The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-23


commissioner Of each county that
hss 90 far failed 10 take part In the
immigration movemsnt, circular
letter from which the following 10
taken. The importance Of having
the cordial, hearty eO-opsration Of
every county In the State In the
movement IL too potent to need
further argument. Il IL hoped that
every county In the State will move
In the matter and ct the earliest
possible moment:
CENTRAL OFFICE.
KANSAS IMMIGRATIoN BUREAU,k
WICHITA, KANSAS, Jan. is, 1897
To the counties not represented by
delegates at the State Immigration
Convention held ct Wichita on
January IS and IA, 1880.
There are Q few counties still left
unorganIzsd in this movement.
And although We advise your county
by circular, through your chairman
Of board Of county commissioners
and the mayor Of each county seat,
Of the convention and the great Inn
portanee Of the steps abeut to be
taken, and still did not hear from
your county through delegates TO the
convention, yet We understand that
there are many reasons why SEINE
few counties may not have gotten
the information properly before
them In time to take the necessary
steps TO be in attendance ut this con-
ventIOn, and understand the mag
nitude, importance aud benefits that
this concerted action on the part Of
the whole State Of Kansas can bring
about.
Then, for the very evident reasons
stated below, we would again bring
this matter 10 your notice and urge
that your county at once organize an
organization and send the name Of
your director 10 the secretary Of this
bureau at onee, thereby emitting
you to all benefits and privileges
that may be secured to the state
movement.
And the hrst reason we state II
this that it was the judgment Of the
state convention, and was 80 en-
bodied In . resolution, that every
effort be used to enlist your cooper
alton, that every county may enjoy
alike the great benefits Of this i'm
pOrtant work that has brought such
magnificent results In ether states,
and TO combine In this movement
state harmony and unity; and
Second, to adopt . policy state
wide, fair, impartial, mutual to all,
and bear upon lie face and embody
In its working functions ali the
potency Of wide Ruage state move
ment, and 90 qualify Il - much to
60 before the railroads and secure
from them the rates necessary to
prosecute the work Of immigration
at once.
To create an organization Of less
magnitude than the entire State,
dePrIves the bureau Of the rates to
be made by the railroads, the cheap
ness Of which rate will make the
bureau effective and powerful.
The bureau, to be successful, must
be characterized by the elements
that eliminate from Il all sectional
appearance; hence another reason
and two-fold necessity Of your CO.
operation.
We have the assurance that II the
bureau have the support Of the
entire State, that we will get such
rates from the railroads as We may
properly ask.
We propose that svery point In the
State reached by railroad shall be
accorded a rate, and will not be |
satisfied unless rates are made to |
every county seat and important |
town, and further, that every county |
will fell justified In sending . repre-
sentative man east to work In the |
interest Of their locality.
TO those counties already orEaniz-
ed we urge the necessity Of seeing |
that all adjoining counties organize
at once, because the advantages that
you will receive will be largely in
creased by cooperation Of neighbor-
ing counties.
We again urge that you call
meeting Of your representative men
aud select . director aud forward
his name to the secretary Of the
bureau at once, and perfect Q per-
maBent local organization In this
and also forward any ad-
matter Of the nature de-
scribsd In proceeding to the bureau
foI distribution.
Please acknowledge receipt Of this
aud report prospects or progress, and
preserve this and the published re-
port in the Eagle sent you by secre-
tary, as We wish 10 call the attention
Of other leading citizens Of your
locality to same.
In case you cannot enlist the CO.
operation Of any large number Of
we suggest that you get
lew leading men and appoint Q d.
rector for the state organization and
Iend his name at once to the Kansas
bureau.
Z. b. BUCK,
Chairman Board Directors.
Address, HALE CowLEY,
Secretary Bureau, |
Wichita, Kansas.