The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-24
TO BRING PEOPLE SOUTH.
THE SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION b.
REAU'S PLANS.

Commissioner Pemble in Savannah to
Organize Branch Here-The Matter
to be Presented TO the Board of Trade
and a Pubic Meeting to be Held
What the immigration Bureau Pro-
poses to Do -Savannsh's Opportunity
to Advertise Itself.
w. w. Pemble, commissioner for South
Carolina. Georgia aud Florida of the Esouth-
ern interstate immigration bureau, is in
the city TO organize lacal branch.
The southern immigration bureau was
created by the southern immigration con-
vention in Montgomery, Ala, In 1888. The
convention was composed Of delegates from
the southern states appointed By
tee governors, municipal authorities and
boards Of trade and from each of the rail-
! way corporations operating in the south and
state commissioners Of immigration, who
were ex-ofncio delegates. The movement
had the hearty Endorsement of the govern
ors and commissioners Of agriculture and
| tmmi grafton of all the states interested
An executive committee, consisting of
one member from each state, was appointed.
The committee elected Hon. F. b. Chiffon
OF Texas general manager. John I. Patrick
| OF North Carolina was made commissioner
/ OF the department Of associations and or
ganization. to establish general association
and branches throughout the various
states.
| PLAN OF THE BUREAU.
| The plan of local organization is being
carried out and Mr.. Pemble is in Savannah
to organize branch of the bureau here.
Its object is to bring to the south a class
OF immigrants, calculated by means Of
character, energy and skill, to build up the
southern country, 70 occupy and cultivate
its vacant lands, to advanced its manufactur-
| ing aud mineral interests, and for the gen.
efal development of its resources
| The bureau aims 30 do this by advertising
the resources Of the south extensively
| through the northern press-through ex-
| nlolts OF southern products at northern
tairs-reaching thousands of people daily
interesting and impressing home-ssek-
ers and capitalists with the advantages
offered to them by the south, and also by
/ illustrated lectures aud through agents es-
tabiished in the prominent agricultural
and manufacturing districts throughoutthe
northern and New England states and in
| various other ways; bringing the atten~
ton OF the northern people to the
many opportunities offered those seek
ing investments and homes.
TO START INQUIRY.
Such advertising brings many letters of
inquiry and propositions for bus mess from a
desirable class Of settlers. In order to bring
buyer and seller together these letters are
copied and sent to each local ASSOCIATION,
and In this way each section gets the ad-
1 vantage Of the advertising, aud has the OPP
/ portunity OF corresponding with those seek
| ing investments and homes, and of securing
many desirable settlers if they can offer
sufficient inducements. By cooperating
| with this bureau the community gets the
i n of ad fhaf A.
| otherwise without an expenditure of thou
sands of dollars.
1 TO ORGANIZE BRANCH BUREAU.
| To this end it is proposed to organize a
branch bureau in every city and town in
the south. to which all inquiries 10 the main
bureau, which is now at Raleigh, N. c., will
be sent. The bureau places advertisements
In newspapers throughout the north, east
and west, and in Canada. Every week
| copies of the letters received are sent to
| every branch of the association. These the
members of the bureau examine, and
answer such as they desire to.
Besides this mode of advertising the CEN
trail bureau sends agents to the north and
west with exhibits Of the resources of every
section in which a branch is located. In
addition to this, pamphlets and descriptive
matter are to be distributed.
Another feature contemplated is the put
1
with car for each state in the bureau. to
contain full exhibit of its various re-
sources. This train will visit all the princi-
pal state and county fairs In the north and
| west.
sAvANNAH's OPPORTUNITY.
Mr.. Pemble will present in full the plans
OF the bureau to the board of trade, add a
public meeting will be called for the pur-
pose of organization as soon as practicable.
He has just organized a branch in Charles
ton and another in Augusta Florida is
already pretty well organized.
There is every reason to bell eve that
Savannah will take hold of the movement.
Maj. W. L. Glessner, commissioner of inn
migration for the Central railroad, is the
Georgia member Of the executive commit
tee of the southern immigration bureau,
and is an active promoter of its work.
Savannah wants advertising, and thesouth-
ern immigration bureau offers the oppor-
tunity.