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FRIDAY. FEBERUARY 22. 190T.
THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
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Convention Makes
for Immigrants to
Strorg Plea
Come io south
The
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Welts would doll
which he did in a
ner.
Mr. Walter G. Ct
named as Aecrctv
Hon. Min ter Wi
address of welcon
c.ty of
warm
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fcoin: of
rned. but
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j. Gun by
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■ ' Rabbi Harry
-■r th© Invocat! in,
nest eloquent nrnn-
per. of ALinta. was
of me convent I :u.
Lerlj- delivered th©
fit- on beh -it of
After extending
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■jolntir
- from rth©r shores landing at oth-
r !s. and r do hope that thl : session
•i'-e -dvanc< step tr, «<e to It that '
Is a line of steamers from Savannah '
e old world. (Applause.)
Appointment of Committees.
:.t j.ir-br. :: •. r the
(bar
mat
convention and visitors he turn d h>
attention to the purposes < : tr. ■
migration Association. .1-.- -.o* rated
the Importance of the me v© ment 'o
have lnfsBIgant labor in the Booth
order that not only the fields rr.av >>©
well cultivated, hut In workshop; may
be produced such articles as are n-.jy
bought beyond the confine* of the
South. Development on these l.ncs
follows Immigration, for with IntelU-
g.nt. Industrious, re'labi© white la
bor the- South will not only proiftt "
raw mat' rials, but will be enabled t .
manufacture them. The farn.s win be
be,tier cultivated ar.d the rural dig- ]
trlcts will hi conn- settled w .th a white
population that will build up and fr, <-
nr schools for their children; land
will enhance In value as It bocome*
more productive and tilled by white
farmers. He gavp the annual value
of the cotton crop and showed how it
was spent In other sections for the j
Implements used on Southern farms, l
the clothes, the food, In fact, every ar- I
ll c'.f used or consumed came from the 1
'East. West or Yorth. Ho d dared j
that th©»o conditions could be ro- :
versed If the purposes of the ImmI- 1
g-ratlon Association are fully realized.
Mr. Wimberly’s speech was punctuated
with Illustrative antedates and was
eloquent and well received.
The address of welcome on bshalf 1
of the Chamber of Commerce was de- |
Ilvercd by Mr. U P. Hlllyer In a well-
timed speech, eloquent in delivery and
most encouraging to the Immigration
movement
Hon. G. Gunby Jordan, president of
the Immigration Association. re
sponded to the addresses of weloom©,
saying this was the most Importunt
convention he ever attended, as it i
was fraught with possibilities fnr be
yond the power of this generation to
foresee.
Governor Terrell Speaks.
Governor Terrell followed Mr. Jor- ;
dan and his spceeh was n most prac
tical one. He demonstrated the fact I
that white labor In the South would !
hecomo more prosperous, as the for- !
tlgnrrs coming to this country are not
cotton producers, but first turn tlielr
attention to the production of food- j
stuffs and manufactures, because they
recognize as soon as they come that
tho South sends to other s-ctlons for
nearly three-fourths of all the artlch-s
consumed ns food, that farm imple
of business was the ap-
f committees.
Betjeman moved that the
the appointments, which
motion was unanimously adopted.
Committees were then named as fol
lows: I*
imitt.-© on Resolutions—J. J. Con
ti.r. L. H. C -tpDell. F. B. Gordon. A. J.
■lac’. <on. D. B. Dyer. Robt. F. Maddox.
T. W. Cochran. G. W. Dean. Dr. L. G.
Hard, man C. w. Raw.«on. J. B. Calla
way. S. A. Prewitt, T. B. Ragan. Dud
ley M. Hughes, W. W. Williamson, H.
V. Washington.
Ti e -talrman. Mr. G. Gunby Jordan,
and Mr. J. A. Betjeman, are ex-vfflclo
members of all committees.
C'mm.lttce on Wavs and Means—W.
B Stillwell. F. C. Batter. P. D. Moss.
J. D. Walker. Dr. Jeff Davis. Col. S.
C. Dunlap. W. E. Small. Harry L. WI1-
llarra. J. Wilis Pope. P. E. Glenn. S.
R- Brown. F. M. Oliver. Albert. Fen-
dig. W. F„ Simons, H. H. Stafford, W.
E. Duncan.
State Organization—W.. G. . Cooper,
chairman. W. B. Smith. A- J. Clark.
Hon. W. R. Joyner. C. B. Woodruff.
A. A. Murphey. Hon. Bridges Smith.
Tl. J. Taylor. J. W. Spalr. Lewis Berck-
jmn H. H. Kelley. K. A. Matthews.
W. S. Erwin. Col. F. Barrett. G. W.
Tledenrmn. John Bostwlck.
AH representatives of railway and
steamship lines were asked to meet
and form a committee on transporta
tion.
Commissioner Hudson Speaks.
