The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-30

BY THE EXECUTIVES
Proceedings of the immigration AsSO-
cations Committee at Helena.
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
The Railroads Are Asked to Adopt
a More Liberal Policy In Regard
to Eastern iome-Seekers-
subscriptions BY Counties


Sewell Davis of this city, secretary of
the executive committee of the Monta-
ma Mining & immigration association,
returned yesterday from Helena, where
he attended the meeting of the commit
tee. at which much important business
was transacted which will be OF general
interest.
The committee was called to order at
2:50 o'clock Monday afternoon by the
chairman. Paris Gibson of Great Falls.
Messrs. Davis Edwards and Mills were
appointed a committee To draft an or
der of business, and the following was
adopted:
/. Calling or the roll
.. Reading of minutes.
3. Communications for immediate
consideration.
4. Reports of officers.
5. Reports of committees.
6. Unfinished business.
Z. New business, including reports
of county committeeman and general
correspondence.
s. Adjournment.
A COMMUNICATION was read from the
Immi Migration Restriction league relating
10 the restriction of immigrants who
cannot read and write some language.
The action of the officers relating to
this matter was endorsed. A commune
cation was also received from Herbert
II. Reed proposing a plan for advertis-
ing Montana.
a call of the counties was made to see
what had been done in regard to the
collection of assessments. The follow
ing was the result:
Granite county,. ..... -. ...... Paid
Deer LODGE. -. ....Will pay June ].
fefgu s...... .'..' .....' .'....... Absent
carbon. '..''. .'... $4,000. Iald
flatneau.... ...... ...... ......-...b RAD
Yellowstone. .....Prepared TO pay
Ieton.... ........ ...... ............ PAID
haNall....... -. ............ Absent
Meagher. SIS; balance soon
Silver Bow. ..... Prepared to pay
Sweet Grass. .........Prepared to pay
tnoledu..... $50. .''.''''.'''.'..'. fdld
Jefferson. ......... ..... ..Absent
fafk.. '..'..''.' -. ''.'..'''''' absent
Gallatin.... ...... ...... ......Paid
Madlson....... ......... ........... .Pald
MISSOURI. ......... ..........Pay June
Lewis and Clarke. ..... Pay soon
Dawson. ......... -. ......... Absent
BeaNefhead. ...'..'. ..'......Absent
custer '''''' ..'.'''. '..'''' 'ADsent
cascade. .'...' .'.... $1,000. RAD
Valley. ....... Absent
The total amount collected is 1852 65.
Instructions were issued that all de-
linquent counties shall have their mon
ely In the treasurer's hands by June Is.
At the evening session the committee
decided to advertise for bids i'm the
state for a 32-column supplement. to be
folded into a special edition of all state
papers, said supplement to be made up
of a general write-up OF the state as a
whole and 1,500-word articles on each
county, furnished by the county COM
mitteeman and compiled under the SUI
pervision of the secretary. The special
editions of state papers are to contain
contributions from subscribers. and the
publishers of said editions are to be
furnished an Eastern mailing list. sup
piled by subscribers, who would agree
to pay for the copies sent to the adj
dresses furnished by them. There was
some discussion of the ACCESSIBILITY of
establishing a state mining and adver-
Using bureau under the supervision of
competent man, but the committee
decided that the available funds of the
organization did not warrant the es-
tablishment of such n bureau. but in
stead the secretary was instructed to
employ a man to conduct the adver-
Using as n whole, under his directions.
G.. w. Morse, committeeman from
Granite county. handed I'm his reslgna-
ton, stating that he would be unavoid-
ably absent from the state the greater
part of the year. and DIR. ]. NJ. Sigh
of Philipsburg was chosen in his place.
The following resolutions We're
adopted. on motion of Il. A. Winstanley
of Mlssoula:
Whereas. The executive board of
the Montana Mining & Immigration
committee has been elected by the citi-
Gems of the state of Montana In con-
vention assembled for the purposes Of
properly and truthfully advertising the
resources of every part of the state,
and also for the purpose of promoting
the immigration Of a thrifty and enter
prising class of farmers; and,
Whereas. The executive committee
is now confronted with the condition
that the policies of the railroad COM
panies entering the state of Montana
have not heretofore been favorable to
the promotion OF such immigrants into
Montana, but rather to carry them
through and settle them in the states
OF Washington and oregon; and,
Whereas. In order for this commit
tee TO fully accomplish the purposes for
which IL has been designated and chos-
en-, II becomes necessary that the rail-
road companies should cooperate and
put I'm effect the same conditions in
Montana as are applied to points in
Washington and Oregon; therefore.
be IL
Resolved. That IL is the sense of this
executive committee that the railroad
companies should adopt a more liberal
policy than has heretofore been i'm OPP
Grafton toward all parts of the state
OF Montana; and that the secretary OF
this committee be instructed 10 CORES
pond with the proper officer OF each OF
the railroad companies entering Mon
tana. and endeavor to have 'stop-over'
privileges allowed on all second-class
and emigrant tickets. for all and any
point in the state Of Montana on their
respective lines of road"
IL was then decided that the COM
oh II. q
ward to the secretary, before June Is,
a paper setting forth the resources OF
his county. TO contain not more than
1900 words. At the suggestion OF Mr..