Richland beacon., 1888-03-24
THE IMNiG COATENTION.

VII Nfuut S'i'N ltS', us Iit'lpu"iN
announced in the BE,cos, we stepped
On board If Conductor Prices train
IN route to the Immigration Com
vcntion which WIS to meet at SAroye-
port Oh the 18th.
We Lad the pleasure of 'lc com
panv Of our esteemed LADY, friend.
Mis-, Willie Chapman, from Rtyvilie
to Ruston where she las gone to
sped some time With fiian1s there.
We met at Monroe several dc.a-
yates going To Shreveport, among
hem d. II. Snulnrs aud Mr.. Col
IFS.
Arriving ri Arcad,a brothers Drew
and Patterson came on and it was
'!ie Ir,t time We bad the pleasure OF
m"riii" NJ. Paterson. At Gibslnnd
J I. B,k"r, I. J. Mangham, Mr.
L,zarns and several others came or
Is delegates; the train was crowded
quI they kept up an animated ois~
rus>ion over politics, &c. all the way
to Shrevepo t. Arriving at the city
# Shreveport all made a rush for the
City Hotel. We were among the
first to arrive but being snail man
in physique We were damned and
crowded from the registry until the.
got to no. 45 ard while we were
writing our name one was wiring
his name above or interlininS to GET
ahead. We secured room with
Mr. Harris, but as room was scarce
we had TO share n bed with Prof.
Calhoun and as the bed wasfo mar
row and the Professor so broad W.
did not get in much sleep. We
shared a bed with I. J. hiangham
the next night and the last night We
had one to ourselves.
Shreveport needs more hotel ar-
Communications. Mr.. Rundells with
Messrs. Galway and Freeman in the
office, di all in their power to az
commodate their customers, but the
capacity Of the house WAS altogether
inadequate to the occasion.
We heard before arriving that
homes were provided but heard
nothing of it afterward, however, We
believe all the delegates succeeded
in getting some place to stay.
We met in the hall Mr.. Wyche
formerly of the house of Wyche and
Morgan, Of New Orleans. but now
Of the house of Wycho and Thomp-
SOD, Of 1913 Spring St, Shreveport,
who are in the cotton business
On Thursday morning the Immi-
ton Convention WAS called to order
Ivy Mayor Curry, and opened b.
prayer from the Rev. Mr.. P-nick
Mr.. Pauirk addressed the Conven-
ven'ion at different times and seemed
to take great interest i'll IFS pro-
ceedincs. We were pleased to meet
this distinguished divine.
To give anything like full ac-
count of the work at the Convention
would take four times the space W.
have, so we will simply give some of
the proceedings which effect our
section and try to get our peopl-
aroused to the great Importance OF
securing immigration into this par;
of the State. No parish needs immi-
grafton more than Richland, and no
parish possesses more advantages for
actual settlers, yet others are being
IilleI up and Richland comparative,
doing nothing toward Selling the
opportunity OF booming the parish.
While on our way out to Shrevr-
mort Prof. Calhoun came on and ~
/ the Governor was on We secured
from the Governor a commission Tor
! Prof. Calhoun as a delegate, which
will account for his name appearing
in the proceedings. Below we giv'
some Of the proceedings:
! The convection eek proceeded 10
a pprm amen, organ Zaiion md select
cd Col. W. II Jack. of Na,chi'oches
president who appointed Mr. T. j
Mnnyham, of Gib~land, and Mr.. e
| Y. Pur,er secretaries.
The convention adjourned at !
o'clock to meet al ) p ~.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session WAS opened al
3 o'clock by calling the roll Of dele
gates. Hon. W. II. Jack president.
Mr.. u. NJ Sholars, Of Monroe
moved the selection Of a committee Of
npe from each parish 10 devise meas
ures or plan of organization of rifrc
i've work TO be submt,ed 10 the
convention.