Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-07
IMMIGRATION.
A State Convention to be Held in
st. Louis.
Topics to be Discussed.


st. Louis.
Topics to be Discussed.
From the st Louis Times, Jan. 80
The executive committee of the St.
Louis immigration society met last
evening at the Office of Charles P.
Johnson, Temple building. Presi-
dent Thomas w. Fitch occupied the
chair. with Hon. E. c. Cabsll as sec
retary.
Tue secretary stated that three
members of the executive committee.
Messrs. Edwin Harrison, Samuel
Cupples and w. Ii. Coffin, had ten
! dered their designations.
On motion the designations were
accepted, and Messrs. G. E. Slay yback,
Norman j. Coleman and Henry G.
Yeagcr were appointed to fill the
| vacancies.
The subcommittee, appointed at q
former meeting TO select subjects OF
| essays TO be read before the State
linn grafton convention, ,and to name,
as tar AS possible, the writers, made
The following report, which was &C.
! cepted: 2
i. physical Description of Northern
| Missourl-Jame S. Rollins, Boone
county.
2. Physical Description of South
eru Missouri-James l.. Minor, Cole
county.
8. Agriculture Capabilities - Nor
NAH j. Coleman, city OF St. Louis.
| 4. Stock Raising-K. II. Allen, st.
| Charles county.
5. Wool Growing-Ssmuel Archer,
Clay county.
6. Dairyiug-David A. Ely. Marion
county.
Z. Fruit Culture William Stark
Pike county,
8. Forests Richard S. Elliott. ST
Louis county.
9. Health-Dr. w. L. Barrett, city
of St. Louis.
| 10. Common Schools-R. D. Shan.
non, Colo county.
IL. Universities and Colleges-Prof
S. 5. Laws. Boone county.
II. Railways of Missouri-Col. j
J.. Stephens, Boone county.
IS. Railway and public lands to bt
filed.
IA. Ipland River, Springs ant
Water Powers-John j. Morse. JEFF
terson county.
| 10. Game and Fish-Dr. l. G.. w
Steedman, City of st. Louis.
16. Iron and Steel - Thomas w
Fitch, City of st. Louis.
II. Copper, Lead aud Zinc-Prof
w. b. Potter, City of St. Louis.
i 1S. Coal-Prof. Williams, Phelp
county.
10. Marble, Stone. Sand and Clay
l-B. Gratz Brown, City of St. Louis
| 20. Northern Cane (Sorghum) Cul
ture j. H. Hedger, City of ST
Louis.
21. Manufacture of Sugar from
Northern Cane-G. G. w. Belcher
City of ST. LOUIS.
%. Glass Manufacture - E. A
| Hitchcock, City of ST. Louis.
!, % Culture OF Tobacco-John Wal
ker, Howard county.
"a. Manufacture OF Tobacco-Chris
tian PEPPER, City OF ST. Louis.
25. Pottery and Graniteware-H
NJ. Thompson, City of St. Louis.
26. Cotton Trade-Col. j. w. Par
amOre, City Of st. Louis.
: 27. Manufacture OF Cotton u Ed
, ward Meier, City of 81. Louis.
: %. Beef Canning-N. q. Hudson
City o; st. Louis.
20. Cattle Irade-Josph Mulhal
City OF ST. Louis.
t 30. Improvement Of the Mississippi
. and Missouri Rivers-Capt. Jas. f
Eads, City of ST. Louis.
81. Water Transportation - Capt
t E. w. Gould, OF St. Louis.
32. Labor and Wages-To be filled
r SO. Manufacturing Industries All
, Capabliities-W. F. Switzler, Boon
l county.
l 81. Timber of Southern Missouri
Judge John r. Woodside, Orego
county.
, S5. Migra,ions of Peoples-Judg
Nathaniel Holmes, City of St. Loui.
s6. Common Schools of st. Lpuis-
= Prot. w. L. Harris, city of ST. Loui.
~. Universities and Colleges of til
City OF ST. Louls-Dr. w. &. Eliot
So. Climatology - Professor +.
Nlpher, City of ST. Louis.
q 80. Vineyards and Wines-Prof.
2 Il. Hussmann, Boone county.
h 40. Grain Trade and -Four Mani
facture of ST. Louis-H. &. Yeage
Al. Low Lands of Southeast Nj
! souri--Louis Houck, Cape Girardea
= county.
:, ~. GEOLOGY of North Missouri,
:, Prof. q. G. Swallow, Boone count,
y 43. Geology OF Southern Missou
J, PROT. G. e. Broadhead, ,Cass count
t A. Puuitry-John Montieth, Je
terson county.
=. 40. Horticulture Professor S.
Tracy, Boone county.
b The Subcommittee was authorize
n to invite prominent citizens fro
n various portions of the state to a.
dress the convention upon such SUI
Jucls as would advance the object t,
9 which the convention was called.
8 resolution was passed aliowil
l. each county Ill the state TWO deiegat
i'll the state convention for each re
~ resentative to which each county
= entitled.
a 1t is expected that the conventic
II Will continue in session four day
with evening meetings.
"A committee was appointed to 3
g cure the largest and best hail in q
It city for the use of the convention.
" Some of the railroads have alreat
- agreed to furnish tree transportati,
20 to the delegates, aad it ia EXPECT,
The essays which are read befo
the convention will De bound in bo,
h form and distributed gratis by Il
different immigration societies.
A CIRCULAR LETTER.
The following letter, prepared
~ secretary Cabeli, will be address,
I'd to the different county immigrant,
Dr. societies throughout the state:
n. ST. LOUIS, January 20, 1880.
SIR We have assurance that q
II convention called by our society
meet In ST. Louis in the interest
It, immigration aud to form state il
migration society will be even mo
largely attended than the most sa
guine of US expected. 1t will
l. composed of earnest, intelligent, re
lr resentative men from all parts of I
;e. state. SO great an interest has be
aroused that we expect every coun
to send its delegates. 1t is thereto,
|R necessary that the number of de
gates should be limited.
Beliving that every county in t
state will be represented, it has be
ne determined to limit aud fix the re
res"ntatlon on the basis of the
portionment of the honorable rep
aY sentatives of the Missouri Gene
Assembly, but to double the uumt
~ of representatives so that each col