The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-01
IMMIGRATION
MEETING.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF T1IREE
STATES WILL CONVENE
In New Orleans on January II. 1908.
to Devise Means of Encouraging
Immigration to the South

ing to the states Of Louisiam. Texas
and Mississippi has been extensively
commented upon, not only by de papers
printed in these states but has attracted
much attention, from the press of the
United States
1t has been suggested that 4 COn"en-
ton composed of delegates rom COM
mcrcial bodies, industrial associations,
the departments of agriculture Of the
three states and the genera passenger
agents of the railroads handling the
traffic in this direction, NICE, in cOnven-
ton in New Orleans January II and
IS, 1908.
At recent meeting of the officers
and directors Of The New Orleans Pro-
grcssire Union the following local conf
mittee was chosen to take this work in
hand: George H. Smith. chairman; T.
F. Cunningham John NJ. Dresser, Hen
~ Rightor. Sol Wexler and James
Graham
January II and Is wee selected for
the reason that on those dates the
Southeastern Passenger Association
will meet in New Orleais. and the rep
rcsentatives from the commercial clubs
and other bodies whiclf have for their
object the upbuilding of these states,
could confer together and agree Upon
SOME general plan wI,ith world be NIT
ttlaly advantageous to all concerned.
A complete program is being arrang-
ed, but on the evening of January ID,
1903, it is expected TO have a joint
meeting of the convention of CONNER
cial clubs and thu members of the
Southeastern Passenger Association,
when addresses will be delivered by Mr..
c. l.. Stone. generalIpassenger agent of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
Mr.. S. II. HartlWicl, general passenger
agent OF tht soutf1srn railway. A. H.
Hanson, general passenger agent of the
Illinois Central railroad, and S. F. B.
Morse, passenger tfaffic manager of the
Southern Pacific iailroad
1t has been decided that the conven-
ton Of commercial bodies will be called
to order in hall yet TO be decided upon
at 10 o'clock on tie morning of January
"a. This gathering will be purely bus
mess one, and il is especially desired
that each and every commercial body
manufacturers association. agricultural
association in Louisiana. Texas and
Mississippi consider themselves as es-
pecially invited to send from two to ten
delegates as members of this convert
ton. All of the newspapers are especial
ly urged to $end personal representa-
tives. and every editor in Louisiana,
Texas and Mississippi is urged to give
both local and editorial attention to this
meeting. 49,
Many portions of the United States
have, al different times, attracted an
enormous immigration, and whenever
the people af this country have been
convinced that it was to their advantage
to seek certain section of the United
States they have gone in that direction
by the thousands, ard, in many in
stances, by the hundreds of thousands.
The population AMI wealth of Califor-
MIA increased enormously in a short
time. when, immigration was conferred
upon that State The same is true of the
great Northwest. the lands of Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska were taken up
and improved within a few years. and
when any one Of these special sections
were attracting general attention., the
people already settled there united and
added largely to the number of new
settlers
Lands, doubled and quadrup1ed i'll
value cities and towns were built new
railroads were constructed in all direc-
tions and the people of the Older states
were amazed at what was accomplished.
Today the attention Of the people Of
this country is riveted upon the South
west. Many Of the great industrial cap
tains Of the East and North, as we'll as
the property holders of these sections,
are advising the young men to go South,
and hundreds of them are investing
money in this direction.
Never in the history of this country
did any portion of it have greater op-
pcftunity presented than is now offered
to Louisiana, Texas and Mis- ,issippi,
and if there is any active community
which is not represented at the New Or
leans meeting it will be the fault of that
community for this invitation includes
every point in the three states.
Many 6 God towns and cities have not
as yet organized a progressive CONNER
cial BODY. Certainly there never was a