The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-04-20
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS.

SOUYhERN WYERNORS.
THEIR MEETING IN RICH
MOND LAST WEEK.
1t Has Working Body of Men---I
pOrtant Business Transacted---Bu-
reaus to be Established in Ea
State---An Address Setting Forth
the True Condition and Advantages
of the South
RICHMOND, Va, April 1S.-The
Convention Of Southern Governors
completed its labors at 6 O'Clock this
evening and adjourned. After a day
OF preliminaries the convention met at
an early hour to-day, and, settling
down to the practical work that had
called them together, transacted a
large amount OF business. There was
no dallying with any matter and no
unnecessary waste of words. Only such
measures as were deemed for the gen
eral good were accepted. The address
which is to supplement the papers
prepared by each Southern Governor,
is regarded as the most important
work of the meeting. Setting forth
as it does the true condition of the
section, without embeli,hment, and
having the sanction of the executives of
fourteen States of this Union, it is ex-
pected to result in good and do much
toward building up the sparsely settled
communities.
WORKING BOARDS IN EACH STATE.
The most practical suggestion
adopted by the meeting, and one
that met with hearty response from
the whole convention, and which is
expected to result in much good, came
from Governor Carr, of North Caro-
lima. This was resolution to estab-
lish working boards in each Southern
State to take charge of such matters
as will tend to the progress and mate
rial advancement of the section.
Governor Cars resolution provides
for the establishment Of bureaus in the
several States that will cooperate as
a whole for the development of every
resource that will be conducive to the
promotion of immigration, thrift and
enterprise. The bureau in each State
IS TO consist of six members. There
will be one member to look after the
exports and imports and to enlarge the
commercial relations, one on mining.
one on manufactures, one on agrlCul-
ture, one on advertising and one on
health and climatic conditions. Each
member is to work separately in his
especial department, of wh;c' he will
have absolute control but when the
common good is to :: attained they
are to cooperate as whole. These
bureaus are to be maintained by the
State governments on an economical
basis. After the founding of these
bureaus the member for each special
department is to form an interstate
board to consider and act in concert
on all subjects in its especial line that
will facilitate in the development Of
the whole Southern section. Thus the
members on exports and imports in
each State will form cooperative in
terstate board in that line, that on
mines and mining similar board to
look after mutual interests in that
direction, and SO on through the entire
list of six subheads into which the
committees are divided. The only
objection urged to this plan, which is
generally regarded as a feasible and
admirable one that will be productive
of great good, is its possible cost.
This point was much discussed in COM
mittee, but it was finally agreed to
be worthy of a trial, and was favor
ably reported and accepted.
BRIEF PAPERS TO BE PREPARED.
The convention adopted resolution
requesting the several Governors to
prepare brief paper setting forth the
physical, social and religious condi-
tions in each Southern State. These
papers are to be forwarded to Secre-
tary Bigger, of the convention, who
is to have them printed in book form
for distribution at Chicago during the
Worlds Fair. The papers are to be
sent in by June I and the cost of
printing is not to exceed $50 for each
State. BY this method it is expected
that the advantages Of the South can
be made known in a widely distrib-
uted territory and will reach many
investors and home-seekers.
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