The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-30
IMMIGRANT RUSH
ON ELLIS ISLAND
THOUSAND or FOREIGNERS WHO
ARE WESTWARD BOUND STOP
THERE EVERY DAY.
LATEST IN NEW YORK
Is a Plan to Build st4.ooo,ooo tiouse
Of Many states--Russian Fam
Inc Felt in Gotham Bread
For the Passover.

| New York March % The re-
lsousces Of Immigration Commission
ler Watchorn and his island are taxed
to the utmost these days BY the spring
lrush of Immigrants. which has start
ed out In q way which leads the au
thorities at Ellis Island To expect an
unprecedented arrival of aliens dit this
port during the summer. More than
1900 immigrants were landed from
fright ships during two days at the LEI
ginning OF last week. while reports To
| The steamship agents In this ely are
Ito the effect that every station abroad
from which immigrants sail Is over
crowded with other thousands OF fl.
ture American citizens. who have
booked all thirdciass accommodation
FOR months ahead.
Most Of these immigrants cone
from Italy and sou hern European
Iports lured by the news Of alundant
prosperity in the western statea which
| has reach 4 them In letters from re
latives and friends already III this
country: SO that unusual features Ut
the present influx are the few who
desire TO remain In New York ana
the immediate vicinity and tiie marty
who are bound for he west Hi
through tickets. As consequence,
the Battery presents no more than III
lordinary everyday aspect. while III
sations of all the big railroads leai-
Ing west from Jersey City ARE over
towing with imm grants and their cll
iriols c6nglomerations Of baggage
Realize Famine in New York.
"a fsWs Exsas on accf llrsf IN ftf fah.
THAT lhe heaaaaaf Ter 81 he Russian
Femme Relief Committee are locatel
here istcginning to realize something
l.of be horrible condition of s0.000.oa0
starving Russian peasants, Not only
hunges, hut diseases as well. IL ray.
i aging their ranks and threatening
death roll Of millions Indeed so bad
have matters become that the women
that the women Of Russian. In a
letter, just received BY Samuel ].
3arrows. the secretary Of the COM
mittee have appealed to the women
of America In their great extre nity.
The letter cites the conditions in enc
Village as typical Of thousands and
says;
cat present the temperature In this
village Is in the neighbo; hood RI
Of twenty degrees below zero. Many
LOT the peasants are living in holes
ldug under ground. They are almo
naked and they are without fuel; for
in this region the peasants make heir
fuel FROM straw, and there has been
no straw from which fuel can he
made. Their food Is sort of breal
lmade from ground acorn or ether IN
eatables to which has been added a
little rye meal Typhus. seurvy and
bi ndness resulting from starvation
are on all sides striking down grew
up people and children. This Il not =
single village. for there are ihoss
ands like ID, and these thousands Of
villages have no hope unless aid
comes 10 them from the outside.
seventyfve cents viii keep grown
= up person alive for month" DR..
+. Bar,ows states that the committee
: VIII Sc offices are located at 1875 East
Fifteen. h street. will be glad TO re-
ceive any contr button, however sma.l ].
since II life is TO be saved immedia e
help is the chief requisite.
UnIeavened Bread For Passover.
, The feast OF the Passover will be
celebrated by Jews all over the world
this month and the people who are
busy making prepare ions for Its OBJ
servanee are working day and night
TIL re is much ceremony and many
auaint ohservances ccnnec ed WITH
the weeks festival. but its best known
feature in New York is the vast qnan
, tity OF matzoth. or unleavened bread.
the baking OF which has kept hrn.
dreds OF ople employed for months
= in some forty bakeries on he East
+ Side.
No baker tells his neighbor how
much ne turns out; but there are
} 100000 orth dox Jews in New Yrrs-
} land an average consumption dH;ing
r the week Of tn pounds for each Pc
( son would mean 100000 pounds. CT
1 some 35 eco barrels Of -four
= Many bakeries have been working
fox. six month"; on the product which
: will be consumed in a single week.
! snd there is one fiv--st ~ establish
ment in the city where nothing i
5 done an the year except % mann 7ac-
+ ture the CRACKERS which are used IN
: lieu OF bread during the Passoye-
r seanson. It's output Is old not oply
: 10 dealers and consumers = ibis ctr
! tt.ea al nvar the Iruited Safes -