The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
SOUTHWESTERN msueRAr,os 90
The Plan and Purpose Of Its or.,,,..
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~ purpose OF Its OrgnnIr.
ton.
The Southwestern Immigration com,
: an organization for the purpose If ad1snsy
St66. An'o ,le southwest portion of the United
SsatSS, comprising the states of Arkanss.
SCUM as hes south of the Missonr; r; .uis-
anu OF Louisiana as is west of the Mss
slPpi: ms section Of country is homooen-
eous IN lts character, and held together 6v q
summon interest. 1t forms, so to spcaf =
ustihct sectlonof the country, and the nros'
Of all. " 40 ''io prosperity
me organization was the outgrowth of n
s!ohVlctlon among certain railroad cornora.
oiolis mat the cause OF immigration $50 neo.
essary 10 make these great enterprises RAPIDLY
le.nuI4eiratlvel could only be effectually sub
served by united action. Previous ~ IN,
time the railways had expended large SIMS
OF money. in separate efforts to enconrare
immigration in the sections into which tbev
were specially interested Enterprises ~
TINS sort where self-inte :est is manifestlv the
motive power, are looked upon with snsni.
clon by strangers. Hence they were nor
found to be effective. The people of Teyss
had incorporated into their constitution a
provision that no money should be ey.
pended Tor the purpose of bringing immi-
grants into the state. This was not from
any indifference to immigration, but be-
cause IeXas IS an economical debt-paying
state, ana 1t had been observed thai in
some states much taxation had been cSuse 81
by Immigration and other bureaus oli of
which were forbidden, from that prn.
dence which guards every avenue TO
tue public treasury against extrava.
CANT expenditure. So it came about that
railway enterprise undertook at its own ey-
pense what in other portions of the country
has been effected at large cost to the people
otthe States The following railway GONNA.
mes are members Of the corporation known
as the southwestern immigration company:
MISSOURI Pacific, ST. Souls, Iron Mountain
southern, International IL Great North
er1l, Missouri, Kansas q Texas, Texas e Pa
Santa Fe, and Dallas & Wichita RAILWAYS
In announcing the formation of the com
pany the president used the following au-
thoritivc language:
me southwestern immigration Cor.
pany Is not land agency. 1t has no inter.
est in lands, and will acquire none. Il is
separate and distinct from the land depart
ments of the railroad companies. They
will conduct their business in their own
way. The means they have furnished TO
TINS company are to be used for the COM
TO people the southwestern fill up
vast unoccupied spaces, so that the rich
stores of wealth that now lie locked
in the bosom of the earth, NAV be
made subservient to the uses of man; TO in
crease commerce; to double transportation:
to establish industries that will manufacture
raw products into useful fabrics, and, in
short, oput this section on the advance
ground ofcivilization. othis end we labor.
The railroads have generously placed large
sum of money at the company's disposal, to
be expended in the accomplishment Of this
object. Their conduct in this Sesery es the
good feeling of agrateful public, and ,olicits
Its support in work so praiSeworthy. The
Inauguration of this company being a vol
untary offering for the public good, | feel
at liberty to call upon the people of the
country for gratuitous assistance, and there
fore urge them, in their several counties, to
form immigration or agricultural societies
to aid in the collection of such statistical
information regarding crops, stock-raising,
commerce, transportation, etc, together
with such descriptive matter as will
set forth the advantages of their
respective counties as fit homes for
immigrants. In this we want nothing
but truthful statements without cxaggera-
ton or fancful painting. Overdrawh de-
scriptions, reaching far beyond reality,
can do no good; but, on the contrary, will
dlsnppont the new settlers who has been led
hither by them, and in the end cause dssat-
lsiaction, discomfort, and hinder emf grafton
to that section.
When such societies are formed ard prop
erly organized, they are requested to furnish
this Office with name and postofiicc address.
Upon reporting to this office, the company
will furnish blanks and formulated dues-
tons. Correspondence is respectfully So
Hcited.