The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-04-25
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Of the Southern immigration
Association of America.

19S GRAvIER STREET, New ORLEANS,
April 4th, 1886
The Southern Immigration Association O
America having determined to inaugurate ID
active work, by the establishment of a"South
| ern Castle Garden" at New Orleans, aud b,
energetically pushing the purpose for which
1t was formed, presents its objects and plan
TO the States, counties, cities, towns, railroad
steamship, steamboat, commercial and agri
] cultural organizations, and to the citizen
generally Of the fifteen States, for whose ben
eft the Association proposes to work, asking
their active support and financial assistance
| The Association was Incorporated unde
the laws Of Tennessee, in March, 1884, BY
| representatives from Louisiana, Arkansas
Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi
| Alabama and Missouri.
The capital stock was fixed at $4,000, with
power to increase to S500,000, divided into
shares of $5 each.
Its officers consist of Il President, Vice.
President from each Of the fifteen States
represented, Secretary and a Treasurer.
The Board of Directors consists of twenty
seven 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 one
the President Of the New Orleans Produce
Exchange one the President of the New Or
leans Chamber of Commerce ; one the Presi-
dent Of the New Orleans Maritime AssOcia-
ton one the President of the New Orleans
Sugar Exchange.
The purposes and objects of the Association
are In the highest degree harmonious with
the grand purpose of the Worlds Exposition
viz; the development of the great resources
Of the South, by securing settlers from the
East, the North, the West and from Europe,
who will bring their health, strength, intelli-
gence, industry, and frugality (not paupers
q IViuu or \
but men who can pay their way, and come
because they are ambitious to improve their
condition. This Is the class of Immigrants
that the South wants, and which the AssOcia-
tiOn proposes to secure for It,.
The plans of the Association will include
the following bureaus or departments CaE-
tie Garden, Labor, Land, Transportation,
Foreign Agencies, Information and Statistics
and County Organization. In the matter OF
County Organization the Association propo-
ses to secure complete and effective work by
the establishment of County Bureau" In
each county of the fifteen States, to be com
posed of citizens OF the respective counties.
To these will be delegated the local work OF
immigration, thus securing the brOadest pos
sible basis OF operations.
II is intended to operate the Association on
Il business basis. 1t will derive its revenue
from fees on sales Of land and on labor orders,
II will contract with States, railroads and
tages they may desire to disseminate. While
no inducements are held out that the Asso-
citation will become diEidend-paying In the
Immediate future, II is expected that suffi-
cient income will be derived to pay all ex-
penses and keep the capital stock unimpaired
In appealing to the public for support by sub
'eTfptions TO stock, 1t Is enough TO say that |
.he money will be applied to secure an end |
by every noted writer and journal |
Is the crying want Of the time and section /; |
hat every public spirited man can subscribe, |
only 10 the extent of q single five dollar I
hare, with the assurance that 1t will speedily |
eturn TO him with interest compounded.
A. J. McWHIRTER, President,
Commissioner Agriculture, Immigration,
Mines and Statistics, Nashville, Tenn.
W. p. ROSS, Vice. President and
Acting President.
M. B. HILLYARD, Secretary.
Hce- Presidents Dewitt G. Bacon, Sayan-
Iah, Ga; w. ID. Barnes, Mariana, Fla;
lobeTt Beverley, The Plains, Fauquier Co.,
la.; Leslie Z. Brooks, Mobile, Ala; A. p.
'utler, Columbia, :. C.i Dr. &; v. Dabney
hos, Essex, Little Rock, Ark; Robert Gates,
aelSson, Tenn. Henry o. Harstick, st. Louis,
10; Philip Pendleton. Beverly Springs, W.
"a. John r. Proctor, Frankfort, KY; w. p.
loss, New Orleans, La; A. N. Towne, San
Cal; E. 9. Wall, jackson, Miss.
IIJeftVFS.--N NilhS. ~ DlAck5 EfebluenJ NeW
,rleans Cotton Exchange, New Orleans, La. "A
J. W. Cole, Nashville, Tean; Norman J.
'olman, Commissioner Of Agriculture United
tates Washington, ID. c.. John G. Cullmann,
Ala; L. j. Gay, President I.ouisi-
ma Sugar Exchange, New Orleans, La; j. Y.
fillmore, editor SHgoi- Bosgt md Faipl Jonlndl,
lew Orleans, Ia; John Glynn, W., General
gent New Orleans and Northwestern r. r.,
lew Orleans, La; w. IL. Harris, Commis-
loner of Immigration for Louisiana, New
'rleans, La. r. 3, Howard, President Cham
er Of Commerce, New Orleans, La; II. b.
hubbard, Tyler, Texas; s. b. McConnico,
enerai Agent Illinois Central r. r., New
'rleans, La; g. G, Perkins, Coyington, KY;
!. Pope, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Iorfolk and Western r. r., Roanoke, Va.
. B. Rephard, Savannah. Ga. n. Reynolds,
enerG Agent L., n o. & r. h. RI, New
rleans, La; r L. Roache, Charleston, s. O.; |
q. SchrieVer, Assistant General Manager
tlantie Division Southern Pacific r. r., New
rleans, La. w. II. Sebrlng, Commissioner
|. s. and Florida, Worlds Industrial and
ottOn Centennial Exposition, Bronson, Fla
IiltOn II Smith, President Louisville and
ashyilie X. RI, Louisville, XVI, DR. Ghas. MI
ayloF, South Bend Ark; ~. h. Fuuell San
rancise0, Cal. N. D. Wallace, President
CIV Orleans Produce Exchange, New Or
ans, La-; =. B. Wheeioell, President n. D. |
acihe X. X. Co., New Orleans, Ls.s r. NJ.
ftlson, Commissioner World Industrial and
otton Centennial Expoaitiop North Carolina,
aieigh n. C.: ~. j Woodward, President
ew Orleans Maritime Association.
Persons desiring stock vii please address
dam Thompson, Treasurer box 90l, New
rlcans, Ia. ~