The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-01-31
BEST IMMIGRANTS
Being Secured for Georgia
by Special Agent.
MANY SCOTS AND SWEDES
MAY Soon Reach the State Through
= Good Work of Association-WilI
Be Godsend 20 Many Sections
- Now Needing Them.

~ Now Needing Them.
The Georgia immigration Associa-
ton, through the chairman of its exc
cutive committee. NJ. John 4. Bette
man, Of Albany, announces that he is
conferring with the representatives OF
the principal steamship lines relative
to bringing in Immediately few hum
drea Scots and Swedes to relieve the
very urgent call for help in some
quarters.
The result of this conference will
be given to Commissioner I. &. ud'
son with request that the state DO
what is needful at this jurcture. II
is hoped to have immigrants in tran
sir for the port of Savannah within
the next three weeks. The greatest
care has been taken in giving infor-
nation about Georgia to only such
people in Europe as will make de-
sirahie citizens There is ready IN
Savannah at any time 4 cargo OF
freight foc the returning vessel. Ga
.yannah, it will be recalled, supplied
swo-shirds Of the cargo for the re-
turn trip Of the ''Wi1tekind." With
the heavy freights accessible to Sa-
vannah, there is no port on the At
lantic coast which can provide a re-
turn cargo as easily as she can. This,
in q large measure. reduces the CON-
lnercsal side Of a line of immigrant
l steamers to Georgia in securing the
immigrants from Europe.
Mr.. Betjen.an, in discussing recent
statements by prominent Gecr5ians
4 sana by the state press on this very
vital subject, said:
Il know Of no better way to re-
assure any man who doubts the Wis
dom of the work outlined by the Geer-
gia Immigration Association than to
state again That The work is under the
direction of eighteen Of the best far
sEnlers, lumber-nen, lruir growers, man
nfaceurers, mill men and professional!
men in active business in the state
of Georgia today. These men have
I held repeated conferences since the
nineteenth of october, and have con-
siaered not only the federal and stale
DAVIS on the subject, but have given
!, more time and more serious thought
than perhaps any others to the effect
ss4en the state of Georgia of the intro
auction of new blood from Europe.
They have been. investigating the
character Of available people in Scot
land, in the north of Germany and
In Sweden No nan in Georgia has
his states. welfare more at heart than
I the members of this directorate who
are giving their time and thought
to this subject from purely patriotic
motive. Over 50 per cent of, the
8 'tillable land in the state of Georgia
fis lying idle for want of sufficient
help to cultivate it. A little calcula-
ton reveals the fact that on an eX-
eeediEgly rough estimate the land
! owners are not only losing the in
terest on the value cf l,779,000 acres
Z Cf land which for the sake of this
calculation is estimated at fifteen dol
lars per acre, but On tax rate Of 4
per cent are paying s2s5,soe in taxes,
!, the burden OF which is being carried
1 by other lands. The need for help
in the homes through the cities and in
the industries is even more striking,
1t being estimated that very nearly
every fifth family in the state has
room for one or more domestics, and
that nearly 25 per cent of the ma
S chinery in our industries is either
lying idle or is turning ou:' less than
one-half of its capacity because there
are not enough people to do the
work.
IS 1T is proposed to lay the details
tnt our. plan before the convention to
DE held in Macon on February 10Th
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