St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-02
THEY KNOW A GOOD THING.
Washington and Montana to Have
Inning rat ton Conventions.

lmu1 y ration COnNentlOnS.
eve are much encouraged" said
President Schurmeier, of the n. w.
immigration association. yesterday,
with the prospects for securing immi-
grafton during the coming year The
activity and enterprise shown in the
formation of local state and county
societies throughout the states COM
prising the Northwestern Immigra-
ton association. has proven the move
ment inaugurated at the late imnigra-
ton convention at st. Paul to be one
of the most important and popular
movements which has ever affected
the development of the Northwest.
1.-THE object Of the general associa-
ton, which Is composed Of five repre-
sentatives each from the states of Wis
consin. Minnesota. North and South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Washing
ton, Oregon and the province Of Mani
toba IS to maintain unity of action be-
tween the various states of the North
west; to encourage the formation of
local state immigration societies, up
on whom will devolve the actual work
of securing immigration to their re-
spective states, and to render assist
aEce in all work affecting the general
interest Of this grand section.
THE wisdom of forming a general
organization has been abundantly YER
tded by the success 1t has had in en-
couragfng the organization of the
states and counties in the territory
which it covers. The state of Mime
sofa is now thoroughly organized by
the formation Of the Minnesota I'M
migration association, of which P. B.
Groat is secretary. Wisconsin has al
ready organized and within the next
thirty days one district and two county
conventions win be held in the north
western part of that state. South Da-
kota has called its convention for state
organization at Mitchell for Jan. Is
and is, and there appears to be much
enthusiasm and energy in that state.
President j. p Baker and Secretary
Power, of the North Dakota State as
ISOLATION, are busy at work organizing
the counties throughout that state for
an active immigration campaign.
GOV. Mcconnell, of Iaho, has been
carrying on an active correspondence
with the st. Paul Office, and has made
known his intention OF calling conven-
ton for state organization at Boise City
early in February. The Montana men,
bers OF the Northwestern immigration
association Messrs. G. e. Conrad Kali
ispell; Paris Gibson, Great Falls; J.
III. Mills, Helena, S. M Emery, BoZe-
man and w. B Jordan, Miles City, are
In correspondence with the central Of
nee, and IT is probable that a meeting
Will soon be called at Helena or some
other central point, which will result in
the formation OF state and county So
cfet1es OF that grand state. Gov. Nc
Graw. Of Washington, has also made
known his intention of calling a state
convention either at Seattle or Tacoma,
at an early date
THAT the Northwest will not be per-
mitt@5 tC monopoliZe the work of or
ganization for immigration is indicated
by letter received from a prominent
business man of Omaha, asking for in
formation with regard to the methods
used In organizing the late convention
at st Paul. and saying that state
convention for Nebraska will soon be
called at Omaha.
"The entire Northwest, from the
Great Lakes to Puget Sound, is NOV
ing in the matter of local organiza-
ton to secure settlers from the East,
and the effects Of the movements are
already felt in the large number of in
quiries from prospective settlers, ask
ing for information in regard to govern
ment and other lands in the various
states comprising the Interstate asso-
ciatiOQ,"