The Washington times., 1894-08-24
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
Progress of the Plans for the Convention
Speakers and Their Subjects-Meet.
ing of the Promoters.

Speakers and Their Subjects-Meet.
ing of the Promoters.
At the southern development meeting at
Wizards last night the programme so far as
completed was presented. The names given
are of the gentlemen who have been invited
to participate, but responses have not yet
been received from all and changes may be
made.
Three sessions are provided for each day,
from 10 a. m. TO ?. m, to p. M, and
to 10 p. m.
On August 80 the morning session will be
devoted to addresses of welcome by leading
public officials. At the afternoon session
two hours will be given to the discussion of
the subject, Government building for per-
manent exhibit by Alexander Anderson,
Senator Patrick Walsh, John John Edison,
Major E. C. Gordon, Atlanta; one hour
to Timber resources of the South"
by Walter H. Tunis; e. Z. Jackson,
Salisbury, N. c., president Sullivan
Lumber and Milling Company, Pensa-
cola; president Southern Lumber Association.
John Walter Smith, Ocean City, Nd. Night
resources" BY Prof. John R. Proc
tor, Frankfort, Ky.; Mineral resources"
T. j. Berckman, "Agricutural;" Prof.
q. B. Hanna. Charlotte n. c.. "Miner-
als;' Prof. n. A. Pratt, Jacksonville, Fla,
'Phosphates;" DR.. George Little, Tuscaloosa,
Ala, minerals of Alabama and Georgia;"
Major Jud Hotchkiss, Staunton. Va, miner
als;'' Gov. Elias Carr. Raleigh N c., "Agrl-
cultures" Henry Stewart, Saltsville. Va,
''Stock and Grass" Prof. d. 7. Day, United
States Geological Survey, Minerals DIR. j.
P. De Pass, Leesburg, Fla, Fruits" Henry
De Barneliben, Birmingham, Ala, ''The Great
mineral belt of Alabama:" Gen S. D. Lee, Ag-
linz TD1l nx-FN
Disston, Philadelphia, Future of sugar-grow-
ing in the South;" w. 0. Wadley, of Macon
Exposition Company. Macon. Ga; Hon. D.
q. Hughes, Macon, Ga, and j. o. Waddell,
president Georgia state Agricultural Society,
Atlanta, Agricultural resources OF the
South
On August 81 at the morning session two
hours will be given to discussing 'Transpor-
tation, by Col. AS. Buford, Richmond; Hon.
w. 7. Baldwin, third vice president Southern
Railroad; Hon. Judson Clements, Interstate
Commerce Commission; Gen. r. +. Hoke,
Raleigh; Col A. b. Andrews, Raleigh; Col. j.
W. Avery. Atlanta. One hour to 'Immigra-
ton" by J. j. Springer, Atlanta: Thomas
Patrick. Southern Pines. n. C. At afternoon
session two hours 10 Boards of trade and
manufacturers, p" by Hon. Robert NJ Douglass,
Greensboro. n. c.; Hon. w. j. Wood, Flor
ence. Ala; Henry Fonde, president board OF
trade, Montgomery, Ala; l.. H. Chappell
Columbus, Ga; b. L. Goulding, secretary
chamber of commerce. Chattanooga: Hon. J.
G. oglesby, Atlanta; Major J. F. shipp. Chat
tanooga. One hour to GOOD roads," Hon.
A. B. Howard, Baltimore; Gen. Roy Stone,
Agricultural Department Washington; S. ID.
Lee, president State agricultural college.
The meeting was called to order by Chair
man Blackwell and the minutes read by the
secretary, Dr. Murphy. The following COM
mittee on halls and rooms was announced:
Alabama. Z. C. Campbell; Arkansas, Z. S.
Berry; Georgia, Lamar Cobb. jr. Florida
w. p. Couper; Maryland. John NJ. Carter:
Louisiana, T. b. Jones; Mississippi, S. W. Z.
Pegues; Missouri, J. w. Witter; North Caro-
lima. DR.. Sterling Ruffin; South Carolina, F.
i. Brantley; Tennessee. Park Marshall;
Texas. J. il. Hamilton: virginia. J. c. job
son; West Virginia, A. B. Wells, and District
Of Columbia. w. L. Rogers.
In response 10 the call made Wednesday
evening for some of the letters received from
prominent Southern men in regard to the
meeting, General Manager Colquitt read sew
eral, and made stirring address for harmo-
NOUS and enthusiastic action. lie said here
was no reason to apprehend serious opposi-
tion from any source. and he thought all
Southern men should work so vigorously for
the development desired that they would
have no time to think of anything but sue
cess. The letters he read were from Senator
Walsh in regard TO the proposed permanent
Southern products; n. A. Pratt, OF Jackson
vile, Fla. father of the phosphate industry
and best informed on that subject, promising
10 be present; Fitzhugn Lee, saying he will be
here, If his plans are not necessarily
changed: Robert NJ. Douglas son of Stephen
A. Douglas Of Greensboro. n. c., Robert L.
Meyer. mayor of Cuthbert, Ga, and H. S,
Haines, manager of the Plant System Trans
portation lines. General Manager w. H.
Green. of the Southern Railway Co.: B. w.
Wrenn, formerly general manager of
the East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia,
write that they will be present: Charles Stiles,
of the John B. King Cotton Manufacturing
Company, says he expects 20 be present. but
Is not a good man to prepare paper. Capt.
Colquitt thought he could be induced 10
speak
A call of States followed. in which re-
sponses were made by d. H. Yancey, of
Florida; L. Q. C. Lamar. Mississippi; Col.
Nowles, Virginia; Lee Lipscomb, Texas; w.
o. Bradley, South Carolina; B. F. Clayton,
Florida; I. F. Barrett, West Virginia, and
W. II. Fields, Texas.
These addresses were filed with such facts
as that the largest herd of Jersey cattle in the
United States is owned in Mississippi; that
Florida shipped 5000. 900 boxes of oranges
last year; that Northern capitalists are buying
thousands of acres Of land in Florida for
sugar. and one New York ci gar firm has 4 900
acres in that State devoted 10 raising tobacco
for their manufactures. NJ. Lipscomb sug-
gested that the members a 2. mmittees should
collect facts and publish them in pamphlet
form. These pamphlets he believed would be
distributed throughout his country and Eu-
rope by the agents OF Southern railroads. At
10 o'clockithe meeting adjourned to D.
m. tonight The regular meeting of chair
men of State committees will be held at 4:30
p. m.
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