Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-22
FOR SOUTHERN GOOD.
Conference Of Buslness-Mtn In New
York City.
LARGE GATHERING.
.,,,ary Hoke Smith speaks With Elmo
yacSt-The Richmond and Atlanta
Expeditions Endorsed.


Who wish 10 attract the attention OF
.-,sc-n capitalists 10 the advantages Il
..-s Tor investment. held d conference
,se Fifth-Avcnue Hotel this morning.
~. meeting was the continuation OF one
similar kind held at Augusta, Ga.
.,-,. weeks ago. and with the results OF
.,i.h senator Walsh. OF Georgia; Colo
81 - D. Dyer. and r. IL Edmonds. OF
,.ymolg. The prime movers In the enter
49,, were not entirely satisfied.
All .tc varied business interests OF the
s..h scut representatives to the con.
,.-,,c, Senator Walsh did not appear.
,-r detained at Washington by the pos.
,,,iv OK a vote in the Senate to-day on
,.s .a.ome-tax provision Of the tariff bill.
some % those who were present at the
erfrcrcc to-day were w. +. Beasley,
oxford. y c.. manufacturer: r. II. Cat.
,- Tsrboro n. c.. merchant: ex.Con.
s-s.ssran Hemphill. OF South Carolina; J.
Srlu.dinc. attorney Of the Cotton
s,..s. and International Exposition: VIII
Ian w. linn. Admission. Ala. manufac-
t.rr. Augustus Wright. w. r. Dibren.
All raschal Davie. manufacturers. Pc
,--smrr Va. Thomas a. Millen. Roa-
-s. J.. Chsiifoux. Birmingham. mer-
cant. BROWN a Ward. Nashville Hotel
5sra Charles +. Fenner lawyer. New
ostts Harry Allen, secretary Young
-s business League. and George II.
Nrl New orleans; Dawson McCor-
g. b. Norfolk. Va. Il. c. Marshall and
Alexander +. Warner. Portsmouth. Va:
Crs L. Todd and Henry ". Wood
rnri. Va. and many others.
1 meeting organized with the ap-
~ Captain Hugh X Garden. n
bat resident OF New York
f- .n.l'y-tyc years. as chairman and
r fiou 0f II, j. Bayne. Of the Au-
...a chronicle. as secretary.
..nEitt -". consisting Of II. II VI
S,lyvesant Fish. and George $
Ela. were named to wait on Stcre-
Oh. Hoke Smith. who is stopping at
r -'ie. end escort him to the meeting.
' f' midst Of a discussion over n
offered by Frederick y. Gordon.
% mhls. Ga. for the appointment of
.lm'itos on Plan and Scope Secretary
smith entered the room. He was
l" Dob ovation. and was escorted TO a
st beside the chairman.
De sos finally decided 10 appoint Plan
ST., pc Committee, consisting OF eight
r~ rs from New York and seven from
Co. t.trn southern States sending dele
r..t~ ODD The convention. Chairman Cor
-r appointed the following gentlemen:
.H i. Garden. ex-officio: II. Il. Clafiin,
SOL SAINT Fish. Theodore Frelinghuysen.
l. Strong. Walter Stanton. and
>-a.. T.. Jarvis. Of New York; d. h.
- ~ Georgia; W. II. Edmonds, of
Nar land. John ]. Hemphill, of South
'-rtra. Or u. NJ Caldwell, of Louis
Hamilton Disston. of Florida: Judge
'rr-. =. Fenner Of Louisiana, and Bar
.a Meyers. Of Virginia.
>NRETARY SMITHS SPEECH.