Commissioner T. G: -Hudson, of
Georgia, addressed the convention., experience which we have had in
showing the work done in the State- South Carolina. You all know of the
through the agricultural department, immense, wonderful development ol
and the demands for better labor: the South. You know that we now
that there Is a greater diversification manufacture in dollars and cents over
In crops, and farmers are becoming eighteen million dollars’ worth of man-
more prosperous. He urged the farmer ufaclurcd products, and that our agri-
to diversify his crops and with the cultural products are equally as val-
Governor of Georg.a was here and that
tu c uovvftior ot aoru tiru.uu is
! cuu,mg ini;..-. u-Lugutar.) lu ucorgt©
j jour terms tor gi>»vt..ur are two jeuno
I auu oi course you ai»axs re-elect bull
I u govertjur us doveruor ’itrreu. our
I lei til in aoutiJ Uitioi.ua is aiso two
years. I served tour years, uovernoi
’l erreil was in oaiec long bciore t
went in, and here ne sun is in of-
| fice. It just seems itupossiole u> make
i an ex-govferr.or of him. borne Unit
1 agu i asked Governor Cameron, oi
! \ lrg.nia, how it f .-it to be an ex-gov-
erncr, and’ he said he wondered htm-
. sen how it -.vuu.d t«*>l. He said tnat
j .otiee when he woo - in Wasmngton he
j, saw a ai.-iiRguished k-oklitg gentleman
walk out of one of the daring rooms,
wearing a low-cirt v.st and ii;sp.ayiug
a how.ng beard, and he asked the
wa.ter who the gentleman was. The
wilier replied that be hid not know,
but he reckoned it was some old ex-
Govtrnor from Georgiy hunting around
Washington lor a joo. (Laughter anu
applause.)
oencemen, I am proud of the fact
that I am a half-Georgian myself. My
mother’s people came from Georgia.
The first wprds I e-'er spoke were
taught me oy a Georgia mother. 1
know the old red c.-ay oills of Georgia
almost as well- as you do! From the
time I was 2 until I was 18 years of
age I was never a day' without a Geor
gia swe.theart. -(Laughter;) I know
what G.-orga i,s; I know \yhat her peo
ple ore. I love you and your State
(Appinuse.)
Sow, gentlemen, specking to the
subject of iuihtigration: You must
realize that St is a dry subject, as
important as it is. 1 will try to be as
i brief as posible, and will try to give
you today, the benefit of. some of the
bringing into the State an ‘‘honest,
sturdy yeomanry,” there will be greater
wealth and prosperity. He said he had
received letters from South Georgia
requesting that white settlers be di
rected to that section ^ that small
uaijle In money. Now, when this won
derful development, in the South be
gan it came -upon a people totally un
prepared for the.pew conditions. From
the very foundation of this country we
have been on' agricultural people.
farms, productive lands, and all natu- ,'(Vhen cottori manufacturing started- k
ral advantages were opened to them. Gechgiz, and in South Carolina, It
He spoke of the work in hand of tho drew the small -white ft)rnt-cr class
State and said the appropriation for • from the farms -into' tho factories
carrying It was Inadequate, but with ■ High wages in the mills and the low
the resources at hand he had "stretch
ed” over a vast amount of work which
had done Incalculable good. '
He declared that the scarcity of la
bor on the farm Is due to the higher
wages paid In town and city that in
duced the field workers to desert their
country ho hies and flock to these cen
ters of ‘labor congestion” to receive
the higher reward for their work.
Tho exodus of the blacks from tho
farms and rural districts opens the
gate to the foreigner. The tenant sy«
ments and household goods are intinu- i tem will come nearer catching the
factored elsewhere. But the coming j foreigner than the wage system. He
of immigrants will turn the scale and advised the farmer not to depend en
in th>- years to como foodstuffs and . t ' r0 Iy upon
price of cotton induced them to leave
their fields, and go into the factories.
Right aero I must say that the South
and the world owes to the poor peopl
of South Carolfna and Georgia, and
of the South a debt of gratitude which
we can never pay'. (Applause.) These
people have made it possible for us to
do what we have done. They bav
become a great economic force in the
world, and it Is felt not only in thi
county hut throughout tile worid and
let me say right here what I will t*x
plain later on', that - in this matter of
immigration there is no intention to
Seed Corn! Seed Corn
The World’s Premium Seed Corn, ,
which took the premium at the World’s
Fair. Raised and sold on!>- by The j
?or S Lfa’^ue C °and Pa prlce V L'st S I addition lolhe'dra whack which”
for Cata.ogue and Price List, which casions on account of a decrease In
Third—Under existing Federal law>
all efforts to secure immigrants (and
w-e want nor.e except whites and those
which are desirable) must be had un
der the direction and supervision of
the S' ite. It j* therefore eminently
important that the State should take
the matter in hand and provide such
means and give direction to such oper
ations as will secure a sufficiency of ;
good people to meet our labor eondi- i
tions. |
Fourth—Thousands of spindles in -
the cotton mills arc idle and other
manufacturing interests are retarded,
while building interests in many ;
places are almost at a siar.dstil. All
for a want of a sufficiency of labor to ,
properly conduct operations. These
conditions, added to the fact that we
have millions of acres of land In Geor
gia now lying idle, which could be
made to largely increase the wealth
of the State, seems to intensify the ,
need for active operations in securing
desirable immigration to the State.
