The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-07
ADD TO THE STATE
Senator Simmons and
Gov. Glenn Speak.
Ask Board of Agriculture to Go For
ward on Question of immigration.
Mr.. Smith Wants to Start
Paper.

Inere were TWO vigorous dudi CSSS1
made yesterday morning on the ques-
ton of Immigration to North Carolina
and the industrial progress Of the
State, these being to the State Board
of Agriculture. now in session, by
Senator F. NJ. Simmons and Governor
r. B. Glenn. Each was listened to
with close attention.
Governor Glenn made an effective
speech urging the board to take I'M
mediate steps toward properly adVer-
Using the various industries of North
Carolina, with a view to inducing De
sirable tenant immigrants not the rim
raft of Europe" to this State. He
dwelt upon the thousands of acres
of uncultivated, idle land in this State;
of the prevailing labor conditions, and
their natural and inevitable effect
upon the industries, unless relieved,
and declared that, as citizens OF TINS
state, the board having the power,
should invite here such class OF
people as are vastly needed, as ne
felt that in doing this they would be
taking steps IL add to the growth ana
the material prosperity OF North Car
DINA.
Senator simmons address was not
alone concerning the need of immi-
grafton of the right kind, but he also
spoke of various industrial posslplll-
ties and how these might be developed
and made of greater value to the State.
A portion of his address was along
the lines of his Washington speech to
the Industrial Parliament, but to TINS
he added other pertinent remarks.
In answering the question asked u
too much cotton might not be pro-
duced with immigrants coming in,
Senator simmons said that this was
one reason immigrants are wanted, as
their coming will tend to decrease the
acreage, as it will be labor that is not
in the habit of working cotton, but
that is accustomed to other industries.
He declared against scum labor as
not being the kind wanted. AS to TINS
he said that the labor which often
became scum" labor was not SO
when it arrived in this country, but
that our government, not showing
them the correct places to CO., they
drifted about without work and flnaliy
became of the scum" element in big
cities.
This State he held. had always been
sparsely populated, but up TO TWO
years ago had enough people to carry
on the work then being done, as there
was not enough capital TO further de-
velop the raw material which was and
is abundant Now that there Is a
greater call for labor more is needed,
that though at the close of the war
there was not n fourth as many as
there are now, that there were enough
then but that this is not the case now.
We do not create conditions, SAID
Senator simmons, but condition create
themselves and labor is coming to
North Carolina from other places
whether we will have it so or not, that
hence the wise thing to do is to get
the right kind of new people to come
in. This labor will be brought in by
private effort, is being brought in, and
we should put forth every effort to
get the right kind. He told of the
case of Mr.. Hugh McRae, of Winning
ton, who has thirty men employed
starting the business of having immi-
grants come to this State. He is buy
ing lands. having soil tested and is
preparing to utilize this labor to the
very best advantage. Some of the
people who come may be all right,
some may not, but the wise thing Is
for us to take hold of this matter III
once, and by every possible means
bring in people who will aid in up
building the State.
These addresses consumed the
morning session of the board, and In
the afternoon after hearing an address
L.
etteville. the board heard reports from
some of it's force.
Mr.. Smith urged the need OF indus
trial work and immigration. He said
that with the proper support he pro-
posed to establish a paper with which
to advertise the resources OF the State
so as to attract new settlers.
DR.. TAFT Butler, State Veterinarian
submitted his report, this concerning
the condition of stock in the Stats
and breeding. He also told of MS
work at the various institutes.
DR.. b. w. Kilgore, State Chemist,
reported about the work on the test
farms and the results of number ot
anaIsyses. In this he showed that IN
the past year food adulteration had
fallen from Sc per cent. to II per cent.
The analyses made numbered 2,50O,
and these included fertilizers, feed
stuff, food stuff, waters, minerals
etc.
DR. Franklin Sherman, the State En-
tomologist. discussed the matter CT
spraying and the harmful insects, TINS
especially with recommendations as to
how to combat these.
Dr. H. H. Hume, the state Horu-
culturist, gave an interesting report on
the conditions at the test farms in his
of work