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I would have been today laboring in the ditch with those who have been laboring there for many years. Opportunity is the greatest asset that the American wage earners have. I come from a part of the country where the people are in favor of a liberal construction of the immigration laws. The people in my State. in many localities. have heen holding meetings and conventions discussing the importance of securing immigrants for that State. I wish to read a short article which I clipped from the Williston Graphic. North Dakota. It is headed " Immigration Commission." The Williston Commercial Club has passed resolutions indorsing house bill No. 271That is a bill pending before the North Dakota Legislative Assemblyand has forwarded a copy of the resolutions to the legislature at Bismarck. House bill No. 271 is a bill for the creation and mainteaance or a North Dakota publicity and Immigration commission. The object of such bureau and commission would be to place before the prospective Immigrants from other States. and the world at large. the opportunities afforded in North Dakota. Also that through this bureau desirable Immigrants could be aided in securing homes within the State. Gov. Hanna. previous to his inauguration. pointed out the many things that could be accomplished for the State through the establishment of such a bureau. and indorsed its establishmet.