The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-21
INTERSTATE IMMIGRATION
THE CLOSING WORK OF THE
BODY.
Inc next Place of Meeting Was Left
10 Executive Committee-.R Reports
and Plans.
Baskerville Citizen.)

and Plans.
Baskerville Citizen.)
a resolution was adopted asking each
state to elect commissioner of immi-
grafton who shall co operate with the
southern immigration bureau.
To Promote the Worlds Fair,
Inc resolutlo4 to recommend to the
governors Of each state to appoint a CON-
mittee Of five from their states to act in
| conJanctlOn with another committee. and
TO De known as the prom ,tion commit
tee OF the worlds fair was adopted.
Reports of Finance Conmittee.
1he report Of the finance committee
was read and adopted 1t recommended
that the executive committeeman appoint
a delegation to request the governors of
the states to call on the legislatures of
the states for financial aid, and that an
appropriation of $50 900 from each state
be asked for the purpose of making full
exhibits at the Columbian exposition
that the bureaus of mining, manufactur-
ing, agriculture and immigration be
asked t) lend financial aid: that the gen
eral manager Of the association be made
a paid official by the railroads of the
south, and that his salary as general
manager of the association be S., 900 a
year; thar the bureau, if it deems it best,
publish the resources Of the states, with
l;lu~trafions, With space for each accord
ing to eoutribufi2n.
Patrick indicated.
The committee appointed for tha
purpose reported that they hal lnvesti
gated the charges made 10y the Manu-
facturers' Record against Secretary Johr
L. Patrick, and had found them un
founded. The report was adopted
unanimously.
Exhibit by Train of Cars.
The committee on exhibit by train Q
t cars submitted the following resolution
"REsoLvED, That we believe that ad
vertising our resources by a train Q
cars filled with exhibits of our agricu]
tural, mineral and manufactured pre-
0 ducts to be sent through all the north
r east and west, would result in inducin
g large immigration to the south, an
g prove one O. the most useful means {
s advertising that could be adopted, an
4 that we commend it to the special a.
4 tention of the executive committee.
O To Examine Into Character OF hmm
grants.
4 The foreign and domestic immigr
e tion committee reported favorably c
g the resolution of Maj Malone, to the e
h feet that the consuls Of the Unite
States be empowered to inquire into tt
moral and physical condition Of INN
'e grants, with an amendment providir
is government official examination OF {
st immigrants at the port of entry; and a
a other amendments to send copy to {
ee the Ulited States senators and congress
ID men. The report was adopted.
ID New England Immigrants.
Is The committee reported favorably
N the resolution Of W, NJ Pickett to invi
the better class of immigrants fro
New England and the report "
D. adopted.
O. Railroad Rates.
re A motion was made to have appoint
a delegate from each state to co opera
with the committee on railroad rat
o The motion was accepted with
O. amendment, that the committee be {
ek pointed by the executive committee a
IL the general manger.
70 Headquarters in Washington.
~ The committee endorsed the reso
- tion of G. P Cannon, of Tenness
"a -. looking to the location of central hei
~ quarters at Washington, D. c., and
securing of a place in that city for
-. purpose of exhibiting the resources
'T9 -; the South. They recommended the
IA "a pointment of a committee of one fr
=: g ,ch state to devise ways and means
~ a:compls sh this as early as posslt
The report was accepted.