Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-20
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS.

Meeting of the Governors of Southern
States at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Con-
vention Outlined.
RICHMOND, ve-. April 1.-THE con-
ventlon OF souUne-n governors was
called to order by President Fishback.
The committee on permane1t organize
ton reported through Gov. MCKINNEY,
recommending that the temporary on
GERS be made permanent, and that upon
all questions before the convention each
state shall be entitled to one vote, to be
cast by the governor, and if not pres
ent, by one delegate from that state,
selected by representatives. Gov. Carr,
of North Carolina, offered the follow
ing resolutions, which, under the rules,
were referred:
FirstIn orcer that work and here be
gun, looking to more extensive immigration to
the southern states, it is recommended that the
governors of these states appoint several per-
sons. one to investigate carefully each Of the
following subjects in relation TO immigration to
that state Direct trade, labor and employ
ment, mining climatology and health. advertis-
ing and manufacturing; and these persons. un-
der the direction of the governor OF that state,
shall cooperate with him in such immigration
work as he may direct
Second-That for the purpose OF general Co
operative immigration work in all southern
states, persons appointed provided for above
In the several states, to investigate each OF the
several subjects named, shall constitute a CO.
operative committee on each subject for the
several states and these committees shall hold
such meetings and publish such reports on
these special subjects may be hereafter
agreed upon and provided for by the governors
of the several states cooperating, or other &C
credited representatives of these states.
Gov. Fishback presented the follow
ing, which was referred to President
Cleveland:
1.-THE governors of the southern states,
in convention assembled, beg leave re-
specially to call your attention to a
condition, not theory, which con-
fronts and affects our entire country,
but more particularly the southern
half of it. What are known as the
southern states are unquestionably
superior in climate, soil, in nat
ural resources and in their ca
pacity for greater diversity of ag-
ricultural and horticultural products to
the northern half of the union, if, in
deed, they are not superior to any re-
gion of the world, while their system
of laws, their social amenities, their
love for law and order and their gener-
al refinement are not inferior to those
of any portion of the country; yet the
fact stares us in the face that in mate
rial advancement these states are lar
behind their sisters of the north
The address then reviews the situa-
ton in the south after the close of the
war and ends with these words: BE
lieving that you appreciate the situa-
ton, and that your patriotism is broad
enough to cover all sections of this
great country over which you are called
to preside, we respectfully ask you
to award to the south larger share
of representatives especially in those
foreign ports from which most of
our immigration and capital come,
than has heretofore been permitted to
be, to the end that the mind of man
kind be disabused of false impressions
of the south, which have been SO sedu-
lousy, systema tically and injuriously
spread abroad through the civilized
world
The above was Endorsed by Gov.
Northen of Georgia. A number of pa
pers were read from other states and
referred.