Fair play., 1889-07-20


spOnse. which was followed by /:
very able address by Hon. j. J
Russell, of Mississippi county
on the Agricultural Resources o
Southeast Missouri. Wednesda,
morning the committee reported
and their reports were received
and adopted. The committee OIL
permanent organization reporte,
Judge John G. Ware, Of Butlel
county, for permanent chairman
Charles f. Stokes, of StoddarG
county. permanent secretary, ant
and W. '. Leach, Of Cape Girar
deau. treasurer. The committee
on constitution and bylaws re
ported 4 short, plain practical
document which will be published
as soon as a copy can be obtained.
The next order of business was
the selection of officers for the
society, which the constitution de.
clared should be called the South.
east Missouri Immigration Soci.
ETY.. Hon. VIM. Hunter, of Scott
county, was chosen President,
and Charles E. Stokes, Secretary.
The constitution provides that the
business Of the society shall be
placed in the hands of an Execu-
tive Committee Of five members.
For the purpose of selecting this
committee each county presented
the name of man and these men
composed committee to recon-
mend nominations for members of
the Executive Committee. Hon.
VIM. F. Cox was the member of
this committee from our county.
This committee reported as fol-
lows: l.. j. Albert, Cape Girar-
deau county; Geo. n. BonghtOn,
Stoddard; WIN. Ferguson, But
ler; w. S. Jewett, Jefferson, and !
b. b Cahoon, Madison. Geo. II. ,
Crumb, of Butler, was secretary
of the Executive Committee, and
". V. Leach, of Cape Girardean,
treasurer. The organization was
further promoted by the election
of one ice-president of the sOci- !
ETY. from each county in the dis
trict, these officers being recon-
for election by the dele.
gates present from the several
A. S. Coker was made |
vice president for Ste. Genevieve
county. To still further promote
the efficiency Of the organization
a local Executive Committee con.
sisting of three members was ap-
pointed for each county. This
committee for our county is COM
posed of VIM. +. Cox, Ste. Gene.
We've; 7. Is. Whitledge. st. Mary,
and Henry Dome, W-ingarten.
1t is expected that this local com.
mittee will be active in securing
such statistical information as
will he OF value to persons seek
ing homes or places to invest cap.
ltal in manufacturing or mineral
enterprises. The organization
being complete the next report
was that Of the committee Oh
Ways and Means. This committee
an assessment Of one
cent on the hundred dollars valu.
alton of each county. This Will
make the assessment of our cOun-
ty about SOB. This completed
the actual work Of the cOnven-
lion. Some excellent papers were
read among which we especially
note that of Prof. j. s. McGhee
On Schools and Churches that
by Hon. George II. Crumb, on
swamp Lands; that by Hon.
Louis Houck on Transportation
Facilities, and others which time
md space forbid mentioning. B.
3. CahOOn y address on the Miner
II Resources Of Southeast Mis-
'Ouri Was mastery effort and
vas frequently applauded by the
arge audience present. The del. (
gates attending the society from
his county were Gen, l.. A. Ro- ;
:ier, Hon. VIM. L. Cox, VIM. w. t
Jules ?. Guienon, DR.. j.
;. Roberts and \. s. COker. The
everal visiting delegations were l
light royalty entertained by the 6
itizens of Cape Girardeau, being !
AIKEN in carriages and driven to .
o the different places of interest ,
n the city, including the Normal 8
School and st. Vincent's College. :