The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-03-04
MISS SATURDAY 4
PROCEEDINGS
Ofthe Grenada County Land AID lmn '-ra-
tiOn Asset :atiOn.

OhENADA, M1oS., EeD' 20. lo'o.
At meeting Of the citizens OF Gre
NADIA and Grenada county, held in
the Court house this day, in the inter-
est of immigration and general enter
prise and development OF this section
of country, temporary organization
was effected by electing Hon. B. {.
Adams chairman, and Walter S. r.
Doty secretary. Following this organ
:ization the Chairman spoke earnestly
and eloquently on the opportunities
and duties Of the people to now make
an earnest, united effort for the attain
ment OF those objects and purposes for
which this meeting is held.
Dr.. Vim. +. McSwine offered the
following resolution, which was adop-
ted:
Reso1red. thata permanent orga nization be
effected. to be known as 1.-The Grenada
County Land and Immigration ASSOCIATIONS,
whose object shall be to attract and induce
the settlement OF thrifty white agricultu..
rists upon the lands Of Grenada County and
the Association, every citizen OF Grenada
County interested in its welfare and devcl
op:ment be invited to enroll himself or her
self as . member Of the Association and to
contribute to its funds. and we heartily III.
vite the co-Operaliun. for like purposes. OF
the Counties contiguous to, and adjoining
Grenada County.
The meeting was then permanently
organized as the Grenada Land and
Immigration Association, with the
following officers to-wit: Alex Allison,
President: DR.. VIM. r. McSwine,
Vice-President; Walter S. p. Doty,
Secretary; J. T. Thomas, Treasurer.
The following resolutions W-re then
offered and adoptcl:
Rv Dr.. J. W. Yong:
Rcso1red, t'i..t thr nrgnnz"t 5t}u i>' i't''
sum Of at least Four liund!ct T. lar by
public subscription for purposes 't adver-
ti>in= the resources and lnnd>H1 1lii, count y, ,
to furnish $400, Ialubu>ha 5000. HHu TAI,i-
hatchic County $2o0 for like purpn~r~ in
their own behalf, and that the ri1j2"n~ Of
the foregoing named counties be requested
to meet in convention and appuin, repre-
sentative delegates to a general lner'tu= 10
be held in Grenada on Tuesday. March :l~,
lS0} at II o'clock q. H.. for the purI)n~" Of
etfccting Il general Immigration, -Assuria i"n.
By a Member:
RcsOlred, that an Executive Committee of
| h be appointed by the Chair. to mold regular
meetings: TO supervise and supernlrnu the
actions of tho sub-committees appointed
l., this organiZat ion. and further. that said
| Executive tummitt"c appoint Il general
manager to distribute advert t~pnrA1~ and
! visit different localities fer the plrpn,.t. "t
! furthcing the principles ii this u:-;at'I"-
| tion.
BY J. T. Thomas:
Rsso'rrd. that this meeting Huthor.A" it,
Executive Committee 20 offer ny public adj
vcrtisrment .he sum of Four Hundred dol
lars. AS "a bonus for 4ht colonization ana
permanent settlement ON the Lands OF Gro
NADIA County. of C2N twenty-five nrr'rfdb'
| energetic families Of white agricuturiSts.
and to pledge the further sum OF Ten Dol
| lars per family. for each and every nddltru-
| al family settled in This county,
BY DR.. VIM. r. McSwine:
Resolred, that cnmmitte" "f five lee ap-
pointed to get up Il lis, OF 9ll the land, offer"
| ed for sale to settlers in Grenada County,
showing prices. descriptions i"rAttnl and
numbers Of same. and to prepare ana DIS
tribute advertising matter under the dire'-
| tion OF the Executive tommil're.
The President then announced the
following committees. as called for by
the resolutions: