The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-03-10
THE IMMIGRATION CONVENTION
A Grand and Successful Meeting
The Dnvn 0E "a New Era 90 south
west Missouri.


Clinton CONVENTION, we reprint that OF
our friend Walter n. Monroe, OF the
Upton Times, which is mtuuum az
parUO:
The Immigration Convention that
met al Clinton on the 23d ult., was per-
haps as perfect u surprise rs is olteH
met with Everybody was surprised
The people oi Clinton, the instigators
of the movement, the delegates them
selves, all confessed the convention
greatly surpassed their expectations III |
point of numbers as well as IN the en-
thusiasm shown. On Thursday morn
ing there assembled at the opera mouse
five hundred Of as fine looking, lnteIii-
gent, business men, as ate often golteh
together, such body as would DC an
honor TO any section III The uhioh. Al
ten O'Clock the mayor 0t the city Oh
Clinton called the convention to 0rder
and Introduced Hon. >. ii. Clayco'no'
of Carthage, as temporary chalr'hab
PRAYER was offered by DIR. Lucas, Al
| the conclusion of which Senator Gay
comb delivered briet but interesting
speech, in which he expressed great
| pleasure at being called on TO preslde
| over SO important d body engaged III
such a glorious work. On behalf oi tne
people of Clinton, Hon. Josh Ladue dc.
| iivered IA very able and eloquent al
dress of welcome, from which we take
the liberty of publishing the following
eXtraCts:-
The truth is all we need display or
unfold concerning southwest Missouri.
We need not indulge in fairy sketches
|
land" or Landscape scenes to invite
Immigration here. To "tell the truth,
and tell it well, concerning the adVant-
aces and resources OF southwest MIS-
souri,, will tax the ingenuity and best
energies of the intelligent men OF our
population, and when this is done ana
placed within the reach and under the
observation of those who are seeking
homes in the southwest and west, the
task will be done, and this great empire
will feel the result in life-giVing throL
and pulsation, which will awaken new
, energy, new life, new hopes and aspi
? rations among our people from the cell
ter to the circumference OF this grea
> garden spot of the state. Such results
will follow, that within the limits
>; time ordinarily accorded to men OF ou
u aye, we shall behold in part the frui
: ton OF those bounties OF nature, D>
which we are surrounded, under th
u touch of an active, enterprlsing ant
thrifty population, and be Instruments
70 in transmitting to our children's chi
y, dreu, one of the choicest heritsges q
~ earth.
20 Prof. J. X. Gwynn, of Versailles. re
~ piled to the address OF welcome in
10 very happy effort, which was receive
'f with frequent applause. 1t was per
u haps the neatest piece of rhetoric
l. the occasion, and won its author lou
praise.
At the conclusion of AIR. Gwynn
w address Gov. Morehouse and sewers
- other state officers were invited to sea
." on the stage and introduced TO II
,o audience.
m po Mr.. r w. Mitchell, of Nevada Cit
~. was elected temporary secretary. al
y, upon call OF the counties 1t was four
m ia that twenty seven oi the forty countl
NV included in the call were rel
''' resented. Committees consisting
=, one from each county were appolnt'
~ on permanent organization and bas
10 of representation.
Dl' A letter from Mr.. p. Degnan, TO
~ mer resident of this city, now pre-
-, porous wholesale merchant oil :
'.u Louis, as president of the MullaDp
w Board, rendering the assistance OF ID
~" board to the convention, was read a
u" m the convention adjourned tor dinner.
90, On the re- assembling OF the conVe
I o, ton the committee on permanent
~" osnization submitted the following
hin port
oo of Polk.
~ ~ Secrctary-D. A Beemer, of Bart'
the ASsiS'a'i' ''''
70 Jasper.
y" Sergeant at arms-Walt NJ. MOnr
ION of Moniteau.
ION With a vice president for each col
tv, that honor falling to MIR. ). Col
a. of MOniteau.
~ Mr.. z. Degnan, of the Mullanf
T." Board, was called upon and explain
i;' t'' the purpose of the organization he r
a .'n resented, which was TO assist imi
~ a'o, grants to find homes, and made W
creditable showing OF its achievemel
He gratified his Old friends from
a", ~" place by paying Moniteau county
,,a, handsome compliment.
no' A committee of one from each cou
,o 'o;a, was appointed to draft q constitut
l'io' @ and bylaws, upon which Mr.. Jos
pro- Evans represented Moniteau cour
i''' and the convention adjourned to Sc
- . o'clock.
'o An invitation was extended the C
:. ventiou to visit the wonderful artes
II sn ~ well, near the city, and Baird cole
~, and carriages placed at the disposa
n',,s au the visitors for that purpose, an o
,,,a which was very generally accepted.
INC Soon after seven O'Clock the cow
'1 ~: " ton was again called TO order and
us, us committee on constitution and by-ls
~ ,. made report, which was adopted UNI
dont mously.
''en' Briefly the provisions of the const
oh tiOn and bylaws are: The ment
US ': ship of the society shall consist of s
'iol i counties south of the Missouri river
'"'' shall comply with the requirements
, o. the society. The management of
10" o" society is vested in Il board of dii
~ tors, consisting of one member d
i. oms each county. Each county is requ
uod uno to contribute proportionate share
ai, ,oa the expenses of the society, not to
wei ceed one cent on the one hundred
lars of the assessed valuation for
~ .''" year. The officers of the assocla
. 90 30 are president, secretary and treasu
w Mr.. Jos. Evans was elected dire
anu from Moniteau county.
.,, On Friday the board of directors
';'nn su"n aud organized by electing Hon. Ii
,lo"o 'ho'o Salmon, of Clinton, president;
,a.so an,o Landes, of OsceoIa, treasurer, and
'on X. Gwynn, of Versailles, secret,
,aa. aao The permanent headquarters OF
'oa.' ,. society are located at Clinton A
pu: p,:,; has been issued for meeting TO
"i,' held in that city on the 10th OF Ma
~ I;l,'; !; to organize an auxiliary county soci
'io'' and all who are interested in this
IN pcrtant work should be on hand.
WAGES NJ COAL, MINERS