The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-20
Meeting to Be Held in Jack.
sonville to Further the
Movement.
LETTERS AND COPY OF RESOLU.
TONS BEING SENT TO ALL
PARTS OF THE STATE-MOVE.
MENT STRONGLY ENDORSED IN
MANY QUARTERS.

From the interest being. taken in
all parts of the state in(the move
ment for the establishment of a state
department of immigration, there is a
good prospect of d large attendance at
the meeting to be held here next Wed,
nesday, called by Mr.. s. A Rawls,
president of the Florida State Board of
Trade, says the Jacksonville Times
Union
The immigration committee of the
Jacksonville Board of Trade has taken
up the matter and is working hard to
secure a large attendance of repre-
sentative citizens from all sections of
the state With this object in view
the committee has sent out several
thousand copies of letter containing
resolutions adopted by the committee
at a recent meeting.
To assist the committee in distribut-
ing this letter, two members of the
committee, Messrs. George d. DeSaus-
sure and Bion H. Barrett, have had
copies of the letter sent out in the
letters from their respective banks
to all the bankers Of the. state.
The Committees Letter.
The following is copy of the let
ter and the resolutions that are being
sent out by this committee:
Dear Sir: We respectfully call your
attention to the subjoined resolution,
and hope to have the pleasure Of see
ing you in Jacksonville on February
90
Yours very truly,
WALTER P. CORBETT, Chairman
WALTER HAWKINS, Secretary.
Whereas, The State Board of
Trade has called a meeting to be held
in the auditorium of the Jacksonville
Board of Trade at Jacksonville, Fla,
on February 20, at 10 o'clock a. m,
and has requested every community in
our state to be represented here for
the purpose of discussing the immi-
grafton question
And, whereas, The president of the
state board has requested the coopera-
ton of our board.
BE it resolved, That we, the COM
mittee on immigration of the Jackson
vile Board of Trade, heartily endorse
the movement, and that we add our
urgent request to all friends of immi-
grafton, in various parts of the state,
to have representative at this meet
ing to discuss this matter, WHICH we
deem to be of vital importance to
every citizen of Florida
Resolved further, That this COM
mittee directs its chairman and secre-
tary to disseminate the call as widely
as possible"
The call for the meeting, issued by
President Rawls, of the State Board OF
Trade, is broad in its scope and it will
be seen that he does not expect the at
tendance to be limited to the mem
bers of the State Board of Trade.
President Rawis' invitation.
! The following is a copy of the let
| ter sent out by President Rawls to the
mayors of all cities IN Florida and to
all boards of county commissioners
commercial organizations and to g
! large number of leading citizens:
Dear Sir: AS president of the
I Florida State Board of Trade, / have
promised to use my best endeavors
to make the organization effective In
the upbuiIding of our state II seems
to me the matter of supreme import
ance just now is to use our efforts
| looking toward the establishment Of
an effective immigration department
for the state of Florida. | have there
fore called a meeting of our board tC
convene at Jacksonville, Fla, on Wed
nesday, February 20, 1907, at II
O'Clock a. NJ, for the purpose of ad
lvancing this movement, and as 1t /:
the desire of our board to have a!
many friends of immigration to NEE
with US as possible, / would ask tina
you have your community represented
at that meeting; either appoint dele
gates or call for volunteers. / trls
you will come and get others to come
as all who attend will be invited t
participate. l shall make an effoT
to secure a reduced rate on the rail
roads for that day Awaiting yOu
farCrable reply. Yours very truly,
IS A RAWLS, President
Of Supreme Importance.
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