Spillard is personally acquainted with Mr. B. G. Duval, Secretary of the Southwestern Immigration Company, and he is regarded as trustworthy by this community. On Spillard's suggestion, W.W. Lang, president of the company, opened correspondence with with Bishop John L. Spalding regarding immigration to Texas. In answer to Lang's inquiry about what Spillard thought of the scheme Spillard answered that he like most Catholic priests wished to see their people progress materially, but not at the risk of making shipwrecks of their faith. Spillard advocated a policy of settling Catholics in such numbers that they could have schools for themselves and priests for their spiritual needs. Lang stated that land in large enough quantity to meet Catholic needs could be purchased from his company on good terms. Spillard suggests that in calling attention to the advertisement Hudson give a good word for Catholic colonies, but discourage persons from settling where there is a lack of Catholic churches and schools. The greatest of blights, mixed marriages, prevails more in districts where Catholic farmers are settled among non-Catholics than it does in cities. Spillard has resigned his position as superior because he could not fulfill the duties of this job as well as that of pastor. Father John Lauth, C.S.C., is his successor. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.