Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-19
IMMIGRATION.
Yesterdays Proceedings of the Southern
Interstate Convention.
More Home Seakar1 and Land Excursion
Tickets Asked For-aHqr the Ticket
scaipar-Chilton's Report.

scaipar-Chilton's Report.
AsHEvILLE. n. c. Dec. 1S.-The H.
terstate immigration convention met this
morning, President NJ. 7. Bryan in the
hair.
W. Il. Malvern Of Asheville offered
the following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, 1t is the sense of this conTen-
ton that all sectional animosit;es between
the North and South should close, that
to retard the general prosperity Of the
hole country; therefore
Re solved, that We deprecate as
unwise and uRpolitio the present agi-
tntion in congress of what is known as
the national election law or force bill,
and do hereby protest against the enact
ment of this bill into a law
On motion OF e. Polk Johnson of Ken
lucky the resolution was laid on the
table.
The committee appointed to make sug-
| gesfions and correct grievances met and
considered the business and made the
following report:
Your comm ittee begs leave to report
unanimously that it favors the plan
adopted by the railroads of selling what
is called ''home seekers'' aud Gland
excursion tickets to promote end en-
courage INN isration: and recommends
that com mi,tes OF .hree be ap-
pointed by the Southern states lmmigra-
ton convention to apply to the
! several passenger and traffic
associations for the extension of the sale
| of such tickets at as low rate and as fire.
quent dates as can be assured, and
Whereas, the practice of scalping or
ticket brokerage makes the sale OF such
tickets on numerous dates and
from many points at low rates
hazardous to the revenue of
the transportation lines selling such
tickets and diverts the use of such tickets
from their original purpose, the commit
tee recommends that this convention
| memorialize congress to prohibit scalp
| ing or ticket brokerage by amendment
TO the Interstate commerce act, as rec
commended by the interstate commerce
| commission In its fourth annual report.
That we further recommend that each
! delegation to this convention bring the
| action OF this convention to the attention
! of their congressional representative of
| their respective states, and ask their CO.
! operation in securing the proposed legis-
! lation; also that the same ask the legis-
| latures of their several states to instruct
| their representatives in congress to enact
the legislation asked for by the Interstate
| commerce com omission.
| The report brought on discussion par
ticipated in by representatives from
nearly every state. Finally the resolu-
ton was adopted.
F. B. Chiffon OF AUSTIN,
| Tex, general manager of the Southern
interstate convention. then made his an
rual report. After greeting the dele
gates warmly, he snid it must
rest with the future to reveal
| through results brought about
| by plans laid in this convention how wise
aud great is the South. He went on to
say that the object of the convention was
to attrae: good men from all states and
| capital from ali nations. We welcome,
( he said, new settlers in the work of plac-
! ing the southern section of the Union in
the position where it justly belongs.
/ He spoke of the work accomplished
| by the Florida bureau which had sent an
exhibit to Boston, and to be shown at
! the fairs in the north. aud that IN conse-
| quencs about 500 letters Of inquiry had
! been sent to the bureau head
been done in the advertising line.
| Contracts have been made by which
more than 5000 900 worth of advertising
has been secured. During this year ex-
| hibts Of several products mad been dis
PLAYED in New Jersey aud New York,
aud st three points in Canada, and
| also in Maine. Pennsylvania, In
diana and Michigan. Exhibits by
| train Of cars he deemed Impractical Bile,
but many of the expositions were GER
| tainly advantageous. Chiffon contin-
ued il the means will justify 1t, we
propose 10 engage speakers who will adj
dress meetings i'll the East, North AM
| West and contend against the
prejudIces toward the South. It is
also proposed to use the stereoscope
showing views of interest in the South,
and representatives will start out inside
of ninety days. II the convention in
dor ses this plan and scope OF the work al
mapped out in 1888 this association will
be the most powerful body Of men ever
banded together for the upbuiiding
OF any country, and the success
| that will speedily come TO che South will
| be marvel to the whole world. With
one accord and that union of sentiment
and interest from which alone strength
can come, We will az no
distant day achieve the full measure
OF our greatness through our efforts as
well as merits.
A vote of thanks was rendered Chiffon
for his able report and It was moved aud |
carried that he be Reelected general
manager of the bureau.
1t was moved that members of the ex- |
ecutive committee be elected, one from |
each state The motion was adopted |
and the following mem bers were elected: |
John J. sumpter. Hot Springs, Ark.
S. J.. A. johnson, Cosjkcana, Tex.
There is a determined purpose mani |
tested in every movement of the convene
ton to discard everything of political |
nature, and devote the time OF the cou. |
vention to business matters exclusively. |