Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-30
.rr,r rrruRE OF rHK SOUTH.

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the FUTURE OF THE SOUTH.
rNa readers Of tho REsIsTKR were in
s,v.l BY telegraph in a brief way Of the
-,,c,saipgsof the convention, on the 25th
=, =. Warm Springs, n. G., for the pro-
.,,;su Of Immigration TO The eleven South
= States east Of the Mississippi river. As
.a,levate from West Virginia to that con-
-,,ssp. the writer thinks some remarks
:, sstail, concerning not only the puT-
- Of the meeting, but matters relating
,S,rs.o, some Perhapsindirectly, viii be of
interest
Tns eleven States including Maryland ON
A.sxuene northeast, and Florida on the
s,O,h. were represented, and all these rep
,..p,a.ives took an Activeintsrest in what
,,n,uirsd. West yirginiA's i've delegates
lively participated in mapping ont the
.,.k r. Rev. Bishop KAHN and Dr..
r,yyER. of Jrffsrson county, being men,
~. Of the Committee on Resolutions, and
rol,s BEowS, of jackson, c. B. HAKT,
Al me Ialslliga,oer, and JAS B. TASEY,
Jtbs REaIsrER, on Basiness and Ways
and Means.
The main purpose WAS to get starting
mint from which work could develop in
,Dvor all directions. A plan of this char
,,,,r was no easy matter 10 formulate,
vbsn fands were lacking aad so vast q
,Ba Of territory, including, as it does,
sl.yen sovereign States, each with her own
Jsss Of what she waat,d, and which /
v.,s o.,ea quite different from what some
o,bsr STATE wanted. But thorough dis
,pSiou and Interchange OF views overesme
,hse diHcllties and the convention got
down to practical business, which culmi-
r,sd in the unanimous passage of the fol-
loving resolutions:
uR.ll.F. That bureau Of immigration be
s.,shrf.s,i with headquarters in the city OF
~, YORK % be styled the southern Bureau OF
-5 ID That this bureau be placed under
~" "n
~. member fr1us each southern railroad Sta'e,
ry 4- tl.ya situated east OF the Mississippi rivef
tbst win contribute the sum OF 81 100 tOwHds the
syg,uS.saf the said board on or before the hrsg
d,y FJlgy next and that on the second lues,
Ityof Jr!y. I,>S, the board As consutuIed shsu
meet ia the cily Of New York and proceed 70 or
gsnt1r 9ud s'ops such bylaws. rules and regu.
I.fllU, As NAV be Necessary for is government
.E.sErs,i That until ths said organization Is
p4rtsr,-,l John J. Kelley, Jr, be eonsuritsd me
'biafnrtns hlueau. with pOWerso call the ooaru
t,y.-he- whenever the said cohtriOutOns rom
ra.'-0tis states, cities and towns snail nav, nav
rt4rhgd the aggregate sum OF S2OooO, and wheh
slrh caIl has bsen made the board OF directors
shAl. prDgeci tmme lately - perfect the Petnla,,
uea, Orgaai fN'.On, aS PROVIDED Tor IN the secouu
resolution herewith Su6mitte'.
"KFsFrsf That inn nediztely upOl the adopIlOu
ogtEe>F -.SNiutious The sscretar. OF this eonyen-
ton shall give notice OF the same 70 the doNeT'
nor, OF -arn Of the southern StSies 10 the preSl
den', OF each of the Southern railroads anu
rD4y1-, 81 ,,pr; tayl in the Southern states
el,l 90 thr Mississippi river having pOpllAtlon
fIHU nr mIrr. srlicttiug the cnopsra'loh OF
Sliiu1irials in furJhering the obJecss OF thS
convention.
II will be seen that the sseoGd resolution
embraces the substance Of the proposed
scheme. The arrangement will appear
crude and indefinite to some, but 1t must
b, borne in mind that the work OF the
Clavertion was only preliminary, and
when il Is remembered that this assem-
blage was only body OF private citizens
without corporate or other powers, it will
BE- seen that they could do no more than
they dit, and that at least the way Is now
oo.n 10 do much. The sum of $40 900
named in the resolution, which Is to be
subscribed before an orZIniz Ition can Do
elected, is the minimum amount only.
Il may be quairupled if the necessary
number of toWas, cOuuties aud corpora
tons subscribe to the plan. When the
Org4niza'ion i, perfected there will be pre-
pared constitution and by-laws, under
ths supervision Of The directors, which
will outline in detail how states, counties,
cities, etc, may operate and take adVant-
Sg7 Of the privilege Of membership.
4 There is little doubt bat there arc won
ds'ful and far-reaching possibilities in q
well managed scheme that has, ~ Is pro-
POssd, twenty odd railroads. representing
over SlOO, O,OOO, 900 capital, behind 1t.
These Southern aud Southwestern hnts oi
rOad, ramiiying sll the States from Mary
lAad to Mississippi and Florida, could
Weld a vast influence in promoting immi'
grafton to the Territory through which
they run. They, in conjunction with
State, county, town and other corporate
auyiliry developing societies with lands
\ At their disposal, might control large
Spart of the immigration that is now seek
n Iing the West and Northwest. With 80
lss;rOng an organizItio agencies might be
established, as the wegtsrn railroads no"
have in all the desirable European centers
4 Of emigration.
S, it viii be seen by these few outlines
and which were largely amplihed in al
dresses by such eminent personages as
Cardinal GIBBONS, Governors GORDON Of
Georgia, LEE of Virginia, RICHARDSON OF
South CIrolino, railroad magnates, Bishops
KAHN, NogrHRoP, BgCKER, ELDER and
many other prominent representatives
present from the several States, that the
plan Of work proposed may be Of such
magnitude, under proper encouragement
and well directed management, that there
snO telling where it would reach or where
hwould end.
SO much tor this phase Of the movement
Now what are the inducements offered 70
Immigrants seeking colonization in these
eleven States. We answer that they are
simply Incompatible. If once prtJudiee IS
removed and the tide Of immigration se1s
IN this direction, it will not stop until AL
tnis vast territory is taken up, which Is
Is Awaiting thrifty human hands TO make ~
yield its measure of varied products. we
mall not speak Of our own State In TINS
Nnnsctiou, ~ considerable, Of late, mas
Oeen said Of il, and we shall only briefly
refer to North Carolina ss . sample oil
most Of the other States. Few of "a, per
nAPs' stop to think that her area Is about