Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14

hall, and the floor was filed vita
GeeFgia's sturdy sons of toll, The dele
gates comprise many of the leading men
Of the State, and nearly every profession
is represented in the convention by nen
who rank high in their respective callings.
THz PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
In the absence of President Harieman
ington, was read by Col. George w.
Adams, of Monroe, as follows:
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 4. 1884.
G,(itlenea efthe CORrentiOn: Business in the
National Council, IN which YOU are more or less
Interested. cOmpels me to deny myself the
great pleasure always experience while in
attendance at your conventions. Nothing but
a decp sense OF my duty to the people Of
Georgia, who have hOnOrea me with the posi-
ton / now occupy. could prevent my being
with you in your meeting in our CITY by the
sea" It Is indeed appropriate that those en-
gagged in industries, the products Of whose la
bors enter 50 largely into the exports Of the
country. should meet with those who are also
closely identified with our export trade as
merchants and shippers; for their interests
are so closely interviewer there should be
community of feeling and purpose, each
struggling for their common welfare and
prosperity. The question of cheap transpor-
tatIOn OF farm products to our commercial
centres and trade marts is well worthy of the
study OF all who feel an abiding interest in
agricultural success, for when we consider
that success Is graded by a scale of profits Of
labor, and not by quantity of products, and
that transpOrtiOn at last is but tax upon
toll, the question Of its cost forcibly presents
itself, both to shippers and carriers. / saw
presents itself. / perhaps should have SAID.
should command the attention of all parties
at interest. Were there no producers there
would be no necessity for carriers, and were
there no carriers, labor would toll in vain for
any reward beyond the necessities of life; in
dustries would be paralyZed, and commerce
would die. Hence the absolute necessity of
p0-On no lrir
all the productions possible for the deEa ands
of commerce; the other furnishing trans
portatlon for those products at such cost that
all the profits OF labor will not be consumed
in the transit, leaving the producer
nothing as a remuneration for his labor and
investment. As there is no antagOnism nee
essarIly) between labor and capital. so none
should exist between production and trans
pOrtatiOn, for while there is q mutual de-
pendence, the one upon the other. trans
portation Is 50 entirely dependent 1DOn
promotion Tor its existence and preserya-
ton that its yoke should be easy and its
burden light" If, however, forgetful of
Its true relatiOnship-either from unconcern
or avarice-it should grow exacting in its
demands or destructive in Its methods,
there Is no protection left to labor bat an
appeal for redress to that power THE law
which draws its authority from the sovereign
pOWef-the people themselves. While. under
such eXlgencles, the strong arm of the law
should be laid upon eXacting corporations at
the same time ] assert, with equal emphasis.
the law 5uOulu De allke the impartial guardian
ana protector OF corporate rights and prlvi-
leges, so long as the exercise of those rights
Is restricted by their grants of power. and
confined to reasonable construction of laws
from which those privileges derive their being
and force. These thoughts have been sug-
gested because this convention of agriculture
lists Is being held in q great commercial empo-
rum, one of the chief exporting cities of the
Union, and sincerely trust that such an afin
lty will be formed between these great par
ties that no selfishness can destroy and no
sordld prejudice can impair. This mutually
and unity Is essential to prosperity and gen
eral advancement.
The three great elements Of wealth are pro-
uuctlOn' cheap transportation and manufac-
turing industries. These elements we should
p0ssess-aye, do pOssess-if we would intensi-
1y, regulate ana utilize them. There is nei-
Their business sense. sound Judgment nor Ordi-
nary patriotism in discarding or antagonizing
them. Inc wagon IS useless unless there is
something made to ill it or be Transported bv
il: and when filed, it is worse than useless un-
less there Is some l1o1ceT TO move 1t. So with
our pr0dUctiOns-all over. the necessaries of
life are unproductive and valueless unless
transported or transformed by us into manu-
facture- Production is the life blood: trans
p0rtatlen and manufactures are the arteries
through which it is conveyed to and from tho
heart Of the body industrial Like Siamese
twins, they are lnseparably connected; for
the destruction of one viii be the death of the
others. Every consideration Of interest and
existence demands from those engaged in
these different industries such harmonious ac-
ton and cooperative union, that prosperity
will result from their labOrs and plenty glad
den the land. Concord and unity is life dis
cord and strife is dissolution and death.
