The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-12-20
Louisiana I1nmigration
A Association.
3 CarDndelat Street.
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NV oEnrAHs. Dec. 7sh, 1877
At nesting Of this-Assoc;ss;o, !.
Exposition Hall, Inst hight the fnII. ~
ing circular letter wns atiopted .n S'i "
Corresponding Committee lorisrs S 'ls
send the same 10 the Police Jur;ss1 ~ =
newspapers and prominent men 81 49,. sls
Parish
To THE PROFILE or LOUISIANA
AT regular meeting of the I,on;.;.
Immigration Association, held on '', ~
31st duy of October, 1877, the foIIow;s -
resolution was adopted. to-wit.
Whereas, the necessities NJ
State should arouse all the enorpi.s ~ J.
her people to promote and encop,.. y
immigration, and bring within her ho S'
d.rs honest and industrious Citizen. W.
Resolved. That, in order 40 b,;,.
about unity of purpose and .ct;os
throughout the State, we recommend
to and urge upon the people in sssS
and every parish to organize at onos
societies or associations to eneour,o.
immigration, and that when said sos'y
ties Or dissertations ars organized. that
they are earnestly requested TO mt
themselves in communication with Il.
association.
Resolved, That q convention rep,..
senting all the parishes in the Stateh.
and is hereby called, TO be holden N
the city of New Orleans, on the seenna
Monday of Jannary, 1873, to take into
consideration the most active aed ftssi.
BILE means that wi bring to our Stat
good and reliable classes of inmiersns
Resolved. That the representation
in sind convention shall be ss folpw,.
For each parish. except Orleans. two
delegates for every member of the Houye
of Representatives from said parish,
and for the parish of Orleans. three d
be appointed by the Chamber Of Com.
MERGE, three by the Cotton Exchange.
three by the Merchants Exeiange
seven by the Mayor of the city OF Ssy
Orleans, and Ave by the President d
this Association. N,
1t ID apparent 30 every one that thsn
is scarcely o mere important question
to enlist the attention of Lonisiauss
people ut this tame than the question
OF immi: ration
the objects of this State Conyenhon
ore to suggest and recommend some
mode of organisation for She consid,l-
mtiOn Of sbe Legislative for The pfx4oss
OF insngnrsti,.g and carrying on prw-
ticably system Of immigration, and
invite the -horts ST orr people in the
Improvement of our State, aud bnus
into use ths many tl,ousands ofasresat
inuds now not fnllv cultivated Wa
have the climate. she suil aud the pro.
ducts, which certainly offer induce
merits. when fully made known tothe
stranger, 10 come and settle amongst
MS. The progress IT, be made and ull- 4
mate results are TO be attained by tho
hearty cooperation tf onr lers people
in II united effurt, rather thnA BIZ indl-
sianal efforts, TO bring the mar. gsoa
and industrious farmers, labnrels, no
chanics and artisans to Louisiana.
We confidently hope that all through
the country parishes, in fursnssee u
THE above resol,,tion, delegations d
representative Ihsn will be chosen u
early as practicable to attend the Ssais
i'll New Orleans, Oh TN
second Monday Ut January tlathdasf
A. ID. 1878. And it is requested that
the names of she delegates se1cetet'
with their post Office address, VIII y
forwarded to the Secretary Of this NJ
scciation at once.
@ ". BESANCON.
Corresponding 6ecretAry. ex-oiSc'o