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Dr. Hahn was assured that the immigrants forwarded by
him would receive every accommodation needed to secure
their comfort, and that land would be provided for them in
tracts to suit their requirements. He again wrote as follows:

REUTLINGEN, May 18, 1866.
WM. R. COLE, ESQ., Baltimore,

RESPECTED SIR:—Your favor dated March 21st, was re-
ceived on the 10th of last month, and soon after a number o±
pamphlets in respect to the resources of Maryland. Please
accept my thanks for the same; After a careful examination,
I beg to lay before you my experiences and propositions in
reference to German emigration, and more particularly to
your land settlement scheme; at the same time I have the
honor to present you a letter of Mr. Antiquary Beck, an emi-
grant agent of many years' standing.

The emigration from our neighborhood, the farming people
of which are principally engaged in raising fruit and cultivat-
ing the vine grape, goes on very briskly. The imminent war
will give it still larger dimensions.

Besides the impulse last mentioned, it is the absolute want
of disposable land and its high price, the low rate of wages
compared with that in the United States, which induces peo-
ple to emigrate.

But a farther inducement has to be added regularly in or-
der to ripen the determination to emigrate; the summons, or
at least the invitation, on the part of relatives in the United
States. These relatives are invariably the objective point of
emigration.

As a reason for this phenomenon, it may be stated, that
the German—the Schwabe (Wurttemberg man) especially,
never leaves his home without knowing of, or having a cer-
tain objective point in view.

This is the whole secret about the prosperity of any land
enterprize. It is not the immense territory of the United
States which attract my countrymen, but single well situated
points.

From this fact I draw the conclusion, that whoever will
promote the cause of emigration, must put up such certain
points as the distinctive points of attraction.

Tour pamphlets, in the hand of a well educated farmer,
will certainly attract his attention, and may induce him to
go to Maryland. It will interest the economist of ordinary
capacity, but not move him, at least not exclusively. A sin-
gle letter from a relative will take him to far less favorable
points. And this class forms the chief body of the emigrants.

After this little psychological exordium, permit me to re-
view your project, and to ask you in what relation those ex-
periences are with your project, and if both work together har-
moniously.
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