The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-02

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More Desirable Has Decreased
Tables and Other Interesting State
nents on q Very Important subject
Shall the Tide be Stemmed?
Washington. Dec. 28.-A preiimi-
nary statement giving the distribution
OF the forGign-born white population
OF continental United States accord
ing to ountr Of birth, as shown by
the returns Of the Thirteenth Decen-
NAL Census, taken as Of April Is, 1910,
was issued today by Director Durand.
cf the Bureau OF the Census. Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor. The
statistics were prepared under the di-
rcction of William G.. Hunt, chief
statistician for population in the Cen
sus Bureau, and-are subject to revis-
ion.
The preliminary statement covers
only the principal countries Of birth
those, in general. for each Of hich
at the census of 1910 upwards of 10O,-
600 persons We're reported-and the
figures for 1910 are given in round
numbers being subject to possible re-
vision as the result OF later tabula-
tons, All the statistics relate to white
persons only.
Table No. l gives comparative fig
ures for each principal country Of
birth as shown by the censuses of
1910 and 1900, and also in each case
the numerical increase during the
decaue.
Table No. ? shows the per cent Of
increase during the decade 19OO-191O
Tor each of the leading countries or
groups OF countries and also the per
cent OF the total foreign-born white
population for both 1910 and 1900
represented by each.
Immigration From 1921 to 1870.
From 1927 to 1870 natives Of Ger
many, Great Britain, Ireland, Scandi.
navia- and Canada together con
tributed substantially nine-tenths OF
all the immigrants to this ountry
but since 1870 their proportion of the
total number has steadily declined
from somewhat more than four-ffths
for ,1871-1SS0 to three-fourths 20,
for 1SS1-1S90. about two-fifths 70,
ls91-1e00, and only a little more
than one-fifth for 19%o1-l91O.
Immigrants from Aust-a-Hui1garv
Italy, and Russia. on the other hand
constituted less than l per cent Of al
n immigrants from 1921 TO 1s7O
but thereafter their has
steadily increased-from about one
sixteenth for 1S71-1SSO to one-sixtr
Tor 1SS1-1S90, II half for 1S91-ls0u
and very nearly two-thirds for 1901.
1910.
AS the result Of these M ir
the sources OF immigration to this
country, ana of the very large
NUMBER OF immigrants during the de
cade 1901-191O, the relatives distrihu.
uon OF the foreign-born white popu,a.
uon az the last two Federal cens,,ses
ana the increase or decrease oS ~
constituent elements since 1900 is =
matter OF very considerable interes
and Importance.
HeAauVe distribution of Foreign Ror,
Whites, 19O1-19lO.
At the censu OF 1910, as shown h,
tables and 2. below, out OF an an
proximate total for continental Tnital
states of 13,342,5OO foreipn-hor
whites. the persons born n German,
2.499,200 and constjtutac
- per cent, as compared with 2
olo'4l3 in 1900, or 27.5 per cent o
lne .ouai at that census. This is ;
lcss IN he number of natives OF Gov
many during the decade of sI4o1s
or liz per cent. -i
sinlllar condition is also appa-an
WIN respect to natives of Ireland A
lne census of 1910 there were renort
ca 1,ool,4oo persons born in Ireland
eons.l.utlns lo.l per cent Of the entir,
compared with l,s15.e3s nersn,s q
porn, or 1913 per cent of the total =
the preceding census, a loss from 100,
&c lslo or 263,S32, or 1913 per cent
Ourlhs the decade 19OO-191O thar
was q" Increase in the number Of ma