The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-01-03
Louisiana Immigration
Association.
35 Carondelet Street.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9TH. 10

H.,
At meeting of this Association :.
Exposition Hail, last night, the follow
ing circular letter was adopted md AZ.
Corresponding Committee ordered ~
send the same 10 the Police Juries a.
anewspapersand prominent men Of ever. .
Parish d:
To THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA
At regular meeting of the Louis;.,.
Immigration Association, held ON Az
3lst day OF October, I877, the follov;n.s
resolution was adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, the nee essities of nm.
State should arouse all the energies a
her people to promote and encouraoe
immigration, and bring within her bos.
drrs honest and industrious citizens.
Resolved. That, in order to BRING
about unity of purpose and action
throughout the State, we Recommend
to and urge upon the people in each
nnd every parish to organize at once
societies or ASSOCIATIONS to encouraoe
immigration, and that when said socie.
ties or associations are organized. that
they are earnestly requested to put
themselves in communication with the
association.
Resolved, That convention repre.
senting all the parishes in the Statebs
and is hereby called, to be holden in
the city of New Orleans, ON the second
Monday of January, 1879, to take into
consideration the most active and FEAST
BILE means that will bring to our State
good and reliable classes of Immigrants,
Resolved, That the representation
in said convention shall be Us follows:
For each parish, except Orleans two
delegates for every member of the House
of Representatives from said parish,
and for the parish of Orleans, three to
lie appointed by the Chamber of Com
lnerce, three by the Cotton Exchange,
three by the Merchants Exchange,
seven by the Mayor of the city Of New
Orleans. and five by the President Of
This Association"
1t is apparent to every one that there
il scarcely Il more important question
80 enlist the attention of IJouisianas
people at this time thnn the question
of immigration.
The objects of this State Convention
arc to suggest and recommend some
mode of organization for the consider
ntion Of the Legislature for the purpose
Of in;,ngurating and carrying on prae-
ticably system of immigration, and
invite tile Efforts Of oar people in the
improvement of our State, and brug
into use tha muny thousands Of acrcsm
lands now not fully cultivated, We
have the climate. the soil and the pro-
ducts, which certainly offer induce
ments, when fully made known to the
stranger, to come and settle amongst
us. The progress to he nade and ulh-
mate results are to be attained by tho
hearty corporation Of onr best petpis
in united effort. rather than by lnd-
vidual efforts, to bring the many good
and industrious farmers. laborers, NE.
chanics and artisans to Louisiana.
We confidently hope that aM through
the country parishes, i'll pursuance 'a
THE above resolution, delegations OF
representative men will DO chosen NJ
early as practicable to attend tine Stats
Convention, III New Orleans. on tho
second Monday of january (l4th 'ayh
A. ID. 1878. And it is requested That
the names of the delegates salecsed
with their post office address, WI 10
forwarded to the Secretary Of this A.
sccintion at once.
G. w. BESANC,ON,
Corresponding Secretary. ex-ofiicio
Chairman.
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