The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-11-24
men that will do honor TO any

men that will do honor TO any
State.
The direct result of this excur.
siou is the forming of u company
of our leading lumbermen of
northern Iowa, who, scnd com.
mittec to the lazoo country next
week to "spyn the timber lands
of that section, and it they find
il as represented, will purchase
several thousand acres, erect mills
and infnsc new life and energy into
your State. The Investment of
capital by such men rs these from
different parts OF tho Northwest
means n general stampede from
the Northwest To the South. II /
does not require much foresight to /
SEQ the alvaltag, the3c mills and /
lumbcrmen will have, with Ia limo
of road from Yazo0 City to Sioux
City, the central distributing point
for northern Iowa, northern
Nebraska and southern Dakota;
certainly there will he u demand
for all the lumber they can manu-
faeture.
Now, sir, with all this, have u
4 proposition to submit to you aud
your people. ltis said, In unity
there, is strength" and upon this
principle there should bc unity of
action, discussion of methods aud
means to be employed In further.
ing these interests IN which your
State aud the company | repre-.
sent are mutually concerned.
about the middle of February |
would like to soc held IN your city
n farmers and Lriabermcn's Con.
veution that shall occupy two days
and evenings in The discussion Of
these great interests. | would
have Il neat programme prepared
and assign different phases OF the
subjects to ditrercnt persons;
would have some practical dtiry
aud stock man deliver an address
the first evening, aud the second
some lumberman or.one whois ac-
quainIed with the timber resources
of your State.
The day sessions upon general
topics pertaining to farming, dairy
ing, cotton growing, etc, to the
convention. | will, try some of
our Northern speakers OF business
experience, besides We VIII run u
low rate excursion that will crowd
your city and insure the success
of the convention. Please conad.
or this matter aud confer with
your people IL they look upon it
Us practicable. The sooner you
begin to agitate it tho better. We
ougth to have large representa-
ton of lumber men, cotton.grow-
crs aud farmers. | suggest. If
you have u glee club, the session
be lnterspersed WITH music and an
entertainment given that will do
honor to your State, and worthy
the great interests it Is intended
to subseryc. | hope to moct Won
on the 23t b, and express TO you
more fully my convictions that
your State is upon The eve of a
permauant "boom such as its
warmest friends here have nsyer
dreamed eff. The Great Worlds
Industrial Gotten Exposio on to be.
gin in New Orleans in December,
1891, will bring to this country the
cotton growers an,l e,pti aists Of
the world They must be shown
the unparalleled cotton distric is OF
Mississippi, and they will not be
slow to see the special opportnni.
ties for Investments sure to yield
largo returns. have written yon
y long letter, but II IN no manner
conveys the interest feel In the
enbiect Of Soutliern immigration
and the development Of all that
country especially tributary to the
Illinois Es. tfaI. Hoping Is hear
[EaM Ioa 4 Ianr earliest eoareE.
ieHe6 / an yours lfaly.
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