The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-23
FOR IMMIGRATION.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION
HELD AT MITCHELL.
An Association Formed which Will
Work for the Good of the state
Three Hundred Enthusiastic ana
Patriotic Men Discuss Ways ana
Mems Of Increasing south DakO-
ta's Population.

Mitchell. :. d., Jan. 1o.-Ine iullii-
grafton convention. which held It's SEES
sjonsh here today, was the largest and
most enthusiastic body of the klnd
which has eyer assembled in the state.
Three hundred delegates, representing
practically every county east OF the
Missouri river were present. eiouA
Falls sent Ii, Aberdeen II, and other
cities in like proportion. h people
of Mitchell had not expected Il quarter
of the number and We're VerWheihle
but rallied and entertained the guests
rayally.
The convention was called to order
Inv NJ, =. Beebe of Ipswich who Is
one of the executive committee Tor
South Dakota, appointed by the North-
western convention i'll ST. Iaul last
November. +. \. Norris of Hutchln-
son vas made temporary chairman,
and Mons Dist of Chamberlain, ScCre-
tary. The chair appointed the follow
ing committees and chairmen: Gre
dentiaIS. T.. f. Bushnell of Aberdeen;
pprmanent organization. j. II. Rice OF
Huron; programme, j. TOmllnSon, IT,
of Sioux Falls: resolutions, w. l.. lip
ton. Judge II. III. Keith of Sioux fallS
was made permanent chairman, anu
T. C.. Burns of Mitchell permanent
secretary. judge Keith made a vigOr-
Gus address. stating that the state Il
been injured as severely BY the lies OF
the boomers as by any other cause
and declaring that to work suCcesS1ul-
ly to secure immigrants who would
build UP the state and remain mere us
lvyal citiZcns. we must tell the actual
truth about every section, its
and drawbacks. This sentiment was
loudly applaudcd. After recess tn"
convention rpaSSomblCd. and Judge
Haney of Mitchell delivered a scholar
ly address of welcome. Capt. HouS"r
of Aberdeen made a most eloquent re-
sponse which was loudly applauded.
All the sneakers of the day insisted
that the new organization must. III us
advertising. not attempt to OVerdra W.
but must tell the strict truth. n
following plan of action, submitted by
the committee on programme, was
adopted:
A statewide organization is 10 be
formed. to be called the South Dakota
Immigration association. which Is TO
be Incorporated. The delegates, from
every judicial circuit, elect Il member
of the executive committee, and the
convention elects the president. SCCrc-
tarv and treasurer. All these officers
are. to give bond for $1,000. They are
to hold their offices one year. and are
to call annual conventions. The dele
gates from each convention elect Il
county director, to report and 70 be re-
SpOnSib!r to the member of the com
mittee from his judicial circuit. In
making up the literature TO be sent TO
the East. each county is to prepare It's
own matter, describing its resources
and advantages in its own way, n
tn" executive committee is 10 cOllplle
these articles, removing all d~iScrepal-
Cies and equaliZing the length. 1t Is
not, however, to alter material points.
The ways and means. as vel as the
methods Of work are left entirely to
the executive committees; but 1t was
decided forthwith to get u some ad-
vertiSing literature on the above lines.
All salaries are forbidden, and mem
berS are to order from funds only their
actual and necessary expenses. The
convention also iuStruCtS the members
of the executive committee TO proceed
as soon as possible to call district con
ventiOns in their respective circuits.
The conventions are to form district
associations, which are 10 cooperate
with the state organization, and also
to see that independent and thorough
advertising Of their W districts is
done. Several warm discussions o
place over the question whether cOlln'
ties which refused to contribute to-
ward the work should be advertised.
Tie matter was left to the decision OF
the executive committee. but the unan,
imous sentiment was that they should
not.
The following executive committee
was selected: +. w. Morris of Trip;
4. II. Brown Of Sioux Falls; s. y. Mar.
raglan of Aberdeen; J. Nj. Greene OF
Chamberlain: A. J. LoCkhart of Clear
Lake; J. III. Baldwin. +. w. Morris
was elected president: :. w. Maria
gang, secretary; Il. ii. Brown, treasur'
er.