Fifth—The fact that we have not
labor sufficient to handle the spindles
in the cotton mills, or fully operate
any industrial enterprise, which we
now have in operation in the State in
are free
THE DAISY SEED COMPANY.
R. F. D. No. 3, Winston-Salem, N. C.
’872. 1905.
DR. J. J. SUBERS.
Permanently located in the specialties
the output of these establishments, is
a reason why men with capital will
not invest it in additional enterprises
in Georgia. All of which is greatly
detrimental to our material progress
and advancement.
PAINFUL PEBIMS
Life often seems too long to the woman who suf
fers from painful periods. The eternal bearing-
down, headache, backache, leucorrhea, nervousness,
dizziness, griping, cramps and similar tortures are
dreadful. To make life worth living, take
Woman’s Relief
It quickly relieves inflammation, purifies and en
riches the blood, strengthens the constitution and
permanently cures all diseased conditions from which
weak women suffer.
It is matchless, marvelous, reliable.
At all druggists’ in $1.00 bottles.
Sixth—-Wien population is increased
consumption of edible products is in
creased and hence more people will
, — — be put to raising edible products in-
venerial. Lost energy restored. Female stead of producing cotton,
rrcgularltles and poison oa*. A cure s«v. n) h_w»
uaranteed. Address In ^confidence, with
tamps. 310 Fourth at.. Macon. Ga.
. „ | Interfere in the slightest degree with
immigrants to relievo ! • - •
manufactures of all kinds will be pro- i ’bem of the labor conditions in Geor-
duced here in this section and Oeer- ' * i:l - bu t insist that they should change
Kia, now tho Empire State of the i lb 0 *' - method of farming. He urged
South, will become the Empire State diversification and better methods of
of the Union. farming, and try and increase their
The Governor referred most fellcl- flabor by bringing into the State a
touslv to Governor Hevw.inl. of South i class of sturdy. Industrious laborers,
iina. and Charleston as a port of • Commissioner Hudson’s speeeh was
these people who have made our mill
what they are today, but we tfeliev
that the influence of Immigration
will be beneficial and not a hindrance
to these people. Our fields were left
to a great extent to the negro, and you
all know that the negro has not arisen
to his responsibilities as a farm la
borer in the South. The South can
entry. He spoke most oncouragingly ! replete with sound, conservative advice , ^ longer look entirelv to me
about Immigration and urged the asso- | to the farmers of Georgia. He urged — -
elation to speed the day of a rapid
Influx of foreign labor; that no feat
need b-. felt by their presence, as the
"Georgia cracker” does and always
will hold his own with any race or
people. Encourage their e-.-inlng. and
G-Jbrgla would become richer and
greater In every respect.
Speech of Governor Terrell.
Governor Joseph M. Terrell, of Geor
gia, said In the course of hts speech;
Ladies and Gentlemen: In looking over
this audience, I could not help being Im
pressed with Hie Idea that It Is one of
the iiiMHt represent.it!\,.- amli. nee.- that
1 over looked upon. I see before tne rep
resentative men from at least one-third j
of the counties In this Stnte. It is the
citizenry of Georgia that makes us such a
great commonwealth. I feel that with
this representative body of men gathered
together for the purpose of considering
the future of Georgia, I cannot help feel
ing that our future Is safe, because it
Is in the hands of such men. just such
men as you arc. You have met today for
the purpose of considering especially the
question of Immigration Some of our
people are inclined to look upon that ques
tion as being of somewhat doubtful hen-
pfi! to the people of our State hut, un
friend*. I have thought about it n great
deni, and I thoroughlj- believe that it Li
the next ten years we brought people
from other countries Into Georgia at the
rate of 50.000 a year, that we ti:> :t would
not supply the demand. (Applause.) Un
less a person can travel ov, r this gr'-.it
State anil no into -iach of th- l-et coun
ties, 1 de not believe that he can form
tho slightest Idea of how many people
this great commonweal:': could take up
urd utilize in the tipbluldlng of the state.
Why. we can Utilize from 15,000 to L'-a.-'fin
every year In our in lustrlal enterprises,
and still th© cry would he for more la
bor. We can utilize tw!
every year upon our farms, and- yet th
farm lands of Georgia ten years from
negro.
. ... . . i Take this fact In connection with th
them to be careful with the abor fact that since the war emigration
problem nnd jncQuroge the immlgra- thfi Soufh has becn £ to
I ! n Immigration_ In the South* and you
ment. The process of securing foreign
labor is naturally slow, as there are
so many sections demanding them that
no one State can hope to secure them
in large numbers. As the negro
leaves the field for the Yorth and
West, or for Southern towns or cities
his place can thus be supplied by the
foreigner.
