The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-18
ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION
HOUSTON REPRESENTATIVES RE
TURN FROM NEW ORLEANS.
n. N. Mayo Elected Vice President---Id-
dress Made by M. Morse--FcuT
States to Work Together.

Ny. henry Mayo Of Houston, head Of the
literary bureau Of the Southern Pac!He |
railway. was elected Arst vice president ot
the recently organized sogr-state Inna!g-a-
t!on league, the initial meeting % which
organization closed yesterday 90 New o.
leans. M Mayo returned TO his desk yes
terday. Colonel S. =. B. Morse also re-
turned from the same meeting
The Four-state Inmigratien5 league was
brought into being through the Efforts OF
the Progressive union or N NY" C ,!ss,ls
IL az Houston mad much 20 90 with lhe
ldee The object OF the organization Is
community Of interest as Il We're, aI NOM
Citations, manufacturers as5oclauons anu
other bodies having for their objects the
retirement Of conditions industrially, corn,
mercially or In any other way. IT Is intended
that all these bodies, In al the Tour States
presented-Louisiana Texas MISSISSIPPI
Four-Stafe Immigration league, with head,
quarters at New orleans. The league VIII
handle matters pertaining 70 the -FOUR stateS
as one proposition common 70 az. Generai
adv eruslng. in ways that VIII do the most
good fwill he done for the four States The
aim will be TO get immigration, industries
as a broad proposition. Then when the
agents Of these immigrants, Industries.
money or men arrive at the headquarters IN
New Orleans 20 put them ia possession OF
such information AS they may desire about
any particular city, town, section or coun-
tn IN which they may be interested. II
no particular point has been upptermost Ia
for their Information and guidance special
advertising matter and information about
the whole territory embraced in the four
States and LEI the visitors choose.
The league Will expect members, whether
organized bodies or individuals, TO pay a
membership fee OF So Special matter adj
yertising Individual sections OF the fopr
states will, Of course, be furnished BY the
section Interested
In speaking OF the matter, Mr. Richardson
is quoted al. saying Now thls Is paI
sta Ita are going Into this thing for .what
| there is In Ii for them. They want imm-
| grRtion Industries and capital. Our aim
| viii he 70 get these things FOR Texas, Loulsi-
ana, Mississippi and Alabama. IN other
| words. the object Of the organization Is to
| Colonel Morse made very Interesting ad-
| dress Among other things he said some
| thing 20 the effect that II the objects of the
| league were carried out 70 an ultimate con-
| cluglon, the result would be Cnlnese wall
| built ny the older States TO keep the people
Mi. Tom Richardson OF New Orleans Is
| secretary Of the league ana Mr. \. r.
| Thomasson Of Mississippi president,
| one Of the important things accomplished
was the appointment or o9mmlttee OF nye
| 10 advance the interests Of the league at
the St Louis exposition. The committee
| Will al once enter upon It's work OF getting
no a rare and strong eject for visitors 70
the big show OF 1908.
| Meetings VIII be held. regularly twice a
year called meetings may occur whenever
In addition TO the gentlemen mentioned,
| Houston was represented by Messrs. c.
Grunewald aud j. A. NJ McEnnls.