Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-30

Slppl, StcpHcu II. Lee, XNOTtn SdTOllId,
A. Ebert; South Carolina, T. Stobo Farrow;
Missouri, ID. ID. Burns; Tennessee, Aleck
A. Arthur; Texas, Judge f. z. Marshall; +;
Virginia, Ware b. Gay; West Virginia, ].
l.. Berry, District of Columbia, s. S.
Yoder.
The chair then announced the following
committee on scope and plan of business. in
accordance with the resolution Of Mr..
White of Virginia: Virginia, w IS. White Ten
nessee, w. NJ. Fuqua; Mississippi. L. Q. c.
Lamar: Alabama, T. G. Garrett; West Vir-
ginia, I. F. Barrett; Arkansas. w. G. Vim
cenheller; Georgia, T. S. Jones; District of
A. Reed; North Carolina, w. F. Beasley;
Florida, L. H. Yancy; Maryland, A. b.
Howard, jr.; louisiana. b. G. White; Texas.
j. B. Bocock; Missouri, eX-GOv. Fletcher;
Kentucky, John NJ. Brooks.
Mr.. w. Seymour White said the south has
many blessings which she is willing to have
the rest of the world share with her. The
object of the committee on plan and scope
is to aid in creating this division Of bless
ings. He therefore asked all persons who
have any plans to that end to meet the
committee.
At this point a recess was taken until the
afternoon session.
Col. Blackwell on Alabama.
The afternoon session convened at 3
O'Clock and the states were called for rep
resentatives to make addresses.
Col Samuel Blackwell Of Alabama, in a
pithy address presented to the gathering
the advantages of his native state. He be-
gan by setting forth its social and climatic
advantages, and continued: In the near
future. as a place to do any kind of COM
merctal or manufacturing business, 1t will
stand almost without rival. Think Of
our coal fields that are Yet scarcely touch
ed. Our state geologlsts. +. A. Smith and
Henry McCalley, in their reDort to the
governor of Alabama. during the winter
OF 1856, on the Warrior coal fields, say
they contain not less than 113ll?,UO.OoO
tons of coal. of which about Jos 394, 10000
tons would be available coal. or Of seams
of eighteen inches or over in thickness.
These figures are simply enormous, and
tell us In plain LACK and white that the
available coal of the Warrior coal fields Is
three times that of the estimated available
bituminous and semi-bituminous Goals of
the great coal-producing state of Pennsyl-
vania, and that II this was spread out even
ly over the surface 1t would cover the whole
state of Alabama, 3D. square miles in ex-
teLt, over two feet in thickness, and that
at the present rate of consumption of coal
OIL all Kinds 1t would last the world 215
Years.
alabama has two other coal fields of con-
siderable extent the .Coosa and Cahaba.
The iron interest is almost beyond estimate.
he Red mountain, at whose base Birming-
nam Is located, is sixty miles long, and Is
practically inexhaustible. Our timber re-
sources are almost ineXhaustible.
The capacity of the soil for cotton pro-
6uction is at least 25 per cent above the
present production, and additional mills
would stimulate the cultivation of the full
capacity of the soil
The state is moving grandly forward
Today geology is walking with granite SAN
dals and carbon scepters throughout all
her mineral fields. laying her immense
wealth at the feet of her children. We have
grand country to welcome you to. Nature
was in her happiest mood when she de-
pressed our valleys and lifted our noun
tains saffron -attired and vermillion-em-
broidered, Alabama has shaken the dust
from her garments, and lifts her ROSY fingers
to open the gates of the orient, through
which she will soon pass as the brightest
star in the constellation of American free
DOM"
Resources of Arkansas.
The state of Arkansas being called, E. L.
Berry. representative of the state at large
responded as follows:
Arkansas has been considered rather be-
hind the procession in development, but
want to say that If We could simply reach
the ear and confidence of capital, the world
would stand much surprised at the result
In fruits, both small and large, We have
stood for years in the very front rank. AT
every state fair and at the great worlds S
fair our apples were pre-eminently the best
LAS for minerals, We have iron, lead, coal
and zinc In abundance. The zinc is found
in easy reach, at the very roots of the
grass, whereas, everywhere else II Is found
deep down and requires great expense in
mining.
"Our timber interests are developing
rapidly with the demand for hard woods
and pine, and all we require is capital in
railways and legitimate development of the
abundant resources of both surface and in
terror of the earth. To this end we will
be found heartily cooperating with our
sister states in maintaining q permanent
organization by which work may be done"
The convention will meet again tonight
at O'Clock, when several papers on south
ern development will be read.
Delegates Who Have Rexistered.
The following delegates and visitors to
the convention have registered: c. NJ.
Hamilton. Richmond. Ind; j. A. Hamilton,
Cambridge City, Ind; U.J. Shiek. Colorado;
C. r. Smith. Washington; S. H. Slaught,
president Fiber Silk Manufacturing Com
pany; b. ]. Landry, Assumption Parish,
La; Isaac Newell. West Point, NY l. Y.
knight, Philadelphia, Pa: U. s. Morrow,
Westfeld, n. j.; U. II. Moore, Dubuque,
Iowa; ID. F. Saum, Washington d. c.; r.
H. Clarke. Mobile. Ala; l.. A Potter. Beau
fort. y. c.; c; G.. Haisht, New York city;
l.. Bingham, De Finnak Springs, Fla; c.
a. Reed. Anderson, S. c.: Frank Lyon,
city; David T. Day. city; w. S. Harrison,
Starkville. Miss; Walter Harrison. Meri-
dian. Miss; N. p. Hormwell. Brownsville,
Pa; Thomas w. Buckley, city; Luther
Il. Smith, Mount Sterling, Alabama
]. L. Rudden. Mount Sterling, Alabama
L. S. Abrams. city: Max Lansburgh, Bal
timore, Md; Levi Ballard, Palmetto, Ga
Norman n. Camp. city; Grigsby E. Thomas,
tr., Columbus Ga: George L. Worthington
Evansville. Ind; T. Spelton Jones. Macon,
Ga: F. NJ. Schell Gaffney. S. c.; VIM. Ma
hone. jr., Lynchburg, Va; Julian Fish
brcm, Charleston, S. c.; NJ. Coffin, Little
Rock. Ark; j. s. Charleson. Philadelphia
L. d. Dabney, Charlottesville, Va; E X.
Mexican, Lake county. Florida; J. ii. Lyons.
Mobile. Ala; John NJ. Carter jr., Baltimore
Md; Henry r. Frye. Cheyenne. Wyo.; c.
F. Now, Pennsylvania; S. &. Sluyski, Phia-
delphia; DIR. II. Kalneowski, city; George
II. Ingraham, Charleston, s. c.; ]. w. Pot
te-. Fredericksburg; U. S. White. Freder-
icksburg; a. p. Rowe. mayor of Fredericks-
burg; Fl. b. Keene, city; E. A. Ebert,
Salem. n. c.; Thomas c. Fletcher, w. G..
Vincenhcller, Arkansas; John C. Hester,
city; John NJ. Oracle. Little Rock, Ark.
James l.. Tanner, Peoria, ILL.,; Charles Cat
lett, Staunton, Va; w. X. Marks, Orlando,
Fla; John T. Walker. DeLeon Spring, Fla.
d. NJ. Somerville. Chicago: J. II. Cutchin,
Roanoke. Va; A. Mcintyre. Ocala. Fla.
W. NJ. Fugua, Johnson City, Tenn; NJ. B.
Tyler. Liberty. Va; Raymond ID. Kaight,
Jacksonville, Fla. Robert w. Bert, Raleigh,
y. c.