The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-14
WANT SETTLERS
II. COME SOUTH
Board Of immigration and Rail
road Officials Hold Con-
ference Here.
WORK IN THE. Il BIG BIC CITIES II 5
Mr.. Richards Thinks Need Not
Send Agents to European
Countries.

a question TO which the State Board
of Agriculture Is now devoting much at
tcntion' is that OF Inducing desirable
class OF immigrants to Virginia. and last
night a special committee OF that body
held an informal cVlference with several
tect being to discuss plans with this end
In view
The meeting was held at the Richmond
Hotel. and, owing to tho meeting here OF
two other committees Of the board. seven
OF the eleven members OF that body wen
present and participated in the discuss
sion, whilo four railroads were represented.
The members Of the board present were
President ]. Ii. G. Beverley, who is also
chairman OF the Immigration Commit
tee, and Mossrs. w II /, Egsborn and
J. NJ. Rufiin, tho two other members,
and Mcssrs. c. w. Hunter, ]. 7. Cowan,
a. o. Mauck, and J. NJ Barker. The
railroads were represented by Mr.. M. v.
Richards, OF the Southern; +. II. La
Baume OF the Norfolk and Western; w.
q, War.hcn, OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
and J. w. White, OF the Seaboard . II
Line. Colonel Cunningham. the well
known tobacco grower Of North Carolina. !
and Judge Shepherd, OF the Virginia
Real Estate Association. were also pres.
emf. A Commissioner Koincr was absent
being in St, Louis where he IS rushing
the packing Of the Virginia exhibit.
Mr.. Richards outlined the work that
was being dono by the Southern, ana
said that his road was ready to CO. per 4
rate IN every way possible with the stare are
Board OF Agriculture. He thought tnat
better results would be obtained by d.
rectinp efforts to securing settlers from
those who had already immigrated TO
this country but who had located In the
large cities. Conditions were such that
tt was very difficult to carry on 4 the
work in Europe many, Of the countries
having laws prohibiting agents from
operating. II not being the policy q such
govern ments to decrease the population
of their own land. The foreigners VINO
had already in part become Anericanized
and had some knowledge OF our Language
were ,more satisfactory as farm laboreFs
tha those who came direct from their
n, other country. And every family loc ,i y
ed in Virginia or the South would pc INC
means OF Inducing others to come. I !.
would write to their 1TleliuS s1iio -
- home describing 4 this country, and
telling Of their own success here, and by
this correspondence many others Wo''ia
be led to locate in the same ton ~ 2
which their friends had made homes
Important Matter.
chairman Bexerley said that the cues
zion OF emigration was one OF the most
I ;mr,ortant with which the board had Q
deal. and he had held conferences WI WI =
the United States officials in regard 70
1lle subject. There was no eason why
Virginia should not get her share OF the
settlers who annually made their homes
in this country. Methods OF INDUCING
+ ernirra ton were thoroughly discussed nd
the Emigration Committee will 70 doubt ~
outline a plan Of procedure to pc suh-
m.tted at the next meeting OF the board.
and make recommendations IN regard 20
carrying on the work. !,
The Executive Committee OF the poard
met In the morning and considered mat
ters in connection with the test farm, Mr..
n N. Barker chairman OF the Test Farm
Committee. and Professor S. 3, Hedges
s,1perintendent of the farm, con
fcrred with the Executive Com
mittee, The members OF the latter
committee who were present were Chair
man Beverley and Alessrs.. Hester. cowan
and Eggborn. DR.. McBryde was unable
to-be present