The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-24
IMMIGRATION SITUATION.
Col. Holland of Salvation Army
Makes Glowing Report of Condi-
ton in This State and Will
Bring Settlers Here.

Washington tonight for Columbia.
He is on his way back from New.
York, and he is as enthusiastic about
immigration and the prospects for
South Carolina as ever. He has rea-
son to be-. for while here he had COIL
ferences with Baron Moncheur, the
Belgian minister, and with Col. Hol-
land, the head of the Salvation Army
in America, the latter over the long
distance telephone, and both of these
have made reports which he says will
mean more than anything else which
has been said abroad in favor Of inn
! migration to South Carolina.
Col. Watson announced the appoint
ment of Maj. George B. Edwards of
! New York and Charleston as the
! Eastern representative Of his depart
: ment, with headquarters in New York.
Mai. Edwards has a wide knowl--
edge of port and freight traffic condi-
tions in the south and is identified
with at least two large concerns i'll
New York.
Col. Watson conferred with a num-
Der of members of the diplomatic
corps while i'm Washington, and
while in New York he made arrange
ments for the formation in South
Carolina of a second Scandinavian
colony with some 5000 acres to begin
with. '~'' ~'I ~~'
Col. Watson expects to leave again
for Europe on July 49,.
The report which Col. Holland OF
the Salvation Army will make to Col.
Lamb of London was told Col. Wat
SON today over the long distance
telephone. Col Lamb is at the head
of the immigration department OF
the Salvation Army. The Salvation
Army is one of the most potent and
most important immigration agencies
aboard. Said Col. Holland today:
E'It is not generally known that the
Salvation Army has become a colonl-
zer and distributor Of surplus popula-
ton, which gives it rank second only
to the Mormons. Unless all signs
fail, indeed since the Salvation Army
is of on international character, it is
likely soon to outdistance the Nor
mons in this respect
During the past six years the army
has been instrumental in transplant
ing $4,000 people from Great Britain
to Canada and the new settlers are
described by the government officials
as the most promising ones entering
that country. This year the officers
in charge of that work expect to set
tie not less than 5000 Europeans in
Canada.
Recently the army immigration de-
partment in London turned its at
tention to South Carolina as prom
ising field and Col Holland was ap-
pointed to make report on the pos
sibilities of successful settlement in
!, that state. Col. Holland has for the
Apast ten years been director for the
ARMY colonization work in the Unit
I'd States and was recently awarded
A silver medal by the exposition au-
critics at Liegc, Belgium, for his
decentralization efforts in directing
Nhc landless man to the manless
siayhd."
E8{ He told Col. Watson today that
Ibis report was now on it's way to
! H,ondon and that it refers to South
Garolina as place offering unbound
al opportunities for agriculture,
! With or without capital, and he pre-
8 diets in his report prosperous fu-
ture for any Industrious man who
aavails himself of it's resources. The
cotton mills also, he says, offer en-
plcyment under comfortable condi-
tions to thousands Of men, women and
children who now live on the bord-
4 erhnd of want in Europe and else
wlhre and are getting the worst Of
thd struggle for existence.
HDuring my visit to South Car
oil a." says Col Holland, "I met
|mah hy men owning land in healthful
1ocllities who expressed Willingness
to build comfortable houses and
eodp farms with live stock and farm
ling implements for families without
saHtal, giving them all the time they
wa to pay for them, or, instead,
1h4ging them only a nominal rent"
following the visit to South Car.