Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-22
LOUISIANA IMMIGRATION ASSOCIA
TION

New ORLEANS, DECEMBER 7Tfl, 1877
AT IL meeting of this Association, al
Exposition Hall, last night, the following
circular letter was adopted and the Cor
| responding Committee ordered to send
the same to the Police Juries, the news.
papers and prominent men of every Par
ish:
TO THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA:
At a regular meeting of the Louisiana
immigration Association, held on the
31st day of October, 1877, the following
! resolution was adopted, to-wit:
"Whereas, the necessities of our State
should arouse all the energies of her peo-
pie to promote and encourage immigra-
ton, and bring within her borders hon
est and industrious citizens.
"Rcsolred, That, in order to bring about
unity of purpose and action throughout
the State, we recommend to and urge
upon the people in each and every parish
to organize at once societies or assOcia-
tons to encourage immigration: and that
when said societies or associations are
organized, that they are earnestly re-
uucSteu W I'hG tucIllSclNcS I'll COnl1Hunlcl-
ton with the association.
@'Reso7red, That a convention reprcsen-
ting all the parishes in the State be and
is hereby called, to be holden in the city
of New Orleans, OH the second Monday of
January, 1873, to take into consideration
the most active and feasible means that
will bring to our State good and reliable
classes of immigrants.
"ResoTred, That the representation in
said convention shall be as follows: For
each parish, except Orleans, two dele
gates for every member of the House of
from said parish, aud for
The parish Of Orleans, three to be ap-
pointed by the Chamber of Commerce,
three by the Cotton Exchange, three by
he Merchants Exchange, seven by the
Mayor of the city of New Orleans, and
i've by the President of this Associations
1t is apparent to every one that there
s scarce1ya more important question to
Mist the attention of Lo,isiana's people
t ills time than he question of immi-
ration.
The objects of this State Convention
re to suggest and recommend some mode
f organization for the consideration of
nc Legislature for the purpose of IMAM ..
'ratlng ard carrying on practically a
'stem of immigration, AID invite the
forts of our people in the improvement !
our State, and bring into usc the many
loHsands of acres Of1antls now not fully
lltlvated- We have t climate, the >
II and the products, which certainly
fer Inducements, when fully made
Town to the stranger, to come and set
amongst us. The progress to be made q
d ultimate results are to be attained
the hearty cooperation of our best %
ople in a united effort, rather than by
ilvldnal efforts, to bring the many {" ~
cd and industrious farmers, laborcrs ~ ~
'chanics and artisans to Louisiana.
We confidently hope that all tT,rounlr ! :"
country parishes, in pursuance Of the l."
we resolution, delegations of repre- '"
tative men will lie chosen as early as " y.
cticahle to attend the State Conven- A.
II, in New Orleans, on the second Mon e'
OF january 14th day., A. d. 1873. ~
1 1T is requested that the names ofthe :.
egatcs selected, with their post office - =.
ress, will be forwarded TO the Secre- WV
of this Association at once. ~
G. w. BESANCON, vi
Cor. Secretary, ex-officio Chairman. oi'
= BERRY, JOHN MCENERY 'i"
AR CHOPIN, MONTTORT T. JONES. Si'
Committee. wv
BIAS GIBSON, by
Pres. La. Tmmiorofi rr Association, ,an