The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-12-25
A GREAT CONVENTION.
HELD IN ASHEvuLE BY SOUTHERN
IMMIGRATIJN DELEGATES.
The Problem Of How to Promote Immi-
grafton to the Southern States Discuss
ed and Plans Adopted.

ed and Plans Adopted.
A correspondent dating his letter
the 18th writes as follows:
Wednesday was the opening day of
the greatest convention of it's kind
ever held IN the South. Delegates
are here from every portion of this
thriving, prosperous section and
State.
The object of this assembly, as out
lined in remarks ofall the speakers who
took part in yesterdays preliminary
work, is to bound all progressive in
terests together in attracting to the
South industrial workers of all class
es-mechanics, iron workers, carpen-
ters, bricklayers, wheelwrights and
independent small farmers, truck
gardeners, etc. To all these classes
the South, from the State of Mary
land to Texas, offers inducements su-
perior to any other part of the United
States, and variety of resources
equalled nowhere else.
After the speeches of Hon. r. B.
Vance, Nat Atkinson, Esq. and Gov.
Daniel g. Fowle, who gave all the
delegates cordial welcome on be-
half of the city and State, permanent
organization was effected by the cleo
tion of the following officers: Hon.
MIR. Bryant, of Tennessee, permanent
president; d. II. Elliott, of Florida,
permanent secretary; d. C. CARING
ton, of South Carolina, and Mr.. Will
cox, of Georgia, assistant secreta
ries; F. N. Waddell, OF Asheville, SER
geant-at-arms; vice-presidents to be
elected by ea1 h State in the conven-
ton.
During the addresses in the morn
ing one speaker said:
sThere are tho here who recall
how solid we can make the South
when We determine to do SO. but we
do not want any sectionalism. All
W. want is to go ahead and work out
our destiny and regain the wealth
and power and prestige Which we lost
by the war. We have the means o!
| accomplishing this, and want all our
Northern fellow-citizens to come here
and help us develope the unbounded
| riches which we possess. Ii this is
| sectionalism, l would like to know
| what is nationalism."
Governor Fowle's was a mastery
effort. He took up the p: oblem of
| immigration and sectionalIsm to-
| gether and advised the making by
the South vi a great display at the
| Columbian Exposition. He intends
to recommend the appropriation oil
$25, 900 by the State of North Car
| Olina for her share, and urges like
liberality on the part of the other
Southern States. This recommended
tion was warmly greeted, and there
was a perfect storm Of applause
when, in concluding, the Governor
said he wanted to see really great
United States OF America and Il
broad and patriotic union Of Ameri-
can free States, and freemen, and the
South to have brains and power at
Washington as of yore. eve may
have both under the new conditions,
he said, cas- we had it under the old
and we will go further than any 9th
er section in upholding the Union
1t is understood that u delegation
of officials are ready here to offer fl
vored immigrant rates of travel anC
cooperate in a business scheme tt
bring desirable settlers to the South
In the past two years North Caroline
added over 5 900 miles to it's railrOat
trackage. Georgia, Virginia, Alaba
ma, Florida and other States are ex
tending the railroad lines in all direc
tions, So that new lands may be helt
out to settlers equal III this respect tt
the West or Northwest.
THURSDAY.
The Interstate immigration con
vention to-day discussed resolutions
deprecating as unwise and impoliti
the continued agitation in Congress
of the federal election bill and pro
testing against it's passage.
Res 5lutions from the committee ol
railroads reported unanimously il
favor of "H 9me Seekers" and ian,
excursion tickets to promote and eu
courage immigration. After lonI
discussion these resolutions wer
adopted.
T. B. Chiffon, of Texas, who wa
: unanimously reelected general mar
oyer OF the Southern Immigratio
Board, delivered his annual report
j. A. Mckenzie of the Worlds fai
3 directory, consumed most of TIL
time of the afternoon session sp sal
ing of the opportunities offered th
south by the great Columbian expo
sition.