Commissioner Hudson's speech was
well received and given the closest
attention bj - delegates and visitors.
At 12:30 the convention adjourned
until 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
President Jordan called the conven
tion to order at 2:30 p. m. and intro
duced ex-Govcrnor D. C. Heyward,
of South Carolina, who addressed the
convention. He paid Georgia a com
pliment for the immigration ’ move
ment and pledged himself and his
State to support Georgia in every en
deavor to fill this Southern country
with thirtfy. sturdy, se'.f-respecting
labor from foreign shores and trans
fer from the Yew England States the
manufacture of articles we now use to
the South.
Speech of ox-Governor Heyward.
Lx-G-overnor Heyward, of South
Carolina, said:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Con
vention:
So much has been said this morning
t number i and so well said about the personnel
of this convention that I do not know
today would not V a* fully developed as j th ‘\\ 1 ca " 3 ESP* *
it should be. But some will say that if realize, \\ .ion <Jne loo*<s o\er this gatn-
w> bring them in here and produce more cring, that it Is simply a State con-
cotton. tho price of cotton will go down, j vention. One would almost suppose
Why, ray mends, we are all practical that It is a national gathering, but It
non, and we know when
into Georgia from the N'o-:h -Tvl Vert -
•west of this grcalecountry of ours, and
fronsiUTanada. and from foreign snores,
that the production of cotton is the very
last thing that they engage In. They will
go to producing something for thenizeh *
and for the balance of us to .at. (Ap
plause.) lv> you know t!.,r not one-half
of what is eaten by the people of Georgia
L produced in the State? TV© ne-ed la
bor t, rrod-.ii.e >-\ery:_h::-.g that w© use.
dr.l still wc will not raise a sufficiency
to supply th© <l©:r.a:id N'ov. that ques
tion can be very easily met by bringing
Into onr Ptn.. mic!i imr.i grants as
we need. How c.o-t wo bring thorn hero*
Then# are two or three wavs, hut th©
o::!v feasib!,- plan !s advertise -he
great resources of our State in ail foreign
lands tn,l In every State of tins great
American Union, and wh-n the people
who an- seeking homes in other lands ar©
led to know- ar.d the realize that if w©
were to erect around the boundary linrs
id the Ft It. of Geor-r..! , Chinese w ill
that wo fad forever prohibit the bringing
Into the State th© product- of any other
bt/te. ami force th© people to live urea
is . it ■ ■ -'- due© :: t wh it they make
tr.. tr.-.-.x©: Georgia w grow ml
s; >w s'-. be -on-. -• -h
of the American Union far
this fact is known, and i
will naturally realize that we have
by our own development by our won
derful progress, that we have simply
barred the door, as it were, to conttn"
ued progress to. our groat opportunity
—unless we can get more labor in the
South. The South today Is recognized
from one end of this country to the
other as tho host field for the Invest
ment of capital; There are today mill
lorfs and mllllms of money ready to
be poured Into the South, provided
these millionaires know that after
they invest their money In manofac
turlng plants that they can obtain suf
ficient labor to operate those plants.
There Is In South Carolina today
scarcely a cotton mill being built, and
yet our cotton mills are paying,
guess the same condition obtains In
Georgia. We are trying to develop
our water powers to operate our fae
tories and diversified Industrie.-, and
yef these cannot be operated unless
w-e can get sufficient labor. The labor
is Just as scarce on the farm as in the
factories. We have only 1.16 per cent,
bf the negroes, counting men and
women, on the farm. In Georgia you
have only .81 of the negro population
on the farm of nfnetj* acres, and you
krv»w how few of our white people
in South Carolina or Georgia work
as farm laborers for hire. The negro
is gradually leaving our farms and
going to the cities. Fifteen years ago
when I first comenced to plant rice
in the black belt of South Carolina. I
got six hundred acres,- and my problem
was then to give sufficient work to
the large number of negroes on the
filace te keep them satisfied. Last
year I planted only three hundred
acres, and the problem was to get
only emphasizes a fact which we well i sufficient negroes to perform the work.
■ know, and know well, that when Geor
gia takes a position on any question
there is never any doubt where Geor
gia stands. (Applause.) I wish to
congratulate you not only upon the
gatli-’ring which you li.ee here today,
but I wish especially to congratulate
But there is a greater need in the
South than the need for labor: It i-
the need for white settjers on our va
cant and unfilled lands. (Applause.)
That Is the main object of immigration
into the South. But as I propose to
show you later, it will be Impossible
the president and the chairman of this ; for us to bring Jn those settlers to start
convention upon the good judgment I the tide of immigration into the South
which they have shown in having with Settlers in the South are needed to
us today Commissioner-General Ser- l chance our present tenant sv=tem. to
geant. the United States Commissioner provide for our industrial situation
of Immigration. (Applause.) I have
known, of Mr. Sergeant for years. In
this movement of ours in South Car
olina we have been thrown in close
association with this gentleman, and t
I can truthfully say to you today that I which
Mr. Sergeant is a friend of the South, j
(Applause.) And in this fight which
Cheap living comes from the farm
The negro tenenaey has destroyed the
productiveness of . our lands. Another
thing, immigration will add more to
the value of our lands than anything
we can possibly do.
state
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Hon. F. P. Sergeant Speaks.
