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ble employment of almost every species of labor. Immigrant
agencies can accomplish little without the controlling argu-
ment, based upon the advantages of climate, soil, and posi-
tion; and surely no State, south or north, can present the
same convincing inducements. The capitalist will be at-
tracted by cheap and productive lands, while the day-laborer
will expect a healthy climate, steady employment and fair
wages. A system of expensive agencies would, in my judg-
ment, be less effective in accomplishing what we have in
view than a well organized plan for bringing to the notice
of emigrants from foreign countries landing upon our shores,
authentic and reliable statistics upon all points of enquiry
connected with their various objects and pursuits. Such
information, hearing an official stamp and distributed by a
recognized officer of the State, would exert a powerful influ-
ence in giving direction to the stream of population looking
to this country for a permanent home. Connected with such
a plan would be the duty of keeping always open to inspec-
tion a reliable schedule of nil property in the State, in the
market for sahe, with the prices annexed, and all demands
for labor, whether for agricultural or other purposes. Such
a Bureau, organized as it might he, with an office in Balti-
more, while it would involve no large expenditure, could not
fail to be attended with immediate and practical results, and
prove highly advantageous to the agricultural, manufacturing
and mining interests of the State.
In organizing, upon a proper basis, the present board of
Public Works, under the provisions of the new Constitution,
a measure wholly indispensable to render it effective, it
would be advisable to blend with it the general supervision
of tire plan of the immigrant agency proposed to be created,
with a view to efficiency and economy in both departments.
This board is now composed of the Governor, Comptroller
and Treasurer, and is charged with duties of the heaviest
responsibility. The establishment of an office in Baltimore
—the converging point of our net-work of railways, as well
as the recognized commercial centre of our State—with the
proposed Commissioner of Immigration to act as its perma-
nent Secretary and the custodian of its charts and papers—
ready at all times to impart reliable information in regard to
the affairs of the State—while it would place under a proper
organization the existing Board of Public Works, would
accomplish at the same time time object we have in view, con-
nected with the settlement of out lands and the introduction
of capital from abroad.. Maryland stands greatly in need of
both nien of capital to occupy her lands and labor to make
them productive. She needs also a farther and larger de-
velopment of her great manufacturing facilities. Without
an effort on the part of her authorities, it may be years
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