The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-09
TIE RusroN CONVENTION.


will be opened at Ruston. 1,
will be grand convention in every
respect aud we predict that its impor-
lance and effect on the immediate
future history of Louisiana will sur
pass any gathering together Of Louis
lanians since the battle of New Orleans.
All citizens Of Louisiana who formerly |
resided in other Gulf, Atlantic or
Middle States are invited TO attend
and participate in the proceedings Of
the convention, though for purposes
of organic alton and business each par
ish has been requested TO send teD
delegates, who must be enigrants from
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Viz
gtnia, South Carolina or other OF the
States mentioned. The convention |
was called by the State Immigration
Association aud will be held under
it's auspices. The object Of the conven
ton is 10 devise ways and means TO
secure immigrants 10 Louisiana from
other Southern States which have
been pouring q tide of thrifty people
into Texas, Arkansas and other
Western States. The State Immigra-
ton Association conceived the idea
that it former residents of the States,
from which these people are moving
every year, would get together and
testify to the health, fertility and other
advantages OF Louisiana that it would
arrest the attention Of their old neigh
bors and attract them hither. The
idea Is "a good one and worked most
successfully in the case of the conven-
ton of former residents OF Northern
and Western States held In New Or
leans last summer. The testimony OF
that convention has been OF incalcula.
ble benefit to the State and has brought
home to the North and West the
beauty and geniality Of our climate in
a more convincing manner than any
other method could possibly have
done.
Now we want to try the same me-
thod with our brethren of the South
! who wish to Geek new homes. The
Telegraph owes its frat duty to the
people of Ouachita parish and we will
discharge that duty by urging our
citizens, who came from other South
ern States, to meet in Monroe on the
10Th inst to elect ten delegates TO said
convention, and In the next pIacs by
urging every one of s:ch citizens to
attend the Ruston Convention In per-
SOD. There wilt be room aud welcome
for all; Ruston will be turned into An
Iold-!ashtoned camp-grOund and every
body will be welcome at every tent.
The people there will treat you we'll
don't forget that.
The next question 10 what shall the
convention do? What practical steps
and measures shall they adopt in order
to make their work eifectual aud
productive of the most good: We
| would like Tor alt delegates to reflsct
on these questions before going TO The
convention aud request our brethsIn
OF tho North Louisiana press 10 make
practical suggestions during the next
week. Let every newspaper voice the
aspirations of Its constituents and
make known to the leaders of the
convention what they desire and are
! willing to do.
We understand that the practical
data aud representations obtained from
various communities, as we'll as the
poems and orations delivered at the
convention, will be Published for circu-
lation in other Southern States.
Therefore, the delegates from every
parish should 20 TO the convention
| we'll prepared and furnished with
statistics aud practical information.
Are we not right:
The Telegraph believes that the cons
vention should not deal altogether in
poetry and adulstion. There should
bs u systematic attempt TO contrast the
advantages CT louisiana as q place to
live ana work with those of other
Southern States. I, should be an OK.
perisnce meeting and the ore matter.
oi-fac; the experience the better. We
would suggest that particular attention
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