The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-07-05
FOR UNITED WORK.
Importance of the Meeting in New
York on June a.
A Union OF Northern aud Southern
business Interests For the Adj
yancement Of the South.



June 2l was one If the most remarka-
bic business gatherings oirecent years.
The call for the meeting was signed
by fifty New York bankers, merchants
and lawyers interested in Southern
development and in Southern trade,
many 81 them bling among the
wealthest and most widely known
business men OF New York. Among
those from the South who attended
the meeting we're some OF the fore
most bankers, railroad officials, man.
uiacturers, lawyers and business men
Of the South. Although the call, is
sued through the Manufacturer Rec
ord, was not published Till June IA,
and the date fixed for the meeting was
June 81, the attendance was so large
that it was found necessary to move
from the m etlng room that had been
provided to hall more than twice as
large.
The meeting was called to order by
Col d. B Dyer, OF Augusta, Ga, who
had first suggested the meeting in a
letter to the Manufacturers Record.
Colonel Dyer nominated for chairman
of the meeting Mr.. Hugh r. Garden,
OF New York, who vas unanimously
elected.
A step in the direction of practical
work was taken by Mr.. F. P. Gordon,
OF Columbus, Ga, who moved that a
committee be appointed to suggest
some plan Of action by the meeting.
After some discussion as to the proper
size OF the committee, it was decided
by the convention to make the num-
Der fifteen, eight from the North and
seven from the Southern States, the
idea being that inasRuch as the meet.
ing had been called by Northern cap
italists, majority Of the committee
should be from among them. While
the chairman was making up this
committee the Hon. Hoke Smith
Secretary OF the Interior, who was
asked TO favor the convention with an
,I,ls.. I'D fo.o;lIo 81 ,l,o,
"N"i''' ''"N' u .0'''' ~" "
presehtat on OF Jne attracuons and
advantages and resources and the poE
s;h;liios ,bo So,,b Arm. oIo.e
e'OSs
81 Mt ohli'hs speech ne CHAIRMAN
annont G, i the following committee
MhilIEE oN PLAN AND sCofS'
Hugh On den, attorney-atlaw, New YORK
I. wilson Of H. 1 wilson d 20, Bankers
New YORK.
stuyNesant run, PRESIDENT Illinois Contra
kailrnrd, New YORK.
Hamilton las't"n OF Henry DisSon Sons
manufacturers, Philadelphia Pa.
" m'y' ara, 81 Hu' oafo' Ffite " Co., cot
ION merehri U.s. NV J DIX.
) NJ. JARVIS, oi JarVis-C jnEnn Mortgage Co..
New YORK
Henry Sanford president OF Adams EXPIRES
Co., New YORK.
Geo ". sullivan, o. sullivan Cromwell, at
torneys-a;-lew, Ntw York
ia cs II swann OF lpnnn Swami q Co.
cotton merchants ,'w ork.
thas A. Deshon o VIM. IIildreth Field 4
sho*, al'o'nty-ht-la New York.
u'g Cha'. y, Fenner Of New Orleans, La.
II Elmon l., 'dit Southern States Baltl
more MI
Hon. John !. Hem hill, Ct South CNrollns.
f Gordon, Of Columbus, "a.
[ Caldwell presi lent Elyioa Land Co
Of birmingham Ala.
Barton Myers, Of Norfolk, Va.
Col, D D. Dyer, OF Augusta, Ga,
This comm ttee met in the afternoon, AM
a'tcr ending several hours in discussion
ado tef unanimously report recommendin
in III ct that the convention select twenty-nv
or more NoIth ern and Southern men, all inter
ested in the South, ard ask them to undertak
the work o. bringing into existence and putin
into operatio sone or. anitat'on III which a
Southern in crest. coul unite, snd whic
would have for It's aim the general advance
msnt of the sluth TIE followiag resolution
reported by tn committee and embodying thi
succession, werI nnan mously adopted by tn
convention at its evening session:
| Resolved, hat It IL tho sense OF this CONVEX
tion that tn development Of the commercial
indus rial and agricultural interests of tn
South nperatiyely requires cooperation an
orgauiz effsrt on the part n all who are II
Der sted ia accomplishing This great purpose.
That perman Mt committee be appolnte
B.; the convention ' h'ch shall be CHARGED vii
the duty Of perecting an Organization OF bus
ness me OF the North Interested n aouther
development and OF Southern business men, 4
subj form as they shsll deem best, with lu
power TO prescribe the iuh and conditions q
membership to elect the Fl yst officers and dire,
tors and to take the necessary steps to proyid
the ways and means 'or ascertainlng, ADVERT,
ing and In all ways advancing the deyelopmer
OF the whole south.
s. That the committee shall consist OF TWEEN
i've mem ers one from each OF the Southern
StNt s. wi h ten from the North and West. Tn,
nine men Der. OF said committee SHAH const
tute quorum u do busiu ess, and said COMMIT
tee shall have the power to I'll vacancies in 4
membership and to Increase It's m mbershi
when dsemel lroper.