The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-23
NE[D MORE PEOPLE.
The German Lard Company
Organized at Newbern.
Step Taken That Promises TO Bring to North
Carolina the Most Desirable Glass Of
Immigrants.

Newbern leads in progress. 1t has
furnished the most of the capital for
what promises to be the most progressive
and successful step the State has taken
in this decade to secure desirable immi-
grafton from Europe. The Northeastern
States which have been made rich and
prosperous by immigration from the best
countries of Europe long ago found that
it was necessary to have the active la
bors of natives of those countries. North
Carolina has failed to receive large
number of immigrants because it has not
aggressively sought to secure them and
has not adopted the right methods. Last
year Mr.. John w. Thompson, State Immi-
grafton Commissioner, induced Mr.. A..
Kolischer, wealthy banker of Germany,
who had come to America to make it his
home, to visit North Carolina. Mr..
Kolischer was very much pleased with
what he saw here and obtained options on
property before returning to Europe.
Upon his return he told his friends of the
opportunities for investment in North
Carolina and the easy terms upon which
homes could be secured. They showed so
much interest that upon his return to this
country he suggested to Mr.. Thompson
the possibility of securing large immigra-
ton from his country to North Carolina.
Mr.. Thompson saw the feasibility and de-
STABILITY of the plan and began with Mr..
Kolischer to get up stock for an immigra-
ton company that was organized in New
bern last week. The stockholders are:
Adolf Kolischer, Raleigh; f. H. and T.
A. Meadows, VIM. Dunn, NJ. Hahn, Jas. A.
Bryan, c. E. Foy, j. j. Woefenden, T. a.
Green, Newbern; H. S. Harrison, Medoc;
H. M. Hollemann, Boston, Mass; j. p.
Leech, Littleton, B. w. Kilgore, H. b.
Warner, T. X. Bruner. Capt. w. B. Ken
drick, DR.. Geo. l.. Kirby T. B. Womack,
Jno. w. Thompson, w. NJ. Allen. b. S.
Jerman, F. x. Ellington Raleigh; O. r.
Guion, Jno. Dunn, Charles Duffy, Enoch
Wadsmith ]. B. Cook Concord.
1t will be seen that Newbern public
spirited men took most of the stock in the
company. In truth it may be said that
their liberal subscriptions and enthu-
siasm made the organization of the COM
pany possible. 1t begins with $4,000 CAPT
tai and the company is authorized to in
crease the capital stock to 100000 The
officers are: Directors, A. Kolscher Dr..
Geo. l.. Kirby and T. 3. Womack, of Raj
eigh: Jas. A. Bryan, VIM. Dunn, c. E.
Foy and K. H. Meadows. of Newborn.
At the directors meeting the following
officers OF the company were elected:
President, A. Kolischer; vice president,
! e. H. Meadows; secretary, II. c. Brown,
of Raleigh; treasurer, John Dunn.
Yesterday suite of rooms in the Capt.
tai Club building was rented and the COM
pany will have its main offices in that
elegant building. l had talk last night
with Mr.. Kolischer. He is an intelligent
and wide awake man and has charming
wife and daughter who will, make their
home with him in Raleigh, He has his
plans perfected, or nearly so. He$is in
communication with certain railroads
| and hopes to- secure their CO operation in
circulating monthly publication telling
of what attractions and advantages North
Carolina offers. After getting in CORE
sponderce with parties in Germany it is
his purpose to go to Germany and Aus
tria and personally set influences in mo-
ton to bring immigrants to North Caro-
lima.
The new company is called the German
American Land Company and it promises
TO be instrumental in bringing many i'm
migrants into North Carolina.