1t must be a source Of qualification to every
Georgian TO witness our growth in prOduc-
lions and manufactures. Her praise falls
pleasantly upon my ears in the nations metro
polls, and justilies my appeal 10 her people to
push forward in the march OF progress Keen
pace with the advancing spirit of the age
Lay yOur hands. not eXtravagant1y but wise
zFfF hon,
ever ii Is necessary for the demands of
science, the growth of industries, or The de-
YelOpment Of your now dormant resources
In some fields of labor YOU have lust entered
a proper appreciation of their richness a inst
estimate OF their advantages, and a suitable
protection and enCOura cement for those who
enter thenl, VIII amply repay You for your
care and investments. Progress comes only
from thrifty enterprise and well directed
effort. Withhold not these, and your water
powers viii not remain always unutilized.
TOUR varied forest Will not ALWAYS stand in
solemn grandeur, to be fellei only bv the
lumberman's careless axe or the winters
storm. Your coal and iron will not much
longer remain prOfitless and untouched in
their mountain beds. God designed them for
the use and enrichment OF the peoDle TO
whom this land was given for an Inheritance
and that design viii not be thWarted, for each
succeeding year iustihes the prophecy that
the south viii, II true TO herself, become a
great manufacturing people; that our forests,
which now demand State legislation for their
protection, will in due season furnish our
work shops and manufacturing interests all
necessary timbers for our implements. tools
and machinery; that al the base of our noun
tains viii spring up Birmnghams filed with
industrious communities, transforming our
eXhaustless ores in their furnaces and FORCES
INTO elements of wealth and power. All these
are within our reach if our industries do not
like Kilkenny cats, destroy themselves. Con-
cert IN action, unity of wise purpose, har-
mOfV In prosecution will invite investment
control labor and command success. Dreams
of power never of themselves brought realiza-
ton. Action, energZing action, is the key
note Of progress. Hopes of greatness may
thrill the patriotic heart, but disappointment
will even be the lot of him who strikes not
himself the blow that unbars the golden gate
Power may charm with its attraction, wealth
may dazzle with its giittering gold, nature
may point to her resources and invite deyel-
Opment; but VAN will be the dreams OfpOwer.
wealth or development if we fold our arms in
ease and expect others to come and gather
when we have sown no seed for the harvest.
Work has begun in yours and other labor
occupations. Let ii not stop, for there is no
more inviting field for labOr-for the man of
action, enterprise and culture-than agricul-
ture now affords. The dawn for new era in
your profession, ''intensive agriculture" is
already shedding its brilliant light upOn the
home and farm. successful experiment has
astOnished with its results the enthusiastic
and increased zeal TO him who studies how to
farm.
just rs the ditF was uaWnlng and the light
was falling upon the hilltop Of future prom
Use, one who had stood upon the watch tower
and heralded the coming of the Day King
with prophetic earnestness and practical faith
was stricken from his post. ana his life was
closed as the evidences of his prophecies full
filed were being gathered about him. Parish
Carter Eurman opened new book in his DrO-
tessiOn, and many are now studying the in
structiye pages he unfOlded. The compiler
has passed away; the book. however is
unsealed, and its lids Will not close again
ries and plans and teachings better
adapted to grander development
and a still more intelligent advancement. A
true disciple of agriculture has passed awav
Under the soil that he cultivated. among the
red hills of his childhood home, sleep his ashes
to-day. Agriculture lost in him an enthusi-
astic follower, science friend, this society
and its executive committee a memberOf use
fulness and great promise. What he began
you can carfy0n to a successful completion
The soil is yOuFs-the grand elements OF power
which invited his attachments are within
your grasp. Energetic and skilled applica-
ton are all that Is necessary to insure a reali-
cation of the dreams that filed his head and
the hopes that stirred his soul.
An application of all the aid science and ex-
perience furnish Is eminently necessary now.
The year Just passed has not been a profitable
one to most Of our farmers. Bad seasons cur
tailed the crops. The winters freezes have
added to their losses by damaging their grain
GRO ,, thus adding to their misfortune: but /
do not despair Of the coming year, for the
same resOlute spirit that sustained you when
you began farm life after the devastation and
ruin of war, will nerve you still to DUTY
Losses may embarrass, disasters may over
take you, but nothing can conquer you, un-