The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-06
I'M MIGRATION LEAGUE
 AND WHAT IT IS DOING
Convention to Be Held il Rooms of New Orleans Progressive Union Some Time
 This Fall.

ANCW OIiSdiiS, A<dsr Juiy r'-NopSNAoA't No immigration organization ever at tempted in the United States begins tC compare with the success achieved by the Four States Immigration League which held its initial and only conven ton up to this time in the rooms of tht New Orleans Progressive Union January 14th and 18th of this year.
 There was no pre-arranged program al that time except that one evening was devoted to addresses by the heads of tho passenger departments of the leading railroads in the South. and it was the first time in the history of this country that the public were given the opportu' nity to hear the great question of i'm migration discussed by the men who control the passenger and immigration business of at least one-third of the en- tire area of the United States Some oi the addresses delivered on this occasion have been printed for general distribu- tion. and all of them have been repro duced and commented upon editorially by many of the papers throughout the United States.
 No gathering of alike character has attracted such universal attention as was given this initial meeting of the Four States Immigration League and the constant work that has followed with a view of adding not less than one mil lion good citizens to the population of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Ala bama during the next five years.
 The two days session covered a dis cussion of all questions relative to the upbuilding of the four States interested and in addition to the delegates present the Department of Agriculture of the United States Government was repre- sented by Hon. Milton Whitney, Chief Bureau of Soils, and there was also present several of the more active and successful heads of the immigration de partments of many of the railroads.
 Among the delegates were also many of the more active workers throughout the four States; many of the leading newspapers were represented and the oc' casion was given extraordinary promi' hence by all of the newspapers of New Orleans and commented upon at length in the editorial and news columns of all the papers throughout Alabama, Mis- sissippi, Louisiana and Texas. Since organizing. not one minutes time has been lost In perfecting the League and every organization holding a membership Is using a uniform photo engraved let ter head which contains on the back the names of all the local bodies as vel as the secretary or corresponding officer and on the face the letter head Is made local and individual to each commercial organiza tion. so that the letters sent out from each and every city and town may be the more effective.
 Membership in this organization cost: but $5 and for this amount each com mercial body is furnished with 1000 let ter heads, and It's name appears upoI the back of all the stationery used a! we'll as in the directory of the Foul States Immigration League soon to b' issued. All of the passenger and i'm migration agents of the several railroad' interested in the development of thes' four States are giving the League thei very hest support, and 1t is the desir' of these active men to forward the worl of the Four States Immigration Leagu by printing the names of all of tn organizations in their territory in tn advertising matter which they issue. | One of the strongest points in favo of such an organization as this Is tha | it gives people at a distance repre- sentative organization to correspon with relative to the special features am inducements offered by such locality Imitation is the slncerest fiattery. am the manufacturers and merchants of tn State of Wisconsin have begun tn organization of the States of the Grea Lakes region, citing as their reason fo doing so that splendid success achieve by the Four States Immigration League | The general officers of the League giv equal representation to the four State | interested. as does the Louisiana Pur chase Exposition Committee.
 { In order that every possible advantag may be secured from being -epresente in the advertising matter issued by tn various railroads, and that he stationer and advertising matter of the Four State | I ha thnrntiphl distributed, 1t has been decided to clos the membership for the present yea July 18th, and organizations becomin members after that time will have t wait until January of next year befor receiving their stationery and printe matter
 This is the most remarkable and eN traordinary opportunity ever given tn
 communities throughout Alabama. Mis
 sipi. Louisiana and Texas to secure at
 vertising which they could not possibl
 buy for $1O00 in money at the trifiin
 cost of $5 The cities and towns through
 out the four States which have nc
 organized up to this time should immC
 diately take advantage of this splendi
 opportunity and get together at onc'
 perfecting an organization which WI
 enable them to hold a membership
 the Four States Immigration League
 Alabama is attracting more attento
 from a manufacturing standpoint tha
 any of the other Southern States. Thf
 her enormous coal and iron deposits wi
 make her equal to Pennsylvania befoi
 many years is almost universally col
 ceded. Her exports and imports al
 upon the increase. Her forests are a
 tracting special attention, while u
 growth of the State in agriculture. hort
 culture, stock-raising, dairy products ar
 poultry are contributing in an increa . | ing ratio to her prosperity.
 In the Alabama Commercial and Il
 dustrial Association the State has prob