The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-12-27
louisiana IIn1nigr.ation
Association.
30 Carondelet Street.
New ORLEANS. Der 7fb ,o,,

At meeting of this Associat;on :.
Exposition Hail, last hight, the ynll,s ~
ing circular letter was adopted ana ~
Colrespo1. ding Committee orderaa ' ~
send the same 10 the Police ,Jur;es a !"
newspapers and prominent men 81 avs s.s
Parish
To THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
At regular meeting Of the Lop;,;.,.
Immigration Association, hsid on Ns
3lst day of October, 1877, the foIlov; ;n'
reso ution was adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, the nee essities of nm.
State should arouse all the enerpiss ~
her people to promote mud encopr.as
immigration, and bring within her b%
durs honest and industrious citizens.
Resolved. That, in order to b,,r
about unity of purpose and action
tEroug bout the State, We Recommend
to and urge upon the people in eacI
| and every parish to organize at oncs
societies OF associations to encol,nos
immigration, and that when said socs.
ties or associations are organized, tina.
they are earnestly requested 10 uut
themselves in communication with In
association.
Resolved, That convention reurs
senting I'LL the parishes in the State b.
and is hereby ca led. to be holden h
the city Of New Orleans, on the second
Monday of january, 1879. to take into
consideration the most active and feasi.
ble means that wi ] bring to our State
good and reliable classes Of immigank
Resolved. That the representation
in auid convention shall be Us follows.
For each parish. except Orleans. two
dalegate sfor every member of the House
of Representative from said parish
,,nd for the Parrish OF Orleans. threeto
he appointed by the Chamber of Com
merce, three by the Cotton Exchanre
three by the Merchants Exchange
seven by the Mayor of the city Of New
Orleans, and five by the Presiden. d
This Association.
ii is apparent to every one that thsu
is scarcely more important question
to enlist the attention Of Lcuisianas
people ,.t this time than the question
Of Immigration.
Tive objects OF this State Convention
are TO suggest and Recommend some
mode of organization for the consider
alton Of the Legislature for the purIos
IF Safeguarding and carrying on prsc
ticably d system of immigration, and
| invite the Efforts Of or people IN The
Improvement Of our State, and bring
into ..se the n4any Thousands ofacresOs
iantls now lot fully cultivated. Va
have the climate, the soil aud the pro
ducts, which certainly offer indnes-
ments, when fully made known totLs
struneer, - come and settle amoness
rs. The progress to be made ind ultl'
mate results are TO be attained by tls
hearty operation of cur best people
| in q united effort. rather than by init
vidual efforts, to bring the many good
and industrious farmers, laborers, nv
chnnics aud artisans to Loniaiana
We confidently hope that all i.lroas..
the courtry parishes. in purauapes q
THE above resolution, delesationa o
representative men will be chosen ~
rarly rs practicable to attend the S'sS
Convention, in New Orleans, on t's
second Monday of january Oath dayl
A. d. 1878. And it is requested tli'
the names of the delegates salectA
\ with their post office address, wllss
forwarded to the Secretary Of this ~
sCciation at once
g w. BESANCON,
Corresponding Secretary. .ex-oftlclo
1 '- Chsi,naa,
G. j. BERRY,
JOHN MoENEKY,
I OSCAR CHOPIN,
! MONTFORT q. JONES.