The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-02
Southern immigration and In
dustriaI Association Financ-
ed By Contributions
WHOLE SOUTH Is IN LINE
IN THE GREAT MOVEMENT
State Cooperation Is the Only Method
of Securing the Desirable lmmi-
grant for All Parts of
the South.

The plans for financing the Southern
immigration and Industrial association
are rapidly being worked out, and the
heads of several of the large Industrial
companies have contributed to the fund
in the past day or two.
At conferences held Thursday night and
yesterday with representatives of the
several Industrial companies, the finances
of the association were guaranteed, and
1t was placed on a financial basis. After
wards the heads of several of the COM
panies issued checks with which the as
ISOLATION may begin its work properly.
The financing plans were made when
the executive committee of the associa-
ton met in Birmingham last month and
the first step towards putting the plans
In operation were made In the Birming-
ham district. Similar plans will be
| launched in every state in the south,
and 1t is expected that within a short
While the association will have a large
amount, probably $4,000, with which to
carry on its work.
Maben In Sympathy With Movement.
]. c. Maben, president of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company, said
yesterday that he was not in the city
| when the conference was held Thursday
night, but that his company yesterday
issued check to cover It's first subscrip-
tion to the fund. In speaking of the
matter he said:
THE plan, as 1 understand It, Is to or
ganize state departments of immigration
I'D.
the plans in South Carolina, In order
to get immigrants for the south.
\ zach state can get the kind of Inn
migrants that 1t needs. In an agricultural
state a low class of immigrants is want
ed for the cotton fields and farm work
while in the industrial states q higher
class Is desired. The plan Is for each
state to get the class 1t needs and de-
sires.
THE only way we can get immigrants
is through state department that can
make contracts with labor in Europe and
bring the immigrant direct to the south.
A corporation or individual cannot con-
| tract for labor in Europe and bring 1t to
this country. Subscriptions to this fund
will be obtained from all parts of the
south, many farmers, industries and
Another man who is interested in the
movement said:
South VIII Work Together.
This has been done for the purpose
of creating a united southern sentiment
for the bringing into the south of Sc
lected immigration, through state depart
! ments. which will represent the policies
OF the various administrations of the diff
ferent southern states.
mo railroad official has been APP
preached on this subject and no railroad
official has signihed any intention of con-
tributing to this fund.
Owners of large tracts of land all
over Alabama have solicited the privi-
lege of contributing to the end that a
healthy sentiment may be created in
Alabama as well as the entire south that
will increase our population in agricul-
tural, as well as Industrial centers.
The plans of the Southern Immigra-
ton and Industrial association contem-
plate the carrying on of these policies
in all southern states, and the assur-
ances received from all portions of the
south prove conclusively that the solid
south intends to stand for its own in
dustrially and agriculturally in the same
way and manner pursued by the east and
great northwest
within the next few months it will
be possible to contract through either
the port of Charleston or New Orleans for
cargo Of selected immigrants and pro-
vide for the vessel for bringing these
immigrants in to have an outgoing or
homeward cargo OF southern products"