The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-21
SARGENT STARTS SOUTH.
Government Men to select Sites for
Immigrant Stations.

Washington, June 17.-With the
departure form Washington today of
Commissioner Sargent, Of the bureau
of immigration, Alfred B. Fry, chief
engineer of Government buildings,
New York city, and w. p. Windham,
OF the supervising architects office,
for Galveston, New Orleans and
Charleston, to select sites for immi-
grant stations, a long step is taken
III forwarding the cause of immigra-
ton in the south.
Through the work Of representa-
tives from South Carolina, Texas and
Louisiana there was appropriated at
the last session Of Congress $4,000
each for Galveston, Charleston and
New Orleans with which to procure
sites and erect buildings suitable for
the inspection and examination Of
future immigrants. Bills appropriate
ing this money were passed only af-
ter the hardest kind Of fight, the
main opposition to which came from
Speaker Cannon, and Representatives
from New England. The Southerners,
however, won out, and Commissioner
Sargent, with Fry and Windham, will
now select in the places they will visit
suitable sites in order that when the
appropriation becomes available no
time will be lost in acquiring proper
titles to them and awarding the con-
tracts for the buildings.
When Commissioner Sargent was
seen before his departure from WASH
ington he said: "Thc trip we are to
take now is to carry ou5 the law as
passed at the last session of Con-
gress i'll reference to erecting immi-
grant stations at Charlestonfi Calves
ton and New Orleans. There was ap-
proprlated $4,000 witr which to Sc
cure a site and rG! u? building in
each Of those PLACES, and that is the
work we now have in hand
"ln Galveston already many sites
have been offered, some Of which I !
Think a'e very s'iitahIc, and the same
thin. S true Of the situation in New
Orleans, I do not ttiink we will have
ouy trouble in getting what we want
l.; either Of them.
II lave been car"> ing on some cor.
respon9ence with Mayor Phett, f.
Charleston, concerning q Station in
C!a: city, and l suppose when I get
there he will make nc acquainted
wi:r the way the ls.nd ,ics.'
When Mr.. Sargent was asked
whether it was true that efforts had
h>cn made to get him to hold eff
fron: choosing sites i'll Inc places nam
ell be"ause it did hot appear that
there would be anv "rIu! rush Of i'm
'E:%!tnts through those places soon,
he lcl lied that he Wa. a;erse 10 >"e-
inE Gt vernment monny spent unless
i VIZ, to some advantage, but that
r''ier the Act little i any discretion
"as left him in the matter--that thc
Act Vas mandatory--th;t' ii lad is
tiac;'y that the stations should he
bni't
1t has been learned since the bills '
w,"s passed authorizing Ike stations.
to be built that strong force has
be"" at work on the immigration bn-
lean putting black eye TO th, pla.ls
in hand.
AS soon as Mr. Sargent secures what
ne thinks are good locations for the
stations the supervising architects
force will be put to work making the
necessary plans and specifications. !
After they have been completed ac-
tive work will then be commenced to
erect the structures.
With first-class stations complete
in every respect, in Charleston, Gal
vestion and New Orleans, there ap-
pears to be no reason whatever why
all the neighboring States-Virginia,
Alabama, North Carolina and others
will not be in a position to receive
practically as much benefit as those
states wherein the stations are To-
Gated.
1t will be practically an easy mat
ter, with only few hours ride from
any Of the new station, to reach any
part Of the South, and it is believed
that when the stations are finished
and put into operation the great bene-
fits Of immigration will then only be- |
gin to be felt. Regular trips will then,
in all Drobailitv he mode hv tbo b;o. !