The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-19

pie in the south, but especially will this
be true of the farmers themselves
transatlantic Connections.
"One of the chief purposes however.
of our society, the purpose which means
more than anything else to the SOUTH IS
to establish transatlantic connections
from our ports direct to European ports
which take the bulk of our cotton and
allied products With this once estab-
lished. our immigration problem is solved
for whenever a transatlantic line Is
established to a given port, there are
always hundreds of people offering IN
third class, and it is then only neees-
sary for us to have Representatives at
the port of departure in order to secure
the class of people that we desire.
I'VE have in South Carolina done prac-
tically the only seleetive work In lmmi-
grafton that has ever been attempted by
either the United States or any state IN
this union. and our first snip load OF
people. some 500 in number, were CHOSEN
from among some hundreds more offer-
ing. These people were said to be, by
no less authority than the United States
officials, the finest looking ship load of
Immigrants that had ever been known
to land on American shores. TINS select
i've work abroad at the home or the en-
fgrant promises the only relet thlt
this country has ever found for the SO
luton of one of the greatest problems
of the age. In no other way can we
prevent the triple murderers from enter
ing the United States. You viii under
stand this when ! say to you, our agents
first examine he police records OF every
annlicant from childhood to date, then
require him to present health certlh-
cate from a reputable physician, ana III
the third place to show his booN IN winch
his recommendations from former en-
Movers are registered from tho time he
began work until the date he applied
for admission into the United States,
''Tbe most important thing that should
command the attention of the entire anu
united south today Is the support that
ought to be given by our business anu
manufa cturing interests to the maihlen-
ance of permanent transatlantic passen-
ger and freight lines from our ports TO
the leading ports of Europe. principally
the transshipping ports for the far east
If This is done, there Is no reason why
we should not save thousands and thou-
eands of dollars to the actual cotton
grower In the south, money that Is now
being paid as tribute to railroad INES
having absolutely no interest IN south
ern development and to middlemen sitting
I'm their offices In Liverpool London and
Paris, equally without interest IN inc
prosperity of our southern people
Saving to Railway Lines.
I'm making this assertion, l do not
take into consideration the saving that
would result to the railway lines Of the
south which are now suffering from con-
eestion and consequent inability to meet
the demands of freight and passenger
service. in the difference between the
long haul of today and the short hdu.
of tomorrow. The wear and tear Of road
bed and rolling stock is not here consid-
cred. do not feel that / am exaggeral-
ing when | say / honestly believe that
from 25 to 50 cents q, bale can be saved
to the southern farmer, and another %
to 20 cents a bale to the southern rail-
roads, handling this crop by means Of
the method of moving the crop that'we
have now undertaken. When you come
to consider the magnitude of this UNDER
taking and what It means to the cotton
grower Of the south. | have no fear thai
your association will not rally to the
support of such a transatlantic service
as we have undertaken to establish
through what IL recognized. officially and
otherwise. as the most available port
Of the south Atlantic coast.
''Charleston today IL the most ayaa =
BILE port from Canada to Miami for large
ships There Il no port on the American
or Canadian coast which can be entered
by ships of deep draught in the same