>r,isry Hoke Smiths speech aroused
O. er,atcst enthusiasm. and was punctu-
--. with applause. He said:
] aave not sufficient knowledge Of the
-,ose Of this gathering TO be able to
.,.Iss IL thoroughly. / understand that
,- general plan Is TO bring together tho
-l from the South and living In the
t1 and interested directly in the de-
gment OF the South. and the men
the East whose investments In the
IN give them an interest in the de,
lpment OF that section Of the country.
end any question. If we can accom-.
n the result Of placing the facts OF
resources ~ the South before the
lie Of the East and West. and per-
.i- those who live abroad. great benefit
lst come TO all southern interests.
believe with a number OF those pres
rt with the greatest confidence, that the
s. ID will at no late day be one of the
lest portions Of this Union With the
present. condition of affairs existing in the
.,h and the conservatism that is found
- ,l- south equal If not superior to
.- conservatism TO be found in any
"'1ar part Of the Union. and with the
--ourccs and the enthusiastic devotion OF
o.. i-.st minds OF the South. that mate
ri. prosperity must result for that sec
.a You have already a force at home
st 10 viii be able to develop the section
81 which you live. but when the true con-
.o.a 81 affairs is fully appreciated, then
t. must receive an impulse from the
1.-THE help that comes from the
ttnns II investment.
Today there Is no disturbing influence
.is south. there Is no race problem,
l' me white man and the colored la
,sr are living side by side There Is
obstacle to immigration to the South.
F. should he known that the man from
". East or West who comes down
rss. US viii find the hand OF friend
ri reached out to him, and may see
Try ahead Of his work"
. secretary adverted TO the agricul-
.-si aiyautages OF the South, the cheap
rH. q land there. and the handsome re-
',-s % the producers. which were as
'as.'y-four is 10 thirteen compared with
r1r;hern farmers earnings. lie
rs.l laugh when he referred to the
>-a.ar from Georgls's remark that the
Nr could not furnish an Industrial
amy ~ march on Washington, for the
'..s mat all the men there had all the
sid here they were able 10 do. In con-
.,n Dc said:
1885,. 30 not want any spectators In the
>-t We do not want to offer a field
.r-cglatOrs. What we want Is sub
.1-'Ai Investments. backed up by per
it'-r. Industry"
,-e,sfy Smith was offered unani-
r. vote OF thanks for his interesting
f-4lks and shortly afterward he left
G. h.il.
ENPRESSIONS or INTEREST.
Letters n regret. expressing the greatest
'r.-- In the work OF the conference,
a., received and read from Secretary-of-
Navy Herbert, Governor Northen. OF
l's4. Senator Walsh. W. ]. Morgan,
IT, FELTON,. ;. y. Pierce. and A. T.
r.es
.ao Plans for the convention to adopt
y basis for its work were submitted TO
- '.uWiitee on Plan and Scope. Ihey
t" offered by II. Wayne wilson, OF
"a York and r. II. Williams
.l,ions were adopted endorsing the
.. fi e. permanent exposition In WASH
where the several states ana Ter
'r.s can exhibit their products, the
opposition 10 be- under the charge or the
'.tr-s Of Agriculture and Interior
,f- Postmaster-General; also. the
mrge Centennial Exposition ana the
t.u % We held at Atlanta, both 10
",r place next year.
ID Gordon was added to the ran
g. pr Committee.
Among the prominent New Workers at
invention were John 7. Sill, Gazaway
la''rt.e George Benton. John Gorham.
Nt,s A. DeshOn, 6. w. Chandler.
'.r s. Laddoux. james Scott. Stuy'
''iti Fish. H. T. Fleming. A. W. MOT
ri'esenting August Belmono. Marion
'r'i-y, Duncan Swami. Percy Thomp-
theodore Freiinghuysen. George >.
-'an. J. ii. NORMAN. and John H.
q. 30 o'clock the convention adjourned
his evening. 20 meet In the large
-tt-r1om Of the hotel. the parior being
- email 10 accommodate the numbers
'"' attended.
hcHMONDs EX. ENDORSED.
~" YORK, June IA large number
'ol'hsfn Businessmen. selected by the
c''-s Governors. boards OF trade. ana