The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-03

service are likely to be unfulhlled for a time 1t
least. only 37.197 servants have come and $500
have gone away from New York. Among the inn
migrants who arrived up to July 1 Of this year.
12.442 had professional occupations, the largest
class. that Of teachers, being represented by 2122
individuals
Among the trades and skilled occupations,
clerks and accountants lead with 1881. and car
penters and joiners number 5.742 while there is a
good representation Of masons and stone cut
ters. Among the so-called miscellaneous occupa-
tons are found Sr,7S2, which however. is not
nearly as promising figure as 1t seems. as dur
ing the same period 183.820 laborers left the
country. There have been admitted 15,257 farm
laborers. compared with 2,754 who have emil
grated. The country has gained 1912 farmers
in the same period and lost II 262 through emil
grafton.
Where They Are Going.
Just how far the Industrial situation In the
United States will be benefited by the new
rivals may be CLEANED from table showing the
intended future residence of aliens up to July 1.
It may be safely assumed that they actually go to
the points indicated. The nducement Of high
factory wages has kept the majority of them
the Atlantic seaboard. Thus New York state has
received 10000, Massachusetts, 1854, Connect
cut 1922 and Pennsylvania 27337. Some Of the
middle western states, such as Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan, have gained large quotas. and in Cali
fornia gain of 2,5O2 is reported. With the ex-
ception of Texas, where the oil boom and other
have brought influx of population in
Guiding 3s,115 aliens this year up to July l, the
South has not Jared we'll 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, shown by the official returns.
There is much promise of better conditions,
however in the division of distribution, estab-
lished by Commissioner Wallis and placed by him
in charge of P. A. Donohue veteran nvestiga-
tor Of the department Of labor 1t is the function
of this bureau to see to 1t that the immigrants
know about the opportunities for employment
which are open to them In the less congested
areas Of the country.
The recently completed census of the United
States has shown stronger than before the
trend toward the municipalities Not only does
the new conner seek the city where he may find
his kith and kin, and submerge himself In a
colony but there is also drift of the native born
American from the rural to the urban communi-
Wallis Anti-segreqatlon Plans
sImmIgration" said Commissioner Wallis "has
played a greater part than 1t should in this un-
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, making clear to immigrants while
they 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 be 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 a skeleton organization TO carry II
out we have received offers of cooperation from
all 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-
calties. For instance receive letter or tee-
gram from some company In Ohio telling Of the
need for soft coal miners there, again a GER
tain section of Pennsylvania has dearth of
farmers. As this phase of work is being ex-