Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-02-06
10 INDUCE Immigration.
Tho First Steps Taken--Or-
ganizatlon Effected--Elec-
ton Of Officers.

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ton Of Officers.
Plans Discussed.-The Tax
Suggestion. What It
Would Amount to.
The first active steps towards sscur-
ing additional people Tor 6tutsman
county were taken Saturday BY The organ
ixation OF an Immigration sssociat,on at
the court house. The members Of the
advisory committee consist Of we'll
known residents Of Jamestown and ths
county, and the work w. pnt in good
hands . will b sssn BY glance at ths
nance. County Commisa,oosr Lsisoh
was made chairman OF The meeting, and
John Knau6 sscrstary.
An association was orsanissd, called
the Immigration Association Of Stuts-
man county. Resolutions were adopted
stating that it was dssn,sd advisable to
raise $1,000 for yearly expsnsss; that :
ssorstasy b slsctsd q > yearly salary oe
Us . month to work only q the pleasure
Of the advisory committee. This com.
mittse Vas namsd . follows:
E. D. Strong. O. i. Churchill. 81.
0isseler, @. Klaus, John Nilstsd, p. F.
Horn and ]. ]. Lsisch.
Plans and othsr matters were discussed
ct length. Nearly every part Of tho
county was rsprsssntsd st the meeting
which was called to order BY B. 8.
Russell. An sctlvs interest was mani
fest BY those present and 1t promises to
extend to other property owners and
residents Of the county who 80 the
necessity for uniting in this work for the
common welfare Of both town and
county.
The officers elected are E. p. Wells,
president; B. s. Russell, secretary; Chas.
A. Klaus, treasurer.
At the meeting Saturday, at which
time an immigration association was or
ganized, . resolution was adopted re-
questlng the county commissioners TO
.L..- -. 80 1h.. -. .c,,.,;..;o,,.
ere be requested to pay TO the treasurer
Of the immigration association for this
...,s sa 80, = -. =. ,.,;.,a s.,.;on 1a0a
. th. -. g ~ ~ res.rr.,d q, .fata.
80.
m. $500 =, ocn,tv oonm;..;on.,.l
= snthorized q a. time -Axed 81 law
for the levy1ng and aasssssssot Of taxes
70 levy . AT not e1ceedine ooefooftn 9!
one il On e eee ~ Heus. - 49, ss.s..v -. 4. "A.
ccnntv c,.y nron = nr.eant.t;on - -, e : nstitton
signed By oue.third OF tho legal voters
OF the county, taking the total vote q
tne lass eenefsl e!scs.on !, =. a 49,. .s,I9s .Is
=. ~ nu,ro." = e ON nromot;no t IA ess;st.
ine immieretion TO this state.
This fund i to be separate and dis
tinot and exnended by and under the
direction and control OF the county
commisa,oners Il such time and in such
! manner a they may deem best for the
nurpose Of securing immigration to the
state.
The total vote IN the county IL about
.-.-- = a. -.
law Tha tor.l $1,000 v.ln.t;on 81
nrona,%v ;n taa oonntv = a 629. .17S and
. t.r law !, on...;0hth ~ one mill on
tha f3oI,.r--an ..seesment az al,out 5o :
onartar section on thu farm lands N the
connty-vill oiva ( revenue Of over $3.50
. vaar. II N. au0sasted that there
vould be oonsider.ble opposition to the
movama.t vban + vas atated that there
Ia !. t.r law hnt vhen the .mount Il
.aan =, IA = ANAL and ins;onif,cant and
:. mnch - mora v;ll nrohahlv b. raised
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