The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-05


vitation to attend the afternoon re-
ception of the Chess. Checker and
Whist club rooms given for the spon-
sors and visitors to the horse show.
Chairman Stone, called for short
speeches from the audience from per-
sons whom he designated. Mr. Mat
thews was the frst speaker and ex-
pressed confidence in the success of
the convention; Mr.. Phil Hollenbach.
delegate from the Louisville CONNER
cial club, took exception to Mr..
Wheeler's remarks that Paducah and
West Kentucky must work alone. He
thought the movement was too broad
for this end of the state. Chairman
Stone said he would take in the re-
mainder of the state later on. Mr..
Hollenbach described his experiences
when he landed in this country thir-
ty-eight years ago and urged SYM
pathetic treatment of the immigrants
when they arrive.
Mr.. B.. H. Scott emphasized the
value of organized effort; Capt. Ed
Farley told of practical results from
the location of immigrants in this
country. and Judge John Moore ad-
vised immigration, not because we
ourselves are not good farmers, but
to have a greater number of farmers
to till the waste lands.
Secretary Skinner read kilograms
from railroad presidents, senator Nc
| Creary, Commissioner Sargent and
others wishing success to the conven-
ton. The convention adjourned till
10 o'clock Friday morning.
&. X. Wheeler's Address.
In the principal address OF the day.
Hon. Charles X. Wheeler spoke for
forty minutes yesterday afternoon in
the convention and was accorded I'M
divided attention His handling of
the subject showed-not technical
knowledge-but the length and
breadth conception of the subject
which Is more necessary at this stage
of the immigration movement
Mr.. Wheeler struck the spirit OF
the convention when he said the
American way of speech-making as
starter for any great movement,
should in this instance give way to
actual work. Results are the work
not of talking but of doing. He said
we are all descendants of immigrants,
and for that reason he did not SYM
pathize with the latter day hue end
cry against the food OF foreigners
yearly coming to our shores We
should get good immlgrants-but any
man who had the independents and
manhood to leave home ties for a
new land, usually would make a good
citizen. We should not allow our
wealth to create a snobbish objection
| to the humble immigrant. He said
Paducah should be the center OF the
country adjacent for hundred and
| ifty miles in every direction. That
Chicago or st. Louis or Louisville
could not take that country in. The
south heretofore has gotten only an
Insignificant part of the million or
more immigrants to this country and
to increase that part of its proper
proportion we must go straight to
the foreigner and tell him of our
country. He said 1t would be better
| for this section to have numerous
small landlords. who would develop
their land to its capacity. than
smaller number who would merely
skim its resources.
Then, the full resources of our land
never can be developed until 4 greater
variety of products are rFised II
has been demonstrated that var.e-
gated farming is far more profitable,
and less wearing on the soil han
where the products are confined to a
few staples. But it would be Just az
necessary for the farmers to work
from the first day OF January till 20
last day of December. as the city
business man. He expressed the hope
that this section never will see the
time when extremes of poverty and
wealth exist.
For Paducah, interurban railways
would be the greatest single factor
In its growth but railroads and inter-
urban railways would come only
when We have the traffic to support
them, and that traffic can be secured
by increasing our population by i'm
migration, by diversifying farm pro-