The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-11-27
A eSrAr ii. MOVE.
Southern Interstate immigration Cons
vention at Ashviile, N. G.


The great Southern Interstate Immigra-
tion Convention Is TO assemble in the city OF
Asheville, N. c.. on the 18th of December. It
is no ordinary gathering. but is composed Of
commissioned delegates from every State in
the South, chosen as follows: Four from the
State at large and two from each State Sena-
torial District, by the Governor; two from
each county, chosen by the County Commis-
sioners; one from each corporate city,
chosen by the Mayor. one from each Cham
by the presiding officers; two delegates
from each editorial association, chosen by
the President OF the association; one dele
gate from each railway or steamboat COM
pany, chosen by the General Passenger
Agent; one delegate from each land CON-
pany. chosen by the Manager or presiding
officer OF the company.
The convention in Ashevilie, N. c., on the
18th OF December. is not an experiment. IL
Is not the start and the entire people are In.
terested In the great move on the part OF
more than dozen States. We give brief
outline of the movement:
The Southern Inter-States Immigration
Bureau was created by the Southern Inter
States immigration Convention, held in the
city OF Montgomery, Ala, December 18th,
1883. This convention was composed OF dele
gates, appointed by the Governors, municipal
authorities. Boards OF Trade, and railway
corporations: tho State Commissioners Of
Immigration were exSHicio delegates.
The movement had the hearty endorse
ment of all the chief executives, Commis-
sioners Of Agriculture and Immigration Of
the several States interested.
Mr.. r. Is. Stahlmau, OF the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, in addressing the conveu-
ton, made "A ringing speech endorsing the
movement and assured the convention that
ha ratI ada ,xn,,lA ~ tha hall
In this matter.
Not only we're the objects Of the conven.
tion approved by the leading newspapers
throughout the country In advance, but the
plan and scope OF the work were endorsed by
them without exception.
The plans proposed by the committee on
permanent organization, which were unani-
mously adopted, were as follows:
"Your committee selected for the purpose
OF ofdrafting plan OF organization looking to
the formation OF permanent Southern In
ter-State Immigration Bureau for the purs
pose Of securing added population and capi.
tai for the Southern States and Territories.
securing uniform freight and immigration
rates. the opening of a general Office and the
establishment OF such other office and agen.
cies, the arranging of fairs and expositious,
establishing ports Of entry and the doing Of
all other things necessary for the develop.
ment Of every State and Territory embraced
IN the call OF this convention, beg 10 submit
their report as follows, and recon.
mend that there be selected an Exec
utive Committee to consist Of a men,
Der from each State and Territory;
that said Executive Committee shall select
a General Manager aud that said Executive
COMMITTEES and General Manager shall cor
stitute the Southern Interstate 1mmigra.
ton Bureau. Your committee Furthermore
suggests that all matters pertaining 20 the
conduct of this Interstate Bureau shall bs
left solely with the bureau, there being no
question of State interest involved since each
State will be represented by one OF her most
able aud representative men in the forma-
ton of the Executive Committee"
To Hon. f. b. Chiffon, of Austin, Texas
who was at that time Commissioner Of I'm.
migration for the Lone Star Stste, is due the
credit of putting the thing into working
shape. For IL was his work and his means
that aroused the people to their duty and
caused them to meet in convention. Since
that time Mr.. Chiffon has resigned his work
for the State of Texas and given his time to
the stupendous undertaking of organizing
the workingmen of the Southern States into
one great body for the upbuildirs OF thAin
material interests.