The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-22
TO MEET BUSINESS
MEN THIS MORNING
Will Explain the Plans and
Aims of the Organization
Which Was Formed By
Railroads With the View
of Settling Up the Large
Areas of Uncultivated
Lands With a Good Class
of Immigrants.

Accompanied by r. s. Persons, Gle
ment $ Ucker, director of colonization
of the Southern Settlement and De
velopment Organization, Of Baltimore,
Nd. arrived in the city yesterday and
a. meeting will be held in the rooms
of the Pensacola Comm erciaI AssOCia-
ton this morning at 10 O'Clock, at " men
time Mr.. Ticker and some of the Other
officers of the organi cation viii address
the business men of the city and eN-
plain the plans of the organization 10
them.
DR. c. G. Hopkins, who is in charge
of the agricultural department, was
expected to arrive in the city last night
and he will also address the citizens
who attend the meeting today
Malcolm Mcdowell, who is in charge
OF the publicity department of the or
ganizaton, is also in the state and it
may be that he will be at the meet
ing.
Mr.. Ticker stated to a representative
of The Journal last night that the
meeting today viii simply be for the
purpose of explaining the proposition
of the organization to as many Of the
citizens of Pensacola as are interested
none of them will be asked to obltgate
uheInS elves in any manner, but viii
later be given an opportunity TO join
the organization If they desire To CO.
operate with the association after it
has been explained to them.
The Southern Settlement and De-
velopInent Organization was iucorpOT-
ated under the laws of the state or
Maryland in December, 1912, and the
object of the organization is to settle
and develop the vast areas OF land
throughout the North American con-
tinent, now lying idle. The sole pur-
pose of the organization is to further
this development the charter Of the
organization strictly prohibiting the
engaging in business for profit.
INVALUABLE SERVICE
While as Mr.. Ucker expressed it.
the creation of the organization was
the result of an accident" it is now on
q firm basis and is in position to be
of valuable service to any community
or section which sees fit to cooperate
with it.
The organization at present is work
ing i'm the states OF Florida, Maryland
and Virginia, all of the states being
organized and supported on a home
rule basis, each state financing the
for the work done in that
state and all of the money collected in
Florida is used in this state one OF
the provisions being that no money can
be taken from one state for use in an
other. The men in charge of the work
in Florida are all Florida men and are
we'll known citizens The state presi-
dent for Florida is President Johnson
1f the Florida Life Insurance Com
oany of Jacksonville, while II. II.
Richardson of Jacksonville is the state
and is the only salaTied Off
5er in the state Mr.. Richardson is
we'll known thuOu ghout the state hav-
I1g been for q number of years secre-
ary of the Jacksonville Board Of
Trade.
The work of the organization is al
Ttded into four general departments,
lamely colonization, agriculture pub
icity and industry, and the work in
ach state is also divided into these
departments. The general scheme, ac-
ording to Mr.. Ucker is to have a
omInfttee in the state on each of the
our general departments, these com
1ittees to be made IN of one or more
ren from each county in the state.
The particular business of the Off
ers of the organization in Florida. flIst
this time is to do some missionary
Eork, according 70 Mr.. Ucker, and to
xplain the proposition TO the people
the state and endeayor to get them
} cooperate with the organization for
le mutual benefit Of all parties con
erned The party has been pretty
ell over the entire state and the
leedng here will probably wind 1Ip
le work for the year. The party. will
stu-n TO Florida early in the year.
owever, and the work viii be taken
D in more detail
All of the departments Of the South
n Settlement and DEVELOPMENT or
anization are in charge of men Of
1perience and ability. The affairs of
le organization are directed by the
&c president and general manager
I'd tflirty-one directors. A director Is
charge CT each of the four DEPART
ents mentioned
oRMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
Mr.. Ucker. who is in charge of the
'lonization department, is we'll known
roug1out the country, having been
T ten years the executive officer in
e department Of the interior In
Iashington and during most Of the
st two years he was there he vrss
ting assistant secretary Of the de-
Lrtment
DR.. c. G. HOPKINS. who IS IN charge
the agricultural department. and
no is to talk to the citizens Of Pen
cola this morning, was formerly at
e head of the agricultural depart
ent of the University OF Illinois and
therefore, an expert IN his line
Malcolm Mcdowell, who is in charge
the publicity department, IS an old
wspaper man. having formerly been
sociate editor of the Chicago Record