Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
DIRECT TO CONSUMERS.
Interesting Suggestions to Farmers
Union Business Agent.

Interesting Suggestions to Farmers
Union Business Agent.
We understand that Mr.. w. c. Moore
Of Greenville, business agent Of the
State Farmers union. will leave for
Bremen, Germany, in a few days for
the purpose of trying to perfect ar
rangements with cotton exporters on
the continent whereby the Farmers
union may sell cotton direct to the
exporters without the interference and
expense Of the middle men and specu-
lators.
F, We hope Mr.. Moore will succeed.
The efforts of the Farmers union
along this line should have the SYM
pathy of every legitimate business in
terest in the south. Such an arrange
ment, II made, would be Of great ben
eft to the farmers, and whatever ben
efits the farmers will help every other
interest.
II Mr.. Moore succeeds in the prime
object of his visit, we hope he will
then call on the officials Of the North
German Lloyd Steamship company. at
Bremen and talk with them about
handling this export cotton through
the port OF Charleston.
Charleston Is nearer the cotton fields
than Norfolk, Baltimore or New York.
and not appreciably further from
Bremen. There would be shorter
railroad haul to Charleston than to the
other ports, and consequently cheaper
freight charges, while the ocean freight
charges would not be any greater.
Moreover, Charleston is a South
Carolina port, and Mr.. Moore, as pa
triotic South Carolinian. should do
whatever may be in his power to build
up our home port.
| II Mr. Moore will call on the OFF,
cials Of the North German Lloyd COM
pany he will find them to be very
charming men socially, as well as keen.
alert business men, ready and anxious
to talk business.
He will find, perhaps somewhat to
his surprise, that they are quite well
informed as to conditions in the south,
and particularly as to the city OF
Charleston. They will tell him that
they believe the south is the coming
section Of the United States, and that
they are anxious to get a line Of their
ships established to southern port.
They will tell him that they will put
on line to Charleston IL they can get
any sort Of guarantee or promise Of
support in the way Of freight ship
ments for their steamers.
They will tell him, also. we believe.
that they have been trying to get a
promise Of this kind for some time,
but have not been successful. Perhaps
Mr.. Moore can help them along this
line, and IL he can succeed in getting
steamship line established between
Charleston and Bremen he will do
great service not only to the city OF
Charleston and the state of South Car
olina, but to the farmers Of the south
as well.
And we would like Mr.. Moore, while
he Is at Bremen. to take some little
trips out into the farming sections Of
Germany and study the life and habits
and conditions of the German farmers
and stock raisers, and then go back to
the steamship people and talk with
them about immigration.
The Farmers union, we believe
adopted some sort Of resolutions
against immigration last summer. and
of course, we know that Mr.. Moore
is not going to Germany to try to en-
courage immigration, but he ought to
study the question while he has such
an excellent opportunity for doing So
| He will be bound to admit, II he
acts on the suggestions that we are
giving him, that it would be great
thing for this state IL we could get
any number Of thrifty young German
farmers scattered around on the farms
in South Carolina. If Mr.. Moore makes
as thorough an investigation as we
hope he will make, we believe he will
become quite an enthusiast on the
subject of German immigration. OF
course he will find that the prosper
Gus, middle-aged German farmers do
not want to pull up and go to new
country, but he will also find that
many young German farmers, OF the
very best stock are leaving and going
to other parts of the world because
they can not get the opportunities they
want at home, and he will be anxious
tn have some Of these come to South
Carolina.
II Mr.. Moore will then talk over
the matter with Mr.. Won Plattenberg
and Mr.. Won Kloch Of the steamship
company, he will find them very. intel
ligent and sympathetic to aimarked
degree. He will find that they have a
good understanding Of the needs OF the
south, and Of the kind Of immigrants
we want here.
They will tell him. we believe, that
the people who came over on the Wit
tekind were mostly Belgians. and OF
a not very desirable class at that, and
that they advised against bringing
these people to South Carolina, believ-
ling that they would not suit US and
THAT our conditions would not suit
them.
Mr.. Moore will also find that the
steamship people have exceptional OPP
portunities for encouraging the better
class of immigration to this state-im-
migrants who are not paupers, and
who can not be classed as "riff-raf" or
"scum"-and that they will be glad
to cooperate with the people Of this
state in securing for us a good class
Of new citizens.
He will be told, Of course, that 1t
will take some time to bring all this
about: but he will be convinced. we
are quite sure, that 1t will be to the
best interests Of this state to make an
intelligent effort in this direction.
Much is being said now by ignorant
men in opposition to immigration OF
any kind, and we would like man
of Mr.. Moore's intelligence, and espe-