The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-19
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nome IN N0flA I8TOtIuA HIS woutu
draw to US many young men OF ambf-
ton. whose ready money Is only limit
ed. There is q self help in immigra-
ton The next plan which gives
promise was proposed by Mr.. Bruner,
who said: There is no possible chance
I'D secure through Ellis Island. New
York. the people wanted in North Car
olina" He urged the plan OF receiy-
ing from n Of the transatlantic
steamship lines a landing each month
or once in each two months, at Nor
folk, Va where the Seahoard Air Line
and the Atlantic Coast Line roads
have their deep water terminals. Such
landings To be made before -oing to
the New York terminals and for h
purpose OF discharging the immigrants
who nave been booked for North Car
DINA, and points Of distribution reach
ed by these several railway lines.
Such landings could he secured with
but little trouble and outlay. especially
II passengers reach q minimum num-
Der TO be Fixed by the steamship COM
pany."
As TO the agencies for this plan.
Secretary Bruner said: ITO make
this plan effective and economical h
following interests should combine In
the effort: first. the three systems OF
railways alluded to, and such branch
lines connecting Herewith rs mas ue-
sire 10 10 so; these systems have al
ready well equipped agencies which
are prosecuting this work, aud this
| plan falls naturally into line; second,
the Piedmont Immigration Society,
and like societies In this stale and
other states reached by the above
lines: third, chambers OF IN
such cities as are Interested in build
| ing up the rural life surrounding them
and thereby Increasing the value or
| business for such cities, Some SUCH
| chambers could purchase ard give
away to the right people = few farms
| 10 start the movement o. people IN
their direction, since each new family
| IS 2 nucleus about which others viii
| gather; fourth, the department OF az
| riculture. which under the law is the
| department of immigration and sta
| t~istjcs. is charged with this work TOR
| the state at large. will gladly cooper
ate with all these forces, which are
| really necessary for the proper dis
tribution and care of such immigrants
as may come into the state for a per-
manent settlement upon our farms. MI
these forces should concentrate their
energies and pool their interests In Sc
curing the landing Of steamships with
immigrants at such a port or entry,
and at which point the agents OF these
interests would separate their cohsish-
ments and each could then care Tor It's
own. A common agent abroad couid
serve the whole. He should be charg-
ed with advertising the saiilngs, Win
locating the applicants and with
ing them; with the inspection II
with the impartial distribution OF III
erature TO be supplied from all sources.
He should be a man OF large expert
ence, and paid a salary commensurate
with his ability n standing, and aii
of the interests involved should con-
tribute, pro rata, for this purpose.
advertising. as to the sailing Of ships
and such matters should be paid from
q like fund, while all of the literature
should be supplied by each OF
the interests involved. This plan
would effective and it would avoid
New York and the troubles en-
oountered there. The United States
immigration department will Co
operate by placing its officers at the
port of entry and promptly discharg-
ing those immigrants receivable under
the federal laws; thus enabling the
state to land its people and to distrib-
ute them i'm the most satisfactory man
ner. as well as the most economical
way.
This seems to me the most feasi-
BILE plan for securing foreign families.
The home field-the northern states
must be reached in another way. There
is. however, no confusion W the
two. each can be operated, and by Or
ganized cooperation, the present farm
labor conditions as well as the vast
u%nproductive acreage of the state can
be improved and reclaimed. Whining
ton is already organized through the
Carolina Trucking Development Comp
pany, and the piedmont counties In the
Piedmont immigration Society are
ready TO cooperate: but Raleigh,
Goldsboro, New Bern. Edenton, or
Elizabeth City. Washington, Fayette-
vile. Charlotte, Morganton and Ashe-
vile. should get in line If they are
in earnest about this matter.