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PAGE SIXTEEN A Letter on Immigration. June 26, 1907. Dear Sir: Unmistakable evidence of the motives behind the abnormal Immigration movement which is no.v crowding our Southern Ports has re cently come to my knowledge in a professional way which prevents me from exposing the whole affair. Knowing you and your Civic integr rity I do not hesitate to place you in possession of the facts which J. am sure will enable you to do your loved Southland a service for which they should remember you with eter nal gratitude. While employed by the Weslern Union Telegraph Company in during the fall of 1906, January and February of 1907, I noticed many telegrams passing between a party of Gadsden, Ala., and the Legisla tors, both state and nati nal, urging favorable Immigration Laws. This Gadsden party also sent hundreds of messages to cotton mills and other financial interests thro glieut the Southern States requesting that they urge their legislators to support cer tain immigration laws. Some time between the 15th of April and the sth of May, I noticed a telegram passing between an “Agent” of Terrell, Texas, and a Wall street, New York, cotton fac tor, which stated in plain terms the full intent of the immigration move ment. The message staled that “With the immigration movement farmers are well supplied with la bor and planting is being pushed as much as possible. Fifty Russians here with nothing to do except plant cotton or starve. Will use even-y available means to keep up the fight until the 10th, and expect a twenty million bale crop.” Sorry I did not make a copy of the message for iden tification, but failed to do so. How ever, it is perfectly plain that the cotton mills and financial interests are behind the immigration move ment in a determined effort to cheap en the labor of the South and the products of our farms. The Gadsden, Ala., party, whose name I am unable to rec ill, is chair man of the Southern Immigration Association, and identified with the cotton mills of Gadsden. I feel safe in saying that Governor Comer, of Alabama, who is also president of the Avondale Mills, has fa voted Im migration along with the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and* Iron Com pany, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Co., of Birmingham, who are themselves at present working “scab” miners in their coal min s, and fighting with teeth and toe-nails organized labor, with state con vic's and serfs, who, if not peons,-are lit tle more. I enclose a clipping from the Com mercial Telegraphers’ Journal for June which leads me to believe the farmers of Georgia are getting wise as to the intents of foreign immigra tion. Am agitating the suppression immigration as much as I can ai d trust that the information I give you may be of service to you with your noble work. I am unable to purchase The Jef fersonian in , but have asked a WATSON'S WEBKLY JEFFERSONIAN. dealer to order some. In this con nection I will stale that I would be only too glad to bring The Jeffer sonian before the Trades Assembly which represents five thousand union people, if you can arrange with y u> publisher to use the union label on the magazine, but you appreciate the predicament I would be placed in should I undertake to do so until it bears the printers’ union label. Mr. Watson, small as this may seem, I firmly believe if I could bring The Jeffersonian before the union peo ple of this city it would mean the sale of hundreds of copies per month. I notice with the announcement of the removal of the Farmers’ Union from Dallas to Ft. Worth that you are still their idol and that they ex pect to have you with them soon. 1 trust that they will not be disap pointed in this for I want to hear once more the voice of the Southern people. I am a nephew of ,of Lithonia, Ga., and will not soon for get you and the manner in which you have sacrificed yourself in search of truth. As president of this local, I ex tend to you a cordial invitation to meet with and address us upon union or political principles whenever your opportunity will permit. Yours fraternally, —. (Note: Mr. Watson will conJment on the foregoing in the next issue of the Weekly. The letter is marked Personal for obvious reasons, but having omitted from it whatever would tend to “give away” the writer we publish it because of its importance to the South.) FERGUSON SHORTHAND THE BEST. There has never been a system of shorthand placed on the market that met with such good favor as the Ferguson. It has been copyright ed a few months only, and yet it is the talk of the shorthand world. It has made more friends in six months than many of the old systems in as many years. Fergii son Shorthand is at least 30 per cent briefer, more legible and can be learned in one-third th i time usually required to learn the art. It is a connective vowel system, with only forty-seven word-signs, no con tractions, and only six definite rules with no exceptions. It combines speed, legibility and simplicity as never before found in a short hard system. '— *♦ Benj. J. Ferguson, author of this wonderful system, is a native of Vir ginia, but is now in Waycross, Ga., where he is building up one of the finest schools in the South. He hah been known as an authority on shoit hand for several years and is one of the finest commercial men of th • South. With this system of short hand and his wide experience in com mercial work, the Waycross Bu iness College is bound to become one of the best business schools in the coun try. Mark Twain received a great ova tion at the Pilgrims’ luncheon, given in his honor at London. Two $350 New Upright Mahogony Becht Pianos —FREE In Even Exchange for the TWO OLDEST PIANOS in the State of Georgia. OUR REASON We are desirous of obtaining the two oldest pianos that are in actual use in Georgia for exhibition and advertising purposes, and In order to se cure them we make the above liberal offer. There are hundreds of old pianos in actual use In the state and the owners perhaps have no idea how old they are. This will be an opportuni ty to secure a beautiful $350 Becht Plano. It costs you absolutely nothing to enter your piano In this contest. THIS IS ALL YOU WILL HAVE TO DO—READ CAREFULLY. First—Any old Piano is eligible. order to be sure that no mistake Second—But it must be In actual will be made, we will send one of use. our experienced representatives to examine each and every Plano Third—No Plano that hag been that in our estimation appears to be stored away can be entered. the oldest. Fourth—Ab Plano dealers we are in Fisth —If the names of two or more possession of data that will enable Pianos are sent in and each appears us to some extent to judge by the to be very old, we will be the sole number and name of each piano judges as to who shall be awarded sent in about how old It is, but In the New Brecht Plano. (J.) THE FOLLOWING 8 QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED FULLY. Mail us this coupon for your answers: What is the name of your Piano? How long have you owned it? Where did you get it? Is it a Square, Upright or Grand? What is its number? What is your name? What City? Street number? The numbers of Square or Grand Pianos are usually found under the strings on the sound board. If an Upright Piano, raise the top lid and the number is usually ou the pin block. In case you cannot find a number « e will set d some one to look for it, on request. N. B.—Of course it is understood that there can be only two winners in this contest, but in order not to disappoint any one, we will offer a special proposition for a Becht Upright Piano in exchange for the old square. Let us acquaint you with this offer. BECHT PIANO CO., “ * FREE VOI I DADCD SAMPLES samples nALL rflrtK free* Write at once for samples of our mammoth 1907 line of wall papers. Largest and finest stock south to select from, ranging in price from 4c to $5 per roll. We save you 50 per cent from regular retail prices. We also make a specialty of high-class decorating. Estimates furnished on out of town work. IMPO JOBB R E S RS A ND WILLIS WALL PAPER CO. 0 . 0111 | We have Everything for your C omfort During the Hot Weather. REFRIGERATORS WBT ”' II n a Bl SHlI' fr~— ■ Il I l|n UT X. |h Mr ™ U ' Ur I j Wl % > -Sa I BALDWIN AIRTIGHT. NEW HOME HOUSE FURNISHING COMPANY 66 and 68 N. Broad St. Phones: Bell, 1681; Atlanta, 2465. 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