The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-20
STATE BOOMERS ARE
PLANNING Big MEET
Commercial Club Committee
Prepares immigration Con-
vention Programme.

The varied interests Of the North
Star state will be thoroughly exploited
at the Minnesota immigration conven-
ton, which will be held at the Peoples
church in st. Paul June IA and Is, the
programme arranged yesterday, by the
committee of the Comemrcial club. of
this city, having each natural advan-
tage and industry represented.
Eight addresses on Minnesota and
her condition, physical and CONNER
-cial, will be delivered by men thor
oughly conversant with the topics to
which they have been assigned, and
the speeches will be supplemented by
discussions in which the delegates will
participate.
The convention will open Tuesday
morning, June IA, at the Peoples
church, and Judge E. A. Jaggard will
act as chairman. DR.. w. H. w. Boyle,
of the House of Hope church, will de-
ilVer the prayer, and Gov. Van SAINT
VIII welcome the delegates, after which
the time of the convention will be de-
voted to the hearing of papers, adj
dresses and discussions.
minnesota, Place for Homes" will
be the subject of the opening address,
which will be delivered by Capt. Henry
A. Castle, of Washington, D. c., and
formerly of st. Paul. Climate and
Health will be the subject of a talk
by DR.. III. A. Tomlinson, of st. Peter.
Afternoon of Discussion.
The afternoon Of the first day will
of the states transportation facilities
and markets. NJ d. Grover, general
counsel of the Great Northern, will
deliver an address, and the remainder
of the session will be consumed in dis
cussion.
After prayer, which will open the
second days session, w. M. Hays, of
the state agricultural college, will
speak on the Agricultural Resources
of the State" Prof. S. B. Green, of the
same institution, will follow Mr. Hays
with a talk on Orchards and Gar
dens," and w. W. P. Mcconnell, state
dairy and food commissioner, will
speak on Dairy Products"
The afternoon session of the second
day will be devoted to the mineral re-
sources and live stock interests and
markets. c. M. Atkinson. of Hibbing,
will speak on the former topic, and E.
W. Randall, secretary of the Minnesota
Agricultural society, on the latter.
over 5000 commissions issued by
Gov. S. r. Van SAINT appointing dele
gates to the convention have been sent
out this week by the Commercial club.
1t is expected that most of the men to
whom commissions have been sent will
attend, as special rates of one fare and
one-third for the round trip have been
granted by the railroads for the occa-
sion.
Association to Be Formed.
The Minnesota immigration associa-
ton will be formed at the convention,
and the object of the new organization
will be to boom Minnesota. While
there are already two immigration as
sociations working for the development
of the Northwest, one devoted to the
Canadian provinces and the other to
the whole territory west of the Missis-
sippi river, the promoters of the new
association feel that measures should
be taken to attract settlers to Mime
sofa, the other American organization
being more especially interested in set
Ting North Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington and Oregon. While Minnesota's
population is steadily increasing, it is
realized that the development of it's re-
sources to the fullest extent requires a
heavier tide of immigration.
The committee having the convention
in charge includes H. A. Blodgett,
chairman; Gen. M. D. Flower, Gov. S.
r. Van SAINT, A. r. McGill, Judge E. A.
Jaggard, Fl. A. Merrill D. r. Noyes,
DR.. e. v. Robinson, E. Vanish, E. H.
Hobe, J. Harry Lewis, James A. Now
ell, E. w. Randall, George E. Wright,
E. A Webb ]. H. Hackney, r. F. Smith
and G. P. Slime, secretary. Gen. M. D.
Flower is chairman of the programme
committee; E. Vanish, finance; H. A.
Merrill, transportation; T. f. Smith,
invitations, and E. A. Webb press.