The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-14
A FAIR LAND OF PROMISE
DIxIE's GOVERNORS ISSUE AN
ADDRESS.

The Inducements offered by the
south as Mecca for the Settler
Set Forth in Effective Language
The Great Natural Advantages of
the Section Enumerated.
RICHMOND, VA, April 13.-The conven-
ton OF the southern governors wes called
to order this morning by Chairman Fish
back. The committee on permanent organ
ization reported through Gov. Mckinney
recommending that the temporary officers
be made permanent and that upon ell ques-
lions before the convention each state shall
be entitled to one vote, to be cast by the
governor, and il not present, by one Of the
delegates from the state selected by the rep
resentatives. This was adopted.
Gov. Carr of North Carolina offered the
following resolution, which, under tho rules,
was referred:
First, in order that the work now aud
here begun NAV be successfully carried out.
it is recommended that the governors of
these states appoint several persons, one TO
Investigate carefully each of the following
subjects in its relation to Immigration to
that state: Direct trade, labor and employ
ment, mining, climatology, health. advertis
ing and manufacturing; and these persons,
under direction OK the governor of that
state, shall cooperate with him in such i'm
migration work as he may direct.
Second. That for the purpose of general
cooperative immigration work in all the
southern states the persons appointed as
provided for above In the several states 10
investigate each of the several subjects
named, shall constitute q cooperative COM
mittee on each subject for the several
states and these committees shall hold
meetings and publish such reports on these
special subjects as may be hereafter agreed
upon and provided for by the governors of
the several states cooperating or other ac-
credited representatives Of these States
A number of other resolutions and papers
were presented, including the draft Of q
letter prepared by Gov Fishback to be sent
as an address to the President, all Of which
went to the committee on reBolutions.
Among the papers read we're the follow
ing on the resources of their respective
states: BY Gov. Fishoack, by J. o. Waddeli
of Georgia Ia paper prepared by Gov.
Northern, AMI by Mr. Armsread of Tennes-
see.
Col. Nicholson OF Louisiana presented a
resolution requesting further government
aid to the various agricultural and mechani-
cal colleges throughout the country.
A recess wes taken until 4 O'Clock.
The convention reassembled at 4:20
o'clock, when the chair stated that the gen.
tee to prepare an address, and that they
were now engaged to that end. He an
nounced that recess would be taken for
thirty minutes.
The chair was resumed at $50 O'Clock,
when the committee on resolutions through
their chairman, Gov. Stone of Missouri,
presented an address to the people Of the
United States and Europe.
Following is the address adopted:
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Virginia, Vest Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama. Kentucky Tea
nessee Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mis-
sissippi, assembled in convention at the city OF
the sole purposs OF advancing by
cooperation and concert Of action, the
industrial interests and well being
OF their several states, do issue the following
address to the people Of the United States and
those in Europe who may contemplate making
investments in this country, or immigrate here
in search Of homes. The states repI esented at
thls convention comprise substantially the
southern half OF the American republic. The
territorial of these states is $50 $50 SQUARE
miles Toe population els shown by TIE census of
l600is % S4l,I6l, Its eastern and southern exte-
rior limits are bouoded by tire Atlantic ocean
and tie Gu of Q leo. Tic int Tor is traversed
by macy OF the most important rivers on the
continent and by some of the greatest In the
world. The surface is diversified by mountain
chains and beautiful valleys, by long stretches
OF fertile bottom lands and broad expanse of
picturesque aud productive prairies. The eli
mate is temperate, changing more or less with
the season, and is pleasant, invigorstlng aud
healthtul.
Ire resources of this vast area are distrib-
uted with wonderful and surprising equality,
and its adaptation to natural and industrial p-o-
auctions is almost limitless. All, or nearly ALL
OF these states have merchantable deposits of
coal, mostly bituninous, which can be mined
less eXpenslYey perhaps than elsewhere ia the
world In every section of the area embraced by
these states are enormous and ImmeasurRb,e
supplies Of iron, lead, zinc and other metals
useful in the industrial arts Multiplied thou
sands are already engaged in mining and re-
ducing these metals. the value of these mines
ana mineral deposits nave already long since
passed the period of experimentation, and yet
they ere In the very infancy Of their develop
ments.
Scattered throughout these states are also
great areas of forest lands, on which
are growing in superAbundancs as fine
timber as can be found IN the world,
cypress. oak, walnut, ash, maple, pine and the
IKE, fit in the highest degree for ship-building,
house building and for oil the uses OF manu-
featuring.
The soil and climate unite to give to these states
unsurpassed adaptation and capacity for the pro-
auctions OF agriculture Tobacno, cotton, sugar,
lhdiaa corn, wheat rice, barley oats, all the
cereals, are grown here in profuse abundance.
nowhere in the world does the earth yield more
prompt, certain and abundant return to the
Vitahzlng touch of the hus6andman than in
THESE commemorative.
AS much may be said likewise Of horticulture
Nowhere can richer or sweeter fruits, such as
oranges, bananas. apples, peaches, plums,
grapes ana berries, be grown in greater pro-
IuSlon- Already are to be found here very
many OF the most extensive and proftaO
orchards. vineyards and gardens on the globe
Such, in br eff, are the climate and topograph-
loal conditions and such the nat ural and pro
uuctlve advantages OF the great states Of the
south and southwest.
. Hitherto immigration and capital have
moved more toward the western ana north
western states This was dic no doubt, largely
20 th4 fact that they were 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-mo,t of the states
theater Of war during the struggle between 1. q
states ana were interrupted in ther progress by
the somewhat turbulent conditions imme.
ulately Following the ceasqtirn of hostiliGes IN
Gident to the suoslled period of reconstruction
but happily, ell these disadvantages are now
at an end. The desirable public lands OF the
northwest Gr5 practically absorbed; thev have
Deen taken up Long since the old disturbing
Iorces that prevailed ia the south ana menaced
us well being have disappeared. Il has
uegun new era OF progress
aud prosperity The tide OF immigration has
oeen diverted southwark and is pouring in
upon us in a steady and euRmentinK stream.
1eace Is smiling everywhere, and is striving to
WIN her victories no less renowned than those
Of war.
, At this Ruspcious period in southern history,
we governors Of the states here represented
profound qualification that this new and
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