Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-20
FOR IMMIGRATION.
rne LAST DAY OF THE SOUTHERN
INTERSTATE CONVENTION.
A ccr rrebensive Report q tho Finance
Committee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of the south at the Worlds Fair.
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Asurv,,Ir, Y. c.. December 19.-ln the
Southern Interstate immigration Conyen-
ton the report of the Finance Committee
was read and adopted. 1t recommends
that the Executive Committee appoint a
delegation TO request the Governors OF the
States 10 call on tho Legislatures OF tho
States for financial aid, and that On appro-
priation of $4,000 from each State be
asked for the purpose OF making
full exhibition pt the Columc
bian Exposition; tbat the bureaus Ai
mining. manufacturing. agriculture. and
;rnniera.ion be asked TO lend financial
aid that where there are no such bureaus
the Executive Committee shall coll con-
vention TO ORGANIZE a State immigration
burea: and that this bureau shall ralse
funds and make such appropriation as they
deem best: that the neral manager OF
the association be made paid oincial Dj
the railroads of the South aud That his
salary AS general manager OF the asSocla-
ton shall be S5,000a yeak: mat the bureau,
if II deems best, shall pwkilsh the resources
of tic States with illusfhtions. with space
itor each. according to pc con'nouuoAS'
CHARGES UFFouSDED.
Tho committee appointed for that pur;;
pose reported that they had investigated
the charges made by the NGnujdc'urt',
Record against Secretary John i. Patrick,
and found them unfounded. The report
was adopted unanimously. The Commits
toe ON Manufactures recommended that
AN persons contemplating the beginning
of manufacturing interests be invited 10
correspond with the officials of the bureau.
Adopted.
IMPORTING AND EXPORTING.
The Committee on Importing and TX
nortino renorted that the exports OF The
country had far exceeded the imports tor
several wears, and that the Shipment OF
southern products was greatly increasing.
The committees report speaks OF pToductS
that were imported which should be pro-
Snced or manufactured IN the South. The
committee commended the act OF Con-
eress appropriating money for the purpose
of opening the South Atlantic ana Guli
ports. The report was adopted.
EXHIBITS By TRAIN or CARS.
The Committee on Exhibits by Train OF
Cars submitted the following resolution
Rosolyed. That we believe that the adyer-
tisinp of our resources 10y train OF cars
fnad with exhibits of our agricultural,
mineral. and manufactured products, TO be
sent through the North. East, and West,
would result in inducing large immlSIa-
ton 10 the South and prove one OF the
most useful means OF advertising thal
could be adopted, and that we commend
the plan to the special attention OF inc
Executive Committee.
THE CONDITION or TN1SnGRANTs.
The Foreign and Domestic Immigration
Committee reported favorably resolution
to the effect that the consuls OF the Onltec
81. 81 to,
moral and physical condition OF inmi
grants. with an amendment providing fol
| the Government official examination Of nj
immigrants at the port Of entry; and an
other amendment 20 send copy OF the
resolution to all United States senators
and congressman. Adopted.
The committee reported favorably on th'
| resolution to invite the better class OF I'm
migrants from New England. The repor
was adopted.
RAILROAD RATS.
A motion was made 90 have appointed
| delepates from each State 70 cooperate
with the Committee on Railroad Rates. A
motion was also adopted with amendment
that the delegates be appointed by th'
Executive Committee and general man
ager.
The time and place of the next meeting
was referred to the Executive Committee
THE METHODS SATISFACTORY.
The Committee on Organization anC
Works reported that they had examined II
detail the methods in the department o.
| the organization of the association anC
| the development bureau and found tina
the means adopted had accomplished, salts
factorily the work undertaken. The, re
port commended the adoption OF these
methods and urged the active cooperation
| of all States in the South.
| A CENTRAL HEAD.
| The committee also endorsed a resolu
| ton looking to the location of the centra
| Headquarters at Washington, ID. g., ant
securing place in that city for the. pur
poe of exhibiting the resources OF The
| South and recommended the appolntmen
of a committee Of one from each state 4
| devise ways and means to accomplish, thu
as early as possible. The report was adopt
ed.
| STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
The Committee on Official State Organi
cation reported that rs but four or FIVE O
the States represented had an oticia
| State organization they recommended tina