Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-25
immigration Convention.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, July IT,
The courthouse was crowded at last
evenings session of the immigration
convention. A large numper of dele
gates arrived oB the late train ana on the
New South this morning. The feature
Of the evening was the address of wei.
come by Mayor Leon j. Albert and
the response by Hon. H. n. Phillips o
Dunklin. Iu addressing the conven.
ton he referred in a blefand apt manne
to the importance of the meeting here
Of the representative men OF the South.
east for common object. the develop.
meht of this section. He alluded to
the schools Of the city. the city's hope
full outlook, the wonderful advantages
of our section and bade the members OF
convention hearty welcome to the
Queen City of the Southeast.
The response of Mr.. Philips was we'll
worthy of the occasion. He said:
We come from where the Ozarks
rear their mighty and silent heads
against the Western sky, from the
vine clad hills and fertile valleys of
lowell. Shannon and Oregon, from
where Pilot Knob stands as the giant
outpost of the mountains in whose
veins is concealed iron ore enough to
last the United States for century.
We come from Mine La Motto whose
traditions are older than our history,
from Crystal City sparkling with it,
brilliant wares, from the midlands
whose agriculture resources are second
to none in the country and upon Which
are garnered mountain heaps Of golden
grain. We come from the lowlands
where wave in Gods sunlight green
banners OF growing corn, the giants of
the forest with hearts of oak and cy-
press, from the beautiful prairies where
the cotton grows Its richest iuXuriance,
from where timber enough grows of
giant pine, Stalwart oak, stately cy-
press and gum ash and walnut to
build a city from the Rocky
Mountains TO the Golden Gate, repre-
senting territory of $4,000 square
mics inhabited by nearly 100000
American citizens, an empire itself 10
times larger than Rhode Island, larger
than Massachusetts and Vermont com
bined, nearly as large as Maine and
with more natural resources than all
the Eastern States combined. We
have grander mountains, more fertile
valleys, longer rivers, more iron ore,
richer lead mines, statelier trees, more
productive soil, better men and fairer
The speakers rapidly reviewed the
tide of immigration tor many years
past, and emphasized the fact that
failure to locate among US was our own
fault. and hence this convention of
representative men in the Southeast
to devise means by which our advan-
tages should be more known. He
passed in rapid yet mastery manner
over the proposed line of action and
on behalf of the convention
the hosptalities rendered by the May
or in behalf of the citizens of the Cape.
He was heartily cheered at the close
of his address.
ADDRESS OF MR.. Russell.
Hon. Joseph J. Russell delivered an
address on the agricultural resources
of Southeast Missouri.
After an eloquent review of agricul-
ture in general and its duties. the soil,
and markets, he said:
Southeast Missouri is now being.
and has been for the last two decades.
developed faster than any ether part
OF the State. The % counties embrac-
ed IN the territory represented by this
had, in 1870, a population
. oi oo5, ana 1880 population of
- ,oo2; an Increase in 10 years of 65,-
'49-more than gain of 50 per ceut.,
while in the State as large the increase
was not quite 26 per cent. This is sig
nlflcant, and shows that the undevel-
oped resources of this section have at
tfacted the puplic eye. dare>say the
figures of the last decade will be as
favorable, but we still have much nm
developed land that is being rapidly
settled and improved, and the next
decade will shoW OlIr most rapid anu /
substantial growth. We have total