The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-11
HARKW|CK TALKS
 0N IMMIGRATION Southern's Passenger Traffic Manager Discusses Matter MAKES WISE SUGGESTIONS MT. Hardwick Appears Before Indus trial and Commercial Association at Montaomery-Made Fine Impress
 sion-Speaker Was Applauded.
MAKES WISE SUGGESTIONS
From the Montgomery Journal.

From the Montgomery Journal.
 Immigration and how best to secure 1t was the subject ably and interestingly discussed by s. H. Hardwick of the South ern railway, at the rooms of the lndus- trial and Commercial association last Saturday evening.
 Mr. Hardwick spoke for nearly an hour and discussed the question of i'm migration and now to attract attention to the south in a practical and sensible way He made no pretention to oratory, although at times he grew very earnest, and eloquent, and was always entertain- ing, he was listened to with greatest in- terest by the members of the association present, most of whom were members of the committee on immigration.
 MT Hardwick referred feelngly to the fact that he was native of Montgomery and was proud of his nativity. His bus mess and personal relations, however, with the business men of other sections had been most pleasant, of which he also proudly spoke. MT Hardwick said that he had opportunities to leave the south to go elsewhere, to become interested in other sections, but he preferred to re- tain his Identification with his own sec tion. He desired to see 1t grow and pros- per and he was here to help by suggestion and advice those who were engaged in the effort to attract immigration to the south.
 One of the suggestions of MT. Hard wick which seemed to impress his au- dience very much was that the Industrial and Commercial association should through the Alabama Senators. invite the various ambassadors at Washington 10 visit the city as the city's guests. He suggested that it was advisable to invite one at a time and he explained why any other plan would not be practicable but indelicate He pointed out the ad- yantages to be derived from the visit os an ambassador. The fact of his visit to the south would be heralded abroad as a matter of international interest. The papers of the country from which the ambassador hailed. he said, would pub fish all the details of the visit. and thus would the foreigner be made ac- ouainted with the south.
 why" said MT. Hardwich, "I venture t, say that the British ambassador does not know that there Is such place as Montgomery on the map
 MT. Hardwiclx went into minute de- tails, but they were quite interesting concerning the manner of extending an invitation to one of the ambassadors. and how his consent might be obtained for such visit.
 ."rhe ambassador or minister of for eien country" MT. Hardwck explained, represents in his person his king or his emperor. and he acts with greatess diplomacy and prudence in all things. He expects at all times the greatest con- sideration."
 He then incidentally mentioned the visit to North Carolina of Minister Wu of China, and told many amusing incl dents of that trip. which he himself had arranged and managed. It was a most delicate matter but both Mir. Hardwick and Minister Wu came to know, no doubt. each other better, and the min ister was pleased with his visit to North Carolina where at Biltmore, where he was received personally by Mir. Wander bilt, who rendered him and the friends accompanying him a royal welcome to his home and grounds.
 Mir. Hardwick, in calling attention to the tide of immigration to this section, said that statistics showed that during the past year one thousand immigrants had come to Alabama, less than five hundred to Georgia and about five hun