The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-23
Immigration 20 Mississippi.
W EST COURT STREET.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. January, 1878.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January, 1878.
To the Editors of the Clarion:
We have been requested by large num-
Der of gentlemen owning land in the
northern portion of your State, to take in
hand the subject of Immigration to that
section, and the settleing up of that portion
of your State, and we have consented to do
out utmost in the attempt; and the better
to carry out that object have associated
with us Mr. r. w. Hickling, late Assistant
Commissioner of Immigration for Tennessee
The having had great deal of experience
in the business and which proved a success.
So far as We have been able to ascertain
your State has no work on her resources
published since the report of DR.. Harper,
the State Geologist of 1857, (twenty years
ago)-and not being able to obtain any
more recent work, we have commenced 10
get together such facts, as in our opinion,
will be the best for the work, and when so
gathered we intend to compile them in a
pam phlet for the purpose of distribution
over the North, Canada and abroad. Now
this work, simple as it may appear to some,
will be the means of doing great good for
your State, in that through the sources we
| have now open, il will draw great attention
to the resources of the State. This, of course,
will be work OF expense, and it is partly
on that ground that we write to you. Not
having the names OF all the members of the
| Legislature, we thought a letter through
your paper would stir them up on the
question and cause them to discuss the
question treely-and finally do something
tor that which is greatly needed to your
STANDARDIZATION,
We are we'll aware that in asking your
State to make an appropriation for the
cause of immigration, we shall meet
with opposition on the part OF
some in that it is the wish OF
your Legislature to cut down all the expen-
ses that can be fairly reduced. We know
that for some time large amount was
yearly appropriated for the cause, but was
so wasted that the amount was cut down to
the insignificant sum OF 500 per annum
not enough to pay one years postage We
think now they have every justitiable rea-
son for making an appropriation for an I'm
migrant Bureau, and with man at the
head of it who understands the business we
| think great deal of good can be accom-
! plished. Such an amount should be voted as
would enable an exhibit to be made on the
resources of the State, giving each county
separate. and stating what kind OF agricul-
ture is best adapted to the various soils.
show up your lands, minerals, timber, etc.,
and your means of transportation by rail
and river, and, publish with it, geological
survey of the State. With such volume
as that in his hands your Commissioner can
with every confidence invite the people OF
the States in the North, East and West and
abroad to come and settle with you. He
can show them what your country is
They can read of it at their own
firesides, thousands of miles away. and
will be able to make up their minds before
they leave their present homes what part OF
your State they intend to settle ia. We are
aware that some will cry out at the expense
and say the State cannot afford it. We
would answer, if your State wants to reap
any benefit from immigration, she must be
like other States and pay for the means OF
/ getting her immigrants. Working for love
and glory" will mot pay bills. y Look at
some of the other States paying out thous-
| "uuo VI 0ViidiS yearly W ODtdlus settlers.
Even take your neighboring State OF
tennessee, some of the people there cried
out at the expense of publishing her
resources, but the wiser heads said
lit would pay and pay it has. Large
numbers of good farmers, capitalists
and manufacturers have been brought into
her borders and others are following fast
and all because her resources were published