The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-09
BALTIMORE IS THE HOST OF FIFTEEN ESTATE EXECUTIVES Governors of South Have Conference on lmmi-
 grafton A COMMITTEE IS TO STUDY THE PROBLEM Elaborate Banquet in the Evening at Which Are Three Democratic
 Presidential Possibilities.
 Willard Speaks

west met in Baltimore today when the governors of IS states gathered here as the guests of the city.
 The southerners held a conference on the question of immigration to the south and the westerners, who are touring the country, came to exhibit the agricultural and mineral resources of their states.
 Besides the southern state executives the heads of several transportation com panies in the south attended the con- ference.
 The result of the southern governors conference was the adoption Of a resolu- ton providing for the appointment or committee to study the immigration prob lem In the south and report to future conference.
 The concensus of opinion developed at the conference was that immigra- tion was needed for the south, but that { only the desirable class is wanted, not as Governor Blease put 1t, the "eXlles of foreign countries"
 T won my campaign for election as governor on platform urging the abolition of the bureau of immigration,' said Governor Blease. Tt spent much money and only brought two boat loaGs \ of immigrants. 1 am glad to say these 4 immi grants are all gone. We don't Al want the exiles from foreign coun- X tries If we can get good immigrants f we want them"
 The need of attracting Americans to the south was emphasized and Gov ernor Mann pleaded for the return to his state of Americans who had left 1t.
 Presidents Finley of the Southern railway, Johnson of the Norfolk and Western, and White of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, N spoke for the transportation interests Il end pledged their hearty support to all |, movements to help the south. N c. Grosvenor Dave, managing di- \ rector of the Southern Commercial con- \ gress, the last speaker, took issue, | mildly, with Governor Blease on the immigration question. He said it was M unfortunate that two boat loads of undesirable immigrants came to South . Carolina. This incident, he said, \ showed the need of care in bringing | in of immigrants He opposed any \ wholesale exclusion of immigrants and said that the problem is too great to | te hastily disposed of.
 X At the dinner tonight of the visiting governors and transportation managers, welcoming addresses were made by Mayor Preston and Governor Brothers. President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and ! Ohio railroad, ss the spokesman of the l railroad officials, delivered an address \ in which he referred to the differences | that existed between the public and the \ railroads and called on the governors of III the various states to make investigations IH of conditions and act as peace makers" E Speaker Champ Clark, in the course of | brief speech, said that in his judgment | the railroads must double and perhaps II treble their facilities to meet the enor- Il nous freight business of the country or Il the rivers must be put in navigable con II diton to assist in transportation. and"
  Il must come to pass.
 l Congressman Oscar w. Underwood of IN Alabama said that he had one thought Il to suggest to the chief executives of H the states and the business men who rep H resent the industrial growth of the coun- H try-progress along conservative lines. lx 's1f we move with conservatism" said Il Mir. Underwood i've move with safety. H If we move with radicalsm, we move | with danger. Much important legislation II confronts the reople of the United States H today in my Judgment. Your represen- K tatives should be progressive, but in | achieving that end let us move forward |. with conservatism that we may not bring | wreck and r, in
 H Baltimore was the host today of nearly | a score of governors from western and H southern states. This was the day fixed |llfor the visit of the western executives, | who are touring the country exhibiting
 
 | erai products of their states and at the same time the governors of five southern l. commonwealths and the heads of nearly l all the transportation interests in the | south met here for a conference as to | the best means of inducing desirable inn migration into the south.
 Harmon Present | With the so.therners came Governor | Harmon of Oho returning north from | Atlanta, Ga, where he had been on a speaking engagement
 An elaborate programme for the enter tainment of the distinguished guests was 1 earried out by a committee of 100, headed IN by Governor Austin l.. Crothiers. It em- oraced a visit to the Maryland exposi-
 ion at Fifth Regiment armory. where a
 avish exhibition of Maryands' agricul- lural and horticultural resources is be- Ing held; tour of the city in automo- piles; steamer excursion around the harbor with luncheon on board The day. s
 festivities eliminated in a dinner tonight t which covers for $50 guests were laid
 Among the speakers at the banquet were three democratic presidential pos abilities, viz, Governor Harmon of Ohio,
 Speaker Champ Clark and Congressman Oscar w. Underwood.
 The programme also included Secretary If Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel,
 Fourth Assistant Postmaster General F. w. DeGraw, President Daniel Willard or
 he Baltimore and Ohio railroad; the
 1aryland senRtNfg. ip Congress, Messrs.
 tayner and .spal 14d practically all of
 he visiting gQXs& re
 GovS fresent
 The southern M Sey came here .pri-
 larily for q c6 TO stimulate im-
 iisration intoS kh In the dele
 alton were Gdl Nfann of Virginia,
 eNea of Alau1 Sei of Mississippi.
 Vest Virginia 4ley Of Missouri.
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 cutives whose (< lie in or are
 1t was decidoU U y<63n a permanent
 rganization to yI1c immigration
 roblem in the %. " The plan pro-
 osed by Presid( lon of the Nor
 blk and Westel 4 was for rep
 Psentatives of Railroads to or Ktnize with rep 8 Of southern Rates and to otl Ret again here
 hen they haves ready to be lIted upon.
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