Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-25

Friday. Jan. %, 1889.

Friday. Jan. 70, 1889.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. Is, 1889.
EDITOR GUARDIAN
The following suggestion, dated
August 81, 1888, for a convention
of former citizens of Alabama,
Mississippir, Georgia, South Car
DINA and other Gulf, Atlantic and
Middle States now residing in
Louisiana, was published and
strongly endorsed BY nearly all Of
the press Of the state, and would
have been carried on last fall but
for the interference Of the unfor
tunate quarantine regulations and
other causes.
The State Immigration Associa-
tion, fully approaching the great
necessity for this convention now,
as 1t did then, and as a majority
of the press of North Louisiana,
as far as was received by US, Sc
lected Ruston, therefore it has
been decided to make the call for
the delegates to meet at Ruston,
in Lincoln parish, on the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific r.
R., on Monday, the 18th day OF
February, 1889, at II m.
Residents in each parish from
the States embraced in this call
are requested to assemble and Sc
lect delegates IN any manner they
please, 10 represent them at this
convention, at the earliest posi-
ble dates, and notify us of their
names and post office address.
These delegates to be former
citizens of the states named, will
select their own officers and man
age and control the convention,
without any interference or sug-
gestion from the officers of the
State immigration Association.
For the purposes Of business
sshe number of delegates will be
limited to ten from each parish,
but as many alternates can be ap-
pointed as is desired, there being
mo limit to their number.
The hall will be handsomely
decorated, appropriate music will
he furnished, and everything done
t make the convention pleasant
and enjoyable as well as profitable
and useful. 1t is believed that
is Excellency Gov. Nichols will
render all the assistance in his
power to make this convention q
perfect success,
Distinguished speakers will he
in attendance, and the names of
the speakers, programme Of the
convention, etc, will be announced
in due time. The following is the
suggestion referred to, it being
contained in q former circular
from this office.
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. 81, 1888.
Dear Sir-It has been sugges-
ted that a convention be called to
meet at some point in North Loui.
siana, on the V. S. & P. railroad,
to consist mainly Of former citi.
zens of Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina and other Gulf, Atlantic
and Middle States, who new re-
side in Louisiana, to obtain their
statement regarding their person
al experiences during their resi-
dences in this State, which infor-
nation to be supplemented by data
and statistics regarding the pro-
ducts and resources of the differ
ent parishes in Louisiana, is to be
published in pamphlet form and
sent back to their former homes,
to be distributed among their rel
atiyes, friends and others.
The holding Of these conven-
tions and the agitation of immi-
grafton will do Louisiana good
abroad, and at the same time edu-
cate onr own people to it's lmpor-
lance. 1t is our desire to treat
every section of the State alike,
and for that reason we think it
proper that this convention should
be held in North Louisiana. The
call will be made by the State I'm.
migration Association, and we will
be guided by the opinion Of a ma,
op,tv, 80 fLo