The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-15
IMMIGRATION
Division u Louisiana into Three Dis.
resa~ tricts,

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NORrHRRN MEN EMPLOYED AS AGENT
TO GO TO THE NORTH WEST.
ltswas learned yesterday fnOm Col.
Geo: Norman, president, and Major
H. H. Baker, secretary, of the State
immigration Association, that in order
to give every portion of the State an
equal showing for the distribution Of
immigrants, and SO that the interest of
every parish would be properly atten-
ted to and looked after, the ~associa-
ton had determined to divide the
State into three districts !; one district
to be composed of st. Landry and Yer
non and the parishes lying south and
southeast Of them, embracing all the
parishes through which the Morgan
Railroad runs, as we'll as others in the
limit named, viz: St. Charles, AS
sumption, St. Martin, Acadia, Cameron,
st. Bernard, Lafourche, St. Mary, La
fayette, Calcasieu, Vermilion, Orleans,
Terrebonne, Iberia, st. Landry, Yer
non, Plaquemlnes.
Another district, to be composed Of
the Florida parishes and the district Of
the State through which the MISSISSIPPI
pi Valley road and Texas and Pacific
Railroad runs, as far as DeSoto, and
including other parishes adjoining this
district, viz: Jefferson, Ascension,
Natchitoches, St. Helena, Rapides,
West Feliciana, Pointe COupee, Cata-
houla, St. John Baptist, Iberville,
Grant, Washington, DeSOto, Livings-
ton, Sabine, East Feliciana, East Ba-
ton Rouge, st. James, Ayoyelles, Con-
cOrdia, West Baton Rouge, Winn, St.
Tammany, Red River, Tangipahoa.
The other to be the district of North
Louisiana, to be composed of the pa
rishes through which the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad runs,
and adjoining parishes, viz: Caddo,
Claiborne, jackson, Caldwell, Frank
lin, West Carroll, Bossier, Lincoln,
Union, Richland, Tensas, East Carroll,
Webster, Bienville, Ouachita, More
house, Madison.
The State immigration Association
has already engaged the services of
Hon. Robert Mullenger.
Mr.. Mullenger has credentials of the
highest character from his former resi-
dence, and has shown himself to be
thoroughly alive to the interests of
Louisiana. He was one Of the speak
ers at the late convention of Northern
men held in this city, and showed
LOuisiana's advantages in an able
manner.
Mr.. c. E. Payson, formerly of Dou-
glas county, MIMI, now of Amite City.
has been engaged to represent the Sc
cOnd above named district. .
The immigration Association is now
negotiating with several agents, Nor
thern men, to select one for the North
Louisiana district, with the expecta-
ton that the arrangements will be
consummated in a very short time.
Messrs. Mullenger and Payson wiz
start for the theatre of their business
operations, the States of Iowa, Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ne
! DIAShU anu NdISdS, Ill IL lew udN .
, where they expect to distribute the
pamphlets giving the proceedings %
! the late Northern convention. held il
, this city on the It'll and sth of August
(abont $4,000 of which will he printed
which they consider will be the mos
convincing documents which can bs
I offered to the Northern public who de.
l sire to change their residence anl
come. South.
q The association has already received
about 10000 copies of the immigra
. ton editions of the country papers
which will also be scattered over til,
North and West, giving information
as to the resources, products, soil ant
climate OF the different parishes of thil
State.
All the advices and letters received
= from the North are of the most en-
: couraging character, indicating that
large flow Of, immigration will com
D this way during the fall and winter.
Everything has been done by tn,
v State immigration Association that i
possible to bring these immigrants
) home-seekers and capitalists to Louis
t lana, and they will use strong excl
lions after they reach this State to IT.,
r and have them settle i'll Louisiana
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