The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-09-10
n ewS and Courier.

49, "'"'h i't'IcSlPu III the lnluro OF
ne line Of steamships ln BE- inauwu-
rated between Charleston and Trirsi
a> Major John NJ. Carson, the head
- the bureau of manufactures. de-
t'drtmrl' of r"innirrc,. ard labor. Ills
yrSIllon is the head Of the national
hIr"au "I mHnuilri urrS in itself civ.
So hlnl all insight into matters un-
SHOWN /" others: iArrriu,r. when ne
G1V"s Ii aS his opinion. a> he has done
!" he correspondent Of The News and
1d'nrl,'r. that the new line is certain
&" prove II success he knows what he
- talking about and is not guessing
- remote possibilities.
Before assuming the duties a, ,hc
mead Of the bureau Of manufactures
!]Si year Major Carson had been for
'AIr'y-"nr years engaged in nrwSpa-
t"r work IN Washington. and for lust
'at many years had watched men
<'"me and 30 and enterprises fail and
succeed. lie had watched affairs
from the press gallery Il, the Capitol,
hat not III politics alone was he SO
well vrrScd that the Government want
ed his services. lie knew trade also.
i'r waS familiar with the commerce
81 the country our imports and
"nr export S--iu short his thiriv-onc
years "l newspaper experience made
MN the pnSSrSS"r ct fund of infur-
n'ltl"n highly to be- valurd
Wien This correspondent called III
Mayor Carson headquarters in the
census bureau u IaN nr Two ~, ,n ;aIk
sever with tIIm the question "i the
narlrS:um-T !inr of Slram>hirS
p" WaH 1ould ~ Il most enthusiastic
!ramr Of minl over the venture. tie
lad already heard about Baron Won
lIllN : visit I" Charleston anh the
assurances Ia bad "iN,n tine lnrnlr
/ tIH' city thA! hr'rrr aMuihrr nrN
~ .,.r.Hj roi. Hr"upI they. wuul,!
~" n hrauu urN liz" ui steamships
,,akln" their port nj REGULAR periods
ll' sanl. too. hr hah heard OF w., wnv
Mayor Hi1"lt and Mr.. i. II. Gad>,irn
"rrr Wnrkin" IN rnu Iurciinn with
" ''nlnl~~i"ll"r NHl~"nt" i'll IN" WaSir
H."r.'N "t South Iar"5ua with first
.. ass Whll" hrtr tr,.n other lands. lie
commended IN the strongest terms.
1ft">r efforts Ia settle lhr stale with
Il good riI-~ Of athens and aid h, WAS
~ ih"r"ll.ch sympathy with the mnvr-
n"nl. Th"u"h not connected with the
lmmi4raii"n bureau la amy WAY. his
y 'rk hrirG /" l""k after and hilI nv
"A"nrN"r and Wherever l,n><iblr the
nAnu!Ar' Nrr, 49, Ia" Milrl States.
Mayor arson has al the same time
~"pi up with iMdu>lrial development
~ the >"Nih quite a> much. perhaps.
A> many of those directly connected
with the bureau "l Immigration.
Turning /" a large map ON the wall
Major Carson quickly ram his finger
along il dotted lines uulil he fouad
Nhr port "i Trir>,. Then hr told The
News ani Courier correspondent
much ah"u the commercial business
~ tina! port rs well a> tha, Of sur
rounding cities. Au>lria-I hungary. he
pointed ont, is Il land Of hard work.
rlS. where Che men and women alike
lre Injured t" hard toll. They are not.
'owrNrr. to he runluundrh with the
,rdlnnrN lAT"rrrs viii" come to Amer.
i, ii
A"d on the railroads "t the country.
j""u"h thrrr may be Il few who will
seek lhai cIa>> ui' work. The most Of
mem will look for better situations.
n">NlblN CA IN" farms "I the south
and southwest.
Major Carson ; rhirl interest now,
h"wcrrr, Is not with the immigrants
Nho are I" arrive at the port Of Char
'rSion, but with the manufacturers of
fhr south and the way in which they
pack their goods for shipment TO for
rlgn countries for sale.
81 have been trying to make the
manufacturers Of the United States
see the necessity OF better packing in
goods intended for foreign Shipmcnl,'
Major Carson said, "bccauSc until
We learn 20 pack our goods as we'll as
those in Germany and other countries,
with which we have TO compete, when
ihcy are offered for sale, We will ney-
er get their full value Take the pco-
pie in South Carolina, for instance.