The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-05
IMMIGRATION LEAGUE
 AND WHAT IT IS DOING
Convention to Be Held in Rooms of New Orleans Progressive Union Some Time
 This Fall.

bly, the most effective organization in th
 country, and all of the active commercia bodies which have made that State As
 sociation such decided success. hav operation and hold membership now fl the Four States Immigration League. Thi is certainI & most convincing proof tha | every commercial body throughout Ala
 bama should join this great immigration movement.
 | The Four States Immigration League will hold a convention in the rooms oi | the New Orleans Progressive Union eitheI | in September or early in October, thu
 exact date has not as yet been decided upon, but will be announced fin due time l It Is the purpose of the active members and officers of the League to make this i very decidedly. not only the most i'm. portant immigration gathering ever held | in the South, but more thoroughly repre- sentative and far-reaching than any other convention held for similar pur' l pose in the history of the United States Following is the membership at this time:
 Alabama. l Anniston-Anniston Commercial Club. w. T. owen. secretary. Birmingham-Birmingh Commercial Club. J. B. Gibson. secretary. Florence-Florence Business and Indus trial League, NJ. J. billiard. secretary. Gadsden-Gadsdep Commercial and In- dustrial Associatin, J. s. Moragne. sec retary.
 Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. Ben F. Hunt. secretary. Mobile-Mobile Commercial Club. ]. F. Wilson, secretary. Montgomery Commercial and Industrial Association, L. L.. Gilbert, secretary.
 Mississippi.
 Biloxi-Biloxi Commercial Club. Charles Isom. secretary.
 Gloster-GIoster Business League. ]. H Collins. secretary. Gulfport-GuIfport Progressive Business League. E. J. Younghails, secretary.
 Hattiesburg-Hattiesb Board oi Trade. D. M. Mayors. secretary.
 Meridian-Meridian Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange. F. M Tunnels, sec retary.
 McNeill-McNeili Branch Experiment Station. E. R. Ferris. director.
 Newton--Newton Business League. c. E. Cunningham, secretary.
 Ocean Springs-Ocean Springs Progress sive League. H. G. McGowan, secretary.
 Osyka--Osyka Progressive Union. Chas. F.. Neff, secretary.
 Scranton-Pascagouia Commercial Club, D. U. 1ONAu, 5cCfStdfS
 Vieksburg-Vicksburg Board of Trade. F. H. Andrews. secretary.
 Louisiana.
 1AuOeyilIe-Abbeviiie Progressive League J. R. Leguenec. secretary.
 Alexandria-Alexandrta Progressive Un- ion, H. B. Chase. secretary. | Baton Rouge-Baton Rouge Progress sive League, R. N. Ross, secretary. Benton-Benten Immigration League, T. J. Tidwell. secretary. Crowley-Crowiey Progressive Union, Frank Randolph, secretary.
 Donaldsonville Donaidsonville Ascen- sion Club, L. E. Bentley, secretary. Franklin-Franlklin Progressive Union E. A. Boudreaux, secretary. Guyedan-Guyedan Business League. S. A. Pipes, secretary.
 Gibsland-Gibsland Fruit Growers As sociation. Dean Roland. secretary. Greensburg - Greensburg Business League, W. T. Holland. secretary. Hammond Citizens Improvement League Thomas w. Cate, secretary. Jennings-Jennings Commercial League W. E. Dodsworth, secretary. Kaplan-Kaplan Development Union Ned Bergman, secretary.
 Lake, Charles-Lake Charles Board oi Trade, H. R. Milligan, president. Lockport-Lower Lafourche Progressive League, J. E. Blanchard. Jr, secretary. Morgan City--Morgan City Progressive Union, J. R. Jolley. secretary.
 Monroe-Monroe Board of Trade, | Baer, secretary.
 Mansfield-Mansfield Young Mems Pro- land. secretary.
 Vaudeville Vaudeville Progressive Union. R. B. Paine secretary.
 New Orleans--New Orleans Progressive Union. H. M. Mayo, secretary.
 New Iberia--Eew Iberia Progressive League, E. F. Willard. secretary.
 Opelousas-Opelousas Board of Trade. A. Hollier secretary.
 Rayne-Rayne Progressive Union, c. W. Lyman, secretary. Roseland-Roseland and Arcola Inn provement Association. D. W. Streat, secretary.
 Shreveport-Shrevepor Board of Trade, H Hawkins, secretary. Thibodaux - Lafourche ProgreSSlVe Union. L. H. Lancaster, secretary. Washington-Washing Progressive League, M. Wolff. secretary. Waterproof - Waterproof Business League, B. c. Andrews, secretary. Texas. Beaumont-Beaumont Chamber of Com merce, D. Woodhead, secretary Dallas-Dallas Commercial Club. John G. Hunter, secretary. Fl Paso-El Paso Chamber of Com- merce, E. E. Russell, secretary. Fort Worth-Fort Worth Board of Trade, B. B. Paddock, secretary. Houston-Houston Business League George P. Brown, secretary. Lufkin-LuflSin Commercial Club, c. T. Reed, secretary. Orange-Orange Progressive League, J. F.. Hockey, secretary. Yoakum-Yoakum Board of Trade. M c. Ranney, secretary.