The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
COMPLETE REPORT
 ON IMMIGRA TON
(continued from Seventh Paee)

.~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~-~>>>~-~~~~ to develop their resources with' and for many years past have been directing their attention in bringing people from Europe, until now the situation takes care of itself. Second these immigrants land practically at the doors of those sections where they are largely needed Third the wage scale for unskilled labor has been higher in the east than II has been in the south As against this how ever. the cost of living is lower in the south Fourth, lynchings, inadequate school facilities and inferior houses for the accommodation Of the foreigners, all of which have been grossly exaggerated by designing agents, have initiated greatly against the south securing her share of the best class of people. Fifth, the west and east have been more thor oughly advertised in Europe than has the south. Then again thousands of peo- ple who are now leaving Europe for America came at the solicitation of friends and relatives on this side. l am pleased to report, however, that the sit ,iation Is gradually improving. Alabama took this matter up actively more than a year ago through the Birmingham Commercial club and brought it to the attention of the other commercial organ izations in the state, and since, then Vir- ginia Georgia, Louisiana and other southern states have dropped in line.
 Demand Is Great.
 It is brought right home to us that the question of getting more men into our state to operate saw mils mine minerals and work on farms Is of greater import ance just now and indeed more difficult than it is to get capital. This feeling of interest on the part of our people and the press of Alabama, brought about largely by necessity, Is having its effect. In December last Governor Jelks accom- panied by a representative body of men from Birmingham and other places in Alabama. went to New York under the auspices of the Civic Federation to study the immigration question. On this trip the committee visited Ellis Island and saw 1000 people unloaded from a ship from Hamburg l think that l am safe ln saying that this committee agreed there was not one unloaded from this ship who would not have been acceptable to the people of Alabama.
 Aside from discussing the immigration question in all it's phases at this meeting, it was decided by the federation to m- press upon Congress the importance of opening up the South Atlantic and gulf ports for the reception of immigrants, and in that way bring more of them south instead of putting them in the con gested districts of the east. At this time Congress is considering a bill carrying out this recommendation. Recently the North German Lloyd line of steamships put on two lines of steamers to Calves ton. Tex, where they expect to land 20- poo immigrants a year Similar arrange ments are in effect at New Orleans. The opening up of these ports will help Ala bama. but at the same time we want to get Mobile and Savannah made ports of entry for immigrant ships. If Alabama and the Birmingham district expect to re- ceive immigration on large scale. that Is on scale commensurate with our de- Selopment, 1t will be necessary for the