Show J JIt It was in the tho report of ot Governor Caleb W. W West est which he submitted to the department of or th the Interior that he recommended legislation be enacted by congress congre s which would check and prevent pre Immigration of the converts to the Latter day Saints from abroad into Utah In making his recommendations to the department he pointed out that one of the tenets held by the Saints and their church Is the gath ering together In community and that Utah was the mecca and place of ot sojourn until their return to and final gathering in Jackson county Missouri hence their missionaries are all In fact tact Immigration agents agent's and induce their proselytes to immigrate im migrate here hert where they settle Inthis in inthis inthis this and adjoining states and territories terri tories forming one community the head and nd nd strength of which is centered cen cen- In Utah Governor West Vest presented statistics statis statis' statistics tics showing that the immigration from front and Including the year 1881 1891 to 1886 1836 amounted to souls and that on October 16 16 1886 another company would arrive He also de declared declared do- do dared that the bill which h had d been reported In the last session of congress congress con can gress which provided for the dissolution dissolution dissolution dis dis- solution of ot the Perpetual Emigrating Emi grating Fund company If It became a law congress would have hate taken a astep astep a astep step In the direction of Interfering with this immigration Additional nal legislation however he said would be necessary to make much of an Impression towards securing Its continuance Then he continued The missionaries of ot the church who are as I have heretofore stated also agents to Induce Immigration immigration gration STation are ate deputed and sent from here to foreign countries their proselytes are gathered together In large companies and in such companies companies com corn are placed upon shipboard under the management and control of agents provided for that purpose who provide transportation n. n makall male make maleaU all aU arrangements and look after the affairs of the tho company in a way war similar to that of ot a commander of tro troops ps At the seaboard they have their agents look after atter them provide pro pro- vl vide e transportation take them in charge and bring them to their destination and this system can and probably will be continued under under under un un- un- un der church control and with Its aid notwithstanding the dissolution of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund compa company y |