The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-05

| A'O tttFAhHf aaOH ever at
 tempted in the United States begins tt
 compare with the success achieved b, | the Four States Immigration League
 which held its initial and only conven
 ton up to this time in the rooms of the New Orleans Progressive Union January
 l4th 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 the
 passenger departments of the leading railroads in the South. and 1t was the first time in the history of this country that .ile 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- ton, and all of them have been repro duced and commented upon editorially by many of the papers throughout the United States.
 attracted such universal attention as was given this initial meeting of the Four States Immigration League and the constant work that has followed with view of adding not less than one mill lion good citizens to the population of Louisiana. Texas, Mississippi and Ala bama during the next five years.
 The two days session covered dis cussion of all questions relative to the upbuilding of the four States interested. and fin addition to the delegates present, United States Government was repre- scented 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 well as the secretary or corresponding officer, and on the face the letter head is made local and individual to each commercial O0N from each and every city and town may be the more effective.
 Membership in this organization costs but s. and for this amount each com mercial body is furnished with 1000 let ter heads, and its name appears upon the back of all the stationery used as well as in the directory of the Four States Immigration League soon to be issued. All of the passenger and im-
 -A Sl la Ae interested in the development of these four States are giving the League their very best support, and 1t is the desire of these active men to forward the work of the Four States Immigration League by printing the names of all of the organizations in their territory in the advertising matter which they issue.
 One of the strongest points in favor of such an organization as this Is that 1t gives people at a distance repre- sentative organization to correspond with relative to the special features and inducements offered by such locality. Imitation is the sincerest flattery, and the manufacturers and merchants of the State of Wisconsin have begun the organization of the States of the Great Lakes region, citing as their reason for doing so that splendid success achieved by the Four States Immigration League.
 The general officers of the League give equal representation to the four States interested, as does the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition Committee.
 in order that every possible advantage may be secured from being represented in the advertising matter issued by the various railroads, and that he stationery and advertising matter of the Four States Immigration League may be. thoroughly distributed, 1t has been decided to close the membership for the present year July 18th, and organizations becoming members after that time will have to wait until January of next year before receiving their stationery and printed matter.
 This is the most remarkable and ex- traordinary opportunity ever given the communities throughout Alabama, Mis- sipi, Louisiana and Texas to secure ad- vertising which they could not possibly buy for Sl.000 in money at the trlfiing cost of S. The cities and towns through out the four States which have not organised up to this time should imme- diately take advantage of this splendid opportunity and get together at once, perfecting an organization which VIII enable them to hold membership in the Four States Immigration League.
 Alabama is attracting more attention from a manufacturing standpoint than any of the other Southern States. That her enormous coal and iron deposits will make her equal to Pennsylvania before many years is almost universally con ceded. Her exports and imports are upon the increase Her forests are at tracting special attention. while the growth of the State in agriculture. horti- culture. stockEraising. dairy products and poultry are contributing in an tncreas- ing ratio to her prosperity
 In the Alabama Commercial and ln- dustrial Association the State has proba-