The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-20
IMNIGRANTS FOR THE SOUTH.
A Great Scheme to Turn the Attention OF
Good Settlers to the South.
I From the New York Times. I

Good Settlers to the South.
From the New York Times.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, December 80.
The Southern Immigration Conyel-@
ton which is to meet in this citysen
December y, will bring together the
largest body of men ever gathered in
the South in the cause Of immigration.
It will be thoroughly representative,
embracing all the Southern States and
the Territories of Arizona, Colorado and
New Mexico. Governor Seay of this
State issued the invitations and will
preside at the opening meeting. Delega-
tions will come from fifteen States. &
Texas and Arkansas will send especially
full representation, and Capt. r. f..
Kalb, the State Agricultural Comnlis-
sioner OF Alabama, has received hund-
reds of letters from all parts of the South
that give ample evidence that all the
States embraced in the call will bewell
represented. 81 8.
The purpose for which the conven-S
ton was called is to devise better ways
and means of advertising the Southern
country by showing the rich and vas:ed
resources and advantages of the several
Southern States, and thereby to induce
the people Of other sections of5the
Union, the North and West particu-
larly, as well as from Europe, to seek
homes in the South. OF course the
prime object in view is to turn the tide
of investigationto the South in greater
volume. The movement has been
very generally endorsed throughout the
Southern courtry. The people as
rule are advocating the bringing into
the Southern country Of class OF peo-
pie who would be entirely homogere-
Gus with themselves. For several
weeks Commissioner Kalb has been
receiving scores of letters from dele
gates stating that they would be on
hand when the convention meets. Taes
Governors Of the different Southern
States have been invited and several
have indicated their purpose of being
present.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, December 13.
The Southern Interstate Immigration
Convention reassembled this morning
in the hall Of the House of Represents
tives at the State Capital. s
Nothing could better illustrate the &
changed sentiment among the South
ern people. A little more than quar-
ter of a century ago in the same hail
the Southern Confederacy was orgsp
lied. To-day representatives of every
Southern State, including New Mexico
and Arizona, adopted what they be-
lieve to be a practical plan for inducing
Northern people to come and make
themselves welcome in all parts of the
South. e
The first business was the appoint
meat Of a committee to wait on Cover
nor Seay and invite him to address the
Convention. Governor Seay made
strong speech supporting the object of
the Convention. =
Mr.. Chiffon, Of Texas, chairman OF
the committee on the organization of 3
permanent Southern Interstate Im-
migration Bureau, submitted the COM
mittee's report.
The committee recommends that
there be selected an executive commit
tee, to consist Of one member from
each State and Territory; that said !
executive committee shall elect a.
general manager, and said executive
committee and general manager shall
constitute the Southern Interstate
immigration Bureau, and shall hold
office until the meeting of the next an
nual convention, or until their suc-
cessors have been elected and accepted
the trust.
The committee also suggests. that all
matters pertaining to the conduct CT
the Interstate bureau be left solely
with the bureau, there being no qUes-
ton Of State interest involved, since
each State will be represented by one Of
her most able and representative men
in the formation of the executive com
mittee.
The committee further suggests that
said Interstate bureau shall consist
and be composed Of the following
named persons:
Executive Comnittee-John T. Pat
rick, Raleigh, G. c.; B. F. Kalb, Mont
gomery: Logan H. Roots, Little Rock,
Ark; T. w. Poole, New Orleans;
George w. Carlisle, Jackson, Miss; B.
NJ. Hard, Nashville; J. L. Ingram,
Sanford, Fla; w. l.. Glessner, Anae-
rious, Ca; A. P. Butler, Columbia, s..
c.; J. S. Doushter, Austin, Texas; IT,
F. Nelson, Folsom, New Mexico; G.R.s.
Hale, Rocky Mount, Va; Temple
Bodily, Louisville, KY; J. K. Guynn.a1
Missouri.
That when a vacancy occurs in said
executive committee, the Governor of
the State from which the retiring mem
ber came shall be requested 20 fiji the
vacancy, and in case said Governor:
fails to make such appointment, the
executive committee shall flrsaid va
cancy.
The name of Col. F. B. Chiffon, of
Texas, was amended as general mans-s
ger of the bureau, and as amended the
report was adopted.