The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-06-16

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more fertile soil-more equable seasons
the ice scarcely forming an inch
thick in the Northern portions of the
State, and only frosts on the sea coast.
Our people can labor every month in
the year, stock can Craze from eight to
ten months, need only to be fed in
winter from one and one-half to four
months. There is scarcely crop, veg
etable or fruit, that can not be raised
in the State. Late years have shown
that ii is eminently stock and grass
State. The products of the North and
South meet and grow in harmony.
To this statistics add that it is the
sixth State in the Union in point of
health.
Our resources in lumber are unsur-
passed by any other Southern State,
and the State is well adapted to manu-
featuring of almost any kind.
Our advantages are such that we
only have to let them be known to Sc
cure our full share of the many immi-
grants now looking Southwark, and
who viii in few years enable us to
make our State equal in prosperity to
any other in the Union?
How shall this be doney The Im-
migration Convention took the follow
ing action in Jackson at its recent meet
ing.
The following report of the COM
mite on resolutions was adopted;
|. That this convention hereby re-
solves itself into an organization to be
known as the State immigration AS
sociation of Mississippi, to be organi-
zed, ofliccred and conducted as follows:
The officers shall consist of President,
seven Vice Presidents, chosen one from
each congressional district; Secretary
and Treasurer, and the Executive Com
mittce of twenty-one members, three
chosen from each congressional dist
rict
The object of this association shall be
to collect and disseminate accurate in
formation as to the climate and resour-
ces of our State. to the end that immi-
grafton may be fostcrcd and encour-
aged, and good people Of our own and
other countries induced to identify
themselves with us and contribute
their capital, labor and enterprise TO
swell the tide of the returning pros
perity of our great State, and we here
by extend cordial invitation to all
such persons to cast their lot with us,
with the assurance that thoy will be
treated justly and fairly, and on per-
feet equality in all respects with our
own people.
2. That the executive committee
above provided for is hereby charged
with The duty of preparing a general
and detailed plan for the accomplish
ment of the objects of the association;
said committee shall also aid and assist
in local and county organizations, and
is authorized to raise all funds neces-
sary for the purposes of the association.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the exec
utive committee as soon as sufficient
funds shall be in sight for that pur-
pose, to call meeting of the contrib
utors in order to perfect permanent
organization, in accordance with such
regulations as may then be adopted.
The committee on organization and
resolutions recommend the election of
the following officers
General s. d. Lee, President; G.. w.
Carlisle, of Jackson, Secretary and
Treasurer, and the following Vice
Presidents
1st District-R. W. Banks.
I'd District-Logan Walker.
Sd District-D. NJ. Russell.
4th District. G. Longstreet.
9Th District-W. II. Miles,
9Th District-C. r. Byrnes, jr.
7ih District-C. NJ. Williamson.
We further recommend that the ofli-
GERS and executive committee above
named meet in the Senate chamber at
0 o'clock a. IN. tomorrow.
1t will be seen that full power was
placed in the hands of the State orga-
nization to inaugurate the movement.
At meeting of the State immigration
Association of Mississippi, after adj
iournment of convention, IL was deter
mined to recommend the establishment
at once of immigration associations
in the different counties, cities and
towns In the State, to act In unison
with the State organization, which
will establish central agency AT Jack
son; also to appeal TO the officers and
members OF the executive committee
of the State organization; to the dele
gates who attended the convention;
and to all county, city and town Off
cials, to assist in inaugurating the
movement and in collecting funds to
meet the expenses. The Press of the