The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-11-27

AFTER winch the convention dG JOurn6d-
St. Paul, Nov. 20.-The immigration
convention this morning was quite as
well attended as on the first day, the
number of notables was quite as large
and the program insured continued and
deep interest
The first speaker was A. j. Andrews,
of Manitoba who described the advant-
ages of the province in a manner so
attractive as to make it seem that there
was no place like Manitoba
He referred to the newspaper war
which he said is continually going on
between Canadian and United States
papers, and he contrasted this with the
courtesy which had been shown the
delegates from Canada at this immi-
grafton convention.
P. B. Groat. of Minnesota, followed
Mr.. Andrews, in a paper on The Ar
tesfan Basin of North and South Da-
kota-"
O. C. Gregg, superintendent of the
Minnesota Farmers institute, made
short speech on practical farming.
which was generously applauded. He
presented some new and practical sug-
gestions to farmers, fruit growers and
stock growers.
S. @. Comstock and a committee es-
corted Gov. Clough to the convention.
and the governor made an address on
Minnesota"
E. V. Smalley, editor of the North
west Magazine. made a general review
of the problem of the convention under
the title, THE March of Population
Westward" His talk was matter-of-
fact and plain, in which he congratn-
lated the Northwest that the two great
railway systems which pass through
were to remain competitive, as the
courts have recently decided. Mr.
Smalley attempted to say nothing new,
rather summarizing what had been
said by others.
The last paper of the afternoon was
by Frank 81. Irons. editor of the Fargo
IN. d. Argus. on Our Northwestern
Prairies."
At the conclusion Of Col Eron's ad-
dress the convention took a recess until
8 o'clock
The evening session was given up to
desultory discussion upon the meth
DDS of introducing immigration. The
first speaker was Col Plummer, of
North Dakota. who made a character
istic speech on the advantages of the
Mouse River country in North Dakota,
closing by nominating C. E. Davis for
president of the United States.
81. c. Judson followed in a plea for
systematic, wide-awake effort to get
people to come to the great Northwest.
John C. Morrison, of Minnesota. was
the next speaker. As an old-time real
estate man and immigration agent he
said it would be useless. while times
were hard, to attempt to get immi-
grants from Europe. and literature
should be distributed in the older por-
lions of the United States now. but not
IN Europe until all the American work
men are employed at good wages.
On motion of E. V. Smalley, o. C.
Gregg was elected chairman of the
Minnesota delegation, and call was
issued at once for the Minnesotans to
meet to select their members of the
general board.
Mayor Gilroy, of Winnipeg, was in
trodueed and made a neat speech in
which he dwelt upon the mutually of
the interests of the Northwest and
Canada
j. B. Combs. Of Washington, advocat-
ed sending actual products to the East
to preach more effectively than any
literature.
c. L. Smith. of Minneapolis, pointed
out that in all literature and converse
ton with people in the East the fact
should be borne in mind that no COM
mercial fertilizer is used in the North
west
The convention then adjourned to
attend reception at the St Paul Com
mercial club rooms.
Minnesota delegation met after the
convention adjourned and selected two
additional members to act with o. c. /
Gregg on the Northwestern Immipra-
ton board. After considerable discus /
sion, A L. Crocker. president eff the |
Minneapolis board of trade, and D. &. /,
McGinnis, secretary of the St. Paul /
Commercial club, were selected.
The following committee was select
ed to organize Minnesota Immigra-
ton society: First congressional dis
trict. John Frank, LIE Roy; second dis
trict, w R. Edwards, Tracy; third DIS
trict, Tams Bixby, Red Wing, fourth /
district. Theodore L Schumacher. St. |
Paul: fifth district, P " Collins. Min
sixth district, DR.. C. A. KEEL
sey, Brook Park; seventh district. E. /
Ballentine, Campbell
The North Dakota delegates met this
evening and organized the North Dako-
Ia immigration Association. A tenn
porary organization was perfected by
the election of j. B. Powers, of Rich
land county, as president, and Frank