The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-01
HOW TO BOOM The SOUTH.
The Augusta Convention Adopts a
Series Of Resolutions.

ton Recommend ded-An Exhibition
Train to Travel Through the North
and West and Europe-The De-
pIorable Condition of the Public
Roads Drawback to immigration.
EQUAL JUSTICE for Capital and Labor
in the Standardization of the
Negro the Solution of the Race
Problem.
Augusta, Ca. May 31.-The second
days session of the Southern Interstate
immigration and Industrial Congress has
been full Of speech making, and has dis
patched a considerable amount of work
besides After the morning session was
begun the regular order was the report of
the committee on resolutions and the fol-
lowing report was adopted:
We. the subcommittee on resolutions after
a careful consideration of the several plans
presented, deem it highly desirable that some
uniform method he adopted ana recommend
l. That wherever county and state organ
izatiOns. have not already been formed, they
be at once perfected, and that the officers of
such county organizations constitute a state
board Of immigration.
, That the officers duly authorized by each
state convention shall report the results of
their efforts at ledSJ JWlCc GdCu year TO the
secretary of the southern immigration Con
gre>s.
g. That the Southern Immigration Congress
urge the cooperation of all rail lines. state
aud county officers and the citizens a large
in the furlheranCe of the plan proposed.
T. That this southern Immigration Congress
earnestly recommend to the congress of the
United States the establishment of perma.
nent exposition at the national capital IN
which the products and resources Of the sew
eral states OF the union may be fifty and
properly displayed, and We urge upon the
LEGISLATURES OF the various states an apprODrl-
atlOn of the money necessary to establish
and maintain this most practical method Of
bringing to public attention the resources
OF the one common country.
.. That the congress of the United states is
earnestly urged to make such appropriations
as may be needed TO carry into effect the
recommendations OF This congress.
8. That this congress appoint a committee
20 consist Of five of its members, to devise
some practical plan TO lay before the better
class Of emigrants from Europe, the manifold
advantages OF the south. and to induce and
direct this emigration to the southern states
VIII b committee shall report TO the next
meeting Of this congress.
AN EXHIBITION TRAIN.
Whereas, 1t is the sense Of this congress
that the exhibition of the products of the
farms. mines and forests of the southern
states IN the northern, New England and
northwestern states and foreign countries Is
an excellent mode Of advertising. Therefore
be it
Resolved That we indorse the work of the
executive committee Of this association and
their efforts to make exhibits In the northern
New England and northwestern states, and
in the Dominion Of Canada, ana earnestly re
quest southern editors landed corporations
immigration associations, boards OF
trade, railway lines and progressive
cooperate with the executive committee in
enlargiug this mode or advertising by estab-
fishing train OF cars in which will be ex-
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Of cars to be carried to every section OF the
said northern, New Englad and northwestern
states, and to the Dominion OF Canada. and
that similar Advertising shall be done in
foreign countries as soon as Dra cticable The
details OF these exhibits to be left to the eX-
eeltlVe committee representing as 1t does.
the entire south as il is composed Of one rep
res 'ntatlYe from each southern state.
Resolved, That a committee of five. with
Gov. W. j.. Northcn. of Georgia as chairman,
pc appointed to confer with the officers of the
southern Railway and Steamship AssOcia
Ton III regard to rates on southern products.
THE PUBLIC ROADS.
Resolved Thatin the opinion Of this con
Venu0n. one OF the conditions which has
greatly retarded the material developments
OF the states here represented and which
serves to dis COurage Immigration. is the de-
plorahle condition Of our public roads.
2 That this convention urge upon the
legislatures OF the several states the great
Importance OF adopting better methods of
bulljing ana maintaining our puOlic roads
Ga1er intelligent engineering supervision.
Resolved That this convention indorse
earnestly the movement toward dire g trade,
tOlu IN the matter Of exports and Imports.
re'"een the ports on the South Atlantic ana
Europe which has already been successfully
AdaTIrated by loading large steamers with
gram and western products from the
S'4lh Atlantic and Gulf ports And be it
further
Resolved That this convention viii do its
1HTlT Ir ssgf Tnr
through steamers coming directly to southern
ports, and that all the states n the south Will
LhI,t 10 encourage and assist in settling up
lA5lf waste lands ana setting forth the great
advantages Of climate and soil in various
localities; that the only hope for the future Of
oufrailroads andthe permanent building upof
tAe southern section Of our country IS oy the
.lu&lnS IN of new people to stimulate indus
I.E ana by putting new life into enterprises
ana doing for the south what Immigration
Mls d)ne Tor the waste lands Of the great
PUBLTCATlON OF INFORMATION.
g.. Fsco[n [niling the fact that the people whom
IL is desired to bring with their labor and
gAlllal into the states here represented. look
70 sAe states themselves 10 publish accurate
ga impartial Information concerning their
resources;
Ieso-ved. That this convention earnestly
~. 9'am"nds 10 the governments Of these sew
t,1I states that they continue to collect
,LFno&h their geological surveys and aepart
L.uls OF agriculture and iumigrations such
t--Vtmatlon and publish IL on a larger scale
al tA attractive form. and that this published
-. nation uc widely distributed in accord
8u'- with intelligent organized plans.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
To- -Fecogntzing the fact that capital without
I1-'t can not develop the resources OF a
oeguAIry. neither can Ia, or without capital
anu lhat they are equally depenlcn upon
eaon other and that they are equally entitled
~ the fostering care, and just treatment OF
a-I S-9 courts ana legislatures OF the country