Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-02

Ia yes which she offers to the immigrant
FROM the ioe-bound regions of The North,
o While we are nius4 Attracting the ait,r-
ton of those who are endeavoring to find
homes in less rigorous climate, it is now
particularly, oppoTtune that our Legisla-
ture ana citizens should take such steps as
viii induce immigration TO Tennef-
see on the part of those who
have the matter under consideration. On
the 9th of this month thtre
is to be, as we are informed, meeting N
Louisville of persons from the Northwest
representing over a thousand German
families, DESTROYS of procuring suitable
homes in the Southern States. A resolu-
ton has passed the House of Rspresen-
tatives providing for the appointment of
a joint committee to attend that meeting.
There is also bill pending to create an
immigration Office, and encourage immigra-
tion. These propositions invite the
prompt attention of the General Assem-
bliesS so that if acted upon fayorably,
We many derive the full benefit of the
immigration feeling for Tennessee now
prevalent. The following extract from
the report of Col. Walker, Representa-
tive from Davidson, chairman of the
Committee on Immigration, sets forth
very clearly the advantages to be derived
from the adoption of the system pre-
posed:
The leading feature of this measure is,
cooperation. Your committee believe it
will unite more elements and interests in
encouraging immigration, than any
scheme yet proposed.
If an active, efficient man is put in the
State office, through his influence, and by
his personal exertions, the whole State can
be made acquainted with the working of
the scheme; and by his efforts county as
sociations can be formed all over the
State. The committee are of the opinion
that the bill contains, in It's provisions,
more OF the stimulants necessary to the
success of such measure than. any
scheme yet projected. .ssre
AL over the State are to be found, for
sale, large bodies of land. There is not
one county in the State where this is not
the case. In many of the counties there
is fine water power, and great mineral
wealth undeveloped. The sale of these
lands, and the opening and working of
these mines, and the improvement of the
water power, are things much desired by
the people everywhere. la.
There is no community in the State so
dull as not to look forward with hope and
anxiety to the handling and circulation of
the money which a consummatiOn of
these things viii bring.
There is not community in the State
SO dull as not to know that these import
ant changes can only be made Cat least in
any reasonable time) by immigration. If
| the mineral wealth of the State is de-
veloped; and if Tennessee is to be made
great manufacturing State in any short
time, it must be done by foreign capital,
| and by that skill which must be brought
from the manufacturing districts of
Europe and the North.
If the lands are sold which are now on
the market all over the State, they must
be sold to strangers. These things the
people well understand, and all over the
State there Is confused and feeble effort
to encourage immigration. The efforts
are individual and often inharmonious.
There has, as yet, been no general
scheme adopted, and the effort lacks that,
greatest of all the elements in physical
laws, combinaSOn-unity of action.
This scheme contemplates common
and united purpose, with head clothed
with the official garb of State authority,
having the sanction of the Commonwealth
and the prestige of office. All will I'M
derstand that, in this Office, reliable in
formation can be had. When q county,
by its county association, furnishes this
Office with a map of the county, showing
the railraids and the water courses, the
towns and the schools, and printed PAM
phlet, giving the production, the
character of the soil, the population of
improved and unimproved lands, their
value, the kind and quality of timber, the
value of lumber, the places of market and
facilities TOR getting to market, the mines
and minerals, the marble and slate, the
fire clay and sand; in fact, everything
which goes to make up the wealth of the
country; and which, when put on erhi
GjtjOn, will attract people. When one
county does this, every other county in
that locality will feel bound, in self
defense, to do the same thing. After
looking somewhat carefully into the re-
sources of the State, the wants of the
people, and the general feeling, on the
subject of immigration, the committee do
not hesitate to venture the opinion that
this measure, if adopted and put in opera
ton by this Legislature, with an eye alone
to the good of the State, and not TO the
bestowal of party or personal favors, will,
in few years, add many millions to the
wealth of the State, and increase our pop
ulatiOn until taxes will be an incident in
stead of the great burden of life.