Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-20
GULL IMMIGRANTS
Missouri Proposes to Become
Pioneer in Important
Move.
TO DISTRIBUTE THE ALIENS
Bullion State Will Try to Induce
Right Kind of Foreigners to
Settle in Borders.

Missouri has decided TO take it.
pick Of the Immigration coming To tie
United States. Ever since Governor
Hadlpy tool; his seat the state :Iuthori-
ties have been bordering over ways
and means to attract II desirable class
of immigrants 10 build up The waste
places and put more value into the
farm holdings. The Missouri State So
ciety of New York las also been
working ut the other end of the line
To accomplish the same object. Last
winter these same patriotic sons Of
Missouri who make their homes In
New York. but who have not lost iii
tereSt In the welfare of their natiye
state. suggested that if Il live ener-
cetic a.ept were stationed ut Ellis is
land. where the great bulk Of mni-
grants diSembars. great good would be
likely To come of ii. Now. after Il con-
ference with Commissioner keefe of
the United States Immigration bureau,
Commissioner Curran of the Missouri
immigration bureau has announced
that the state board Will establish an
agency ut the immigrant station at
Ellis island The purpose is To work
in cooperation with the federal bu-
reau in inducing as many immigrants
rs possible of the right Kind to make
their homes in Missouri.
Advantages of the State.
Thus Missouri is 10 become 81 pioneer
in solving The problem of distributing,
| immigrants throughout the Emitted
States instead of leaving them To act
| upon their own resources without adj
| vice or assistance of Il trustworthy
| kind Two other states, Louisiana and
South Carolina. have tried the plan
and are much pleased With the results.
| This state is likely 10 be still more
! so. inasmuch as it can offer many adj
vantages in climate. soil and social en-
Vironment which are lacking in the
Semitropical gulf states. Besides be-
| ing centrally located. along the parallel
Of travel east and west. Missouri prob
! ably enjoys Il greater diversity of soil
| and climate. both of the most favor
| able character. than any other state
! in the Union. With fertile grain pro-
ducing lands in its center and north
ern conrti,S. stock breeding and dairy
| farms of the northwest tier cotton and
| tobacco in the southwest and its I'M
| surpassed fruit orchards and vine
| yards along the slopes of the OZarks
| in the southwest. this state presents
| every advantage TO the agricultural
| immigrant that could be desired. not
| 10 speak of the coal. iron. zine. lead
| 49, iipin trio
| which extend from the extreme north
| western To the southwestern borders.
affordinG employment at high wages
| TO many thousands of sturdy workers.
/ Many workmen In the coal mines Of
/ this state net upward of 81 Il day from
| eight hours of labor. Thus no indus
/ trioIs Immigrant who settles i'll this
/ state will have occasion TO regret his
choice so far rs material prosperity
is concerned. while from Il social point
Of view 10 warmer hearted and more
hospitable people can be found on
earth than the native Missourians.
\ National Bureau to Be Established.
The federal authorities are said to
lie so much impressed with the Mis-
souri, idea of the state going directly
TO the source of supply to obtain the
pick OF the immigrants that they have
decided TO establish n national immi-
grafton bureau at Washington to direct
immigrants to favorable locations
throughout the United States and to
gather Information along this line for
the benefit of states that may desire
10 take advantage of the opportunity
to augment their population. This
plan. if intelligently pursued, ought TO
Il so far to establish the much desired
equilibrium of labor between the east
H and west which has been sought after
for years alike by public officers in the
bureau Of immigration and private
philaDthropists. At least 1t cannot fall
TO lessen the tremendous congestion OF
aliens in the large cities of the east.
which is fast becoming menace to
the welfare of the nation.-Kansas