The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-03-27

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Repeatedly Submitted.
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Colambus. Miss. March Ij, 1916.
PLAN TO oaRaY OUr DIRECTIONS og
STATE GRisoE TO INSURE
IMMIGRATION.
That tho County Iu migration
Agent be the Secretary or other dos
i9nated agent
That the secretary Of each subordi-
tate grange be ex ollicio agent for his
supervisors district or tie country
covered by It's membership.
That each sub. fgent report 10 the
county agent at the regular meetings
Of the county grange aid q; such 9TH
er times as may he necessary. .l
The duties OF agents shall be to
canvass and solicit lands-lst. To be
donated. 2ud. For lands 10 he sold
at reduced figures. I'D. For laEds
10 be sold at such figures as parties
will sell. That the conditions as to
actual settlers imposed by parties
giving or selling be plainly SET forth.
Also to collect all facts as to lands
productions, climate, bealth, churches
schools, neighborLood, etc., likely to
impress immigrants.
1t is assumed that if Oranges or in.
diyiduals donate or sell at low fgurers
say about one-tenth tor such part as
they are disposed to sell or donatc) Of
their lands to Trustees appointed by
the county grange, with the under.
Standing that these Trustees sell to
actual settlers. That by obtaining
such settlers the value of lands will
increase, as also the demand.
These lands can be placed 10 the
hands Of the Trustees, so far as the
sale to actual settlers is concerned,
with the understanding that unless SO
sold and used they revert back to tho
original owners after o stipulated
lime. 1t is believed by legislative en-
,ctment from tax for S or 10 years as
10 encouragement to immigrants and
he lessening of the burden of the CIV.
sr or trustees or immigrant buyer.
The sale of donated lands will give
/ fund to county or State Grange 10
advertise and employ agents for tho
work of immigration ST o i
No work can be done without
unds. Heace some lands must be
donated outright, so that by sale or
IS collateral, money may be raised for
peedy work. s-a n'F az
Persons donating or selling parts
Il their lands at reduced figures are
privileged to advertise their tracts for
'ale at such figures as they will sell
It. af
Agents should get lands for adyer.
isements, as gifts to Trustees to be
lsed for the cause, also tracts or lots
It reduced figures; also tracts at full
igures, which, coupled with the stas
istics, will advertise the inducements
md show the average price Of lands
II each locality.
Agents should impress on parties
hat unless some sacrifice is made
ands will continue to depreciate.
ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY
GRANGE.
The following resolutions were then
,ffered by Gen Lee and adopted by
he county grange:
RESOLVED, That we concur In opin-
on with the State Grsnge that Immi-
grafton is the important matter for
,ur order TO consider, and as grange |
We pledge ourselves to encourage I'm
migration in every way-in aiding
md advising with immigrants, in see,
ing that they. are not imposed on as