The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-14
BIRMINGHAM FORGED ID
 FIGHT FOR CONVENTION
John Sharp Williams Formation of Big Company to Sell Land to m-
 migrants On Easy Terms.
 Enforce vaerancy Laws.


 title of Southern Immigration and Indus trial association, concluded it's business tonight, the closing session being devoted to the reading of several papers on per tinent topics. The report of the commit tee on quarantine which was adopted dur ing the day advocates that the conference take no action in advising transfer of maritime quarantines to the federal gov ernment by those states that have not already made transfers it being the sense o5 the committee that each state should be left at liberty to act as it sees fit. With the matter of quarantine eliminat- ed the conference devoted it's time almost entirely to a discussion of the immigra ton problem. Under this head the race question early took prominence and did rot receive it's quetus until the con Vention adjourned tonight. The sentiment ar the delegates is largely in favor Of welcoming any desirable class of white immigrants, without regard to national fly. yet there appeared at times some del slre to keep the black man with all his faults where ile is.
 Plan State Bureaus.
 Possibly the most distinctive. step by Inc convention towards the securing of d pr oper proportion of the arriving imm- grants for the southern states was the recommendation by the convention that the governors of all southern states be requested to recommend the esta ablishment oe bureaus of immigration. John Sharp Williams, in letter read to the delegates. offered a solution of the race problem i'll of with capital of sl 100000 to buy lands in southern states and sell it on time h desirable immigrants.
 He recommended the establishment Of A rural mounted police for the apprehen- sion of the criminal element of the ne gro.
 An attempt was made at the afternoon session to reconsider the action by which the convention decided to meet next year 1t Birmingham. but although spirited fight was put up by the South Carolina delegation, which sought to gain the con. vention for Charleston, the convention de- elined to reopen the matter.
 Although the convention concluded it's business late tonight. nearly all the dele gates will spend Wednesday in Nash vile as the guests of citizens. The fol- lowing are the new officers of the asso- ciation:
 New Officers Elected.
 President. Governor D. C. Hayward, Columbia. S. C.; secretary Dr. J. R. McMullen, Gadsden; vice presidents, Alabama. Frank Y Anderson, Birmng ham: Arkansas. G. B. Tucker. Little Rock; North Carolina, D. A. Tompkins, Charlotte; Virginia, ". N Ruffin, Dan vile: Florida. Edmund Brobston. Jack sonville, Louisiana, Dr. C. H. Irion. New Orleans; Tennessee. Leland Hume, Nash vile; Maryland. Charles E. Redeker odonton; South Carolina, J. c. Hemphill Charleston: Georgia. II, " Tifft Triton; Kentucky, F. w Vogel Texas. T. J. An derson. Houston Oklahoma. Jesse Dunn Okla homa City; Mississippi T. S. Kyle Batesville: District of Columbia M. V. Richardson, Washington.
 Name Is Changed.
 The report of the committee on organ ization was the first business of the day l. recommended that the association be continued as a permanent organization to be known as the Southern Immigra- ton and Industrial association, it's ob- ject being to exercise an educational and supervisory influence over matters per- taIning to immigration, for the health labor, technical education and a general enforcement of vagrancy laws, in order a matters may prevail throughout the south. Governors and state commissioners of agriculture, representatives from commer- cial, manufacturing and business organ izations. are made honorary members of the association.
 The active membership is to be com posed of railroads, corporations, firms or individuals The appointment of vice president from each state is recom- mended.
 The report of the committee on organi- zation was adopted unanimously.
 The report of the committee on educa- tion was then submitted and adopted. It recommended the adoption in southern states of the Louisiana system of hy- gienic instruction; hearty cooperation by the farmer with state experimental farms; the founding of trade schools and that the governors of all southern states call the attention of their people to the great need of technical education for the white youth of the south.
 The report of the committee on immi- grafton recommended that the several southern states establish departments of immigration and urges the federal govern nient "to provide lberally for the re- ception of immigrants at the South At lantic and gulf ports, and thus encourage the establishment or steamship lines for rhe direct importation of immigrants thereby relieving the crowded condition of Ellis Island and the consested east ern cities Adopted
 Letter From Williams.
 letter was read from John Sharr Williams in which he expressed the be- lief that the solution of the race question might be found in a preconcerted effort to bring white people of the right sorl -----------~---------~