The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-08
SOUTHERN 1MMIGRATIoN
The Organized Movement
Looking to the Procure
ment of Immigrants.

was responded 10 Dy several SenGle-
men from the south and a practical
meeting was held at Exposition
Press rooms last week. The object
Of the meeting was the organization
Of an immigration bureau in the
south and the movement was form
ally inaugurated by calling Prof.
Proctor of Kentucky to the chair.
A committee appointed at a pre-
vious meeting made the following
report, which was adopted as the
basis of the proposed movement:
Whereas, the great necessity of
the southernand southwestern states
at the present time is sufficient pop
to utilize and make profita-
BILE the millions of acres of waste
land, and capital to develop
their dormant and incompatible
wealth in mines and manufactures;
and,
Whereas, The better develop
ment of their latent resources will
surely bring increased prosperity to
all; and
Wheaas, The advantages of the
southern states in climate and soil
for all branches of agriculture, as
well as mining and manufacturing
facilities, are comparatively un-
known either at home orabroad ;and
Whereas, The south does not re-
ceive that amount of either the do
nestle or foreign immigration to
which she is entitled and so richly
merits; and,
Whereas, We recognize the pa
ramount Importance of properly pre-
senting the claims of the south and
southwest to the great moving mass
es as the best and fairest portion OF
the American continent now open to
settlement, not only in respect to
health, climate, soil and rainfall
but also for the investment of cap
ital; and whereas, we further recog-
nize the importance of an earnest
cooperation of all southern and
southwestern states for the purpose
of inducing immigration and build
ing up of southern industries; there
fore, be it
Resolved, First, that the south
ern and southwestern states here as
sembled do hereby constitute them
selves an organization for the pro-
motion of immigration and the en-
enlargement of capital for the de
velopment of the material interests
CT the whole south.
Second-The compilation of Stats
tical, educational, descriptive and
other practical information for pub
location and dissemination.
Third-The organization shall be
known as the Southern Immigra-
ton Association.
Fourth-The officers shall con-
sist of a president, first vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, and
vice-president for each state com
prising the territory embraced in
the south and southwest, viz: Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, the Caro-
linas, the Virginias, louisiana, Ar
kansas, Texas and Missouri, and
an executive committee composed
of one member from each state in
Guided in this organization.
Fifth-It shall be the object of
this association to secure a strong
cooperative membership and infu-
ence in each state as above named,
especially land commissioners, i'm
migration commissioners and agri-
cultural commissioners, and all Off
GERS of states or corporations con-
nected with agriculture, horticul-
ture, immigration, mineralOgy, ge-
ology and forestry.
An election of officers was then
held and resulted as follows:
President-Col.A A. McWhirter,
Nashville, Tenn.
Vice resident-Maj. NJ. @. Wall,
jackson, Miss.
Secretary-S. H. Nowlin, of Ar
kansas.
Treasurer--S. j. Keith, Nashville
Tenn.
The following gentlemen were
elected as presidents at-large /:
Prof j. r. Proctor for Kentucky /;
Col. ". H. Harris for Louisiana; S.
T. jenkins for Georgia; E. L.Brooks
for Alabam "a Col Thos. Essex for
Arkansas; Col. Sam A. Swami for
Florida.
Maj. S. n. Nowlin then offered
the following resolution which was
adopted; Resolved, that Prof. Proc
tor, L. E. Brooks, W. 4. Harris, Col.
Swami and Col. Jenkins be appoint
ed a committee on finance, whose
duty it shall be to receive the funds
and devise means for conducting
the objects of this association at the
earliest practicable moment, and
submit a report Of their plans to
the president of this body.
The association then adjourned
to meet in Nashville, Tenn, on the
second Tuesday in March, 1884.