... the South are now making to! Commissioner of Immigration Ser-
break the chains that bind us and to K 0 ant addressed the convention in a
allow us to go forward in our great ! mos , t felicitous manner, detailing the
industrial progress, as long as we are i of the bureau of immigration
doing right and as long ns we are - an d pledging hi© hearty co-operation
obeying the laws of the United States ' vlth tbet movement to have foreigners
Mr. Sergeant will be found giving us brought direct to Southern ports for
justice. Few of us, gentlemen, realize > tbstfibuuon in th© souih Atlantic and
the tmportan, e of this movement : Inland Southern States. Following is
which has been started in th© South ! an abstract or Mr. Sergeants speech:
for the betterment of the South. Yon© - Commissioner Sergeant’s Speech,
can doubt the importance of the ' Commissioner Sergeant spoke enter-
movement if they have rend the ds- ! lAlnihgly for about forty minutes, In-
bate-s in the Senate of the Unit d . troducing to the audience nearly a
Stn-es and in Congress for the laet ■ dozen young men who have recently
few days. Massachusetts ar.d South bc ; e n brought in as immigrants, and
Carolina arraved against cacn other : "who have cast their lot in Georgia,
again With the people of the New i He said they were his company who
although he himself Is a Yankee, born
and reared in Yow England, he knew
that Yew England was ignorant about
the class and character of people in
Georgia, and that thej- are also ignor
ant of conditions In Georgia. But he
declared that he knew also that Geor
gians are ignorant about the Italians,
and have, but littlo conception of the
value of Italians as immigrants. He
cited an instance where in New York
State a colony of Italians had found
ed one of the most flourishing towns,
and controlled its business. He said
that while there are some bad Ital-
'ans. there are some bad Georgians,
and that every people have their bad
members and their good: that Italy
would be as justified in closing her
doors against the importation of some
Georgians into her; midst as Georgia
would be in closing her doors against
some of the sons of Italy. He declar
ed that Italians are a cultured' and
highly intelligent nation-of people;
that they have given no trouble in this
country since their' coming as immi
grants—at least, no more trouble than
other classes and. even than the peo
ple who are American born. He said
that the charge that they send money
home is not an objection: that it is to
the credit of any man who coming
here and finding an advantage that
will enable him to accumulate a Small
sum of money, -does not forget his
old father and mother In the country
from which he came. That such men
will sooner or later , bring over that
father and mother of some sisters and
brothers, because the story ot his suc
cess will prove the advertisement that
will attract other foreigners. The
speaker paid a tribute to the value of.
the Germans, the Jews, the Portuguese,
and others who pout- into this country
each year at EUls Island. He said that
but for the Germans Milwaukee would
probably never have been on the map
and St. Louis would never have been
thought of. He said that but for im
migration, the Indians would until this
day have held absolute and undisput
ed control- of the American continent.
But Commissioner Sergeant did not
think that immigration should he lim
ited to European countries. He thought
that the Canadians, and the Yorth-
westerners who have already been de-
Seventh—We most cordially and
heartily appreciate the co-operation of
Senator A. O. Bacon and the other
members of Congress from Georgia,
who have signified their desire to as
sist the Georgia Immigration Asso
ciation in. its Important work.
Report Committee on Ways and
Means.
The committee on ways, and means
submitted the following report:
Your ways and means committee
beg to report that since the object of
the Georgia Immigration Association
is to obtain desirable immigrants for
Georgia in order that the waste places
may be built up and made to /blossom
that all Georgia industries be made to
thrive like those in States where labor
is plentiful, that unsatisfactory labor
conditions be Improved, we heartily
and unanimously recommend:
First—That a campaign of education
be inaugurated in Georgia to the end
that a sentiment in favor of properly
regulated immigration be secured, and
that the people of Georgia be shown
the gerat need of desirable immigrants
and the advantages to be derived
therefrom. , % •
Second—That information he secur
ed as to Georgia's resources and the
splendid opportunities offered to im
migrants by this God-favored section
and that this-data be printed in-at
tractive form and distributed among
the people of the countries from which
desirable immigrants are to be ob
tained in order that they may see. our
•advantages as a field to labor in and
a place to locate and reside in.
Third—That we urge upon the prop
er State authorities to establish and
maintain abroad field workers and rep
resentatives for the purpose of secur
ing desirable Immigrants ar.d for tho
investigation of conditions in such
foreign countries as may be decided
upon.
Fourth—That there be maintained in
Georgia a bureau for co-operation with
the field workers abroad, and for as
sisting and caring for the incoming
immigrants, so that when they land in
Georgia they will be properly looked
after and made to feel that they- tire
welcome among us.
