New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-03

service are likely to be unfulflled for II time at
least, as only 81, l97 servants have come and 5,so2
have gone away from New York. Among the i'm
migrants who arrived up To July l Of this year,
l2,4i2 had professional occupations, the largest
class, that of teachers, being represented by 2,l22
individuals.
Among the trades and skilled occupations,
clerks and accountants lead with 12,GSl, and car
penters and ioiners number 5,7422, while there is a
good representation of masons and stone cut
tiers. Among the so-called miscellaneous occupa-
tions ARE found S1,732. which however, Is not
nearly as promising a figure rs it seems, ms dur
ing the same period ls3,S20 laborers left the
country. There have been admitted 1927 farm
laborcrs, ms compared with 2.754 who have emil
grated. The country has gained l2,lo2 farmers
I'm the SAM period and lost 1,2G2 through emf
grafton.
Where They Are Going.
just how far the Industrial situation In the
United States will be benefited by the new mr.
rivals may be Cleaned from Il table showing the
Intended future residence of aliens up to July !.
II may be safely assumed that they actually 20 10
the points indicated. The inducement of high
factory wages has kept the majority Of them near
the Atlantic seaboard. Thus New York state has
received 106,G30, Massachusetts 1884, Connects.
cut 3,2l2 and Pennsylvania 27,337. Some of the
middle western states, such as Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan, have gained large quotas, and In Cali
fornia Il gain of 32,J02 is reported. With the tx.
ceptIOn of Texas. where the oil boom and other
causes have brought an Influx of population, In
Guiding 3s,l15 aliens this year up to July 1. the
South has not Jared so well. Many rich agricul-
tural areas in the middle of the country or beyond
the Mississippi have been neglected. The trend is
still toward the huge manufacturing cities, and
the much vexed problem of unequal distribution
continues. as shown by the official returns.
There is much promise of better conditions,
however. in the division of distribution, estab.
lgb.oJ H. Commissioners NVauiS md plnrnd bv hin,
IN charge Of T.. A. Donohue, a veteran lnvestlga-
tor of the department of labor. II Is the function
of this bureau tc see to II that the immigrants
know about the opportunities for employment
which are open to them In the less c~ongested
areas Of the country.
The recently completed census of the United
States has shown stronger than ever before the
trend toward the municipalities. Not only does
the new conner seek the city where he may find
his kith and kin. and suhmerge himself In a
colony. but there is also a drift of the native born
American from the rural TO the urban commune
ties.
Wallis Anti-sesregation Plans.
"ImmigratiOn." said Commissioner Wallis. 'has
played n greater part than II should in this I'M
desirable segregation. This has been largely due
TO the fact that the immigrant when he arrives
here often has very little idea Of the extent of
the country, and of the many opportunities which
are before him, If he will consider them. For this
reason. we are making clear 10 immigrants while
they are on the island that they have the whole
United States before them. We are arranging for
popular talks in various languages in which the
diversified nature of the country will be explained.
There are to he moving picture shows devoted to
views of different states. especially those which
have large agricultural regions which need devel-
opment.
"Now that this movement is under way and We
have at least n skeleton organization to carry ii
ont. we have received offers Of cooperation from
all over the country. We are now in touch with
chambers of commerce. with boards Of trade, with
employment committees of the state, so that we
may know the needs which confront all these To-
calities. For instance. | receive a letter or tele-
gram from some company In Ohio telling Of the
need for soft coal miners there. or again n Ger
tain section of Pennsylvania has n dearth Of
farmers. As this phase of our work Is being ex-