Wichita eagle., 1890-01-14
A GREAT MEETING.
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lunch in Europe being responded to by
cheer
Mr. E. B. Buck, of Winfield, said Kansas
was good enough for him. He suggested
the real estate agents quit lying and tell
the truth. By way of prediction he
thought Kansas would suffer from open
ing of the Cherokee strip. He believed
that the opening of Oklahoma had in
jured Kansas.
The executive committee of the society
should go to work Immediately. 1t was
Kansas enterprise and let no one say 1t Is
a Wichita enterprise and allow any preJu-
dice to influence any one.
Mr.. E. G. Mum, of Englewood. said he
had heard he speeches with great deal of
interest. Was glad to hear Mr.. Kos Harris
saw all counties should be represented. He
believed the society would be OF great
value TO the western part of the state.
Mr.. A. W. Oliver, chairman of the ways
and means committee, submitted majority
and minority reports. They were read and
Mr.. Turner inquired after the manner OF
raising money.
The chairman of the committee, MIR. A.
W. Oliver, said the money part OF II was
the feature they wanted more time for
and could make report this morning.
Mr.. Turner moved adoption OF the ma
jority report as far as it went.
MIR. Miller Of the committee said he
wanted the question discussed and settled
as he wanted to 20 home this morning.
A western member wanted same fare to
all points in the state and Mr.. Irice
said that would be impossible.
Colonel Murdoch was called upon and
said the society should interest the rail-
roads. The railroads were just as anxious
for immigration as the people Of Kansas.
A rate would be made; common rate
but would cost more from the east TO get
to the western part of the state than to
the eastern part.
Mr.. McCulloch of Harper said that the
newspaper advertisement should be print
ed in different languages to eaten different
nationa tiles.
Mr. Trice said the railroads would carry
any advertisement free gladly.
Mr.. Turner said assessment on the
counties should be made to raise money
The financial question was the one lmpor-
tant feature to be considered.
The chair suggested that the committee
handle this report again and If they could
not reach decision by the time the con-
veution adjourned they could report to
the directors.
| Rev. Hewitt moved the committee re-
sumo work and report this morning at 10
o'clock.
| Mr.. Geo. Martin said the committee had
done about all it could. The directors
could attend to the finance part of it.
The motion to receive the reports pre-
vailed.
! The reports were as follows:
| Be it Resolved, That proper and jul
! dicious method of advertising is one of
the first and most important means of ac-
| complshing the objects of this movement
and that the success attending the
methods used in other states is worthy of
consideration and merit adoption here
with such changes and improvements as
| in the wisdom of this convention may
| seem best.
That it is the judgment of this conven-
| ton that every county in the state have an
| auxiliary organization and that each OF
said organizations secure from one OF
! their county papers at least twice month
! 1000 copies of said paper whose entire issue
shall be devoted to such matter as will be
an exposition in fact and intended to
| stimulate and bring people to Kansas, end
! that said 1000 copies shall be furnished the
| Kansas immigration Bureau for dIstrlbu-
| ton.
That the delegates of any county in the
state adiacenJ to any county who are not
| organized in this work, be and are hereby
constituted a delegation TO visit such I'M
organized county when so informed by the
secretary of the bureau. and use all proper
means to organize them into sn auxiliary
Of this movement under all the rules and
conditions of other counties.
BY this method it will be seen that
the bureau will have once and twice
month half million copies of fresh mat
ter written by at least 100 different writers
| for general for Kansas in the east at the
| least possible cost for advertising, which
also excites praiseworthv rivalry in each
county for the exposition of the strong
| features of their locality, thus affording in
the distribution of this assortment OF pa
pers from 100 counties an opportunity to
satisfy the fancy of anyone.
That each delegation here assembled as
soon as they return home after the close of
| this convention petition one OF their
county papers to devote one issue aside
! from advertising and other matter that
! cannot be left out) to the purposes of i'm
/ =
| be forwarded 10 the Kansas immigration
Bureau, and
| Resolved, That said delegations at once
establish permanent auXillareS with a
! board of directors and executive officers in
a manner as manner as may be judged
! best by them.
| That the board of directors through to
| the executive committee ask the railroads
! for a rate of one fare the round trip. or
| one half fare the single trip. Also that a
proportiouate low rate on household goods
and other personal effects usually shipped
| in by immigrants.
The minority report read as follows:
We agree to thereport OF the committee
except as to railroad fares. We think the
fare ought to be the same to every station
in the state. JNo, G. WOODS.
TAYLOR MILLER.
Mr. Turner moved that Mr.. A. w. Oil
yer be added to the executive committee,
which prevailed.
| Mr. Frank Williams said he thought the
convention had taken the wrong turn on
finances. The secretary ought to be paid
out of the general fund, and some other
slight expenses. Could not see why many
! thousand should be raised for the general
! fund He favored each county going for
! itself and advertise itself
Mr.. Buck announced that the executive
committee met at o'clock this morning.
Judge Anderson, of Pratt, suggested TO
discharge the ways and means committee
and let the executive committee do its
work.
Mr.. Oliver, of the ways and means, sug-
gested S., coo raised for central Office from
counties assessed according to per cent OF
| population.