St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-06
HO FOR IMMIGRANTS.
The immigration Bureau Fin
ally Decided Upon by In
terested Citizens.
City Council Called Upon to
Furnish Money to Grease
the Wheels,
So That the Machinery May
at Once Be Set in NO
ton.
P. H. Kelly Pays His Respects
P. H. Kelly Pays His Respects
to the State Worlds Fair
Commissioners.

1t seems now pretty certain that ST.
Paul will be the headquarters of per-
manent bureau of immigration. The
preliminary work of the citizens move
ment in that direction, inaugurated last
week Thursday in the chamber of COM
merce. eliminated in tangible shape at
a general meeting in the same place
last evening. Archbishop Ireland pre-
sided, and the special committee of fiji
teen appointed to formulate plan of
operation submitted the following, which
was adopted after a sort of deSultory
discussion.
First--That permanent committee of fif
teen be appointed by this meeting. which
shall constitute self-perpetuating board of
immigration that shall be known as the
board Of immigration of the state of Mime
sofa.
Second-That the chamber of commerce
be requested TO place its rooms at the service
of the board, ana instruct their secretary 10
act as the secretary OF said board.
Third-That the secretary of the industrial
bureau be requested to aid the board IN so
far as possible. and particularly in the pre-
paration of such circulars as they may de-
sire to circulate.
Fourth-That the city council be requested
to appropriate 5000 of the $4,000 which be-
comes available for such purposes Jan. 1,
1892
Fifth-That the counties. towns and cities
OF the state be requested to cooperate with
this board
The scheme Takes.
In the discussion provoked by the
report, w. F. Phelps remarked posi-
lively that the large part of the emf
grants that were likely to enter the
state from the east would make exit at
the west.
p. II. Kelly observed that he hardly
Endorsed the report of the committee,
and he had faith in the effectiveness,
and the necessity, in fact, of enlisting
cooperation from every part of the
state, and he urged that every influence
be employed to secure legislation at the
next session of the Legislature calcu-
lated to stimulate emigration.
ID. ID. Merrill was also convinced of
the prime necessity of legislation upon
the subject, and he remarked at some
length upon the Importance of auxiliary
bodies throughout the state and the need
of aTOusing the farmer members of the
legislature to their own interests in the
early settlement of the fertile prairieS
OF the state.
E. j. Hodgson's patriotism here as
serted itself. He insisted in the pro-
priety of the appellation, st. Paul board
of immigration. but the suggestion
brought p. H. Kelly to his feet. He
asserted that it would be both impractl-
cable and highly injudiciOus 10 take a
narrow or local course. 1t should be
broad and include the state. else it
would be folly to ask Minneapolis TO &C.
operate, as is the avOwed purpose of the
movement.
The archbishop, who presided. doubted
A g i,,a ,,,if ~
the villages of the state"
c. ii. Lienau moved the appointment
by the chair of a committee of five, of
which the archbishop shall be chair
man and Mr.. Kelly member, to call
upon the council and urge the impOr-
tance of the proposed appropriation of
$1,000. Mr.. Kelly at first requested to
be left off. but after some talk he as
sented. He said he was willing to use
his influence for what it was worth for
the common good.
How TO Raise Money.
The archbishop thought that none but
practical, everyday business men
should undertake this work, and asked to
be excused. Some urged that the matter
should be left with the board of fifteen
to attend to, but Mr.. Lineau, who was
ardently supported by Mr. Kelly, insist
ed that it would have more effect TO have
the work done by people independent of
the board, for the reason that the cOun-
Gil might declare that the board was act
ing with selfish NOTWITHSTANDING to get
$1,000 to spend. This prevailed. and
Archbishop Ireland will name the other
three to-day.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the chamber of
commerce be requested to pass resOlu-
ton asking the council for this apprO-
priatiOn and it prevailed.
t. j. Hodge moved that Archbishop
Ireland be chosen as chairman of the
board of fifteen, but. after the Arch
bishops protest and Mr. Glenn'S sug-
geStiOn that details should DC entrusted
TO the board itself. the matter was
dropped, the archbishop cOnSenting to
become a member of the board.
\. s. Tallmadge, secretary of the
chamber of commerce, offered to do all
he can for the advancement of the ends
OF the said organization, and then w.
+. Phelps perpetrated a surprise i'll
Introducing a worlds fair resolution.
Mr.. Kelly killed it speedily by assert
ing that the worlds fair was outside
the province of the movement under
consideration. He said there is great
deal of dissatisfaction and public dis
trust applied by the governor on the
commission. St. Paul had been ignored
by the governor, and the meeting should
also ignore the worlds fair Mr..
Lienau held like views, as did Mr..
Glenn. who made a stirring speech
against bringing in eXtraneouS matters.