The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-09-26
Mr.. Burners Trip for
Immigrants.
He Thinks We Will Get Some From
England, Scotland and Norway
Trip Was Quite Satisfactory Ev-
cry Way.
Raleigh Dispatch, 10th.

Raleigh Dispatch, 10th.
Secretary Thomas X. Bruner, OF
the State Agricultural Department,
who is the acting immigration COM
missioner for North Carolina, re-
turned Yesterday from Europe, hav-
inc been absent exactly two months.
1t was his second trip abroad.
He went first to France and made
u three DAYS study Of the market
gardens around Paris. He talked
with the American consul as to the
ACCESSIBILITY OF trying to bring French
farmers to North Carolina but was
discouraged, the consul saying that
Frenchmen are needed in their cOun-
try for two reasons: First, because
the government makes it very hard
to get away, and, secondly, they are
doing we'll there.
Mr.. Bruner went next to London
and spent two days there with the
agent who looks after immigration
matters for the Southern railway,
and there made u study ofcOndltions
as to English laborers. He went to
Lincolnshire and also a special visit
to Rev. ". S. Key, who is in an adj
Joining county and who not long
apo went from this State, and he
being the Joint agent in England OF
the State and OF the Carolina Develop
ment Company, the headquarters OF
which are at Wilmington. Mr.. Bru-
ner found that there was good field
for work among the English and
that they are coming in numbers. 1t
is expected that the first party will
be here in October and another in No
vember, the latter being under the
escort of Mr.. Key. The latter deliv-
ers lectures and makes q very fine
impression, and Mr.. Bruner says he
is doing n very good work.
Leaving that part OF England, MIR.
Bruner went to Scotland and made
Edinburgh his heaquarters for Is
days, and talked with his represent
alive at that place. He perfected
arrangements for the agency system
all over Scotland and England as
well. He met the fathers and moth
ers OF all the Scotch lads who came
here last year, and in the hall of st.
Matthews church at Edinburgh gave
q lecture and showed 12O stereOptl,
con views OF North Carolina which he
had specially made. He says that it
is the first time he ever knew such
views to be dpplauded, but the peo
pie went wild about them. The beauty
OF the scenery of the State, it's variety
the sizes Of the fruits. vegetables, etc.
struck their fancy. Mr.. Bruner says
he has arranged for obtaining &
number of Scotch lads from the farms
and that he will confine the work o.
immigration to persons from the
farms, there and elsewhere. About
20 will be here in eight weeks.
After leaving Scotland he ven
to Norway and met Edward Nielsen
who was here some time ago anC
who is arranging to secure immi
gratis from Norway, Sweden anC
Denmark. The movement from tina
part of the country depends on thu
attitude of the Hamburg-AmericaI
steamship line and if this matter il
arranged then those Northern cOun
tries will be in as thorough toucl
with this State as England and Scot
land. Mr. Bruner at Hamburg hat
II conference with officials OF this linz
and also saw them at Berlin, Germa
ny 1t is more difficult to get immi
grants from Germany than from
anywhere else, SO strict are the laws