The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-05


millions immigrants have entered the
United States in the past century. In
the same time the population OF the
country has increased 100000
Until the world war the effect OF
immigration on the population increase
*as very marked. amounting to more
than so per cent in the decade end
ing In 1910. 1t exceeded 40 per cent
in the ten years ending with the
present year and immigration bureau
officials are of the opinion that had
the war not interviewed the percent
age for this decade would have
been greater than that Of the last
During the first 10 years of the
century or from 1920 to 1880 the. num-
ber Of immigrants arriving in the
United States was less than one per
cent Of the increase in population.
the figures being 143,439 immigrants
and 3,227,567 population increase. In
the next ten years this one per cent
had grown to II. the census Of 1870
showing population Of 1909 ,453
with an increase of 4,2o3,433 while
during the same period 5s9,l25 inm-
grants entered the country.
In the next decade ended In 1850
the population increased 6,12, ,423,
while immigration totalled 1,713,251 or
slightly more than 16 per cent
In the ten years ended in 1850 the
population increase was Isl ,445 while
immigrants entering the country mum
bered 2,593,214 or more than 25 per
cent Of the population increase.
The next decade saw the poulation
Increase 7.115,O5O, and immigration to.
tailed 2,314,S24 or slightly more than
IS per cent. The percentage decreased
during the ten years ended with 1880
owing TO an unusually large increase
In population. This increase was IL
59i ,4l9 while the total of immigration
was 2,s1219l or about ls per cent. In
the decade ended in 1890 the popu,a'
ton increased 1901, while 5,246,-
GIG immigrants entered the country
making the percentage about AZ per
cent.
In the succeeding decade ended in
1900 there was sharp decrease III
immigration with the result that per
sons coming into the country repre-
sented only about 20 per cent OF the
population increase. This was lS,046,s6l
White the number of immigrants arriV
ing was 3,S44.420.
While the population increase re-
mained at about the same ratio dur
ing the decade ending In 1910 there
was q very decided increase in the
number immigrants, the former being
l5.97rCs1 and the latter s,795.3Ss.
The estimated increase for the ten
years ended this year $500 is a.
600 1000 while the total number OF I'm
migrants during this period was o.
100 600. The percentage ratio thus was
only about 43 per cent, this being
due TO the falling off in immigration
during the four years OF the world
var.
OF the $4,000, 900 immigrants enter
ing the country in the last 100 years
rearly onc.fourth Of them, or S.2o5'61S
came from Eng and, Ireland. Scotland
and Wales. Germany furnished the
second largest number, 5,495.53s anc
italy the third largest. 4,1oo,74O. Aus
. tria. Hungary was next behind Italy
with 4,O6s.44s, while Russia was fftf
with 3.3ll, ,406. The Scandinavian coun
tries, Denmark, Norway and Sweden
have sent 2,134.414 Of their citizens
!, 20 the United States.
The total OF immigration from
France in the 100 years has been e23,
sos the largest number from thai
country, 2o.l2G, coming here in 1851
switzerland has sent 256T07 person:
TO the United States and the Neither
lands 2i4.50S. British North Ameri
90 including Canada. has sent SSi,
i5O and Mexico 217,e5s.
Belgium and Rumania have sem
the smallest number OF any OF thS
European countries. the total for tbs
former being 7G.5S7 and for the latter
,62?2. II was not until 1894 thar tins
nationals OF these two countries u:
well as those OF Portugal, Greece ant
Turkey began coming across tho At
lantlc In any appreciable numbers.
The total for Portugal is given By
the Immigration Bureau rs l59,7O2
for Greece 352.ss3 and for Turke;
ll.i04.
Chinese immigrants have numberct
S.,ssS, beginning In 1858 with AZ
and virtually ending in 1888 with 3,
Ogl. The peak was In 1852 when 49,
$40 Chinese arrived. Chinese exclusion
laws became effective about thai
time.
immigration from Japan was firs
taken note or in 1892 and reached 1t.
peak OF 20.226 Ia the year 1907. II
1919. lo,0s4 Japanese entered the Unit
ed States while the total FOR the q
years was 22g.o70.
From countries not specified. includ
ing parts OF Poland, Serbia and many
Others have come \ total CT ,.l0o.
900.
A, the ouSet England, Ireland. SEQ;
land and Wales furnished the bulk o.
the immigrants, the larges, total from
The British Isles. 2y2.7io coming owe