The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-31

SIX months in the year trying to kill the
grass in their fields, and the next six in
buying hay from Maine and other northern
states.
THE POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE.
At the conclusion of the addresses of
welcome and the responses, President
Bryan addressed the convention. He ex-
planned the need for immigration in the
southern states by contrasting the popu-
lation per square mile of some of the
states as follows. Massachusetts 2S7;
Kentucky, which is the most densely pop
ulated OF the southern states, 40; Rhode
Island, 2G4; Texas, s. He showed the
material advanceawhich has taken place
in the south, and called attention to the
TACT that educational advantages We're
keeping pace, the increase having been
100 per cent. in the past decade, in ap-
preparations by southern states for this
purpose, last yearit being over sic, 900, 600.
The total value of school property in the
south Is $4,000, 600; number of teachers
o4,UOO while the pupils number 1880 900;
negro pupils, 100000; pupils in private
schools, 100000 in paroChial schools, 40
600 He thought the time was ripe for
the immigration movement in the south,
and believed that by patriotic and united
effort on the part of the intelligent men
composing the congress some wise and
practical plan would be adopted
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
At the afternoon session n permanent
organization was effected by the re-elec-
tion of President NJ. T. Bryan, of Ten
uessee, and Secretary b. +. Elliott, Of
Florida.
1t was decided that each state repre-
sented should vote according TO It's vote In
the electoral college, and each territory
have one vote
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represented in the congress the following
states and territories Alabama, Arkau-
sas, Arizona, District Of Columbia, Flor
ida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Mississippi, North Carolina. South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Texas, and the leading railroad
systems of the south.
To a committee on resolutions will be
referred without debate all resolutions
offered. IL is composed OF four from the
south at large and one from each state
and territory.
40 PLAN FORMED YET.
All details of organization and the
order Of business having been gotten
through to-day, tho congress will
begin on It's practical work to-
morrow. Just what line Of action
will be taken nobody seems yet to know
There appears TO be no preconceived
5Cuene 10 carry out. Every DOQy seems
to be at the point where he believes the
time is ripe for concerted movement in
the interest of sourthern immigration, and
TO believe that it is a good thing to under
take. But just how il is TO be done, is
yet to be determined by the convention.
TiLLMAN HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
Gov Tlllman, of South Carolina, prob
ably expressed the sentiments Of the ma
Iority of the delegates present when he
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had come to the convention TO put his
shoulder TO any wheel that started in the
right direction, and to do all in his power
to check any that he saw starting wrong.
He has no pet scheme of his own, but is
ready to cooperate earnestly in any that
promises to accomplish the objects OF the
immigration movement
W. r. Arnold, Of the Savannah line,
submitted "A detailed plan 10 the conven-
tion, which was referred. IL provides
for the establishment of bureaus In New
York and elsewhere.