The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-23
AFTER IMMIGRANTS
DALLAS COUNTY TIRED OF NEGRO LABOR.
Influential Stock Company orsanixed to Bring German, swede sno Western Farmers to sne
 Black Belt.

| v-0v~n<s.I sto~k Company OrBantzcd | to Bring German, swede and Western Farmers to the Black Belt.
 ! | Advertiser Bureau. Selma, Dec. 22. Prominent wealthy citizens or Selma are preparing to introduce foreien Ia bor into Dallas and adjoining counties This will be almost in direct compe- tition to that class of negroes that does not improve each shining hour. l If the plan of the Selma citizens ma terializes there will soon be one or two Thorebys or Cullmans near this city.
 Already a land and immigration company has been organized ana bureau established in this city. The Secretary, A. A. Ericson. has been corresponding with foreigners and for eign agents and with parties in Wis consin and other Northern States, and he believes that by February colonies of Northerners, Scandinavians and Ger mans, will be settled in this County. Tomorrow the company will perfect its organization, apply for a charter and be capitalized. The promoters are W. R. Peacock. J. F. Hooper. N.Nai- Ter, E. c. Melvin, l.. E. Jenries K. C.. Jones. A. A. Ericson and T." L.. Brunk. 4
 The oficers are. w. R. Peacock. President; J.. F. Hooper. Vtce-Presi- dent: N. Waller Secretary; E. c. Mel win, Treasurer; A. A. Eriscon. man. ager.
 The Commercial and Industrial As sociation of Selma will cooperate with the citizens, and as the railroads have made special rates for parties of inn migrants 1t is expected that there will be no impeachment in the way of inn mediately settling foreigners on Dal- las County land after the organization begins active operations.
 It Is said that the company will be capitalized at about S5,000, but the directors represent probably as much capital as any organization of its character in the South. One of the stockholders alone owns about 2o.00o acres of land, and the total Is great The manager of the enterprise. A |. A. Ericson. was formerly located at Athens. where he introduced many foreigners. He Is a Swede and has been very successful in represent ting the advantages of the South to Swedes and Scandinavians. Mir. Ericsson ex- poets to go to Europe as soon as his company's organization Is perfected. and he will probably have in tow g sufficient number of home-seekers for several Dallas County colonies. Mir. Ericsson has recently received 8 letter from c. Hallbon of Chicago. | who Is interested In the plan. Mir Hallbon says that with the advau- tages offered by the Black Belt he does not doubt the success of the enter prise. Mir. Hallbon may be enlisted to bring to Alabama parties of home- seekers from Wisconsin.
 The organization will secure immi- | grafton on the same plan brought into 1 use in Baldwin and the other counties | in Alabama where foreigners have been successfully settled. It is said | that there are hundreds who would make respectable citizens desirous of settling in this County. and are wait ing until the citizens afford them the | opportunity.
 | The plan is heartily endorsed by | representative Selmians. The Com
 mercial and Industrial Association has
 appointed a committee which will as-
 sist the new organization. The Com | mittee is composed of T. B. Turner. | Colonel F. M. Abbott, G. w. Weiss. IJ. w. Hunter and Henry Lloyd. At
 its next meeting the Association may | take up the matter.
 Couldn't Convict Negroes.
 The Police Court had a remarkable
 session this morning. There were sew
 eral prisoners and witness after wit
 ness In one important case. but two cases were mol pressed and in the oth- CTS the accused were discharged.
 Jerry Dirden, Ed Morgan and Ed Watson were up for a larceny charge
 and Ben Sharp was charged with pur-
 chasing stolen goods. The theft was lcommitted December IS, from a freight car on the Southern sidetrack in sight
 of the Alabama Cotton oil Mill. To- lbacco. shoes, sweaters and other mer- Ichandise was taken in large quanti- ties. and later was said to have been
 found in Sharp's rtore.
 Suspicion rested on the three ne. groes and there was one eye witness lbut proof that the guilt lay with them lcould not be established, and after the trial had consumed much of the courts ltime the defendants were dismissed.
 ROgers-Tucker.
 | A marriage license has been issued
 by the Probate Judge to Samuel Blake lily Rogers and Miss Bessie Tucker. River is Low.
 The steamboat New Haven arrived a' the Selma wharf late this afternoon The officials report that the river ii
 very low south of Selma, making nav ligation difficult.
 | Wont Lease COnvicts.
 The Board of Revenue has finally de
 clined not to lease convicts to coal com lpanies and will hereafter work then on the public thoroughfares perma lnently Two companies. the Schloss tSheffield, and the Alabama Consoli
 dated Coal and Iron Company. mad' bids to the board, but were refused. Schuster Is Quiet.
 Visitors to Schuster, the scene O
 the double tragedy in which John An
 drews and his wife were killed las
 Saturday night, say that the excite
 ment Is quelled The two sons, Johl
 Andrews and Robert Andrews are in
 carcerated in the Camden jail. to awai
 the grand jury's action. They ar
 charged with the double murder.
 Social and Personal.
 The members of the Recherche Whis
 Club were delightfully."- entertained b!
 Mrs. Will Thompson yesterday morn
 ing. when her home on Fremont Stree
 was beautiful in decorations of holl!
 and mistletoe. At the conclusion of tn,
 games delicious refreshments wer
 served.
 Miss Genevieve Smith, a popular stu dent of Randorf. Macon Woman's Col