Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
ALL STATES
WILL JOIN TO
HELP SOUTH'S
DEVELOPMENT
Settlement Organization Has Plan
for Forwarding the Interests of
This Section Through Central
Bureau of Industrial Experts,
Effort Will Be Made to Bring to
Georgia Skilled Farmers Of the
North and West That They May
Utilize Million untitled Acres.

Formed for the development Of the
entire South through a ordination
Of every interest working for the Sec
ton, the Southern Settlement and De-
velopment Organization was launched
in Georgia by w. H Manss, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
company
Mr. Manss has had a number of
conferences with Robert F. Maddox,
member of the executive committee
of the organization from Georgia, and
the needs and possibilities of the
State were discussed and plans made
for immediate activities.
The plan Of the organization is a
comprehensive one. II is intended to
centralize the work Of chambers Of
commerce, municipal and State gov
ernments, agricultural bureaus, rail-
road Industrial departments, banks
and all other agencies working for
the development Of the section.
Energy Is Wasted.
interests are working independently,
As a result, energy Is wasted and re-
suits have been meager in compari-
son to the possibilities. It is believed
by the men back of the organization
that a central bureau, having
definite knowledge of the entire Sec
ton, can work with these organiza-
tions and obtain better and quicker
results
The headquarters CT the organiza-
ton are in Baltimore, and it has al
ready been financed. with S. Davies
War9sid, president Of the Continental
Trust Company Of Baltimore, as pres
ident.
In discussing the plan Of the organ
ization Mr.. Manss said to-day:
Let It be understood right now that
we have not organized to hold con-
ventions. The South has suffered too
much from speech-making and reso-
luton passing when real things could
have been accomplished with little
systematic work.
No SaIaried Positions.
"Our organization is for no one in
terest, and 1t will create no salaried
positions, nor will its organizers re-
ceive any financial benefit except that
which will be theirs through the gem
eraI prosperity of the South.
Politics will play no part in it, nor
hon ,q
kind, and no commissions will be paid
on any money raised. In the organi-
zation the value of dollar will be 100
cents
And it's not for any one munich
pality, county or State. 1t is for the
entire South,
"Our purpose is to round out the ag-
ricultural, industrial and mining de-
velopment of the section. To do this
we will work along the most modern
idea of government. The best experts
obtainable will be put in charge of
the work Of colonization, modern ag-
riculture, industrial advance and pub
Hcity for the section. 1t will be their
duty to direct the energies of the peo-
pie. not to dictate policies.
THE old principle of State rule will
be strictly adhered to. The money
raised in each State will be spent by
a State finance committee for the de-
velopment. of that particular State.
THE money raised in Georgia will
be deposited in Georgia bank and
checked out by a Georgia representa-
tive on the executive committee.
Modern Agriculture Necessary
IAN agricultural committee will be
named for Georgia This committee
will consider Georgia's resources and
will not forget to learn Georgia's
needs. Then it will work for crop d.
versifcation, conduct soil surveys
suggest ways and means of preparing
crops for the markets, forward the
movement for good roads, and win
cooperate with existing agricultural
societies.
1T will be the work of the colo
nization committee to decide on meth
DDS to bring back the "a per cent of
the native-b born population which has
emigrated to other States and into
Canada. It will strive to bring from
the North and West experienced farm
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