Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-01
WILL COOPERATE
WITH THE STATE
Georgia immigration Commits
sion Ready for Business.
MEMBER SERVICES TO STATE

Mar viii Ne Sent to Norway and Ger.
many Under Direction Of the Com
missioner Of AsrieuIture-seOttish
immigrants Already Under Way.
. Atlanta. Dec. 3l.-At an important
sneeting Of the directors of the Geor-
\ xia immigration association, held In
she ofices of the Atlanta Chamber OF
Commerce, Il was decided that Geor-
: r,r has every necessary authority
under the recent decision of Commits
,sloner straus, of the department Of
commerce and labor. in the South
Carolina case, TO proceed with work
a. bringing a desirable class OF I'M
migrants 20 Georgia.
' gonowing this conclusion. active
steps were taken TO cooperate with
Com missioner OF Agriculture t L.
Hudson, who Is ex-otficio commits
sioner OF immigration for Georgia, In
pushing the work.
The recent decision OF Commission
or straus. Of the department Of COM
nerce and labor. in the South Car
nina case was read and It's legal
bearing was considered.
Goyarnor-elect Hoke Smith sIaied
shat he had looked into the question
frSm a legal standpoint and gave II
IA his opinion that the decision oil
fbs department OF commerce aud 10 =
Dor was in accord with the law.
He said he considered that MT.
asuGson, "a commissioner OF immi-
5-stson. had all the authority neces-
- .iy under this decision and the law
80. proceed actively In securing and
- bringing into Georgia desirable
class OF Immigrants on the response
blllty OF the state.
Mir. smith also expressed his hear
q interest In the york and his wish
60 cooperate in its furtherance. H'
ssId In substance that he believed the
higher the percentage OF white pop
ulation In any community the great
er the insurance OF prosperity 6ott
20 the whites and the negroes. III
was convinced OF this he said, from
a study he made during his reeen
campaign.
Mr.. Smith stated he did not consid
or that the bringing in OF desira
ole class OF immigrants would in an,
uay prejudice the interests OF an
epan or any set OF men In the stale
= Aus would add to the peace and pros
perity OF all classes OF citizens.
would not, he said result In takin
away the Jobs Of any labOring man
out on the contrary. the more whit
Drawn and muscle both 10 the state
she more numerous would be the op
portunities for the laboring man
get work and at better pay than the
are now enjoying. The farming Ia
= eerests OF the state. he said. imper
4 ~tively demand labor. and he believe
u a. Jne OF the most important dues
" f'>ns ever presented 20 the state fC
y. ieradon.
resident Pope. OF the chamber
commerce. spoke along similar line:
and pledged the hearty support OF TIL
body TO the movement.
IL was resolved by the directors
! tender 10 the governor aud commits
4 , sioner OF agriculture the services
the association In cooperating All
the state authorities in every leg
way possible in furthering the NO
OF securing a desirable class Of INN
grants for Georgia.
They gladly accepted the ofer
= co-operstion from the association, al
j. Nr. Hudson stated 20 the directo
" that he, as commissioner Of immigr
ton, would himself take full char
IS sad direction OF the movement. n
- ne wol!d devote every energy
4 x<esripg for the state the best ella
~ .N3igrania "a be rad, and said
4ffyf Honid De directed especially
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