, 1877-01-26
Tile RAILROADS.,

Tile 1.antt Commissioners of the la,,l1,ran
,aitroatls III the United States met ngaln at the
Palmer House at half-past . o'clock yesterday
morning, pursuant to adjournment, Mr. John
u. Calhoun, of tho Iowa Nai'road Laid Conn
pany, in tho chair, aud Mr.. Gprlam acttnE rs
Secretary.
The Con,mIttec on Constitution and Bylaws
not bcIn, ready to report, tho discussion of the
subjects reported for consideration by tue bust
,,css Committee tue day previous WAS proceeded
will.
Subject No. 3, In regard TO tho most effective
md economical 1ncthols Of inducing settlement
upon the lands Of tic laml-graut roa'ls, includ-
ing advertising, compensation to accnts, trans-
rortatio,,, etc, was then discussed. Mr. o. +.
Davis, of tho Union Pacific, I,a..c u very ahfc
sEecrfl Ut, this subject. lie satA that hc had
to.nc pronounced views regarding the matter,
mud could stuto them in few words, lie be-
llcye,t in advertising In god sound FnpcEst such
ns tl,psc published In Chicago ami New YoTl;,
The advertising In the weekly lists was tic best
way In his opinion. It was the only way to
rcnelr thn general public: =, His Cotnaay mn
ADVERTISING, alul tn II WIS slue the in!Intnsc
slrcaln u Immigration wh!chwas pouring Wc:t-
ward anu settltu'; un the chcap lat'ds a'ong tho
~ n,ltnI,er oi nt|sr gentlemen spoke OIL THIS
subject, md agreed TINT the best mode Ut
bringln:, their lands to tic not!eo Of tic gen
cral public was tu advertise lii llSc metropolitan
Sfr ju,ncs y. Powers, of tho Northern Pacific
Railroad, spollo If the falling Of in emigration
fr1,m Norway and Sweden, nn'! stated that the
great lcsisa of people fru'n toAc countries l!ad
thiuncl thu population tl,rre, astl enabled tho
reilu!ulng people to receive better rctllincra-
llo,. tor tl!elr iabos than they bud hcun III tho
habit Of dOIng.
Mr. prahet Of the Y. psui + SIOUX CITY hail. a.
they lui about e03 of these people in ono eo1oty
alonc. Tllcsu people were til: hest class .!
cntgsants. Most Of them came With large
q nney, IT, ssysr e.. q t'S' ns' w@Its '
niss lncntioir1 arrived IN tAis country they dc-
| posted s30l, l,l,N III oise bank.
slr. M. O'Unwd, CouMtssloncr Of tho ct.
Louis IL San Fratctsrn Railroad, s,ilt1littcd q
! West" The paper sets forth that Ms. Ul1awA
llnd during his experience visited tho principal
| Irish settlements, including tue ts,al regions
er',, au.l New cn$iarnl States lie had attended
| tho National TrMpeEalrc and Benevolent sorir-
tca and United statcs Consr'ttl''ls, aud WIS
personally acquainted With the ctturs and pub,
Catholic puress in Tic unltcd Stale. ai'a ca1i-
adas. lie had null,brr u conInlinl!a!ons tub
lsllrl III tAcsoIMprr y, md occasionally din ltt!o
tMl!clous a.lycstleinr. lt sesiWnso, to these
Ing the yrar ls7,i about :'M applratiuns Tor III.
| fort.lutIo, about Southwest Missouri. lte Isad
Au'l lals!-explosiug tickets tn ra Of these Gor.
respondents wlW cnnit to thu Nrht III Aehfctl o.
II ho1nu. In n1dttt!u tu these tickets, ~ so'd
| atcrs to tile families dt tho aliurc explorers
| amounting altogether tt nt'Uut 1'u t!ekcts, iuf
which they paid oYcr Sa,t tNo. Ttiese 3sn cAr1oE-
ORD I,a!l Ut average Ut from ,o to II 3oy Emp
Nas. W. order tn overcome thy sctsaUs ah]et,
thu. rusch by tic I'll l!Er1lit that nc fa!ftni
agent Ii interested nHta eanat he rcl!c! oll far
| II truthful statement, .hc proposes to
| open III Chicago tlcnrral Western
Immigration unl Lanti Otlicc," for
thu purp 'su ot furnishing, Information
about tie hest ltHnltics IN tho Western, North
! Wratcrti, aud southwestern Statra- lAls lnIHf.
mutton could he proyurcsl by forwarding printed
rIrcuIHrs, r.'ntatnlnG all .9'estiotIs of inlp"r'
taurc tu e1uistant1, to t.,r Land commissioners.
wiIu ,tralrr 10 prucure their share If t1csc set:
| tiers. The Land Commissioners could forward
tI,r to tllc luta n:,et,tt, asnl Ia the Catholic
}astnrs OF any Irish <ettlcurnt wilhin heir re.
| sIrttiyc Immigrants. IL lHa.e This tr1ie!ne .
Success It wll require great .lca! Of hard
work and tle expenditure u large bs'in ni
| fulIry, Ifa t3naljy Int,ytd that tsI1H1utllrt,
fr,un ff,s r,,afs trs1rinr to ry1-ptHrate, hc gr
n,i,,tnI IN tnn.Llrr what remuneration tbry
.ia .yo .,,,a ,In ,,,nst ,,rnefL.,i,in manner II
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