The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-04-21
sented by those inimical

Il OIloWIIlS 10 part Oh Tie
resolutions adopted by the
Southern governors:
The governors Of the States OF
Maryland, Virginia. West Virginia,
North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia. Ala bama, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkan
sas and Missouri assembled in con-
vention at the city of Richmond, Va,
on April 10, 1898, for the sole purpose
of advancing by cooperation and
concert of action the industrial in,
terests and well-being of their sevel-
al States. do issue the following adj
dress to the people of the United
States and those in Europe who may
contemplate making investments in
this country or immigrating here in
search of homes.
! Then, after mentioning at length
the mineral, forestry, agricultural
and horticultural advantages of the
South, the paper says:
Such in brief are The climatic and
typographical conditions, and such
the natural and productive advan-
tages Of these great States OF the
South and Southwest. Hitherto i'm
migration and capital have flown to-
ward the Western and Northwestern
States. This was due, no doubt.
largely to the fact that those were all
new states, where immigrants could
find free homes by right of settlement
on the public lands of the United
States, and due partly, it may be, to
the fact that most of the States rep
resented in this convention were the
theater OF war during the struggle
between the states and were interrupt
ed in their progress by the somewhat
turbulent conditions Immediately fol-
lowing the cessation of hostiities in>
cident to the so called period of re-
construction. But happily all these
disadvantages are now at an end.
The dehra BILE public lands of the
Northwest are practically absorbed.
They have been taken up long
since the old disturbing forces that
prevailed in the South and menaced
Its well being have disappeared. 1t
has begun a new era of progress and
prosperity. The tide of immigration
has been directed southwark and is
coming III upon US in steady and
an augmentary stream. Peace is
smiling every where, and is striving
to win her victories no less renown
than those of war.
At this suspicious period in South
ern history the governors of the states
here represented have met to give
the world assurance OF their profound
qualification that this new and bright
er day has dawned upon their states,
and if possible to accelerate the
movements which now promise to
develop the wonderful resources and
wea tn of the Southern states. They
are anxious to have immigrants to
settle among them They are anxious
to have capital make investments
and develop enterprises.
To the worthy immigrants they
extend the hand of welcome, with
the assurance that he will find an ed
ucated, warm hearted, hOspitable ,,
progressive people. among whom he
can live in amity and peace without
regard to his religion, his politics or
his nativity. Churches and schoo>
houses every where, and although
these facilities for worship and edu
cation are already esta blished upon
most liberal scale, they are con-
stantIy and rapidly increasing. The
social welfare and religious life of the
people of the ST ates are upon high
plane.
To capitalists these states offer
special investments The laws are
favorable to their interests and pnb-
lie order and private rights are firm
Lily upheld and maintained. Nowhere
In the world are there such golden
0ppori unities for investment in min
ing and manufacturing enterprises,
luel, water, wood, metal, cane, cot
ton, tobacco, hemp and fax are all
here together, one waiting 10 serve
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transportation. The South is the
field in which the immediate future
will unfold the most marvellous de-
velOpments of the century. Here
new homes are to grow like spring
flowers coming out of the ''wllds of
our discomfort" and are to multiply
with increasing rapidity as the years
60 by. Here capital is to find its
most tempting and profitable place
for investment.
The governors of the states named,
on behalf of their several coustitu>
encies, lend cordial and pressing in
vitaIiOn to the home>seeker, farmer,
mechanic, workman. to come aud
cast their fortunes with the South, as
they do also a similar invitation to
capitalists here in the United States
or elsewhere to examine our resources,
to aid us in their development, to the
end that they may participate ia
our prosperity.
A Change Necessary.