The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-06
ALL FOR THE SOUTH.
Governor Northen Returns from the Immi-
grafton Meeting.

governor NOrthen Returns from the 1m
grafton Meeting
Governor Northen and Mr.. Sam Hardwick
returned Thursday from the immigration
meeting held at Chattanooga "Wednesday.
Both were enthusiastic concerning the
work done, and bespeak splendid future
for the movement which has as its object
the encouragement of immigration and the
DEVELOPMENT of the south in every material
respect.
The meeting was the outcome of the re-
cent big convention held at Augusta, at
winch NUMBER OF statesmen and small
army of railroad men were present. 1t was
known as the meeting of the executive COM
miIIee OF the Southern Interstate Industrial
and immigration Association, but was at
tended by a number of wel-known men
interested in immigration, who were not
appointed members Of the executive COM
mittee.
Those present were Governor Northen and
MIR. Sam Hardwick, of Georgia; w. L.
Bryan, Nashville; w. T. Patrick, secretary,
Pine Bluff Ark. A. G.. Hall, Tennessee;
Frank G. Anderson, Alabama; Hon. w. w.
SIoLe, Miss. ssIppi. Those represented by
proxy were General \. G. Collins, Arizona;
Thomas r. Grasty, Kentucky; ID. *. Norris,
South Carolina; a. s. Kilgore, Arkansas;
j. q. Hawkes., Louisiana; Ii. Il. w. Palmer,
Georgia. A. J. Russell, Mississippi; G. w.
b. Hale. Virginia; John r. Bland. Mary
land; j.. Il. killebrew, Tennessee; John y.
Myers, West Virginia; Governor w. j.
Stone, Missouri; John A. Robinson, West
Virginia; ID. h. Dyer, Missouri.
Th,. railway men in attendance were:
Edward l.. Skene. land commissioner,
Illinois Central railway; q. e. Power, in
dustrial commissioner of the Illinois Cen
trail railway; w. l.. u. Harper, president
Chester and Lerlore railway; W. g. Rim
carson, general passenger agent OF the
queen and Crescent. "A. ]. Lyle. division
passenger agent of the Queen and Cres-
cent; Theodore T. Brown, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Big -Four; I'D +. Sisson.
southern passenger agent of the Santa Fe
railway; Warren l.. Rohr, western pas
sengcr agent OF the Norfolk and Western;
j. W. Coleman. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Illinois Central and lazoo
and Mississippi Valley railways: >. III.
Hardwick. assistant general passenger
agent of The Southern Railway Company;
III. e. Piper, travelling freight and pas
senger agent of the Burlington route; A.
]. Gallagher, southern passenger agent of
the Missouri Pacific.
q. ID. Ackley, general passenger agens
of the jacksonville, Tampa and Key West.
Florida Southern, Jupiter ana Lake Steam
boat Company, was specially represented
by Frank +. Brown.
Governor Ncrthen was one of the leading
spirits of the convention, and ii was his
plan that was adopted by the convention.
Ii was to form local societies at every rail-
road station for the purpose of gathering
material facts interesting to immigrants
and diffusing SUCH information generally.
Governor Northen stated yesterday that
the meeting promised Sreat good 10 the
south and that big steps forward were
taken i'm the direction of the objects o:
the organization. He is busy at work on
a plan which he will propose for Georgia
TO be carried out with regard to immiSra-
ton.
The governor thinks that the next meet
ing of the convention should be held in the
northwest by all means, AMI VIII work
10 that end. The objects of the conven-
tion as set forth in the constitution are
as follows:
This association shah be known as the
Southern Interstate immigration and In
dustrial Association.
Its object shall be:
II. To encourage immigration of the
right sort, both domestic and foreign, TO
the southern states.
80. To prevent improper immigration to
the south and the country ana To that end
TO aid, in so far may be practicable. the
improvement an1 enforcement If the immi-
grafton laws aimed to shut cut all cIimi-
nal and vicious classes, all paupe:s or
those likely to become charge upon the
public. In brief. 10 restrict immigration 10
the neal shful, intelligent. neral and INDUS
tr.Ous classes, who believe in American
institutions and who are willing and desir-
Gus of contributing by their energies, money
and best efforts to the upbuilding of our
country.
%. To encourage capitalists to invest
their money in the development of the vast
mineral, arborial and agricultural resources
OF the south, and to encourage such legis-
lation as may give the best security to the
same.
THE executive committee may estab-
lish or authorize a bureau or bureaus of in
formation and eXpositicns of southern pro-
ducts at such times and places, ~ may
seem wise. the same to be under the dlrec-
ton Of the bureau and exposition commit
tee, which shall consist of one person
from each state, of which five shall be a
quorum. 70 be chosen by the executive
committee. one of whom shall oe general
manager"