The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-12-17
Proceedings of the Immigration
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According to advertisement, the Immigra-
ton Convention, called under the auspices of
the National immigration Union, met at
Raine's Hall in Baltimore city, on Tuesday,
18th inst, at IL o'clock m.
The committee on permanent organizason
reported the following officers of the conven-
ton, who were unanimously elected: Presi-
dent, Gov. Oden Bowie; Vice Presidents. Gen.
H. j. S. Key, of St. Mary's county Allen B.
Davis of Montgomery; B. Gilpin, R. T. Banks,
Col J. T. Earle and Col F. Raine; Secretaries,
DR.. M. Wiener, F. S. Hoblitzell and H. Tillard
Smith all of Baltimore city. Baltimore county
was represented by the following gentlemen !:
Thomas Baldwin, John Merryman, Thomas
H. Moore, Walter I. Allender, C.. Montague,
Lewis Turner, Jr., John Wethered, William
Wilkins, James johnson.
The committee on business, after long alb
sence, in which the convention adjourned until
y o'clock p. M, came in and reported the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, 1t has become of the greatest i'm
portance to the State of Maryland to give a
practical direction to the development of the
resources of the State, and to bring our lands
into the market and to encourage immigration,
the committee, hereby recommend the con-
tinuance and support of the International I'm
migrant Union as a central organization, with
branches in the different counties of the State
to act in concert with the main body, the Presi-
dent of each branch Association to be, by virtue
of his office, a Vice President of the Interna-
tional Immigrant Union; the county organiza-
tions to control their own affairs where those
are of strictly local character, and the citi-
| zens of Maryland are urged to become mem
bers of the central organization as we'll as of
those instituted in the counties.
| Your committee further recommend that the
! branch Associations reportonce in three months,
hor as often as may be deemed proper, to tbs
central organization in Baltimore, and to give
such information as may be promotive of the
objects in view.
| Your committee further recommend that a
committee of three be selected by the Presi-
| dent of the Convention to prepare an address
upon the subject of the development ofagricul-
ture and the other resources of the State, and
the encouragement of immigration, to be pre-
sented to the people and the next Legislature
of Maryland, with a view of promoting the OBJ
jects of this Convention.
After the reading of this report, Mr.. Raine
submitted an address, which was made part
of the report.
This address is brief sketch of the obstacles
that we throw in our own way and valuable
suggestions for the remedy of the evils sci
| forth. He says that the inducements to inn
migration must eminate from ourselves in the
practical propositions and offers we make to
those we want among us. 1t counsels a broad
liberation to all classes of laborers.
Resolutions were passed recommending &
system of paid agents to act in che premises anc
the appointment of committee to memorabilia
the Legislature to make an appropriation o
100000 for the purpose of promoting thu
cause
Mr.. Clarke said that if he had the fixing o
the amounts he would make it 100000