Yow, as a means to the above ends,
we call upon the people of Georgia for
JoO.COO to be placed at the disposal of
the State Commissioner of Lmmigra-
tion, and that this fund be secured
from individuals. business houses,
trade bodies, transportation companies.
WRITE US A LETTER
freely anti frankly, in strictest confi
dence, telling us all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice (in
plain sealed envelope). Address: La
dies’ Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
‘‘I SUFFERED GREATLY,”
writes Mrs. L. E. Clevenger, of Belle-
view, N. C.. "at my monthly periods,
all my life, but the first bottle of Car-
dui gave me wonderful relief, and now
1 am in better health titan I have been
for a long time.”
iaW"D!l
arc a few names of two colonies—one
at Savannah and the other at Rome:
Scotchmen at Savannah—Alexander
Meek, George Stopani, James Ada ms.
Jonus Christie, George Morris, Alex
ander Thompson.
Sweedish colony at Rome—R. V.
Yurwn from Finland. John Holmquist.
G. SCttergren. Eric Walla from Sweed-
en.
lighted with the country even in that
less favored section, should be given i municipal and county authorities and
an opportunity to know what a btess- ! from all others interested, believing
ed land is the South; what unmatcha- j that every dollar thus contributed will
ble climatic conditions and fertility of : prove a good investment and yield
soil are to be found here. He said large returns for years to come,
that Georgia should not overlook any ! yye further recommend and urge tha
opportunity to tell these people what j j n eac h county of the State there be at
she can offer them. He said that he ; once organized a branch of the Geor-
is familiar with the conditions in both . g j a Immigration Association to report
sections, and ho knows that Georgia j through Its chairman to and co-oper-
At the Smoker.
The convention was given a smoker
last night by the Macon Chamber of
Commerce, which proved to be a very
enjoyable and interesting occasion.
The smoker was presided over by L.
P. Hillyer. The Progress Club .at
which the smoker was given, was fill
pro to work .and then goes down to the
station to whittle white pine all day
and goes home at night to find that
the negro has not done what he
wanted done, and gets mad. is gener
ally the man who says the nog >
must go. All my neighbors tell iw
they have nil the labor they war. . but
of course I don't say that th • inanu-
i factufers and the big cities don't want
other labor. I am only speaking for
the farmers, and I tell you this im
migration idea is one of the most dan
gerous propositions submitted to the
people since the days of secession.”
Alderman Sam Haddock, of Had
dock’s, was an interested delegate to
the convention. He says his town is
... . , , „ r, . growing and if there is anything' good
ill! floating around he wants his town to
- “ * have it.
gia. The session lasted till about elev
en o'clock, when the guests were serv
ed with, a tempting luncheon, which
had been prepared by the reception
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The first speaker of the evening
was President G. Gundy Jordan, who
told in an interesting manner of the
leading Southern cities which he has
recently *i;ited and their progress.
He told ’of the famous Sunny Side-
settlement in Arkansas, which was
composed almost entirely of Italians.
The speech of Professor Jordan was
eloquently delivered and enthusiastical
ly received.
Following Professor Jordan. ,Mr. A.
M. Kitchens, a native Canadian, gave
a very interesting view from a for
eign standpoint. He told how he had
come all the way from Omaha to be
present at the convention and spoke
very favorably of the South. Mr.
Kitchens is a Western business man
and has had a wide experience in
We'-tern immigration.
Mr. Maddox made a very eloquent
speech from the standpoint of the
bankers and gave an interesting re-
Among the mayors in attendance
was Mayor Tiedeman, recently elected
in Savannah. Ho is very much inter
ested in the subject of immigration.
! because it will be principally through
his city that the new citizens will pass.
Mayor Chappell, of Columbus, com
ing as a city of spindles, and where
a —eat water power has been devel
oped, was another interested observer.
Maj'Or Joyner, of Atlanta, was on
his first visit since his election. He
thinks immigration a good tiling In
many respects, but. says no immigrant
can get on the fire department until
he has qualified as a citizen.
Mayor Doj'sey. of Athens, wants to
see the Tallullah Falls harnessed and
the power brought to Athens, where It
will run a mlliion spindles, and then
he Is ready for all the immigrants that
will come.
Mayor Rawson. of Albany, says
_ B _ since the Flint River is to furnish elec-
view’or the prosperity of the country ! trie power for all of Southwest Geor
and the need for immigration. He as- ! kin he is an advocate of immigration,
sured the convention of the support
would be doing them a kindness to
show them how they can avoid the
awful freezing in winter, and at the
same time Increase their material
prosperity. He said that if the people
of Georgia would enjoy Heaven they
certainly should enjoy their living ir.
Georgia, for no more ideal climate and
no better social conditions are to be
encountered anywhere on the face of
the earth: nnd all that is needed to
fill up the waste places is to make the
people who are ignorant of these facts
to see and understand the truth. He
said he boasted thdt he was a friend
of the -South, and in befriending the
South In this work of immigration he
felt that he was befriending mankind.
