The Opelousas courier., 1885-04-25
6-&r&EI 49, .
Address Of the Southern Tmlai-
grafton Association OF
America.
TO the Citisens of Alabama, arkansas.
Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Cali
.fornia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Car
oIina, Missouri, TEXAS,
Tennessee, Virginia
and Vest
Virginia.
1913 Grayier Street,

New ORLEANS, La, April 4, 1885.
The Southern immigration Associa-
ton of America having determined to
inaugurate its active work, by the es
adjustment of a Southern Castle
Garden at New Orleans, and ener-
getically pushing the purposes for
which it was formed, presents its OBJ
jects and plans to the States, counties,
cities, towns, railroad, steamship,
steamboat, commercial and agricultu.
raj organizations, and to the citizens
| generally of the fifteen States, for
| whose benefit the Association proposes
to work, asking their active support
| and financial assistance.
The Association was incorporated
under the laws of Tennessee, in
March, 1884, by representatives from
Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, Tennes-
see, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
and Missouri.
The capital stock was fixed at
$50 1000, with power to increase to
$500 900, divided into shares of $5
each.
Its officers consist of q President, a
Vice-President from each of the fifteen
States represented, a Secretary and a
Treasurer. :
The Board of Directors consists of
| twenty.beven members, of which there
is one from each of the fifteen States
| seven from among the stockholders at
large; one the President of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange; n the Pres
ident of the New Orleans Produce Ex-
change; one the President of the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce; n
the President of the New Orleans Mar
thine Association; one the President
of the New Orleans Sugar Exchange.
The purposes and objects of the AS
ISOLATION arein the highest degree llar-
monious with the grand purpose of the
Worlds Exposition, viz the develop
ment of the great of the
South, by securing settlers from the
East, the North, the West and from
Europe, who will bring their health,
strength, intelligence, industry, and
frugality mot paupers or men unable
to secure a living at home,) but men
who-can pay their way, and come be-
cause ethey are ambitious to improve
their condition. This is the class of
immigrants that the South wants, and
which the Association proposes to Sc
cure for it.
The plans Of the Association will in
clude the following bureaus or depart
ments Castle Garden, Labor, Land,
Transportation, Foreign Agencies, In
formation and Statistics, and County
Organization. In the matter of coun-
ty organization, the Association propo-
SEES to secure complete and effective
work by the establishment of a "Coun-
ty Bureau in each county of the fif-
teen States, to be composed OF citizens
of the respective counties. To these
will be delegated the local work of i'm
migration, thus securing the broadcast
possible basis of operations.
It is intended to operate the Asso-
citation on q business basis. 1t will de-
rive its revenue from fees on sales of
land and on labor orders. Ii will con-
tract with States, railroads and others,
to advertise abroad any special advan-
tages they may desire to disseminate.
While no inducements are held out
that the Association will become divi-
dend- paying in the immediate future,
it is expected that sufficient income
will be derived to pay all expenses and
keep the capital stock nnimpaired. In
appealing to the public for support by
subscriptions to stock, it is enough to
say that the money will be applied to
secure an end supported by every
noted writer and journal as the crying
want of the time and section !; that
every. public spirited man can sub