Year: 1870

conner valued according to his worth ana the
toll of his hands. The parcelling Of large
tracts of land and low prices for the same will
go naturally, hand in hand with the populari-
zation of emigration. l am opposed to send
ing expensive agents to Europe, or to any
other place, to persuade emigrants to come
here The attraction to go to Maryland must
emanate from ourselves, must find its induce
nent in the practical propositions and offers
,oAich zoe maize to those ,oh0se labor, aohose set
uement here, aoe desire.


Let us form an organization in our State,
or join any other institution already existing
in our midst, to carry out the objects of this
Convention. Let us build up the organza-
ton with our private means by annual con-
tributions of each person joining the same
Let the agitation spread from one end of the
State to the other, and let US ask all to give
it their help, their counsel. With the centre
of the organization in Baltimore and branches
10 every county of the State, with a living
in the shape Of circular, distri-
buted monthly or three-monthly here and a.
broad, l have no doubt our enterprise will
prove success and blessing to the State.


Mr. Raine also read letter, written 10 the
German language, addressed to him by gen.
tlemap in Switzerland, giving cheering ac-
counts of the prospects of emigration to Mary
land within the next year.


The President announced the following
gentlemen as the committee recommended
in the report. to carry out the objects of
the Convention Col. E. Raine, DR.. W.
8. Mcpherson, DR.. George R. Deans.


Pending the adoption of the report there
was considerable discussion on the gene
raj question Of immigration. Mr.. B.
Everett Smith said that he had great re-
spect for the suggestions of Mr.. Raine,
who we'll understood the needs of the i'm
migraat, and who by reason of his con-
nection with the Baltimore Association
comes into personal relations with him
He was particularly pleased with the sug-
gestion as to the publication of circular
or a newspaper in the interest of the AS
sociation He had great confidence in the
power of the press.


Mr.. s. Sands said that the subject was
one in which he was Immediately and per-
sonally interested. In former times he
had given much attention to the subject
of agriculture. and of late years he had
been interested in the cause of inmigra-
tion.. Circumstances had impressed him
with the necessity of increasing the labor
ing population of the State. We have
greater advantages of sois climate and To-
cation than almost any otder State in the
Union we are near to the great markets;
are in close proximity to the Capital Of
the country, and have port from which
our products are sent to Europe. There
are branches of agricultural industry that
as yet We have scarcely touched. Some
years, owing to the ravages of the wheat
midge in New York. the raising of wheat
was almost entirely suspended. The at
tcntion of the farmers was turned to the
dairy, and it had proved most fruitful
source of wealth. Ex-Governor Seymour
is President of the Dairymeu's Associa-
ton. aud in public address he said that
he was in position to do more service to
his country than if he had been elected
President of the United States. There
are 200 dairies in New York. the milk
being made principally into cheese. The
English dairymen cannot compete with
the New Yorkers in the making of cheese,
and this product of domestic industry is
largely shipped to that country. During
the war with England early in the pres
ent century the English cruisers prevent
ed the importation Of sugar to France
The attention of the people was directed
to the manufacture Of sugar from the
"beet," and now all the sugar used in
that country is made at home. and the ar
ticle is also largely exported Maryland
is we'll suited to the cultivation Of either
of these products, which have proven such
a source of wealth to the people who had
the energy and the skill to undertake it..
All that we need is the enterprise and the
energy to set the ball in motion.


Hon. Jas. T. Earle said that it seemed
to him that the Convention is not here so
much to discuss the resources of the State
as to devise ways and means for their de-
velopment.. There was something in our
vast and varied resources that touched the
vanity Of Marylanders, and any allusion to
them always brought down applause, but
the question now was how to induce i'm
migration. Mr.. Earle proceeded to show
how Insignificant part of the great work
would be accomplished by the mere for
nation of a Society. A thousand members
each contributing S. per annum would
raise a fund of IS. 200, and what would
that sum be to the accomplishment of the
great object? We have FIVE millions ot
acres of land in round numbers, aud but
one farm laborer to every seven hundred
acres. In looking over field SO wide,
what does S.. 5000, even when supplement.
ted by $4,000 from Baltomore city,
amount to? At the rate Of $25 for steer
age passage. that sum would only bring
over two hundred immigrants. Is it moi
economy to use the money of the State to
further this object? Suppose We were to
appropriate 100000 from the State
Treasury to this purpose. what better OF
more judicious investment could be made.
and what one would promise such large
and immediate returns?


Mr.. Earle said he did not agree with


MIR. Raine as to the propriety of abolishing
all emigrant agents. The West had suo'
ceeded by means Of agents. Not long