Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-14
SOME OF OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Grand Army Immigrationto to Ala
abama.
To the Age Herald:

To the Age Herald:
 There seems to be some misunder- Standing about the two grand army com mittees recently appointed by Depart ment Commander Bostwick looking to the Immigration of their comrades from the northern states to Alabama,- and in order that the facts may be known we publish the following. after investiga- tion:
 At the recent department encampment of the Grand Army at Montgomery on the 4th of April, 1895, the following pre- amble and resolutions, which were pre- pared by Major Hunter of the local post here, were unanimously passed by the en- Ca1npment:
 Whereas, There is strong desire among many of our comrades of the northern states to immigrate to the sun ny southland whereas, ,thelarge nlanufac- tories of the north are making fnvcstiSl- T. tions with view of coming to this mid climate, with it's inexhaustible supply of cotton, coal, iron, timber and varied other resources; and, whereas, Alabama (our adopted state) possesses unequaled advantages in climate. soil and resources to furnish homes for farmers. manufac- turers and laborers; and whereas, the people of Alabama extend a cordial invi- tation to our comrades of the north to make their homes with us. and whereas, the convention of the Commercial Asso- citation of Alabama at its recent meeting in Birmingham passed resolutions in- viting Grand Army colonizations throughout the north to make Alabama their home; and, whereas. we hail with delight the prospect of our clasping hands with those to whom we are bound by bonds welded in the fire of battle therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic of Alabama extends to all of our comrades a most cordial invitation to make Ala bama their home, hereby pledgng our selves to do all in our power to aid them in securing suitable locations for farm ing and for any branch of industry they may wish to assume; and further.
 Resolved, That the cncampment au- thorizes the commander of this depart ment to appoint two comrades from each post m the department IS a committee to Formulate the necessary plans to carry into effect the most desirable end; and further,
 Resolved, that the department com mander shall be chairman of said com mittee.
 And pursuant to said resolutions the following named comrades were ap- pointed by the new department com mander:
 M. c. Scott and w. H. Black of Mont gomery; M. D. Wickersham and Fred Ritter of Mobile; W. H. Hunter and J. Clyde Miller of Birmingham; G. B. Randolph of Anniston; J. B. Hinds and T. A. Howard of Decatur; A. J. Reming- ton and J. c. Weatherly of Moulton; Ed Anderson and w. H. Morris of Fort Payne; A. B. Hayes and Casper Arnold of Cullman; Jerre F. Siles and William Sides of Townley.
 On the Sth day of April the depart ment commander, at the request of the Commercial Association of Alabama made the following appointments
 During the recent session of the Ala bama Comercial association the subject of the movement of Grand Army of the Republic people to the south was brought up, and with a view towards se- curing some of them for Alabama, the following preambles and resolutions were passed:
 Whereas, There is a movement among the members of the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the north to or ganize a colonization enterprise looking to immigration to the south; and
 Whereas, Alabama possesses un- equaled advantages to attract such i'm movement, be 1t
 Resolved by the Commercial Associa- tion of Alabama, That the state en- campment of the Grand Army of the Re- public that assemblies in Montgomery on the 4th instant be and the same is hereby requested to appoint a comittee of three from that body to investigate the resources of Alabama for the pur- pose of reporting on the same officially for distribution among their comrades in the north, and that MT. J. F. Slater be appointed committee of one from this body, whose duty it shall be to accom- pany this committee in their nvestiga- ton.
 In pursuance of this request the fol- lowing order has been issued by the commander of the department:
 Birmingham, Ala, April 8, 1895.
 In accordance with the above expressed request of the Commercial Association of Alabama, the following named comrades are hereby appointed committee of in- vestigation to accompany MT. J. F. Sla- ter as suggested: William Snyder, Br- mingham, Ala; r. G. Sheppard Bir- mingham, Ala; M. D. Wickersham, Mo- bile, Ala. The headquarters of this com mittee will be at 1906 Second avenue Birmingham, Ala.
 MANOAH BOSTWICK,
 Commander Dept. Ala, G. A. R.
 The foregoing resolutions of the Grand Army of the Republic encampment de- fine the duties of one of these commit tees and the following resolution of the State Commercial club and the apoint- ments made in pursuance thereof explain the duties of the other committee
 The encampment committee has it's headquarters at No. 1901 Second avenue, Birmingham.
 We understand that both comittees will work in perfect harmony. and we wish them success. w. H. HUNTER. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
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