St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-04
IMMIGRATION CONVENTION IDEA
PROVES TO BE A POPU-
LAR ONE
TAKES WELL EVERYWHERE,
DELEGATES NAMED BY ALL THE
NORTHWESTERN GOVERNORS
AND COMMERCIAL BODIES.
SAMPLE OF THE SENTIMENT
Shown I'm the Encouraging Let
ters Written to the 81. Paul
Commercial Club

Preparations for the immigration
convention of Nov. 10 next are pro-
crossing, and final arrangements will
be completed Monday noon, when the
committees on programme and final
arrangements meet at the CONNER
cial club. Correspondence still con-
tinues to be received, and the terri
tory which it is now known will be
represented covers the entire North
west from Lake Superior to the Pa
cific ocean.
Ezra G. Valentine, of Breckin-
ridge, Mimi, writing to the commit
tee about the convention, says: II
am greatly pleased that the Com
mercial club has taken active meas
ures to forward immigration TO the
Northwestern states by means of the
convention Of Nov. 10. believe great
good will be accomplished by such a
meeting, and to my mind there can
be no question but that the Northwest
| contains the cheapest and the finest
| farm lands in the United States, and
that nowhere else in this country
can capital judiciously invested OBJ
tain greater results. We of the Red
river valley believe we have demon
strated this year,as we'll as in former
years, that there are no finer farm
lands anywhere than the lands of
our valley. This valley lies near the
great markets of the Northwest, and
is only as yet partly occupied. There
are hundreds of thousands of acres
| that can yet be purchased at a price
per acre no greater than the net in
come per acre this year of similar
lands in the valley already titled;
and this has been accomplished even
at the present low price of produce.
THE people Of the Northwest
know little Of each other, or of the
great opportunities at their very
doors, and the people outside of our
section of country know much less
of US than we know of each other.
This convention will greatly serve to
enlighten the country at large on the
| vast resources of the Northwest: and
If the desirable homes for millions
of people, which we yet have to Of
fer for trifling consideration. can
be made known to the country at
large, we shall have gained much. 1
shall name ten delegates to represent
Wilkin county at the convention. as
follows:
ID. D. Waite and ]. W. Childs. of
Childs, Mimi.
H. S. Hogoboom and E. Balentine.
Campbell, Mimi.
"E. Connolly, F. E. Kinaston. A. B.
Mathews, Edwin Mattson, joseph
Gum and W. NJ. James, of Brcck:n-
ridge, Mimi"
The Commercial club has been no.
titled by the assistant general pas
senger agent of the Milwaukee road
that General immigration Commits
sioner w. E. Powell and Industrial
Agent Luis Jackson will be present.
WASHINGTON HEARD FROM.
Under date of Oct IS, Gov. ]. H. Nc
Graw, of the state of Washington.
writes that he is making selections of
delegates to represent that state, and
will notify the club of their names as
soon as the delegation is completed.
Auditor j. W. Jarvis, of Park Rapids.
Minn., names the following delegates
to represent Hubbard county: r. Z.
Davis, f. c. Rice c. W. Benham. +.
j. Steinmetz, George d. Mandigo. Enos
NJ. Kicker, j. H. Bradford. E. r..
Kinds, ]. a. Bayne. 7. ~ Cross. He
adds: I've feel confident that all
will be present" Hon. Isaiah Brad
ford, of Hubbard. Mimi, will make a
short address before the convention on
Capital and immigration. Twin
Brothers in Developing the Country"
Secretary Samuel Collyer, of the Ia
coma chamber of commerce, writes
that the Tacoma chamber desires rep
resentation at the convention, and the
delegates will be selected at the meet
ing of the chamber, Nov. I.
Hen. H. S. Judson. of Morris, Mimi.
writes: In the language of the day.
now you are talking. Warm up in
the work in attracting attention to
Minnesota's fertile acres. You are
now adopting proper plans. The cities
should unite in the work for securing
immigration for the country-we are a
part of you. Our prosperity means
your success. Stevens county is with
you. We offer the following residents
of Stevens county as delegates: Her.
man Zahl. Rillin j. Hall, j. y. John
son, n. r. Spur, L. p. Watson. w.
j. Munro, William Stuart, John Lenz.
Michael p. McNally and Peter G.
Larson
Hon. Paris Gibson, of Great Falls,
Mont, writes: 81 am glad to know
that an immigration convention will be
held at st. Paul. Montana should be
well represented at the meeting, when
proper steps, l hope, will be taken to
advertise the varied resources of this
state, as hitherto but little effort has
been made to attract immigration to
this state. The great mining, smelling
and manufacturing industries of this
state afford the best of home markets.
for the products of the farm and
dairy
Mayor j. r. Hanson, of Mayville. n.
D., has named the following delegation
to represent that section: G. ). EG-
wards, W. II. Robinson, J. Rosholt, =.
Ryerson, /. Steen, G. Cranston, H.
Larn, e. Z. Ellertou, ID. NJ. Kenny ara
NJ. S. Elkin.
Secretary w. a. Gordon, of the Grand
Forks Business Mems union, an
nounces the following delega tion from
that body: w. j. Anderson. stephen
Collins, c. j. Fisk l.. +. Booker. A. ".
Bangs, J. ]. Dow and Charles II. Brun-
son.
l.. y. Cary. of Mandan. n. D., in re-
plying to the invitation, said "'be
Northwestern immigration convention
is the course to pursue to get a de-
sirable immigration to the Northwest.
To reclaim attention 10 the Northwest
we must organize and have u seneral