The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-07-05
Suggestions About the New York
Meeting.

delegates TO the New York convention
in the interest Of Southern imniGra'
ton and development, in an inter
view in the Chronicle, said
"It was a highly representative
body Of about 800 delegates from the
South and East.
81 am we'll pleased with the work oil
the convention, and believe that that
impression was made upon each dele
gate.
"The permanent committee appoint
ed is composed Of twenty seven repre-
sentative men from the South and
East in about equal numbers,who, with |
proper support from like organizations
in the Southern States and cities, are
sure to bring about the development
of our abundant resources OF water
power, mines and forest, and the TIL
ling of our fertile farm lands, 80 per
cent, OF which are not under cultiya-
tion any year. :,
Il am conyinced that the desired
end can be best reached, and in the
shortest time, by each State appropri-
ating, through their legislative bodies,
a sum Of money annually to be ex-
pended by a State commission COM
posed OF business men, non political,
who will keep in close touch with the
permanent committee Of twenty seven
for it must be admitted that ii Georgia
or any other State put up no funds nor
had an organization through which
her claims Tor great possibilities could
be conveyed to this head committee,
and through them to the balance OF
the world, she would most likely be
amongst the last to receive attention
and what is true of the States in that
respect is equally true OF each coun'
i. ty and city in the State. Our Young
, Mems Business League is living illus
! tration to us in Augusta OF the truth
of this assertion, and its membership
should be increased at once by each
patriotic citizen enrolling his name.
81 found that Georgia was on the
> tongue Of nearly every person / met
ana that she is being looked to to take
the initiatiye in this matter, and by il
= keep the lead she has so long main
y y tanned in progress and enterprise.
81 believe l may mention with per
y y feet good taste that the president o
- one Of the leading banks in New York
!, with very large list Of Southern ac
a counts, told me that his Augusta bus
i mess had been more satisfactory dui
w ing the period of depression the pas
=, twelve or eighteen months than the
y of any Southern city and the cashie
- - of another bank said that If the tari
~ ~ bill could be passed very shortly, s
a thatimporters and manufactures coul
\ have a basis upon which to work. "
30 would see, in his opinion, long perio
90 of prosperity such as the country hf
90 seldom had.
o. "Further talks with men OF mear
90 and position regarding the develo
~ ment we so much desire convince n
oT that the next greatest, ii not the grea
70 est, factor in the upbuilding OF ar
country is the railroads. was to
i, that persons in Europe desiring
-. locate on farms in this country cou
90 to bureaus in most any prominel
city and get the information th'
needed about lands in the West, al
in when I asked how it was done, l W
ion told that the railroads in this count
ct leading to the West did it tsingle.han
.nh ~ ed, except in isolated cases where lal
an ar or immigration companies contrib'
is ed funds, and when they did 80 th
M got direct benefit from the sale
# a their lands, engineered by the ra
ola roads Therefore, how very importa
Nv that we Of the Southern States shot
and not shut our doors to such aid by h
tile legislation on the other hand,
should encourage promoters a
builders Of railroads in every posi-
lfy- way.
ave can, through the perman'
lila. committee OF twenty-seven, establ
Use in this country and in Europe b
rom eaus of information, and emp
par agents with restricted powers gran
are by the commission, and by the all
'ne the railroads bring class OF pee
- acceptable to us. The committee
nest twenty-seven being an executive b
fair and expected to direct the expendit
more OF the funds rather than ,eave it to
bureau to place in favorite adyertii
p'e'o papers and syndicates, would precl
the possibility Of a misuse OF fund
- the part of the bureau agent, Whit
am told, is an important poin
guard.
aOi course we have gotten a
deal Of free and valuable adverti
but unless active steps are taker
-- the heels OF tho convention the
LE. -. results can soon be forgotten.
Augusta has taken most pr
nent part in this movement, a
our young and enterprising nom
to tho general assembly, soon to
vene, would interest themselve'
lively towards obtaining the de
legislation, ] think such 9 bill as
gested couli be passed"
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