The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-04-13
BACK FROMNEW YORK
Commissioner Watson Well Pleased
With Prospect for immigration.
GREAT INTEREST IN THE EAST.
The South's Opportunities for Set
Attracting Attention
in All Glasses.

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Attracting s.Attention
in All Glasses.
The Columbia State says Col. E. J.
Watson, commissioner Of commerce
and immigration of South Carolina,
returned Wednesday evening after
a ten days trip to New York in the
interest of the new work Of which he
has been placed in charge.
The commissioner has the faculty
Of taking up everything he does un-
dertake with enthusiasm, and this In
stance is no exception. = He Is highly
pleased with the results Of bis trip
and seems fully imbued with deter
mination to accomplish something in
the field to which he has been called.
The interview and editorial is re-
produced from the New York Sun
show that Col Watson caught on"
in New York, as such a paper as The
Sun does not open its columns to a
nobody.
Soon after reaching the city
Wednesday night Col. Watson had
talk with Gov. Hayward and the
governor was well please with the m
formal report which he made. Wednes-
day the governor received the follow
ing note from Mr. William Williams
Of the New York department. Of COM
merce and labor:
Mr.. E. ]. Watson, the head Of
your department. Of agriculture, COM
merce and immigration called at Ellis
Island today with your letter Of in-S:
PRODUCTION; 1t gave me great pleas
ure to see him and I will assist him;
to the extent Of my ability or his.
present mission to the east"
When seen Wednesday night Com
missioner Watson talked most inter-
estingly of his trip and the prospects
for his work. While all that he had
learned, considered and undertaken
could not be reviewed in the time
then at his disposal, he consented to-
tell Of few things that had come url-.
der his observation.
Il have been il the east" he said,
for the last ten days giving the most
earnest attention to the southern im-@
migration problem, and arranging all
the preiminaries for the founding Of
the work Of the new State department.
upon a substantial basis. knew at.
the outset that the work was one OF
many ramifcationS, and that speedy
action and vigorous measures would
be necessary. Since studying all con-
ditions and the methods employed by
the trunk lines Of the west and the,
transatlantic steamship companies,
who control the great bulk Of the ever
inhowing tide Of foreign population, I
can say Chat the task ahead OF us is
no easy one.
Il am greatly gratifed at the man
ner in which I was met by the officials
of the government and by those who
really control the tide Of immigra-
tion, and feel that the first fortnight
of the new departments career has
been well utilized.
w nat SGrucK me mOSG IOrclDly IN
the east was the widespread interest
in all circles-whether Wall street or
on Ellis Island, or in eastern business
or official circles, or at the national
capitial-in the movement in the
south for immigration and emigra-
tion. The federal government, I
gathered, would be glad to see the
tide turn southwark, thus preventing
the congestion in large centres OF
commerce and the consequent m1sap-
plication of intelligent farming classes
to trades and callings for which they
are totally unfit, resulting in depor-
tations. Never have the eyes OF the
east been so thoroughly turned to the
middle south not only in population
!: movements but in investments. The
!, fasteners realize the value Of our re-
! sources better than our own people,
and I have received the heartiest as
suran ces Of earnest aid and co-opera-
; tion on all lines.
in Washington the li7eliest inter-
est is manifested on all sides, as has
been manifested by the prompt, favor
able action taken on Senator Sim
mons immigration information meas
ure. am more than ever convinced
of the opportuneness Of the move
ment launched in this State, and l
sincerely trust our effort will be
crowned with success. One danger
is in the people expecting too great
results in short time. The work is
necessarily slow, and when 1t is based
upon determination to handle
only such matters as posses the
elements Of success, patience is an es-
sential. However, I trust results can,
be shown in certain branches Of the
work at an early date. Another dan
ger is in the possibility of landowners
wishing prices for their lands at first
that will make their utilization diff
cult. / trust that this danger Will
not materailze. In few days a call
will be issued for information wanted
; Immediately in this Office concerning
available lands, and official blanks
calling for the exact information viii
, be furnished the land owners. The
department is already receiving scores
!; Of inquiries from all parts Of the coun-
try.
"Of what has been accomplished
and what balls have been set in mo-
tion at the country's chief port OF en-
try do not care to speak just now, as
competition in immigration work IS
so strong I can only say that results
thus far obtained exceed my expecta-
tions.
Concise pamphlets of information
as to our resources are badly needed
] and these will be issued at the earliest
possible moment. Brief ones will be
issued in the different north European
languages for speedy use.''
H.-