C. For many years there was no great activity the:e. When this immigration matter came along. Charleston was beginning to look up in matters of this kind. and she wanted to keep abreast of other cities that were seeking appropriations for the construction of immigration stations. It was in a sense an encouragement of the influx of labor that they thought they needed in South Carolina. But it is likewise true that. although they encouraged that labor. there came a time when immigration was discouraged. and it Is not encouraged to any great extent today. But the time will come when it will I)e encouraged again. because South Carolina is continuing to look up. The port of Charleston is now the terminus of several of the great railroads of the country carrying coal and other products to the seaboard. It is on the line also of the great trunkline waterway. which brings up commerce from the South and takes down commerce from the North. There is no reason why Charleston should give up its pursuit of any ad_vantage that it may have through the possession of this immigration station. but I contend we ought not to give over the property absolutely. as seems to be the thought of the gentleman from New York [Mr. FITZGERALD. This land and these buildings that the Government has constructed there should not be turned over for the purposes of the State of South Carolina without some reservation. and the reservation I suggest is that if the buildings deteriorate or are altered to suit the purposes of the naval militia. then those alterations should be made only upon the approval of the Secretary of Labor. who has jurisdiction over the property.
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