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TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
OFFICE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

WHEELING, w. VA, Mar. II, 'SS.
The Board Of Immigration and Devel-
opment, created by the great convention
in Wheeling, February 29th, organized
March 1st, 1888, and selected Secretary.
The plan of organization adopted by the
Convention is as follows:
That this Convention do hereby resolve
itself into the West Virginia Immigra-
ton and Development Association, said
Association 10 have in each county a
County Auxiliary, to be organized as
soon as practicable by the representatives
of each county in this Convention, the
necessary steps to be taken to organize
the counties not here represented.
The officers of the West Virginia I'm
migration and Development Association
shall consist of a President, one Vice
President from each Senatorial district,
and Secretary, any five to constitute a
quorum.
The President and Vice Presidents
shall serve without pay.
The Board of immigration shall estab-
lish an office, have a salaried Secretary
and other necessary assistants under the
immediate direction of the President, act
ing for the Association and the Board.
The Board of immigration shall cause
to be collected, printed and circulated
such information as will be likely to
bring to the State capital and immigra-
ton, and, within the limits of its funds
do in its discretion such other things as
may tend to promote the objects of this
Association. The Board of immigration
shall invite landholders to file in its Office
free of cost, such information as intend
ing purchasers would desire, to the end
that buyers may be brought into commu
nication with sellers, but said Secretary
shall not be directly or indirectly inter
ested in any sale Or purchase.
The Board of Immigration shall meet ii
its office on the call of the President, who
shall also call the Board for any time, af
ter two weeks notice, on the written re
quest of three of its Vice Presidents.
The expenditures of the Board shall
be approved by five of its members. Al
payments shall be made by check drawn
by the Secretary and endorsed by the
President, who shall also be the Treasurer
The Board of immigration shall pre-
pare and publish and annual report Of
the receipts and expenditures, and Of it:
general work.
That there shall be a committee, con
sisting of the President and the thirteen
Vice Presidents, whose duty it shall be
to look after the necessary and proper
legislation.
That c. b. Hart be made President o.
he said West Virginia Immigration and
Devel pment Association.
That the delegates present from each
Senatorial district nominate Vice Pres
ident to be member of such association
1t will be seen from this plan that q
County Auxiliary is TO be organized ii
each county of the State to assist in thu
great work For this purpose the people
Of each county should be called together
at once and an organization formed, with
President and Secretary and one OIL
more Vice Presidents from each Magis
terial District and incorporated City
Town or Village. This having been done
steps should be taken to collect funds Il
carry on the work Of the State anC
County Boards. That is 20 say, to col
lect funds to be used by the State Boary