The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-01
TTO CREATE Immigration BUREAU
important Meeting of House and
Senate Committees.
MANY MILL MEN PRESENT.
State has Outgrown its Labor Supply.
Remedy Is TO Secure Good Class of
Observation-Disclosures Favorable
Report VIII be Made On Pending
Immigration Bill.
Especial 10 The Messencer.l

Especial TO The Messenger.l
Raleigh, N. c., January 29.-This AZ
lternooE there was very important
injecting of the senate and hous.. COM
mittee on immigration, Il; which about
40 cotton mill men ard several farm
Iers present, a dozen of whom
spoke by invitation, Senator WOOD NE
sided. Representative Prestor's BIZ,
was aiken up. He said hat the aeri-
culaural and industrial Interests of
North Carolina had far outgroGc the
Labor supply. The only relief Is iL The
creation of immigration bureau. The
agricultural department is willinS to
give the necessary funds. Certain men
lat Charlotte, who thought they were
acting through the state, mad gotten in
trouble. An agent had been appointe1
to secure immigrants, but the Iegisia-
,ture d not mad? provisions. The
only way to take this step is through
Legislative action.
Among the mill men present, some OF
whom spoke of the great and grow
ing scarcity of labor, were E. D. Smith,
j. w. Cannon, A. A. Thompson, W.
H. Williamson, F. o. Moring, D. Y.
Cooper, j. P. Leak, S.. Robinson,
Thomas H. Battle, land Kruger. The
farming interests being represented l..
IL. W. VanC. Lucas and others. 1t
was decided to change the bill as to It's
fifth section, so that instead of naming
five countries, Canada, Great Britain,
Scandinavia, Belgium, Hoi-
land and other nations of Saxon origin,
lit should name three races A unani-
|mously favorable report was ordered
made on the bill, which is now in these
words:
Section 1. That the department OF
agriculture, immigration and statistics
prepare and keep for distribution illus
trative literature containing all neces-
Sary information as to mines, min
erals, forests, soils, climates, waters,
water powers, fisheries, mountains, in
sdustries and all other such information
as may be best adapted to advertise
the attractions and advantage which
North Carolina affords to immigrants,
and shall make illustrative exposition
thereof whenever practicable in this
foreign countries.
Section 2. That said department
shall be authorized, in interest Of de-
sirable immigration, to employ agent
agents at such points in this Or
any foreign country, as it may deem
expedient or desirable.
Section 8. That the agent or agents
herein authorized be empowered to
make such arrangements with Steam
ship companies and immigration agen-
cies in this country and aboard as may
best serve the interests of our people
in bringing desirable immigration TO
the state. The necessary expenditures
being made within the annaul appro-
priation herein provided for this pur-
Provided, nothing herein shall
prohibit said agent or agents acting
without fee as agent of such citizens of
state as through the department or
agriculture, immigration and stalls
tics, wish to meet h excess or ex-
lenses in bringing desirable imm1-
grants for their farms or other lands or
any industrial purpose of whatever
Section 4. That the board Of agricul-
ture is hereby empowered and directed
to set aside from the funds Of the de-
partment, for expenses and conduct OF
this division of it's work, $4,000 an
Section 5. That efforts TO secure i'm
migrants shall be confined TO the Uni
ted States, and abroad to persons of
A~nglo-Saxon, Teutonic or Celtic orr
gin.
Section 6. That this act shall be In
force from and after its ratification.