St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-17
1T WILL BE A SUCCESS,
JUDGED FROM THE ASSURANCES
RECEIVED BY THE CONNER
CIAL CLUB.
Showing That the People Are
With the Movement and
Why.


convention opens in st. Paul Tues
day. AS the time draws near for the
opening Of the event, the assured
success of the meeting becomes more
apparent.
A short time ago, the secretary of
the st. Paul Commercial club sent out
circulars to the prominent men of
the Northwest, asking their opinions
of the convention. In response to
these he has received hundreds of
replies, all of which state that the
meeting is sure to be of inestimable
value to the vital interests of this
why such will be the case. These
also speak Of the delegates to come
from the different cities and coun-
ties. From the information thus
gained it is estimated that there will
be 1000 delegates and interested WIS.,
Itors present.
This great number of representa-
tive business and professional men
coming together to devise such ways
and means as shall stimulate and en-
courage immigration to this section
section, and give various reasons
of the United States cannot, it is
claimed, prove other than a help to
every industry here located. 1t is
already attracting national atten-
ton, and the press of the East as
we'll as of the West is speaking of
the commendable enterprise of the
st. Paul Commercial club in arrang-
ing for the convention and of the
benefit which will result therefrom.
A permanent organization will
doubtless be effected, the work Of
which will be to furnish informa-
son to prospective settlers regard
sng the resources of this section Of
Sne country, and to offer inducements
% them to come here.
The following letter embodies
Rumber of reasons why the meeting
will be benefit, and a number of
suggestions to the convention:
TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 9, 1S95.--Sec-
retary Commercial Club, st. Paul,
Minn.-Dear Sir: You have asked me
to state some of the reasons which oc-
that called for Nov. 10 by your organi-
Zation should prove beneficial to the
various states which will be represented
there by duly appointed delegates.
One cannot help feeling that in the
interests of higher civilization such
a movement would prove of great val
ue, because we all know that the finest
civilization of the world exists along
the line of the north temperate zone
around the globe. In some OF the
states which will be represented at
the convention a more hardy type Of
settlers is needed than would be in
this section, but [ take it that the re-
suit of the convention Will be the for
nation of an organization which shall
have for its objects the furnishing of
Information to prospective settlers re-
garding the resources and needs OF the
various states comprising the organt-
zation, which will enable those who
are to change their location to deter
mine the locality to which they are
best suited. That the time is ripe for
forward movement in the direction Of
increased immigration to the North
west is so apparent that argument
seems unnecessary. It has seemed to
me for a year or two past that if a
concerted movement were started, one
similar to the one in which your Or
ganization is now engaged, that a very
large number of diScontented residents
of other sections would be ATTRACTED
to the Northwest. The opportunities
much greater and the chances so much
better that they naturally look for
ward to the change with hopes of
greatly beneffting themselves but no
movement of this nature, it seems to
me, can be successful without the CO.
operation of the great railroads trav-
ersing the continent, and the first
duty of the organization, when eff
cooperation. These are the days of
low prices for farm products and low
wages, and transportation charges
should be made proportionate, and if
that is done | feel very sure it will in
duce a very large amount of travel to
the West over the various lines Of
railroads.
Coming to the state in which I live,
its splendid resources have caused it
to be regarded by men Of all classes
as one of the great states of the I'm
ion, and it is today one of the most
favored Of spots for young men to
emigrate to.
There is every reason, it seems to
me, why such an organization as will
certainly grow out of the immigration
convention should be brought forth at
this time and it will certainly have
the support and backing Of the people
OF this commonwealth. Yours very
truly, Samuel CoIIyer
Secretary of the Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce.
A public meeting of the citizens of
Red Falls, Minn., was recently held in
regard to the convention. The senti-
ment expressed was that when, a few
years ago, the state of Minnesota
abolished the immigration commission
an unwise economy was shown, and
that the state has suffered much loss
therefrom by immigration into other
states, of those who might have been
induced to come here and thus occupy
land which has been undeveloped. The
meeting requested that the convention
petition the next legislature to estab-
lish an immigration commission, the
duty Of which shall be to go East and
use such means as shall induce dis
contented people there to come to the
Northwest. 1t shall also be the duty
of this commission to have printed and