The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

the port at which the immigrants are TO
be landed, but upon the back country.
The cities OF Norfolk. Atlanta. Savannah,
Charleston. and New orleans, cannot
meet and cannot solve the immigration
question until the whole South stands
solidly together so that tae immigrant
from Holland shall go 10 the low lands.
and the Immigrant from Switzerland
shall so TO the high lands, each 10 HIS
proper environment
1t was with that purpose in view that
the Southern Commercial Congress has
said that we propose 10 enlist the CO.
operation, the combination OF interests.
the aggregate work OF every hamlet IN
the South 10 see that those hamlets and
those counties and those cities and those
municipalities are properly organized;
that their effort IS put together in one
direction, that II Is brought 10 bear on the
point Of least resistance: that those peo-
pie all work together for the same gen
eral purpose. and that the object OF this
organization Is 10 develop. not the State
Of Virginia, not Louisiana Alabama,
Kentucky, or Tennessee. but to develop
every State Of the South. by the intelli-
gent direction OF immigration or enter
prise most suited to the purposes OF the
people concerned.
Principles OF the :. c. c.
''rhe Southern Commercial Congress.
therefore. recognized that an aggregate
OF small forces produces a great result;
il recognized that the greatest investment
IN the last twenty years-street railways
has been made en- the basis OF a maxi
mum fare OF FIVE cents; It recognized
that the combination Of the hve-cent
fares made possible the interest returns
and the dividend returns on the hundreds
Of millions that were invested: Il recog-
nized that the aid given 10 the city OF
New Orleans. and the aid given 20 the
smallest hamlet in this country were
equally important 10 the city OF Rich
mOnd. Atlanta. Memphis. Vicksburg. Or
St Louis. and OF the smallest hamlets
in the States in which those cities are
located.
The Southern Commercial Congress
does not propose to work for A year: it
does not propose TO have a banquet here
at which we shall talk this matter over
and then go home and forget H. Il pro
poses 10 ask your cooperation and your
assistance to raise a fund OF 81, ,000. 600 70
start with; Il proposes 10 ask you TO study
these facts and these purposes when you
go 20 your various communities and 70
say 70 the Sothern people that We are
asking them TO raise a great fund Of
Si,0o9o 900. all the proceeds % which shall
be perpetualiy devoted 70 the exploitation
and the development Of the Southern
States
How Fund VIII BE Invested.
Now. when We had reached THIS point
where this organization must invest these
funds In the way IN which they would
secure not only the greatest returns di-
rectly. as interest returns. but the great
est returns indirectly as advertising
returns, It was decided that while the
funds might be properly invested in State.
county, municipal. or railroad bonds that
the proper investment would be 20 put
them into a great building in the city Of
Washington, the natural commercial capt
tai OF the South. where the investment
would be removed from all the petty
1ealousles Of st. Louis. New Orleans.
Memphis. Atlanta. Richmond. or any
other community. and where the develop
ment Of the South and the promotion OF
its enterprises could be worked out in the
easiest way. with least resistance and
with the greatest results
In consequence. we propose that this
fund Of Sl.000 000. which we intend 10 raise.
shall be placed in a great building in this
city OF Washington, which shall be the
headquarters OF the Southern CONNER
cial Congress; that the revenues from that
building shall be perpetuaIly dedicated %
carrying on the work OF this organization.
and that the building shall form a center
Of Southern influence in the Capital OF the
United States.
we propose that this building shall be
not simply a monument; that Il shall be
not simply an exposition OF Southern
interests but that II shall be a live. vital
organization; that Il shall be a center Of
industry. from which shall emanate the
influence that shall produce the results
we wish 10 obtain
In order to make that building a live
factor in this matter. with your assist
ance we propose 10 organize a Southern
Club. which shall have its home in the
building. so that a stranger viii 20 TO
IL as the natural place for Southern peo-
pie, for people interested in Southern
enterprises. and for people interested in
the work Of the Southern Commercial
Congress.
Site Is Purchased.
In order 10 carry out these purposes.
we have secured the first site in the city
OF Washington. and we propose 10 erect
on that lot building which shall be not
only a monument 70 the Southern people.
70 their enterprise and their business
sagacity. but which shall be a center OF
Industry, a center OF activity, a center Of
influence to promote and develop the
Southern country, and We propose TO
vivify that building and make II a center
for these purposes by Installing in that
building Southern club-a luncheon
club or social club, whatever you may
call It: a club 20 which every man OF
Southern interests. Southern birth. and
every man who comes from the South 10
transact business, viii 90 TO meet the
people who are interested In Southern
matters.
I'VE may be dreamers, but you know