The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-02
A Notable Event.

The arrival at New Orleans on
Tuesday. Feb. 18th. OF some six or
eight families of Spanish working
PEOPLE from the sugar-growing dis
trict of southern Spain, all OF whom
secured employment immediately al
ter arrival on some OF the sugar
plantations In this State, was an
event of great Importance. entirely
apart from any consideration oil the
number OF persons In the shipment
or their quality.
These people were brought here by
the Louisiana State Department Of
Agriculture and Immigration under
the provision of the u. :. immigra-
ton Laws which permits a State or
Territory. through it's proper officers.
To import, and, II necessary, prepay
the passage, of immigrants. This
has been done within the past few
months by the State OF South Caro-
lima and by the Territory of Hawaii.
and the State Immigra ton Bureau
of Louisiana has exhibited commend
able celebrity in 30 quickly embracing
the opportunity thus presented Tor
relieving the acute labor conditions
prevalent ON the farms and planta-
tiOns of Louisiana.
The immigrants arriving last Tues
day were secured I'm Spain by u repre-
sentative of our State Government;
they were met ON arrival by u second
representative of the State. and after
they had been allowed to land EN-.
plUyment was found for them and
rendered to them by third repre-
sentative of the State Immigration
h..,. In. hk,f ~ Sf.af m
migrant Distributing Agent, and
whose duties consist solely of finding
employment for the persons brought
here by the other officials of the de-
partment to which he belongs.
A special board of inquiry was con-
vened, when the vessel arrived, con-
sisting OF several Of the officers OF the
u. s. Immigration Service, and after
an exhaustive and careful cOnsiderit-
ton Of the case the people We're all
United MS being in full compliance
with the Iaw. and n precedent thus
established which will be Of inesti-
niable value to our farmers and plant
ers; or, to he more accurate, the
precedent already established In the
eases of South Carolina and Hawaii
was conformed locally.
For some two years a persistent,
untiring effort has been made to get
Immigrants here. Those having the
matter In hand have worked in,lefat.
igably, and it would now appear
that the way has been opened for an
entirely successful prosecution Of the
work, ms Col. Charles Schiller. our
State Commissioner of Immigration
appears to he disposed to place all
the financial resources and official
machinery Of his department to work
for the speedy alienation Of our ne
cessities. MIR. Reginald Dykers. sec.
retary and treasurer Of the Louisiana
lnmigrat ton Association and secre-
tary of the Louisiana immigra ton
League, with headquarters In New
Orleans. Is the man selected by Col.
Schuler for appointment as State I'm
migrant Distributing Agent, and he
has already been appointed to that
position, with the approval of the
Governor. No one I'm the State knows
more completely what our require
ments are In the way Of Immigrants,
but In order that he may have in his
possession the most complete dat
possible, everyone who now wishes
to place on his plantation any of the
immigrants to he brought here 10y
the State immigration authorities,
should address him at once and In
dictate clearly what his necessities
and requirements are. The final go
luton Of a vexing, perplexing and ex-
tremely serious problem seems at
hHnd. Let us all be prepared to take
full advantage Of it.-Sugar Planter.