Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-01 | Page 15 | Pending Bill Adds to Immigrant Rush

PENDING BILL ADDS TO IMMIGRANT RUSH Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, Jan. 31. That tho present bill before tho Amorican conpresa to Slace greater restrictions and more rastio toBts upon immigrants has had tho effect or increasing the westbound west-bound ocean traffic through a rush by tho immigrants to reach New York or Boston before the raeasuro is passed, is shown in the statistics issued by the trans-Atlantic steamship oompanios. The figurcB show that during 1018 tho west-bound traffic increased 400,-000 400,-000 over 1912, and tho east-bound 15,-000. 15,-000. Most of the west-bound passengers now sail from Russian and Mediterranean Mediter-ranean ports. In view of tho dense population in tho northern states several sev-eral of tho steamship companies are planning to send moro boats to Now Orleans nnd othor Gulf ports.