The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-08
Immigration Meeting

grafton, mot in the Court House on
Saturday, tho 9th May, for the pur.
pose of olccting permanent officers,
adopting n Constitution, &c.
w. A. Lesley on taking tho chair,
gavo notice of tho Secretary boing
absent. On motion, w. NJ. Hagood
was elected Secretary pro tom.
Tho Committee appointed to draft
Constitution, submitted tho follow
ing, which was adopted:
Whereas, our County is situated in
q region of country, possessed OF tho
great natural advantages OF healthy
climate, beautiful mountain scenery,
fertile soil, intorsoctcd with numerous
creeks and rivers, affording abundant
water power for machinery OF any
description, with the best OF Railroad
facilitios-tho great Piedmont Air
Limo Railroad running through tho
ontro County; and, whereas, the great
nocd Of our County is greater popu-
lation to occupy and cultivate tho
thousands of acres of valuable lands,
now covered with heavy forest and
lying uncultVatcd and unimprovod,
because Of want Of pooplo TO cultivate
tho same; and, whereas, wo earnestly
dosiro and cordially welcome amongst
us all honest, industrious working
people, whether farmers, mechanics
or artisans. Therefore, for tho purs
pose of aiding and encouraging this
object, we the undersigned, do hereby
organize oursel> cs into an lmmigra~
ton Society, undor tho following Con
sttution:
ARTICLE i. That it shall DO known
as tho Picl1ons immigration Associa>
ton. 1t shall havo one President and
ono vice President from each Towns
ship in the County, Treasurer and
an Executive Committee OF five mem
bcrs.
ART. 2. That each porson pay an
initiation fec of ono dollar on becoming
mombor of tho Society. and month
lv duo OF 25 cents. Tho money thus
raised, to constitute . fund TO be used
in promoting immigration.
ART. 3. That it bo requested that
tho Vice. President in each Township
get up report of all lands, water
powers, opportunities for business,
&c, to be usod to draw immigrants,
and report TO the Executive Commits
too, who shall koop II record Of the
samo, send briofS OF thom TO Agents
&c. Also, that each Vicc~Prcsidcnt
solicit each porson in his Township tC
bocomo mcmbor of tho Society, anC
p report names and money to tho Exc.
cutivo Committee.
+ ART. 4. That tho Association meo
: on Snloday Of each month in tho Cour
: House.
: ART. 5. That the Executive Com
5 mittce bo empowered to put into opo
s ration the inLontion and objects o
. this Society, as vigorously as possible
l. II. Philpot, j. II. Carlisle, g. w
If Taylor, Alonzo NJ. Folgor, j. Franl
# Folgor, w. NJ. Hagood, ID. f. Brad
d 10y, w. A. Losley, J. Riley Ferguson
d j G. Griffin, S. ID. Keith, 2. Mel
d Alexander
Tho association now being thor
% oughly organized, an election for OF
: (iccrs was held, resulting as follows
- d. f. Bradley, President; Il. w. Rus
=" sell, Vicc President, Pickonsvillc Tow
!" ship; John II. lLolcombo, Vice Pres
NJ sidont Salubrity Township; John ,
j. LOWS, Vico President Garvin Towr
r ship; II. E. steele, Vico Prcsdcr
lie Easloy Township; w. A. Lesley, Vic
- President Pickcns Township; b. |
in Morgan, Vico President Dacusvil
IN Township; G.. NJ. Lynch, Vice Pros
" don't Pumpkintown Township Joh
c. T. Lcwis, Yico President EastatC
nd Township; w. NJ. Hagood, Socrotar
Cd and Treasurer
Tho President appointed G.. Y
Taylor, J. H. Carlisle, |. II. Philpo
lc j. Frank Folgor, and S, ID. Koith, q
O. Executive Committee.
m w. A. Lesley, J. IL. Carlisle, and
Of Med. Alexander, was thon appointc
bc Special Committee to draft BY La"
i. for governing tho Association, ar
a. make any amendments they migl
~ doom proper TO tho Constitution, ar
- report at tho next meeting.
~ =, S. ID Keith moved that tho Assoc
"V alton meet at 10 o'clock on oach Sal
-. day.
as On motion, tho proceedings wo
IN III to bo published in the PICKENs Sci
3" TINEL
ly d. f. BRADLEY, President.
nd wv Cn,'r, e.