The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-05-12
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warding immigrants. There might be an ex-
perimental farm conducted in the vicinity Of
each bureau, where these immigrant laborers
could be proftably employed until called for,
and should any remain on hand during the
summer months they could be directed in farm
work, so as to make and harvest ful! crop.
Agents could be sent to England, ireland, Scot
land, France, Holland, Sweden and Norway,
Germany and Italy, and am told by persons
who recently returned from trans-AtlantlG
countries that great numbers could beProcured
bv only securing them home and employment
| I have seen this system working admirably IN
Paris in getting employment for laborers and
domestics in every capacity. There it has
proven not only success, but of mutual bene-
ft and profit to all parties. / cannot for one
moment see how it could be managed in these
LARGE European cities in any other way. Some
ten or twelve years ago the same system was
commenced in New York city. My belief is
that we will never succeed to any extent until
we adopt the Joint Stock Company plan, and
no longer trust to the general intelligence OF
the people upon this matter.
"in order to produce rapid flow of immi-
grafton to the South we should by general con-
certed arrangement hold out the most liberal
inducements, and be willing to commence with
that class of European peasantry who are IN a
hopeless state of poverty and dependence
Once the tide is properly set in this direction
those possessing means, those skilled as artl-
sans. will doubtless follow. The selections for
plantation or farm work should invariably be
| from the agricultural districts, and none from
large cities, as the latter class are totally unfit
ted for our climate as well as our system OF la
bor have no doubt that when the selections
are made, as herein indicated, the plantation
system might be perpetuated., But we can
make them as efficient by abandoning the plan
tation system, and dividing off each plantation
nto'sections, placing the laborers OF each Sec
ton under man of experience and energy.
s'The question has been asked can we keep
our immigrant laborers after importing them.
X NV plan for the introduction and
distribution Of laborers is intended for the
adoption of the whole South. The report ad-
vocates the introduction of laborers rather than
the bringing in of families into the State Un-
til the South is regenerated politically, we
cannot expect any material accession in num-
bers except from that class of peasantry of
those countries who are in helpless state of
poverty-the sturdy, thrifty, diligent laborer
who has been taught truth, honesty and integ-
rity, coming fresh from the agricultural dis
tricts.
cone great difficulty in the way of appealing
to the farmers of South Carolina, to donate
property was much in vogue previous to the
war, and now many have judgments hanging
over their landed estates, so that good titles in
MANY cases could not be made. There are
those however, who could donate lands others
who could not give lands might give money.
| All this could be given in trust to the Trust
Stock Company, the land to be divided into
fifty acre lots, and one lot given to each family
| of two or more persons who have been residents
in the State for three, five or ten years, the I'll
ties to be so made as to prevent their disposing
of them save to their own family or by permits
sion of the company. With the money con-
| tributed many farms and plantations could be
purchased or 80 divided off, and by donating
could be enhanced in value so rapidly as to be-
come permanent source of income to the
company and enable them to build up entire
companies of foreign settlements.
"The plan, however, suggested, could be COM
menced on scale proportiOnate to the amount
of stock subscribed, and bureaus established
only in those counties in which a sufficient
amount of stock had been subscribed to guar
antee it, and this would doubtless induce sub
scriptions of greater numbers as well as amounts
The number of agents employed, both in Eu-
rope and in the State, should be in proportion
to the amount of business transacted"
The report concludes with an exhaustive re-
view of the history of immigration, as applied
to the settlers of the United States, from the
landing of the first colonists to the present
| day.
| Mr. A. Y Lee, of Columbia, desired to bring
to the notice of the Convention project which
would not interfere with its business, but which
he thought was of some importance He said,
under the patronage and influence of promi-
nent nd-hOlders, / nave begun the prepara-'
ton of series of Lithograph Maps of some of
the Counties of the State of South Carolina,
accompanied by suitable letter press descrip-
tions.
The object proposed is to circulate fifty thou
sand copies of these, in pamphlet form, far and
wide throughout the country, inviting the in
dustrious emigrant, from whatever quarter of
the globe he may come, to seek home and
employment in our midst, particularly in the
ais and building material, with unlimited wa
ter-power, and soil that while costing almost
nothing, will abundantly repay the labor of
the Industrious and intelligent agriculturist.
| He stated that he had the plans and maps
| which he would submit in the hope that the
Convention would endorse them.
On motion, the papers were referred to the
Committee on immigration.
Mr. John Hanckel, of Charleston, offered the
following.
Reselued, That all papers to be submitted to
this Convention for discussion must be first re-
ferred to the appropriate committee, before be-
ing read, and that the committee to whom it
may be referred be instructed to report at the
earliest practical moment.
Col. Thomas thought that there could be no
objection to the reading of paper that was not
too lengthy. He knew q member who had a
paper to read, and he was of the opinion that
the Convention should hear it.
Mr.. Hanckel said that the objection is not to
the length of the paper, but the resolution is
offered with view to obtain harmony in the
Convention, and, if possible, to exclude poll
tics. If any member be allowed to read q pa