The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Labor tor rgi;11ia.
j.. t. PERCIVAL, in Lynchburg News.

The question OF inducing the proper
class OF immigrants to our State as well
as the entire South is being opportunity
raised. More people. that's what we need
and how to get the desirable kind
During the growth Of interest and en-
thuslasm in the great States OF the West,
the South has been until lately. common
~ neglected, Gold sent men, rushing
to the mountain States then grain led
men to the prairie States. Now with the
more fertile wheat lands fully occupied
there has lately been a tendency to the
great Southwest. as we'll as to the North
west territories of Canada. At the same
time development, commercial and In.
dustrlal as we'll as AGRICULTURAL has been
going on In the new South The progress
made here during the past few years Is
simply astounding.
With this movement as an advantage,
and yet In Its incipiency. every possible
influence and energy emanatlng from
and for Industrial, commercial and agri.
cultural development that can be wisely
directed In fostering and furtherng Inn
migration OF the proper character should
be used at once in behalf Of this, the
south's absolute necessity.
We have the raw materials, the man
ufacturies, good farm land, ample capital,
vast opportunities, but have we the men?
All those lUdI lldSp tStuSiSSl llao az
dustrial conditions of Virginia and the
new south are agreed that the year 1901
was the most remarka BILE In Its history,
Scores OF industrial and commercial rec
ords were broken, and It matters not
IN what direction the observer might turn
he would behold a picture OF prosperity,
save In the direction OF developed fields
for improved agriculture, and IN the
proper application of capital for Induce
-. i,..,. t,so irIto n1aNl1fACtufa <,
some lines OF agriculture and IN the de-
yoldpment OF transportation facilities the
progress made was little less than phe-
nomenal.
Foreign Immigrants.
Carnegie's idea Of an immiErant to TINS
country who has done fairly well here
his wealth having been estimated at *oW,-
o0O, 0O0-is entitled to at least consloera-
tion. Discussing the proposed more dras-
tic restriction to stem the tide mat 10
bringing us moro than 100000 new ~
habItants this year, Mr. Carnesla holas
that the prime test and the only test we
should exact in this: Has man me
ambition to enjoy the rights of an An1erl-
can citizen and has he the habit Of fru-
gality to save the sum necessary for MN
To reach this port? And Is he skillful
enough to earn that surplus? ! want no
better ties timony than that He also de-
clares that, III owned America and was
running 1t as business operation, ]
would not only look forsthat man, but
would give every man of that kind q
premium to come here, and consider It
the best bargain had ever made in
my life"
You must understand that this opinion
IA based on the earning and consuming
capacity OF the average man or woman
and their ability to add to the wealth
Of tho country, and as a bsiness propo-23
sitlon this may be very we'll, and cor
rect one from great employers point
Of view. But after once visiting the
mines and factory towns OF Pennsylvania
and Northern States and to the swa rms
Ing tenement districts OF our large cities
you will not readily foster the notion