The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-14


RICHMOND, Va, April l3,-The con-
yention OF southern governors was to-
day called to order by President Fish
back, The committee on permanent
organization reported through Cover
nor Mckinney, recommending that the
temporary officers be made permanent
and ON all questions before the conven'
ton each state shall be entitled to one
vote to be cast by tho governor, and II
not present, by one OF the delegates to
be selectedb dbyrepresentatiyes. Adopted
Governor Fishback called Governor
Carr, OF North Carolina to the chair
aud presented the following resolution;
"First-lhat the governor OF each oil
the southern states be requested to
have a paper prepared which he can
endorse, and to which he can attach
his official signature, succinctly setting
forth in not exceeding G,0OO words,
facts in relation to the social condition,
religion, education and physical re-
SOURCES Of the state, and that these pa
pers be prepared on or before the first
day OF May, and when prepared they
bo forwarded to the secretary OF the
convention to be published in pamphlet
form for distribution at the Worlds
Fair.
"Sccond-That on or before tho first
day Of May the secretary Of this con-
vention bH directed to advertise Tor
bids for publication, otc.
"Third-That the boards oil trade, or
chambers OF commerce ot tho several
southern states which are interested, be
requested to supplement this effort OF
the states by having articles in relation
10 their respective Commonwealths
published in somo OF the leading peri
odicals OF the north in order that they
may reach that larger class OF home
seekers who will not attend the Worlds
Fair" Referred I
MESSAGE TO TIE PRESIDENT.
Governor Fishback presented the
following which was referred to Presi-
dent Cleveland:
1.-THE governors oil the southern states
in convention assembled beg leave re-
speCtfully to call your attention to a
condition, not a theory, which con-
fronts and affects our entire country,
but more particularly the southern
states.
what arc known as the southern
states are unquostonably superior in
what are known as natural resources,
and their capacity Tor greater diversity
OF agricultural and horticultural pro-
ducts to the northern half OF the union,
II indeed they are not superior to any
region OF the world, while their system
OF laws, their love for law and order
and their general refinement, through
differing in some respects, arc not in
ierior to those OF any portion OF our
country; yet the fact stares us in the
face that In material advancement these
states are far behind their sisters in the
north"
The address then reviews the situa-
ton in the south after tho close OF the
war, reiers to the business Of the south
ern section by representatives sent
abroad. and ends:
believing that you appreciate the
situation, aud that your patriotism is
broad enough to cover all sections Of
this great country over which you are
called to preside, We respectfully ask
you to award the south larger share
Of representatives, especially in those
foreign ports from which most OF our
immigration and capital has come here
tofore, TO the end that mankind be dis
abused Of tho false impressions OF the
south which have been so sodulously,
systematically and injuriously spread
abroad through the civilized world"
The above was endorsed by Governor
Northcn, Of North Carolina,
a number Of papers wero read and re.
terrcd, and n recess takon.
Address TO THE WORLD.
Whom tho convention reassembled at
ago p, nj. the committee on resolutions
presented tho address to the people Of
tho United States and Europe. II was
In part as follows:
"Tho governors OF tho statos Of Vir-
E'n'a, West Niruiniu, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Missouri, l.oui .iana,
Arkansas and Mississippi, Rssemblodin
convention at thOcityoi Richmond, Va.i
on April 10, 1903, for tho sole purpose
oi advancing, by cooperation and con-
cortod action, tho industrial interests
and well being Of their several states
do issue the following address to the
people OF the United states and those
IN Europe who may contemplate maxi
ing Investments In this country or i'm
migrating hcrein search Of homes"
Tho address then deals with tho Rroni
climatic conditions and natural ro'
sources OF tho southern stutos. Under
tho heads Of minerals, forestry, ngricul.
culture aud horticulture II points out
no many advantages awaiting tho sot.
tier, and continues.
Hitherto immigration AMI capital
have howod moro towards tho western
and northwestern stRtos, This was
due, no doubt, largely TO tho fact that
these woro new atates whore the Immi
grants could find FREQ homes by right oI
settlement on the public lands Of the
United States and partly, II may bo, IL
tho Tact that most Of tho states repro
sonted IN this convention wero tho
theatre OF wHt during the struggle be,
tween tho atatOs, and wOro interrupted
III their progress by the somewhat tur,
bnlont conditions Immediately follow.
ing the cessation OF hoBLililies incident
~ tho 40 called DDFiod OF fDConsLfuu.