Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-07
the special advantages and attractions
Of the sections Of country they rep.

the special advantages and attractions
OF the sections Of country they rep
resent.
1t is expected that the delegates
from each county will prepare pa
per descriptive of the county they
represent, TO be read before the con-
vention, setting forth facts on which
emigrauts, foreign aud domestic. de-
sire information.
Should it be impracticable, for any
cause, for any county to send dele
gates, we suggest that such paper
as we have indicated BIZ prepared
and sent TO US to be read to the coll
vention.
We may be pardoned for saying,
III this connection, that the impor-
tauce of brevity is obvious.
Some OF our most thoughtful, ex-
ler. .enced and best Informed fellow
citiZens from different parts of the
state have been invited to prepare
and read to the convention papers on
various subjects of common, public
interests, as, for example, the social,
religious aud educational advantages
of our state, the common school sys-
tenn. the number Of churches. schools
aud colleges. our railroad system, the
quantity, location and character OF
public lands and of lands donated to
railroads, the agricultural capabilities
of the state, showing its adaptability
to the greatest variety Of crops and
grasses, its advantages for stock
raising,wool-growing, dairying, fruit
raising, etc., ect.; its climate and
healthfulness, its river navigation
and water-power, its vast mineral re-
sources-iron, lead, copper, zinc, sill
YER, etc.-ils beds of coal and forests
OF timber, its marble and stone, paints,
fire and potters' clay, etc., etc, ,and its
manufactures of all kinds and its un-
surpassed manufacturing advantages
and facilities.
Addresses will also be delivered be-
fore the convention by prominent
and eloquent gentlemen of the state.
The geographical position of MIS-
souri-the center Of the largest ex-
tent of rich and valuable lands in the
Woodland her own vast aud varied
natural wealth, will, in time, make
our state the richest aud most popu-
lous in the union and, in all that
goes to make really good citizens and
good neighbors, her people will, al
this time, compare favorably with
those Of any other state or country
in this or in the old world.
But persistent efforts have been
made to disparage our state and tc
viffy our people. The motives
prompting to this are sometimes par
tisan or sectional; sometimes the re
suit Of jealousy, aud, in some cases
| yInr hn NIoN nc OF 70
tions have been made and the creates
injury done, the act is unnatural ant
the motive simply inexplicable
Whatever the motive. it is certain
that this persistence in misrepressn
tation has done great injury as wei
as injustice to our state. Ia lie wei
stuck to" will in time be accepted a.
truth. We know the charges an'
statements alluded to are false, ant
sometimes malicious, but they ar
credited abroad and have had th
effect seriously to injure the reputa
ton of the state, to damage its ma
terial interests aud to retard its Pre-
Gress.
1t is our duty to refute these mii
representations aud slanders, and tn
proposed convention will furnish th
occasion.
Send proper Representatives fror
your county to speak for you. 1t
due both to yourself aud to the stat
, at large.
This convention of the whole pee
pie Of Missouri, through their deli
; gates from every county, will PR
sent an array OF facts, to be laid b,
. fore the world, which will confoun
these slanderers and maligners, az
show that Missouri, in natural wealt
and physical advantages, is at lea!
= the peer of any state in the uniol
!. aud that i'll all the elements of az
vanced civilization, her people al
unsurpassed by those of any otht
, state OF country.
Our committee haye come to tt
conclusion that the time fixed for Il
meeting of the convention is tc
:. early TO insure representation fro
all the counties, and to give the tin
o. which may enable the gentlemen s
lected to read essays to the conve
tion to do justice to themselves al
to the subjects assigned to them. "
have. therefore, changed the date
the meeting of the convention fro
the 17th Of March to the 18th
; April.
~ Arrangements have been MAJ
>, with the managers of the vario,
- railroads centeriug in this city
which passes will be sent to the dt
egates to the convention. 1t Ia, ther
=; fore, necessary that the names Of ii
,, delegates be forw arded to US th
e passes may be sent to them. Addre
the secretary, E. q. Cabell.
r We are very respectfully, yo
obedient servants,
=, Thos. c. Fletcher, Rich. d. Lance
=" - ter, Chas. p. Johnson, A. w. Sope
- Waldo p. Johnson, Emo Sander,
. f. S!ayback E. c. Csbell, Web.
y. Samuel, Thomas Richeson, Norm
:" J. Coleman. Henry c. Yeager, Tht
w. Fitch.
8 After the reading OF the above II
- - ter the meeting adjourned, subject
the call of the chair.