The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-15
TIE LOUISVILLE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

Report Of the Committee on Ymmiurntiou-.
Causes of Northern observation-disclosures gee
ment of Emigration to the Southern siates-
Commodore nIaury Recommended for s;ene-
raj Agent Of Immigration.
LOUISVILLE Oct. Ii, 1Se9
The Convention session was opened az halfpast.
twelve p. NJ. James W. Gasey, OF Virginia chair
man OF the Committee on immigration, submitted
report which was adopted after some discussion.
The following Is synopsis or the report:--It SAYS
that the population OF the whole country was
according to the FIRST census, In 1890, very nearly
equally divided between the North and the south.
According to the census OF 1860 the population OF
the two sections was, North, 1o,s6e ls2; South
120ls,14o. This SHOVE that Of the emigrants and
their descendants who had come in.o the country
during the seventy years lIJ0 10 $780, and were
then livtng, T32l,03S more had settled IN the North
tnan had settled In the South. According 10
estirsates made every foreign immigrant who set
ties ia the country ADDS $500 to the national
wealth; but to be clearly within the limits your
head The industrial capital OF tne North
over and above the South from immigra-
ton alone has thus been increased by this
enormous sum. The North has ouistripped the
South IN the struggle for mineral wealth. Jhe object
OF your committee Is TO devise means which may
enable the South 20 participate IN the advantages OF
immigration Most, II not all, OF the southern states
since the have adopted measures for tae encour-
agement Of foreign Immigration. These measures
have not been attended with much success The
epirrating class OF Europe is wholly unniormed
win REGARD 10 the Southern States and il
from ignorance, and In some measure mlsinforma-
ton, greatly preIudiced against them. Ignorance
must be dlspelled and the prejudices removed This
that the climate OF tho South is unsued to the white
man. Europe has heard or the parallel OF thirty-sx
degrees and thirty minutes as dividing line between
black and white labor in America SPAIN Italy, Bar
barry Egypt and Asia Minor, which lie south of
this line and are within the same parallels
inhabited by races having tanned or black skins.
From this 1t Is inferred that the climate OF the
Southern states is unsuied to the reuton. SO long
as these hurtful prejudices exist the emigrating
stream OF Germans, Swedes Norwegian5, Britons
and Danes VIII never dow into the southern States.
fhe removal OF these prejudices can best be accom-
plished by united effort. The plan contempaies
State organizations for the announcement Of Immi
grafton. The committee propose that this conven-
ton appoint general agent OF immigration; that
the states be requested TO appropriate sum- to be
placed in the hands q the general agent TO be used
Ia preparing publishing, transatug and circulating
gratuiousy among the emigratlng classes report
showing the physical geography OF the states adopt
ing this pan their Industrial resources, the special
advantages which they ofler the immigrant and
other necessary Information In reference to
tatlon OF Cinnamon and other Asiatic Ia
Dor does not require the means suggested
in the report. That could be accomplished by sepa-
rate state aud private organizations. Tue future
may develop the necessity OF uslrg the means III
Asia now suggested in the report. Therefore,
Resolved First that thi. Convention ccnsar IN the fore
hgh reputation at home and abroad OF Commodore Matthew
y.
duties berenbeforc designated, aud that this Convention
him TO the several states for the post General
Agent immigration third that this Convention earnestly
recommend the foregoing report to the States herein
represented especially those OF the south Southwest
adoption by their respective Legislatures fourth that lilo
President OF this Convention forward 10 the President OF he
senate and the Speaker OF the House OF each OF tho said
States copy OF this report aud resoons tor such Geo
10 them may seem advisable
The Committee ON Emigration also made another
report IN reference 10 the Oriental sew YORK md
Mediterranean steamship Company, which, 80 FAR
as emigration was concerned was aid on the table.
The Committee on Banking aud Finance made the
following report, action upon which was postponed
until Friday:-
The conclusions Of your Committee on banking and
Finance follows. -
First the wealth Of country consists IN the net value Of
It's productons, aud all financial must 10
mued Ia the gh, OF tha ac second, currency Ia pro-
duct OF country aud Ia not property, but only
medium 70 facilitate tue sKehAnes o egogery, third