The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-19
NEW POPULATION FOR THE
SOUTH.
The Sort OF Immigration That IL valuable
10 That Part OF che Union.

To THE EDITOR OF TME SUN-Sir: II Ia true.
a. you say. that immigration is much needed
In the South. but II Is equally true. as you do
not say that the South is rapidly absorbing
u new population OF q very desirable kind
While very few OF the immigrants to this
country go directly to that section. the better
fact remains that a very considerable migra-
ton OF peoples who have resided elsewhere In
this country liz going on constantly to the
States south OF Mason and Dixon 3 line In
this respect the new population Of the South
may be likened unto filtered water, and
cursory examination Of the new elements In
any one Of the Southern States Will convince
anybody that u condition Of Affairs 10 being
brought about In the Southland the like OF
which Is not seen In any other part or the
United States. What may be denOmnated
selected stocks are being welded into new
communities. which must OF necessity repre-
sent the best In our American civilization.
Take the State Of North Carolina for Illus
traton-with Mr. George Vanderbilt and his
Biltmore estate as centre Of observation.
Here IL a millionaire and q gentleman who
has turned wilderness into paradise and
has made untenanted mountain sides worth
millions Of money; and he has done vastly
more. He has put on his estate the finest
horses. cattle. swine and sheep that the world
affords. and from his stock. yearly exhibited
at the State Fair. people Of all the State are
gradually improving their own breeds
or course IL is the example OF MT Vander-
bilt. his conduct. his influence. which Is here
to be emphasized-the fact that he, by such
accordingly found at Hendersonyille man
who was born in Pennsylvania and lived there
years In Florida. who had gone to western
North Carolina and purchased home for
himself and family, where he is now proudly
I'M n
tentedly on good soil and In good air, taking
pleasure and pride In some Jersey cattle. the
stock OF which he found ut Biltmore.
The whole Of the western part Of that State
Is being filed up with people from various
sections Of the country who 70 there because
the climate il almost ideal in winter or sum-
mer, there are no pests, and bountiful nature
supplies to everybody abundance of good
of skill and labor
The most marked proofs with regard to the
influx Of foreigner into North Carolina are to
be found at Greensboro and Charlotte. cities
which are growing as fast as any others in
this country. which exhibit, in their enterprises
and people. all the aspects Of thriving New
essentially Southern In their social life.
on recent trip TO Charlotte l found on
getting of the train at philadelphia, for q little
seen at o'clock that morning at a bile IN tho
hotel in New York in which he and had been
yng mao no id ,S.t w hs a nc
tination was Charlotte, the place to which I
was tourneyins. He was going there, to take
up his residence as q representative Of large
German chemical and dye. house. having
branch in New York, and he gave as a
reason for the selection Of Charlotte az the
place Of operation Of his Arm that 1t was the
centre Of manufacturing and commercial in
dustry In that section Of the South; and it IL u
fact that there are several hundred cotton
mills alone within radius of hundred miles
OF that thriving town. Charlotte has grown
IN population from 10000 in 1880 to 10000 In
1900 very large and important element OF
the new population comes from the North
and the West. and there is no longer any ex-
cuse for such people not going there If they
want all the comforts and conveniences Of
modern life. One finds there street cars rs
good ~ those in New York, electric lights,
Carnegie library, beautiful new theatre,
large quantities OF flowers splendid trees. and
a good climate. which has given to the Pied
mont section the sobriauet the Italy Of
America" WILLIS BRUCE DowD