Mr. Sergeant spoke at length upon
the immigration laws, and showed ,
that it would be impossible to'try to j
do anything without State aid. He i
said that private enterprises would ;
not be allowed to bring immigrants j
here.
Hon. M. V. Richards, commissioner
of immigration of the Southern rail- i
way, representing that system, spoke I
encouragingly of the immigration |
movement and pledged his support to j
the association in its efforts to bring i
foreigners to the South. He said j
railroads would heartily co-operate
with steamship lines and associations J
In furtherance of whatever plans were .
adopted to induce Immigration to turn I
Southward. He told of colonies in
several of the States, and how thor
oughly satisfactory was their labor, j
ate with this association.
Report of Committee on Organization.
The chairman of tho Committee on
State Organization read tho following
report:
Resolved. That this convention rec
ommends to each county in the State
the organization of a local immigra
tion society to be affiliated with the
Georgia Immigration Association, and
that the State Executive Committee
be instructed to take steps at once to
effect such organization wherever
practicable.
We further recommend that these
sub-organizations prepare and file
with the secretary of the Georgia Im
migration Association, for the use of
the State Commissioner of Immigra
tion carefully prepared statements
embodying the following information:
First—A statement of the resources,
opportunities, advantages. churches
and school facilities offered by their
respective communities to farmers,
both tenants and those who wish to
acquire productive farms on easy
terms: and to fruit growers, stockmen,
manufacturers, working men and all
those who are qualified to engage in
useful and productive industries.
Second—A statement of the cost of
living in their respective communi
ties with the average price or rental
of homes, their character and con
struction and the terms on which they
may be purchased by honest, indus
trious and thrifty immigrants.
, - ,, ... „ Third—A statement of the number.
cafcrounitie? o, law- qualifications and wages of those who
abiding citizens ’-'bo bad become i ma j. be employed in all branches of
Americamzea in thought and custom, industries, accompanied by written
’v, ''f re t 1-^ - applications of employers upon which
*' * " " - these statements are based.
of the bankers and quoted as a fine
policy to pursue in the movement a
speech of Grover Cleveland.
Mr. Fuller -Calloway of LaGrange,
made a witty adress, which was re
ceived with pleasure. Following hint
Mayor Symons, of Brunswick, is
among the new mayors of the State,
hut he is well known, having served
his county in the Hour- and his dis
trict in the Senate.
Hon. J. J. Connor told of his recent Mayor Maddox, or Rome, is one of
trip to'Cornell, which he made in the , mo ^ Prominent men to Georgia.
Interest of n-rieulture He IS decplY interested in the Immt-
imoresi oi cu lure. eratfon movement, and was an att<
^ration movement, and was an attt
tive listener throughout the proce
ings.
1-
At this juncture Mr. Hillyer re
cited "Easy at the Bat,” which was
loudy applauded.
Other speakers were Col. Hugh V.
Washington. Profesror McGrath, Hon.
A. S. Murphy, of Barnesville and , __
Hon. John D. Walker, of Sparta, ' ‘ J Georgia movement
Governor Glenn was unable .to attend, ■ a ‘ an ' on -•
Ex-Mayor Dave Bailey, of Griffin,
came in late, but he says he Is as en-
whlch was a great disappointment to
the delegates, but which did not de
tract from the interest of the session
Colonel David Y. Taylor, of Fitz
gerald, made one of the most impor
tant speeches of the evening, in which
he told of the great resources of the
wiregrass region.
The entire meeting was enthusiastic
and interesting and so great was the
enthusiasm that Chairman Betjeman
was given a unanimous vote of thanks
for the great part which he had taken
in the convention and the effort be
had exerted to make it a success.
CONVENTION NOTES,
t was Senator-elect Walden, of Jef
ferson County, whose sweet bell was
out of tune with the convention. The
Senator is a large planter and runs an
extensive farm. “I have talked with
number of people in the rural dis
tricts." said he. “and the majority of
them agree with me that we have and
can get all the labor we want. I turned
away three families the last season,
and I have negroes who have made me
twenty-six crops. I work on the
share plan principally, but I also em
ploy a great many laborers. The only
secret about it is in treating the la
bor right, so far as the country is con
cerned. The farmer who sets a ne-
There are a number of railroad of
ficials in attendance on the conven
tion. Mr. .1. Ar. Mallory, the Industrial
agent of the Central: Col. M. V. Rich
ards. the industrial agent of the
Southern; Air. E. C. Dunlap, of the
Atlantic Coast Line, and others. Tho
local representatives of the various
railroads were out in full force.
The thanks of the members of tho
convention were extended to the city
of Macon, the Chamber of Commerce
and their able officials for the splen
did) hospitality. This was in aecord-
aneje with a motion made by Chairman
Betjeman and unanimously adopted.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago Yews.
The shorter a man is, the longer he is
willing to talk.
