Year: 1875

IMMIGRATENNTe eUa owNsTAFl


The eSortof Virginia to induce immigr.


tion to her borders gives evidencesof tn


intentioh of the peopl of that common


wealth 70 recupsrate BY industry o. rapidl


a. possible from the terrible state of dilap


dation the late war left their agriculturs


interests in. But it swell to rccollet


that Virginia is not the only State to whic


healthy and thrifty tide of immigratio


wonld be benefit. In our own State W


have lands that well TILED could be mad


as tenable as any 10 be found. 1t is wei


known that there are portions Of the PENN


sula that have gone comparatively to vast


simply because Of the lack Of an agricul


tural labor that would till the soil accept


ably. In the section that we allude t.


there are Of course some active farmers


who give attention to agriculture with dill.


gence and have lands which not only yield
them good livings, but enable them to lay
mp something for the proverbial rainy day.
They cultivate as far as their means will
allow, but are unable to take in any more
land and at the same time p.y the proper
attention to it. G


In Sussex county there are miles of acres
of good soil which put unsAr the proper
cultivation could be made to yield well.
For trucking this soil would be excellent
with the aid of fertili lizers to help growth.
AT present it is in sort of half cultivation
and those who have this charge of it seem
to be well content with just what it pro-
duces with no effort to seek further. This
same land if put into the hands of strong
active yeomanry that have been accustom-
ed to agriculture, it could soon be made to
yield capital. AS a trucking county Sus-
sux possesses advantages that are MT often
encountered. The soil is Of that kind es-
adapted to the raising of certain
kinds Of vegetables, while the facilities for
shipping are excellent. BY the Delaware
Railroad shipments could be made to
Phila. and at places along the line con-
siderable of the pro1uce would find
market.


Leading through that county to Lewes is
the Junction and Breakwater Railroad,
which connects with steamship for N. Y.
and Philadelphia that would carry the
fruits Of labor to profitable markets.


The Nanticoke, with its head branches
IN the western part Of the county, opens
valuable c. annel of direct commerce with
Baltimore, by which thousands of dollars
worth of produce can find market every
year. The Nanticoke is a tributary Of
Chesapeake Bay, and is a stream naviga-
bic for large size water craft. In the east
ern part of the county there are the nu-
merous inlets of Delaware Bay and the



BY this it will be seen that we are able
in Delaware to offer fine opportunities to
immigrants. 1t is the thrifty, industrious
kind that we desire though. Those who
will come into our counties to make their
homes and identify themselves with the
interests Of the localities in which they set
lie. The lands could be purchased at rca-
onable figures, say from five to twenty
iollars per acre, which we suppose the
'wners would dispose of to see them
'ut under proper state of cultivation.
such state in the affairs of Sussex county
would be greeted with pleasure by
hose living in that section. 1t would
erve to develop the county rapidly, and
ontribute not only the wealth of the dis.
riots in which the immigrants settle, but
i've the State greater importance, and
I'd very materially to its revenues. We
ope that this question will be taken hold
f and agitated by the people, not only OF
ussex county, but throughout the State as
Il must be gamers by it. There is
lenty of land in our State that could be
evehped to fine agricultural districts, and
'e way to accomplish it in our estimation
the one that we have intimated. {
lHE COAL fields of Pennsylvania have
'aln been the scene Of bloodshed. Three t
urders in one week is large record of t.
oodshed for new York to carry, lut c