Richland beacon., 1881-02-19
The Southwestern Immigration
Company.

The Southwestern Immigration
Company.
At the risk of being accused of pro-
iixihy and Of being a moDomaniac on
the subject Of immigration, We ven.
ture to inform our readers Of the ex.
istence of the above named organ,zs.
ton and Of its object, and to urge
them to cooperate with it in its laud.
able purposes, especially as we have
never heretofore. We believe, even
mentioned the existence of such q
company. But we may as we'll is.
forw our readers right here that we
are going to keep this subject of i'm
migration before them until they at
least show some evidence of having
realized some idea of its vast impor-
lance TO our country. But it is of
the Southern Immigration Company
that we now propose to speak.
This company has for its object the
Inauguration Of q movement that will
bring to Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas Immigrants from Europe and
the Eastern States-not laborers to
be temporarily employed by planters
10 the production Of cotton, but stall
wsrt. industrious and intelligent citi.
zeus, who will buy and improve land.
build permanent homes among us and
assis: Us in developing the resources
Of the country. add to The population
and wealth of our State aud place her
on IN equal footing with Der northern
sisters.
Agents will be stationed in the
Eastern States. at the important ports
where so many Immigrants disembsrk
and in various parts of Europe, and
be supplied with maps and descrip-
lions of the various portions of the
three states. whose business it will be
to present simple facts 10 relation to
the various sections they represent,
leaving the immigrants free to decide
which locality they will choose. In
order to accomplish the desired results
the company will need the coopera-
ton of the people living in the differ.
ent sections, who are the most capa.
BILE of furnishing the necessary infor-
nation as to soil and oil other matters
pertaining to correct description of
the country, and Of transportation
organizations. The following railroad
companies have agreed to donate to
the enterprise twenty-five dollars for
each mile Of their lines, to-wit: The
Great Northern, Iron Mountain and
Southern. Missouri, Kansas and Tex
a.. Texas and Pacific, New Orleans
Pacific. Gull, Colorado and Santa Fe,
Dallas and Wachits, and Missouri
Pacific, and It is very desirable that
others. especially those wh'se lines
are within these states, should do like
wise. Those companies make these
donations in anticipation Of the in
creased business that will be secured
to their roads by the increase of pop
ulation and prosperity of the country.
1t ie the desire Of the company that
Immigration societies be organized oil
over the country, With view to facil-
itating their work. Will our people
do this 7 Or will they neglect this gol-
den opportsaity Of assisting in this
glorious work a placing our section
of the state on tAs high rosd to wealth
and prosperity! II they wish to see
this country settled - BY . popula-
ton that will Improve il and help
them bear the burdens Of taxes and
thereby tighten them, We hope to zee
them prove it BY immediate action.
The Executive Committee of this
Company is composed of or represen-
ted BY the following gentlemen, with
whom those who may feel any inter-
est 10 the matter would probably do
we'll to correspond on the subject,
towit: George Seely. Galveston,
Texas; W. H. Hoxie, Palestine. Tex.
~, and George Noble. Marshall,
Texas.