The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-05-13
Friday, May 1s, 1870.
The Agricultural and Immigration
Committee.

wv puUtioaSN ~ ooF Suot soecet Z
notice of thcoa,gn nnizatfon Of this! Con
veotion which n,ct in Charleston OF
Tuesday the .3rd inst, and adjournea
on tire following Thursday. n he At
tendance was largo, comprising sonas
IF ftho attest and most practical moi
IT the South, and the Proceeding,
were harmopiops, and eminently sa,
isfaetory. The reports of the xnrioh.
Committees, wcrc elaborate, thor
oughly digcsted and pusincss-llkc C doc
uments, upon the great questions o
s'ci"l aid material advancement
whieh are a1ow pressing upon tho at
IGNITION of our people.
The following delegates wcre pres
cnt from Abbeville, b. z. 1crndon, J
II. Vance, X. Vance, Joel S. Perrin
Am. Aiken, J, d. Gaillxmd, W. T.
Henderson, and also rs d Representa-
tiSe from the State Mt large, Col. D.
Wyatt Aiken.
Rhc following standing .Cesmmittces
werc appointed: ......
Committee on In,mig.ut;on.-J. p,
Thomas, CoIum bia'; Rev. Il. 8. Hoin.
est, Ncwbcrry ) ;. Campscn, F. Won
Santen. Charleston E. b. Turnipseed
columbia; fhoni:s Hardeman, Gcor.
gfA; r. P: Waring, North Carolina.
Committed on Direct Traae.-Robt.
Mure, ". L. Trenholm, Jno Hanckcl,
Charleston; John B. Moore, Sumter ;
r.. Street: Charleston; John p. Cohen
augusta, Ga. G. p. Pelham, Colum-
bia Edwin Bates, Charleston w. L..
Ellis. Macon, CO.. L. d. DcSaussurc,
Charleston.
t'o,nmiitfe on Cotton Manufactures.
Col +. B. P nlmer, Jas. Hope Colnm.
ifa; JuiiusC. Smith, Greenvillc, Gen.
NJ. 9. Butler, Edgefieid.
C0mu,ii,ee on Rygiene.-Dr. Ei God
dings, Charlcston; DR.. J. A. Barks,
dp!e,. Iaurcns; DR.. DeSaussure Ford,
augusta, Ga. DR.. W. E. Aiken.
..tHniMittse on Agricultural and .Scicn-
t;fc Educati6n. Hon. N. Russell Mid
dlctcn, Charleston; Hon. r.. G. Glenn.
SON., Pchdleton; Jesse B. Turpin,
Georgia H Dozicr, Georgetown.
C1mmittes on Flora Of Sou!h Caro1ina.
DR.. +. Peyrp porchcr, Charleston; J.
J.. 1,crkshHn, Augusta, Ga. 8
ron1aittte on Lubor Resources #
Sou,h Cdrolind.-W. F.. Barton, Or
angtburs; Elw'd Mcintosh, Society
Hill W. Craig, Augusta, Ga, ca.
YIN. W1llace; Columbia.
Ccmmittee on In dust. ial RcDa,rrs Of
South carHkha.-B: F" Crayton, An
.lprson';;' ';;''ybhn 7McCrady, Charleston ;
rhos. %: :tasbn, Charleston, Con. NJ.
L:BolhHM EdgeHrid..5 ~. " - =
eGSnlItiiHt2aets 4aat' Euhd. AEessrs.. J. II.
SSrey6n, ,e44 -dSrcrnor 3. r. Manning,
-; Amen, Honorablo e.. A: Tre1s
holm, >: b. fKenncdy,! Rev. r. S. Boin-
est .anq g. F2aWhitnrr. $50 ."T':. g..
Oh 1hotion'of Mr. J. X. Vance, of
AbbGyille, o special committee of
threa was fpp6intcd to report wbeth-
er it is' desiraBle to Introduce Chinesc
labor in tho State, and i. 80, TO sur :
gest the cheapest and most practical
Nethod Of doing so. Committee j.
X: Vahcc, 5ohMTownsend, and Wm.
Tic CopaRtAeo on i Immigration, in
thcir elaborate Report. presented byy
Col. Thomas; make tho Following prac-
ticaHsagsestipnsgwhiet wese: endors-
ed'ty tn, Convention. :.
do Tbp oAstsbishpqoat of diroct
steuptIssH mqaicatiQB; with Europe. r.
E2., ,iYhe5 cstsbl blishaeeRs Of rates of
naawAvt transp0rta tatiap. foe inmigssnts
fncm Ghhrteston to the Northwest. :,
e3.Tda formation, ina Charleston,
and sht tbeprineipal points, along the
PROPOSED route Of immigration and
tERxat Of societies on the plan OF
tllesGersaan Soeiety, o. Spnthr Carroll
niaisnbWin eastertsss the city OF
Ahhr}ast6ns .vi;", ~! IA -.ra...
ssAiHElDs dbrmation,i i1,s oil Tho heal
thy,Eed mites lof this std dt lter South.
oSn tERt asU Of hqunpty Land and i d.
,aighat6oni i9ociaties, 2 having for. their
obpacts the settlement Of migrants
upnnSf yea rfarnhno1.Ie i2jfx s.Yo,,. ~
b. &heg abhshmsit, in Qhnfleston
Or . Central Board Of Immigration.
n4hilR Rbey publication: Of tnattsrs, reia-
tipg.to immigrAtion esld7 7of .intareat 10
jnhna5 5gnabesfl .e&.t -; =, '.:;,S,J.z:
THNhc Il hancoareEernant oR [ Immi-
gsaAon 6fod the Northern States 20
shiss s6tats. f2ci 4at e: ..,:r,,.. :-.SA-s
iHhRGanyentjona also recommended
aSpd4fo plan Of action and q prope-
ssdtndAstitutiop and bye-laws. l,..a
:HhSs6iioHtsg Resolutions, on che
saRtsds iftees ltrads presented by
MI. HaSE Aare the Chairman, were
aaspta6bN3 tho Convention oi s>.,'
aIassstssF, Rbastbhis cenuestiou rec
osimsnd thst9 company. ehs formed
furseh4astaK lishnhent,o ,ofI . permanent
linz ofafeight and ian misfsnt Steam
egtoa!poss Europe, dn bshsrss, of
3HaSch aishm ;aidW uq{ito M suqo.
.Ysssoftsd, lIhds "a COMMITTEES .bey ap.
petneslhby.isER oliaisiate obtain i.su t,,
ssstttiuns ftdm ,tlsSs Arious railroad
companis4 Aad oaindr Atlansihfsreattd
jaseomns6teej AND dlso 4ea atAka me d.:
pres farctdp ast8aaiel elfnsasresa cora,
past dug posfhabsnt ntr baaisf tortu. a
line t4o1Bsist of. E1ur staanhAsx al q j
.3tsss5ksd eYhEs' ssks Trek 6ffhah uf
eatH dsisHatiSxibsas sidateSd SRisA asils;
ddsyes6f9 dfjtk tkina a6g asHnt btioHs SID
tksM sSsGbna9 fvefal posfets&N sppoEhE'
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