Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-30
IMMIGRATION MEETING
GOV. NOEL TELLS OF STATES
LATENT PRODUCTIVITY.
President Finley Says Aim should CO
TO Induce Substantial ciasx of I'm
nigrantA

'tNtttu vas opened tuesday lE Gov
Z. + Noel Whel he asccnded the
speakers platform of representatives
aali he faced as aae AMI intelligent a
body Of men As could bs gotten To-
gether. men from the urban aud 81
hurhau centers. representing agricuitu-
raj and mercantile activity. the Indus
trial enterprises. the professions and
trades. and the great railroad syateuis.
All Of these men were there tor the
one purpose of endsavurinE u plan
for a day ~ better tlfrKs Materially
Tor Mississippi. not Onlr hy imrartiue
the fruits u their own experience. bs1f
iearuins from that of others.
There we're 900 persons present
when the gavel sounded. ard xithout
ceremony Gov. Noel. as the cunvenor
OF the assembly. procee,ied 70 address
the assembly In words of Welcone.
coupled with considerable interesting
Information.
In calling the convention 90 order
and addressing words OF welcome 20
those assembled. Gov Noel compressed
a great deal u practical Information
into a twenty minutes address. wilch
vas heard with attentive interest Hs
touched upon the Climatic features.
agricultural. indsutriai and develop
mental possibilities. which are as vet.
be declared. IN an untried state. main
lv for the reason that the people of
Mississippi have beou over-conserva-
tive and prone 20 cling tenaciously 60
the habits and Institutions peculiar Co
their ancestry and content to take
things as they foHn- them-
Illustrating the latent possibilities
which the soil and climate of Missis
sippi hold out 20 intelligent cultivation
and exploitation. Coz. Noel exhibited
a beautiful sheaf OF alfalfa which had
been brought 70 tho convention hall
By c. 6. Clay. ot Noxubee county
which had been matured In twenty
two days from planting. and explained
that no more remur erative feed crop
can be grown than shat same alfalfa
nor more cheaply
In the next instant Gov Noel was
showing a jar containing some fine
NMEAA AAAHM AAAA NHfA wv ID aNA Wv
ington county. which Ia IN the heart
OF the pine district and within 4 hun
dred miles OF the gut cuast The same
grain is grown successfully IN the
prairie and the DELTA section "a hal
been amply demonstrated ana he told
terseiy Of the experiments that are be-
inS made ON the state convict farms
which have. SO far. been ahandantly
succaafuL
More Law ard Order.
The governor also commented on
the highly gratifying moral Is WeiI as
material conditions Or the people tnf
to the splendid forward movement that
has been made from the enforcement
OF law and order. and the admi1istra-
tiou OF the laws against crime and
wrou': doing
The next item Of procedure was that
OF organization. and the governor suE
gested that this formalify De- diFposed
of before going int3 the rest of TIE
programme.
ON motion. l. E. Davis ~ Nafcnez
vas chosen as secretary. and ST. "
Simontnn Of Jackson as his assistant
: Fl. LoWenberg % Satchez nominated
ex-Lieut--Gov Carter As Vice chair
man. which motion was grgetei with
applause. and the temporary er-auiza-
tion was thereupon made permanent
and Gov Carter invited 70 the stand
The next incident was the presen-
tation Of Mr. Mooney. whom Gov Naei
alluded 10 as a man representing q
great cifv and a neighhoring city. al
most a Mississippi cify. and not only
that. but a great newspaper. which is
known far and wide within Mississippi
and without as one OF the most helpful
agencies and Institutions Of the time
and one which may be relied on to
work for the advancement of Missis
sippi in the future as il had done in
tho past.
Mr. Mooney vas received with en-
thusiastic applause and proceeded
from the start 10 entertain. instruct
and thoroughly interest the body 70
whom he addressed himself His ad-
dress was on sheer practical lines. The
burden OF his message may be summed
up in a sentence, and thar is the slo-
gan. Back TO the farm for the bows
OF Mississippi Following Mr. Mooney
came R d. Teeves. the representative
OF the Mississippi Central. who dis
coursed on south Mississippi Oppor-
tunities. telling OF the conditions
through the pine belt. what has been
accomplished in a comparatively re-
cent past on the cutover pine lands.
aad the solid and substantial future
that would follow the introduction OF
the right class OF immigrants
President Finley OF the Southern
railway delivered a splendid practical
address. after eongratulatins himself
that he. too. was Mississippiau and
that Mississippi's interest in his in
terest. Much applause greeted his
declarati ton that. while he believed IN
immigration. the selection Of the ma
terial should be wisely and conserva-
lively made, and that everything pos
sible should be done to attract South
erners. who are. after all. best adapted
20 its characteristics.
Having been born In Mississippi
and having been associated with
Southern transportation enterprise for
the greater part Of my business life.
know the South. its unexcelled re-
sources and its splendid people The
history OF our section in peace and
war is one OF which every Southerner
NAV well be proud.
Il know the extent and variety Of
resources Of the state and the energy
End enterprise Of my fellow Mississip-
plans, and I have unbounded conf
dence IN the future Of our beloved
commonwealth We have an ahun-
dance OF room and opportunities and
believe that those who come here
from other lands from other parts Of
our land will catch the spirit Of our
people and contribute to the advance
ment OF our state to an even higher