Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
SECURING IMMIGRANTS.
Division OF Louisiana Into Three
immigration Districts-NOrth-
ern Men Employed as Agents to
Go to the North and West.
New Orleans States, 9th }

New Orleans States, 9th
| II was learned yesterday from Col George
Moorman, president, and Maj H. Baker
secretary of the State Immigration Associa.
ton, who wore found at the Office of the a..o-
citation, No l59 Common street, hard at work
sending o1t the heaps Of printed matter they
have accumulated from the different parishes,
| that IN order 10 give every portion of tho State
an equal showing for the distribution of i'm
migrants, and so that the interest of every
parish would be properly att, nded to and
looked alter, that the association had deter>
| mined thai the most equitable way to perform
| this was by tbs division OF the State into three
districts; one district to be composed OF ST
Landry and Vernon. and the parishes lying
south and southeast of them, embracing all the
Parishs through which tho Morgan Railroad
| runs, as well as others in tho limit named; viz:
Assumption, ST. Ma rims, Acadia, Cameron,
ST Bernard, Lafayette, Vermillitn Orleans
Terrebonne, ST. Landry, Iberia, Ca c,seu
Vernon and Plaquemines,
The other district to be composed of the
Florida parishes and the district of the State
through which the Mississippi Valley roa
and Texas aud Pacific railroads. run, as far as
DeSoto, AMI including other parishes adjon>
ing that district, viz: Jefferson, Ascension.
Natchitochss. S, Helena, Rapides, West Fe-
liciana, Pointe Coupee, Ca,ahoula, 81, John
Baptist, ibbsrville. Grant, Washington, DeSo,o
Livingston, Sabine, East FeIicians, Eas,
Baton Rouge, 81. James, Avoyelles, Concor.
dia, West Baton Rouge, VIM, ST. Tammany,
Red River. Tangipahoa.
The other to be the district Of North Louis,
lana to be composed Of the parishes 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,
Benville, Ouachita, Warehouse, Madison.
The State immigration Association has al.
ready engaged the services of Hon. Robt.
Mullenger, formerly Of Springfield, Dakota
to represent the frat allowed named distric,
He has resided In this State for about one
year and half at Lake Charles and Houma,
and is therefore well acquainted with all the
parishes in his district, excepting St Landry
and Vernon, where he has no gone for a
few days to get thoroughly posted so as to un-
derstand fully everything connected with
his entire district
Mr. Mullenge, has credentials Of the highs
est charctor from his former residence, and
has shown himself to be thoroughly alive to
the interest of Louisiana. He was one OF the
speakers At tho late convention of northern
men held in this city, and showed Louisian mas
advantages in an able manner, and with
proper encouragement from our people is CALI
culated to do great deal of good for the State
Mr.. c: Payson, formerly of Douglas county
MIMI. now of Amite City, has been engaged
to represent the second above PANIED district
He has resided in this State about a year and
stands so we'll with the citizens of Amite CITY
that he was made ono Of the director. Of their
fair associations
He was one Of the delegates TO the late
northern convention held in this city, and i, |
wonderfully enthusiastic over Lousiana's |
health and climate, as he came here an almos, |
hopeless invalid. and was 80 helpless, that he |
bad to be supported as he walked, and in |
this short time 10 now q hale, strong, hearty
man.
Heis we'll acquainted with most of the
Florida parishes, and for few days has
been up the limo of the Texas and Pacific. in>
'pecting that part of the country, and will then
make short trip through ST. Tammany and
! few other parishes in his district in order
70 fully inform himself
The Immigration Association Is now neeo
iatng with several agents, northern men, to
'eIect one for the North Louisiana district
with tho expectation that tho arrangements,
will be contaminated in q very short time.
Messrs. Mulenger and Payson will star,
or the theatre Of their business operations, the
States Of Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota
Nebraska and Kansas in q few days, where
hey expect to distribute the pamphlets giving
he proceedings Of the late northern conven>
ion, held in this city en- the TIN and 9th of
August. (about 10000 Of which will DO p,inl.
'd) which they consider will be the most COLI
'incing documents which can be offered 10 the
northern public, who desire to change their
esidence and come South.
The association has received about 10000
copies Of tho immigration editions of the coun
~ papers which will be scattered over the
Worth and West, giving information as to the
esources. products, soil and climate of the
Efficient parishes of this State. An the advi.
es and letters received from the North are OF
be most encouraging character, Indicating
hat large flow of immigration will come
bis way during the fall ard winter. |,
Everything is being done by the Sta,e I'm
migration Association that is possible to bring !
hese immigrants, homo seekers and capital,
Its to Louisiana, and they will! use strong OK.
rtions after they teach this State, to try and
ave them to settle in Louisiana.