of remaining
England and Germany sent the largest
crop of actors, the former 446 and tho
latter 1879 Italy also did fairly well in
this regard, furnishing 116. These ex-
amples are food for thought.
ADELBERT P. STRONG