Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-02-04
The Interstate Agricultural and
Industrial Convention,

A Exporter of The Tribune md Sun
interviewed Asst Com'r Gates this
week, who originated the idea and is
working it ont, and gathered from
him the following interesting facts
in regard to the Inter State Agri
cultural and Industrial Convention
to he held in this city February
Gath, 25th and 26th next.
The convention IS exciting much
interest in the eleven States to be
represented. They are the States of
Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota. Wicon-
sin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Capt. J. +. Merry,
General Western P. A. of the l. C.
road reports q growing interest in
the Northern States that are to par
ticipate, and says the special excur-
sions from the North, Northwest,
promises to be the largest and most
fruitful of practical results that has
ever come South. Capt. Merry, who
has charge of the Northern part of
the programme, al>o says that he
will bring with him a number of
the most eminent men in their re.
spective fields of thought and enter
prise in the Northwest, who will
make addresses and read papers on
number of subjects embraced in
the held OF agriculture, industrial
development and educational prog
ress. Mr.. Gates is confident of
full and able representation from
the Southern States participating.
He has positive acceptancies from
many distinguished gentlemen.
A full list Of all the distinguished
gentlemen sure to be present and
participate will be made public with
programme early in February. The
| C. r. r. and the Nj d 0. RR. are
widely and literally advertising the
convention, and will inaugurate ear
~ in February a tour of their lines
by gentlemen who will make short
addresses in the towns interested
and work up the local interest. Mr.
Gates is engaged to speak at sew raj
points. All other railroads In inter
est will GO operate, but have not yet
fully settled on the terms. The l.
c. and NJ. u 0. have made rate at
one cent per mile each way from all
points on their entire lines. Other
roads will not We much less liberal,
if any.
A feature of the convention will be
the meeting of Northern and South
ern land agents Tor consultation aud
organization to more effpctually
work the movement of capital and
settlers into the South. A special
hall will be provided for them.
Another feature will he the bring
ing together of capitalists VIII are
seeking southern investments, or
looking South for manufacturing
locations, or points to which they
may move factories and mills al
ready established-the bringing OF
representatives Of this class of
Northern men to meet Southern men
who are thoroughly posted in the
resources and special advantages %
their respective localities. Another
and wider reaching feature will be
the dissemination Of ideas OF practi
cal value, the exchange of exp, rem
ces, the encouragement of better
methods in agriculture, TO stimulate
industrial development, to excite
emulation in the field, 10 enterprise
and in education, and to give in
creased impetus to the movement Of
capital aud thrifty home builders
from the North to the South.
There viii also be butter exhibit,
cash prizes to be AWARDED on the
last day follows. Best creamery
butter, packages not less than 25
pounds, 1st prize, SIS 90; 2nd, $40
90; 3rd, So 90: Best dairy butter,
packages not less than 10 pounds.
LIST prize, $40 90; 2nd, 81 90. Com
petition limited to the States en-
brared in the convention