A man may walk right up without
walking upright.
Believe in others if you would have
others believe In you.
A little learning make a man dan
gerous company for hinise’f.
Music even has charms for the sav
age who is pounding the piano.
If a married map could only drew
the salary his wife thinks he earns!
ones to bring the foreigner he.re. Let
ters of encouragement sent to relatives
and friends in foreign lands were
great factors in speeding the immi
gration movement.
Air. Richard’s speech was a very
practical review ard presentation of
the immigration movement and show
ed -how railways, steamships and as
sociations should co-operate in this
work.
Report Committee on Resolution.
Following is the report of the com
mittee on resolutions,
man J. J. Conner:
Fourth—Schedules of farm lands of-
' fered for sale or rent to Immigrants
with accurate descriptions of the soli
and its products, the water courses,
transportation facilities, accessibility
to markets, etc., with the prices and
terms, of payment, or the rental and
conditions of rental in every case.
Resolved further. That each county-
desiring to secure immigrants should
through its local organization appoint
) a committee of experienced, upright
d by Chair- and capable men, whose duty it shall
' be to meet the immigrant when he ar-
England States It is
preposition, b©causc :b
fact that if the South
of the labor that is
imply a
•y real'ze the
can obtain all
ecessary. with
her cotton mi; s where the cotton
grows with her climate utpstior, that
th© cotton mill industry of the United
be transferred from Yew
the South. (Applause.)
AVhereas. the Siate of Georgia Is In rives, either at the port or at the near-
condition which demands action with ' est railway station, and see that he
respect to the industries of the State is comfortably quartered and put to
on the line of her material develop- work without unnecessary loss of
ment. Throughout all Georgia, and time. Said committee should also
taroun
M^t
trest.s and the
N'->r:h of us
res-fit in iht
England
South
of ters. as y
ahead of the
matter: and
to th people
torests in
t©r©s:~: .md ::: this fight we expect
and v.e know thtt we will re ive
your aid I am delighted to meet here
today my o!d frLnd. the Governor of
Georgia. (Applause.) I had felt.
were to give an exhibition of theni-
1 selves for the benefit of the audience.
; and that while they had traveled on
l two continents, he was ready to de- | for a want of laborers. Th
1 Clare that they would not get strand- I have br-n:ghi about a restb
ec in Georgia. He said that they
would be sure to take unto themselves
as much of Georgia's goods as they
felt was necessary for their future hap-
especially in the southern portion of
the State, complaint is rife with re
spect to a deficiency in laborers.
People, who are operating industries,
for the want of labor, find themselves
unable to make progress: and new en
terprises are not started for the rea
son that men who have money, are
unwilling to invest it- in manufactur
ing or other industrial operations with
the fact staring .them in the face that
they will be unabie to operate them
things
condi- .
ospec- i
the '
Porto Rico and other West Indian
Islands. Therefore be it resolved:
First—That thi- convention favors
immigration of the-best ar.d highest
of th© South that our in- 1 Mr Sergeant spoke at length about I type which is available, and desires
South Carolina are your in- 1 the false Idea that obtains with refer- : that steps be taken to keep out of the
5 -t-x'-ect ence to the Italian as a desirable or j State that class of people who will be
receive 1 undesirable Immigrant. He said that a menace -o our industrial progress
the people.of Georgia sometimes ex- land a higher re of civilization,
press as foolish and as unfounded : Second—We most cordially and
prejudices against the Italian as the | earnestly invite a!! Interests and all
following ar. old habit j plaess, and he would cot bo surprised
know, has sorter gone i if they did not find that a Georgia girl
outhern States in this j apiece would be found necessary be-
are her© today to say i fore a ereat while.
tion on the part of our people
{ally in the southern sections
State, where efforts have been put on age and make successful the move-
foot to import negro labor from Cuba, ment.
case of any difference between an im
migrant and his employer or one from
whom he has purchased land see that
he has; fair treatment and a just set
tlement, to the end that immigrants
writing home may be eb’.e to give a
good account of the land of their
adoption. '
Governor-elect Hoke Smith wrote :
to Chairman Betjeman that he couid !
not be present at the convention m .
account of having to attend a meeting j
of the Peabody Board of Trustees in j
Washington. He pledged his support ;
to the immigration movement and :
made suggestions intended to enebur- I
RHEUMATIS
CURED
however, rather bashful at l>eing an ’ New Englander frequentiv expresses i people of the Stit© to co-operate
ex-governor when I knew that tho against the Georgian. He says that us in this laudable movement.
vith
Chairman Betjeman read several
telegrams from men invited to attend
the convention, but were unable to do
so. These tele©Tams pledged support
! to the movement.
There were present to the conven
tion a number of foreigners who have j
1 come to this country seeking homes. ■
James A. Strahan has been Instrumen
tal in securing young Scotchmen,
to locate in Savannah. They are ro
bust young feli-jws, pieased with Amer
ica and their new homes. Following
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