The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-19
Four States Immigration League
 Meets in November.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING
1t is Thought That the Meeting Will Have Big Results in Alabama, Mis- ssspp, Louisiana and Texas.
 Birmingham Delegates.

l orleans Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10 is attracting a very great degree of attention throughout the four states of Louisiana. Texas, Mississippi and Ala bama.
 The importance of this coming gather | ing has been generally appreciated by the rail lines throughout the four states 1 which have instituted a one-fare round trip rate plus twenty-five cents and these rates will be on sale November s and 3 good to return on all trains out of New Orleans leaving November H. l President A. F. Thomasson of the 1 Four States League, in connection with the vice presidents for the different states and the other officials of the organza- tion are actively at work preparing the programme which will govern the affairs of the convention.
 The Railroads.
 The various rail lines and state gov 1 ernments will be represented by com missioners of land and immigration, and ! a series of short pithy addresses, con taining valuable information, will be de- livered by representative delegates to the convention.
 The full programme with assignment of papers will not be made public until complete, but a very important feature of the convention will be a general sym l 1 ing. immigration and community develop ment in a series of five minute talks by l delegates and invited guests. | The important of the Four States lm migration League convention cannot be overestimated. Seventy-six of the com mercial organizations of as many towns and cities in the territory mentioned are bound together in a common purposs in the league and the strength of this asso. citation Is constantly being augmented by the organization of business organiza- tions in towns not now represented.
 Results Expected.
 It is estimated that as d result of tho convention very large sums of money will be spent by the various leagues, unions and boards of trade forming the Four States League in advertising and distributing information about their in- dividual communities.
 The movement Is one that has for it's purpose the material advancement of this entire section of the south and, as it IS at present, the most complete and unique organization of commercial bodies in tue United States, it has attracted and is at tracing vast amount of attention throughout the entire country, so much so that quite recently there has been created business association taking In the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan patterned upon the same plan as that adopted in the organization of the Four States Immigration League
 The convention will take place in the rooms of the New Orleans Progressive Union, 3l1 Baronne street
 The following organizations in I,ouisi- ana Texas, Mississippi and Alabama have so far elected delegates, the list being as follows
 Louisiana.
 Abbeyille Abbeville Progressive League: b. P. Putnam, L. O. Broussard J. R. Leguenec and D. L. McPherson.
 Alexandria Alexandria Progressive union William Polck, C. M Waters and H. B. Chase.
 Gueydan-Gueydan Business League: ]. C. Neelis, w. M. Haste H. L. Gueydan. Col. II. W. Reed, J. E. Fortier, S. Leh- mann. Hon. T. J. Curtis and S. A Pipes.
 Gibsland-Gibsland Fruit Growers Asso- citation: T. T. Teddy. c. L. Wren and Dean Roland.
 Greensburg-Greensbur Business Lea que: W. T. Holland, pr. C. M. sitman and l.. M. Pimpxin
 Homer-Claiborne Parish Immigration Association: A. T. Nelson, J. F. Brown field and J. W. Smith
 Jennings-Jennings Commercial League: George Hathaway, Dr. E. I. Hall and w. E. Dodsworth
 Lake Charles-Lake Charles Board of Trade: H. c. Drew A. " Eastman. D. R. Swift and H. B. Milligan.
 Lake Providence-Lake Providence Bus mess League: E. Wayles Browne.
 Morgan City-Morgan City Progressive lhlon: John F. Herbert, Charles II. St. Clair Gus Drews and Edgar Bass
 Mansield-Mansfleld Progressive Lea gue A. F. Jackson, William Goss and I. F. Mcfarland.
 New orleans-New Orleans Progressive Unlon Delegation and committees), J. M Dresser O. ". Crawford, A. R. Blake ly, George c. Friedrich, w. l.. Shepherd H, J, Ledoux, Sidney Story. Martin Behr- man, Meyer Israel, w. P Duplantis May Samson, s. J. Shwartz ". G. Tebault Jr., Charles Feahney, A. B. Friswold M Scooler Leopold Levy, Sig Keiffer Gus Lehman, w. l.. Saxon George IT Smith. Wash Davie. J. c. Koenig. Leon ard Krower. Lawrence Fabacher Aueust Cratt George M. Weydg Orloff Lake. J. A. Harral Sam M. Weis l.. soards Elmor gE Wood Tom Richardson and II M. Mayo.
 Opelousas-Opelousas Board of Trade. E. D. Estlette. Thomas H. Lewis ana w. c. Perrault.
 Ponchatoula Ponchatoula Business League; M F. Tucker, Dr. C. M. Abbott and T. J. Butler.
 Roseland-Roseland and Arcola I'm provement Association: c. A. Tiebaut s F. Hostetter and R. w. Osborn. Altar. mates; E. D. Reichert. James Love. D. w. Streat and l.. P. Durham
 Shreveport-Shreveport Board of Trade. Andrew Querbes, Dr. Gus Dickson and Charles Schuler.
 Thibodaux-Lafourche Progressive ITn- ion w. P. Martin, L. H. Lancaster and F. w. Nichols. Texas. Corseana-Corsicana Commercial Club. s. W. Bogy Ralph Beaton and c. 10. Kerr.
 Ennis-Ennis Commercial Club: Charles E. Lewis, John H. Sharp and John w. Allison,
 Galveston-Galveston Chamber of Com- merce: w. F. Beers, c. H. McMaster and J. II. Johnston.
 Lexington Lexington Immigration League: Dr. A. C. Connor, J. w. Hard castle and IT. F. Schlosshan Lovelady-Lovelady Business League: J. l D. Freeman and pr. w. B. Collins. l Matagorda-Matag gorda Board of Trade. G. NJ. Magnl.
 Mississippi. | Biloxi-Biloxi Commercial Club. w IT Dukate J. II. Miller and w. II. Buck. | Centreville-Centrevile Business League: L. B. Robinson, J. C. Robert and R. D. 1 J. Smith.
 Gloster-Gloster Business League. c p | McGehee w. L. Tatum, J. H. Hines and | R, II. McClain. (,uIfnort- Gu1fnorf prngrasef,,a p,,s...