The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16

oA OouSul, 4. oolSddI, "
New Orleans, is interesting himself in
the matter Of immigration from the
Scandinavian countries into the south
ern states and in recent letter to the
Louisiana State Board Of Immigration
has the following suggestion to make
relative to the introduction of the
Danish plan Of fruit and vegetables
growing in this section:
"Now that immigrants from North
ern Europe are beginning to settle
in the southern states, this consulate
is receiving an increased number of
inquiries as to whether certain fruit
trees or vegetables which are very
profitable in Scandinavian countries
can be cultivated in the United States.
AS it is well nigh impossible to an
swer such questions satisfactorily, and
as this consulate, on the other hand,
would not do anything to turn such
valuable class Of immigrants away
from the south, the idea has suggest
ed itself to me that your department
might possibly, without any disadvan-
tage to itself, step in and render good
services in matters which have lately
been the object Of interest here.
eff you at one Of your experiment
stations had employed a graduate of
the Royal Danish Agricultural Col
lege at Copenhagen, who would be
competent to place the advantages of
the south comprehensively before
before prospective immigrants and
others, there is no doubt that he would
be able to do a good share of what
progressive public men of the south
are now striving to accomplish. |
think that such man should have
an opportunity to experiment with
fruit trees and vegetables from the
Scandinavian countries and to see
which would be adapted to the Gull
ture of the southern states. Such ex-
periments would not interfere with
his other duties in the A. & NJ. Col
!ege experiment station, but on the
other hand [ take it for granted that
It would be considered an advantage
to such a station to have the best
trees and vegetables introduced from
countries where horticultural indus
try has reached such high degree
# development, and to have this done
by well trained and competent per-
son who could be able also to fill
place in the general work Of an ex-
pertinent station.
The Louisiana Board of Immigra-
ion has taken the matter up andeWill
act upon Mr.. Soigaard's suggestion.
An effort will be made to comply with
he proposition to employ man from
the Danish college and to prepare mat
ter in the Scandinavian language for
distribution.
The Scandinavians are the best class
IF migrants that are coming to the
United States today and it is pity
that Mississippi is not in position
to get some Of them. A colony has
been started near Brookhaven by the
Pearl River Lumber Company, but
they are handicapped in the work by
The lack Of a state department to
handle the matter. It is uphill work
for individuals or corporation to
bring any considerable number of
these people here from the fact their
statements and representations lack
the endorsement Of the state or ma
tional government. The Greater Mis-
sissippi Association has entered into
correspondence with Consul Soigaard
and will endeavor to do something for
Mississippi in securing this class of
'mmigra lion.
A friend in Hattiesburg has for
warded the writer a case Of canned
syrup, put up by the factory at that
place, with the request that as many
as six Of the cans be preserved for use
in the months Of May, June, July,
August, September and October, to