The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-26

Tor purposes hereinafter SLdteU. iS'@'1
county will proceed to collect as large
Sund as possible, and the Immigrants
VIII be divided among the 'ndlvloual
contributors, and hence. between the
counties, in proportion to the amount
raised.
The agent above referred to should
60 to Scotland, carrying with him
credentials from the State and Ma
tional Governments, and through our
minister at the Court Of St. James be
accredited to the Government of Great
Britain Armed with these evidences
OF his character and responsibility,
| haven't the slightest doubt but thae
this agent can get as many of the very
best Of laborerS as the fund he has
charge OF will authorize him to en-
ploy. II is rather premature to make
estimates. but, as many, owing to
past experiences, doubtless will ask is
this scheme practicable:" l submit
following as entirely within the
possibilities Of such an organization.
HAL w LII SOS1.
Immigrants can be landed in New
York at about SS each and it does
seem to me that the railroads in this
State. in their own interest, will
bring them to the State free or fol
nominal fare. Say that the people OF
Marlboro, Marion, Florence and
Darlington wish two Thousand of
these laborerS, SIG, 900 will land them
in New York, and allowing $4,000 for
additional expenses, the total cost will
be $50, 900. For an advance OF $40
each, therefore, one can get laborer,
in comparison with whom the present
laborer is as night to day. How ofteu
it is the case that farmer has to
make an outlay of that amount be-
fore a laborer moves upon, bis pre-
misses, or has to make advances to that
amount before a lick is struck"
The foregoing estimate is based up
on the theory that the Immigrant
comes over on regular line as steer
age passenger, but if a tramp
steamer were chartered, not only could
a larger number be brought over, but
the steamer could come directly to
one of our own ports, say Charleston.
Georgetown or Beaufort: and thus
save expense.
But. SAYS someone else how are you
going to get around the Allen lmmi-
grafton Act, which prohibits, under
heavy penalties, the Importation and
migration Of foreigners and aliens un-
der contract or agreement to perform
labor: In the first place this Act ap-
plies only to any person, company,
partnership or corporations, and can
not affect State, hence my SuggeS-
tion that the State take charge OF
the scheme. I am no lawyear, and
claim to have no technicle knowledge
of the subject, but to my uncultured
mind it seems that the National
Government could not interfere with
a sovereign State in it's efforts to pre-
cure desirable Inhabitants. In the
second place, it seems to me that Con-
sress would relieve so desirable an OBJ
iect from the provisions Of the Act.
sincerely hope that some one else
will take up the subject and that we
may have full and free discussion OF
the matter. The accomplishment OF
the purpose sought is one way IN
which the all-prevalent and never-
ending negro question may oe
solved, for the class Of immigrants to
which refer will make frst-class citl-
zens, untainted with socialism and un-
bound by unions; a d-faring, liberty
loving, law-abiding and faithful serv-
ing class of pople. That a worse class
may not come, and that our fields
may be male to bloom and blossom
as rose, let US get together.
"A. Matheson.
HnnnettSyille. August i.