The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-11
NORTHERN MEDDLERs WORRIED.
SUCCESS OF IMMIGRATION BIZ.
REAU NOT PLEASING.
Busybodies Who Are Even Interfering
With Things That Do Not Con-
Germ Them-C Complain That
White Settlers VIII Drive
Out the Negroes.
BY w. H. McCaw.

| COluLQfld. JdIl. 0.-1IlQull1SS elIHl
| have recently been received at the
governors Office from northern mag
| azine and newspaper publishers in
dicate a fear on the part Of that sec
| ton Of the country that the new move
| ment that has been inaugurated to
| bring immigrants to tn e south to de-
velop its agricultural and industrial
| resources and incidentally to solvesthe
| negro question, will result In flooding
| this section of the country with an I'M
desirable class Of foreigners and in the
end do more harm than good. This
state has nothing to fear along this
| line inasmuch as the law which the
legislature last year passed establish
| ing the bureau of agriculture and i'm
| migration requires that preference Of
| the Latin races, such as Italians and
| the like, several colonies Of which I'M
migration Commissioner Watson has
already refused. Commissioner Wat
| son, therefore, has no. fear Of the out.
come Of the recent conference held in
Washington for the purpose Of divert
| ing southwark the tide Of immigration
that has been flowing into the con-
gested northern centres. But in his
opinion other states which are neg
lecting to establish similar bureaus
are jeopordizing their safety in this
respect. Having a bureau this state is.
in position to protect itself through
the federal immigration laws.
Commissioner Watson has had
much trouble from time to time get
ting desirable farm laborers satisfac-
torily established in this state, because
of the cheap negro labor, but num-
Der of good white farm hands have
been placed, generally as superin-
tendents or overseers. at frem SIS 20:
$50 month and board. His efforts
have been to place the agricultural
immigrants on small farms of their
own sold to them on reasonable terms,
those who have gone out to hire have
been given places that would not
throw then in direct competition and
association with the negro. A few
have become dissatisfied and returned
to the north.
Mr.. "A. R. Stewart, who has just zee
turned to Columbia from an extended
visit to his old home in Scotland, in
conversation with your. correspondent
today expressed surprised at how. well
known abroad the, movement for inn
migration to the south already be-
come. He heard about it and was ask.
ed for particulars by prospective 1in1-
migrants or those who had sons al
ready in this country, at GLASGOW, Lir-
erpool, Edinburg and the Highlands Of
Scotland. At these points delegations
waited on him and eagerly Piled him
with questions in search of details.
Those people opened their eyes in
wonder said Mr.. Stewart, when
explained to them how we made four
crops. a year down here. They were.
then gathering turnips in six inches of
snow in Scotland, and some Of their
sons had written back of their dissat-
|isfaction with the rigorous climate
they had come in contact with in the
northwest. v,
1.-The transportation people have
been advertising the northwest abroad
for many years and those people have
alread heard OF the south. They told
me they had an idea that there was
nothing in the south much but rich
planters and negroes.
..Anoher thing against the south for
immigrants from that portion of Eu1
rope is that those people are kind Of
foolish about the English flag; when
they cometo America they prefer Can
ada or those portions of the UnlteI
States near Canada"
The work of the South Carolina in
migration bureau the coming year Will
be concentrated almost entirely in ef-
forts to bring desirable farmers here
from the hard climates of the north
west, where lands are high and scare
Applications cor positions in the en-
crossing department OF the legislature
are still coming in, which evidences
that there is no abatement in the fever
ish appetite for public jobs. Although
there are only sixteen positions to be
filed, and most OF these will be given
to those who held places in the de-
partment last year there are already
on file over 800 applications glowing
with eloquent delineations Of the quail
ifcations of those who would serve
their country in the handwriting linz,