The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-25
ORGANIZATION
DESIGNED TO
HELP THE SOUTH
SOUTHERN SETTLEMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
COMPOSED OF SIXTEEN SOUTH
ERIN GOVERNORS, CALCULATED
TO PLACE DIXIE ON THE MAP.
BY FRANK L. HUFFAkER.

Tallahassee, May 24.-In the steady
growth of the Southern Settlement &
! Development Organization, launched in
1911 by sixteen southern governors, in
Guiding Governor Gilchrist, the indus
trial officials OF every southern railway
ana Representatives from scores OF
boards of trade. the most effective OF
AL plans to put Dixie on the map, agr1-
culturally, industriaily and from an i'm
migration point of view is being per-
fccted No movement of equal i'm
port has over been launched in behalf
of any section of the country. and as
no southern state offers the same pos
sibilities in the agricultural line. 1t is
up to Florida to get aboard the wagon
and lead the movement.
The principal objects of the organ
iz6 ton, which now has headquarters
at Baltimore. are these: Promotion of
scientific study of the agricultural, in
dustrial. miIeral and maritime re-
sources of the South: the establish
ntent of immigration bureaus with
branches in the European countries
from which desirasble-nbt undesirable
Immigrants should be drawn: organ
iyation of a real. experienced publicity
force, which will produce advertising
that will count. thereby doing away to
a great extent with the bird-shot adj
vertising that Is sent out on the scat
ter-fire method: bringing about the Co
operation of the United States. the
southern SUITES, railroads, real GSI6LS
dealers. boards of trade and other
bodies md individuals in developing
every resource of this section. Fur
thermore, it is being demonstrated that
these are not dream bubbles, but that
every hope is being and will be real
lied.
Real Developer at Head.
S. Davies Warfield OF Virginia, one
of the South's greatest financiers and
genera developers. is president of the
organization, and he is backed by six
teen governors, as stated. and scores
of other prominent men. who are work
er3 and doers-not day-dreamers.
William H. Manss, than whom no man
in the United States has had more ex-
perience IN development work of this
kind, is yice-president and general
manager of the orga nization. and
through his efforts the component
parts OF the great organization are
being perfectly and solidly welded. At
the request OF boards of trade and other
organizations and individuals. Mr..
ManSs this week came to Florida, and
on Tuesday afternoon delivered a brief
but enlightening address before the
house OF representatives, which will in
sure interest in the movement in every
county in the state. He was forced to
go elsewhere after visiting Jacksonville
and Pensacola. but made arrangements
for thorough organization throughout
the state.
Personnel of Organization.
The Southern Settlement & Deve1- |
opment Organization" said Mr.. Manss |
'is at present composed of the gov
ernors of sixteen southern states, their |
appointees, the presidents and indus |
trial and passenger agents of every |
railroad entering the South and other |
men who are working and will work |
for the advancement Of every industry
and the development of every resource |
OF the South. The organization Is alb |
solutely non-proftable and non par |
cooperation Of the national govern
nent states affected, railroads and |
trade bodies. Each state will control |
its own finances, and Florida should |
at no distant date come up with some |
thing 100000, and / predict that, under |
proper management, every dollar will |
bring at least one desirable settler |
The corps of agricultural, publicity and |
other experts who will be employed |
will be the best that can be found, and |
they Will be given salaries that will |
make their services worth while. The |
man who is not content to work alone |
for the organization, however, is not |
needed or desired. He must devote al |
of his time to this work. or get out !
Florida is particularly fortunate in the |
high character business ability and |
public sptritedness of the men work
ing for the movement in behalf of the |
state.
Features of Organization.
The organization provides for two
divisions said Mr.. Manss. 1.-THE first
is the headquarters, which will employ
only the best experts in colonization
geological agricultural, industrial min
ing and publicity work. These men
must be absolutely unbiased, and their