The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-30
MR.. WATSON rs ENCOURAGED.
Commissioner Of Immigration Be-
lieves the Traps-Atlantic Line Be-
tween this City and European
Ports is a Fixture.

sioner Watson is much encouraged
over the prospect for the permanency
Of the steamship line between Char
lesion and Bremen. His time has been
very much occupied with the trouble
some details Of pdacing the immi-
grants from the Wittekind, and hc
has had very little opportunity to
give attention to tho commercial end
of the boat line proposition, but Char
leston's ability to furnish the cargo
has been demonstrated, and for tho
next trip or two there will be no diff
ticulty in assuring the North German
Lloyd plenty of business. is advis-
able.h owevcr, that the whole South
become interested in the line to
Charleston, and for this reason Mr..
Watson is very much pleased that he
has been able to secure the co-opera-
tion Of the Southern States Associa-
tion of Commissioners. which met in
jacksonville recently. At former
meeting resolutions favoling a Trans
| Atlantic line to Southern ports had
been adopted, and at this meeting
the plan was again endorsed by the
passage of the following:
Whereas, at the last session of this
body resolutions were adopted as fol-
low:
Whereas, this Association, compos-
ed of men charged with looking to
all things affecting the agricultural
industry Of the Southern States, rea-
,lu>try. has not reached the stage Of
the development that it should. and
that cundllliorS are Il tuNl the c~,
means for the rehabilitation of agri-
culture in the South Is the introduce
ton of desirable men of the agricul-
tural class; and
Whereas, the Southern States offer
the best opportunities in this country
for development on agricultural lines.
and by reason of climatic and other
natural advantages should be the
chief agricultural section of the Uni
ted States, but has not become so be-
cause of lack Of effort heretofore to
make these opportunities known, and
Whereas, there is now an appre-
ciable deficiency of farm labor in the
South; and
Whereas, we can see no just reason
why our people should remain idle
and allow all Of our exports and i'm
ports, agricultural and otherwise, to
be handled through ports far rcmov-
ed, instead of through the splendid
ports III our own country; therefore
be it
Resolved, That this Association de-
clare itself in ravur of desirable I'M
migration t. the South, and It's be-
| lief that the best form Of Immigration
can only be secured through concert
cd action ON The part Of the several
States as States.
Resolved further, That we there
fore endorse the suggestion that The
several Southern States take up and
prosecute this work through the
State bureaus of immigration or de-
partmcnts Of the Government charg-
ell with the introduction Of good
white people to fill the vacant places
on our farms and occupy the valuable
lands now awaiting development
| throughout the Southern States.
Resolved further, That we recon-
mend that all agricultural, CONNER
cial and industrial interests in the
South act in concert and bring to
bear every Influence possible looking
to the opening Of our scaports to
Transatlantic steamship service, at
one and the same time rc-establish-
ing our commerce, aiding agriculture
and allothcr industries, and afford
ing us the best means Of securing de-
sirable immigration.
Resolved further, That the Legis-
lature Of each Southern State be, and
are hereby, requested to enact such
laws as will require the teachings in
the public schools Of at least the ele-
mcntary principles Of agriculture.
| And whereas, as a result Of work
accomplished in pursuance of tho
above resolutions the opportunity is
now rendered the producers Of the
South to secure Transatlantic SER
vice to the material up-building Of
our several States and to develop our
export and import trade to foreign
countries direct, with & consequent
saving to the farmers Of the South
| of MANY thousands Of dollars, be It