The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-10
Louisiana Inmigration
Association.
90 Csrondelet Street
new ORLEANS. De-. zeh n.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 9TH. 10,
At a meeting of this Assoc;a,;o,
Exposition Hail, last night, the iali =
ing circu lar letter was nf1opt.a ~ ~
COlrespoI. ding Committee oras,aa 'as
send the sumo 10 the Police Jur;.- ~
newspapcrs and pyOminsut msnrs.-sae
Parrish
To THE rEoP1E OF Lor1s1kxx.
At ~ regular meeting of the In,;.s;.
Immigration Assnciasion, held nr ~
31st duy of October, I577, the fuiIC,: :'s
reso utioD wRs adspted. tg-wit:
Whereas, tire net essities NJ
State should arouse all tl,e enerp;s. - "
her people to promote and eneOnr,s -
immigration, and bring within her H.
dsrs honest and industrious citisen..
Resolved. That. in order 70 h,;,-
about unity Of purpose and sct;.%s
throughout the S.Ate, We yeesmm.sJ
to ind urge upon the people in NJ.
and every parish to organize nj NM.
societiss or aasociations To encpu,,..
immigration, and thut when ssi3 -
ties or associntions are organissd. An,
they are earnestly requested 10 ~.
themselves in communication With n.
nssuciGtion.
Resolved, That convention ,su,..
senting NIL the parishes in the His,eh
and is hereby cs led. to be holden Il
tl.e city Of New Orleans. on the secon5
Monday of January, 1879. to take into
consideration the most active and f,mi.
bic means that wi bring to sour Sah
good aud reliable classes of imnigranh
''kcsolsed. That the Representative
in said convention shall be AZ follows;
Fur each Parish. except Orleans. two
delegates for every member Of the Honss
of Representatives from said parish
and for the larish OF Orleans, three 10
l,e appointed by the Chamber Of Con.
MERGE, three by the Cotton Exchanee,
three by the Merchants Exchange
seven by the Mayor Of the city of Nsv
Orleans, and five by the President d
This Association.
/. is apparent TO every ono that then
is scarcely more important Question
TO enlist the attention OF Louisianas
people ut this time than the questisa
of immis:wtion.
The objects Of tins State Conveptioa
srs to suggest and recommend Sons
mode Of Organisation for the consider.
alton Of the Legislature for the purpos
Of in,ngursting and CARRYING on prss.
ticably systen of immigration, and
invite the Efforts If oar people in tho
Improvement of eur State, aud bring
into nse tbs R.any thourands ofacrss Il
ands now not fully cuitIEtsd We
have the climate, the soil Asthe pro
ducts, which certainly offer induce
ments, when fully madO known to ths
stranger, to come aud sstt.e amonea
us. The prsAercss to he made and ulh.
mate results are to be attained BY tho
Hearty eo-operstios Of our bert people
i'll annitad effort. rather than by indi.
vidual efforts, to bring the many good
and industrious farmers. lsborsfs. ~
chanics and artisans to Louisiana
We confidently hope thss Ill throngl
the country parishes. in pnrsuAnes o.
THE above resolution, delegations q
representative men will be chosen %
early as practicable to attend the Stafs
Convention, IN New Orleans. on tho
second Monday of january Oath dayl
4. ID. 1918. And it is requested th.'
The nnmes of the delegstss seleottd'
with their port Office address, VA p
forwarded to the Secretary Of this -
sCciation at once
G ". DESANCCN.
Corresponding Secretary, ex-Olhc'e
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1 CD. BERRY.
JOHN McENERY, @
l OSCAR CHOPIN,