Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1901 — HEAVY IMMIGRATION TRAFFIC. [ARTICLE]

HEAVY IMMIGRATION TRAFFIC.

Far Exceeds That of Former Year*— Goes to All States. According to reports of arrivals so fat received by Chairman MacLeod of the Western Passenger Association, more immigrants will come to the United State* this year than in any previous year. Since Jan. 1 more than twice as many immigrants have landed at Atlantic ports than the number in the first three months of last yea£. The total uumber arriving at the port of New York last year was 403,491, and nearly half that numbei came during the past three months. Most of the immigrants this year are from Southern Europe, Italy and France especially. How many of them will settle in the West, beyond Chicago and St. Lonis cannot be estimated. Of the total of 403,491 who landed at the port of New York last year more than one-third, or 1(57,747, remained in the Empire State, for a time at least. Over 71,000 immigrants last year stayed In Pennsylvania. Massachusetts got 29,542, and Connecticut got 13,229. Illinois last year got 22,175 immigrants, more than any State in the West. That Was an increase of 5,159 over the number settling in the State in 1899. California had 5,838 last year, against 3,917 in 1899. Minnesota had 5,379, against 2,125: lowa had 2,990, against 2,139. Kansas had only 980, against 905. North Dakota had 2,202, an increase of about 700, and South Dakota had 2,279, an increase of about 050. Nebraska had 2,129, against 1,777 in 1899. Wisconsin had 4,747, increasing from 2,883. Texas had 968, against 559, and Oklahoma had 160, more than three times as many as in 1899. The total number of immigrants settling west of Chicago last year was 44,712, while in the previous year the number was 33,161.