The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-22
ORGANIZE SOCIETY
FOR IMMIGRATION
VIII Seek Best Class of | aborers
for Alabama
JACKSON MADE PRESIDENT
Ways and Means Found to Carry on
the Work In a Satisfactory Man.
ner-Resolutions and
Suggestions.
JACKSON MADE PRESIDENT

At a meeting of the committee on or
ganization, held yesterday in the CONNER
cial club rooms. the Alabama Immigra-
ton. association came into existence Its
object is to secure good class of immi-
grants for Alabama.
The committee, which is composed Of
representative men from all parts of the
state. was called together at the instance
of ex-President jackson or the Cemmer-
cial club. The members of the committee
present yesterday were F. Y. Anderson.
Birmingham; f. II. Lathrop, Riverside;
w. T. Brown, Ragland; Ben P. Hunt.
Huntsville; J. H. Crawford. Jasper; Sam
uel Friedman, Tuscaloosa; A. A. Ericsson,
Selma; ]. A, Edwards, Taladega; It. y.
Kyle. Gadsden; r. A. Mitchell, Alabama
City.
Action was taken which, it is thought,
will put the association on a firm financial
basis. and which will assure 1t being g.
representative body with members from
all parts of the state who are interested
in the vital question of labor.
The committee effected an organization
as follows:
President. Frederick M. Jackson Bir-
mingham.
Vice President. R. A. Mitchell, Alabama
City.
Secretary, ]. B. Babb, Birmingham.
Treasurer, to be selected later.
Permanent organization resulted from
the following report made by a commit
of w. T. Brown, chairman; t. S. Kyle.
B. P. Hunt and r. II. Lathrop:
The Committees Report.
1.-THE committee on organization begs to
| report:
a. The name of this organization shall
be the Alabama Immigration association.
''2 That this committee suggests and
names president Fred NJ Jackson.
49, That the committee suggests as Sec
rotary
"a. That this committee suggests as
treasurer -
'5 In view OF the absence of the pro-
posed president, Fred NJ. Jackson, to
whose judgment great Difference Is due
and now accorded. this committee begs to
defer the selection of the secretary and
treasurer to the next meeting, when Mr..
jackson can be present.
'6. That this committee suggests that
a governing or controlling executive COM.
mittee be appointed TO take charge of all
the practical details Of this association, to
be composed of nineteen members, five OF
which shall constitute quorum, and that
they be selected 80 as to represent the
whole state of Alabama geographically,
and also each Of the respective interests OF
the state calling for labor and land buy
ers in agricultural. horticultural and all
other lines of industries IN Alabama; and
that this committee have charge Of the
ways and means for making effective the
objects of this association. Respectfully
submitted, w. T. BROWN,
chairman"
Following the adoption of this report
Mr.. Mitchell was elected vice president.
and J. A. Edwardsmoved that Mr.. Babb
be elected secretary. which motion was
carried.
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on resolutions appointed
at the morning session made the follow
ing report at the afternoon session, which
was adopted by the association:
Resolved. That:
q. An address should be issued by this
committee and each member should see
that 1t be published in all papers In his
district. This address should explain the
purpose for which this committee was or
ganized. II should invite all persons or
corporations, who need labor of any kind
to address this committee. 1t should call
on all farmers or owners of land to fur
nish the committee with the number,
description and price of any lands they
may have far sale. stating whether i'm
proved or not. so that this committee
could furnish immigrants a full descrip-
ton of the land. location, prices, etc.
70. Options should be procured In favor
of the committee. on all large tracts of
land and If necessary. these tracts should
be surveyed and cut up into 100 acre lots
and sold to the better class of immigrants
at actual cost and expense, as the asso-
citation is not dealing in lands for profit,
who wish to locate and farm thereon,
for a reasonable small cash payment and
the balance on long time.
49, This committee should employ an
agent to go to New York and other sea
ports, but New York especially. and make
arrangements to have different classes Of
immigrants as demand required, shipped
to points to be named In this state. where
another agent of this committee should
meet and distribute them according to
order. In addition to this arrangements
can be perfected In New York and Chi
cago with parties in the business at
those points. whereby any number of Sc
lected immigrants can be obtained upon
the payment of fee, this fee being 81
per head If we remember correctly.
4. A special letter should be sent by this
committee to every important corpora
ton In the state, to the effect that IL
they make reasonable contribution to-
ward carrying on the business of this
committee. this committee will endeavor
to supply them in return for said con-
tribution, any class of labor they may
require, less the fixed charge which this
committee would have to pay per head
to get said labor.
IS. One of the great drawbacks to i'm
migration to the south is the inequality
OF rates OF railroads in transporting
household goods. the rate into .ne south
being about three times more than charg-
ed to the west. taking 800 miles as
standard To overcome this inequality.
this committee should send an address
to the railroads. calling their attention
to the difference In rates and asking them
to correct the same so as to extend the
same relative rates to the south as are
now extended to the west on household
goods and fare for immigrants.
'8 An executive committee should be
appointed by the chairman so as to avoid
the Inconvenience which the frequency
OF calling this committee together would
occasion 1t might be we'll to put on this
committee. the members of a number
of the industrial plants and industrial
plants and Industrial agents of the princi-
pal railroad companies.
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