The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-01
OF A NEGATIVE SORT
sOuTHERNERs COMPARE NOTES ON
WHAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE
Second Days Session Of the Southern
Development Convention Held
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The second
days meeting Of the Southern development
convention was begun with a large attend
anee. Mr.. w. g. Vincenheller. the State
Commissioner OF Mining of Arkansas. was
the first speaker. presenting a conserva-
tive review of the resources Of tina State.
He said that there was no longer a race
problem. as the public schools were edu-
eating negroes to the duties Of citizenship.
the Australian ballot system had elm
mated dangers from ignorance, and the
negro had become r~econciled to the fact
that the white man. Who paid most of the
taxes. must rule. It's mineral wealth he
considered the greatest resource of the
State and laid stress on the need Of more
railroads for its development.
Tn report OF the on plan and
scope was read by w. Seymour White, OF
Virginia. II provides for a permanent
bureau in Washington for the exhibition
OF the resources of the Southern States and
for the general information of capital and
labor. a warm discussion was precipi-
tated. Mr.. Charles Catlett. of Virginia,
declared that the Southern States had
taken little advantage of the great oppor-
tunity afforded by the worlds fair. Mr..
Il. +. Cieyton. of Florida, held that the
plan TO confer authority on the Governors
of States would give a political character
10 the organization. MIR. Robert W. Hun
ter, OF Virginia, sustained the report.
When he said that the South did not ex-
pect 10 build herself in a day: that she
did not care for what was called the tide
OF emigration" for Poles, Hungarians and
Anarchists. he was applauded.
The resolutions from the committed ON
plan and scope were finally adopted with
amendments providing that a committee
or one member from each southern State
and the District of Columbia be appointed
by the chair to perfect the details OF the
plan OF organization; that the convention
adjourn until another meeting to be called
Dy the committee. TO which each Governor
be requested TO appoint ten delegates, ia
mlliar with the objects OF the organiza>
and agricultural organizations be requested
10 send representatives. Also, that the
vention shall be equal. At the afternoon
sessions papers were read by Messrs. 7.
gar Rogers. of washington: L. g. c. La
mar. of Mississippi. and r. +. Clayton, or
Florida. Dr. ID. L. Day. of the geological
survey. made an ADDRESS on the mineral
sesources OF the South.
Claude y. Bennett, private secretary to
Georgia had produced more people of queer
names-Dink Bottses, Pod Dismukes and
Potsdam Sams-than any other State, but
MIR. Barrett said that West Virginia. al
though the newest State of the South.
was not by any means a Iaggard in the
possession of material development. Her
SaSs forests OF poplar: pine and hard wood
Ing c%enters of the United States. Slnce-the
development of her lumber interests have
in that line had already become known
TO the whole world. for from her forests
finest specimens of timber are being
shipped TO transatlantic ports. He also
and other great industries OF his State.
Mr Rogers spoke of the neglected gold
fields of the South. alleging that within
ten miles OF this spot men are working
away Will. common sluice boxes. washing
out the precious nugget from the sacred
dollars per day per man. The same work
Is going on through the battIe-scarred for
ssts and tangles of the Wilderness and
northern Georgia the same, work is going
on, for this is the same great central gold
face in Montgomery county. Maryland, and
extending from thence through Virginia.
producing mines turning in gold to the
Capital from. the North has awakened to
this profitable field of venture, and for
going on by scientific men sent at the in
stance OF capitalists all through these
T. O.. c. Lamar spoke for Mississippi.
which. he said, could produce every staple
mat oiesseS the soil OF Illinois. and adds
70 her products the great staple. cotton,
and almost every fruit and vegetable or
the TROPICS. she numbers her sawmills
Dy hundreds, and some or them are among
the most extensive in the South. Her lum-
Der cut in 1890 Was over eight hundred
f mihg0h !. IS St od se .o6o. am and Il her Is s iamber e n0% at
are to many of the countries of Earope.
IN addition to large shipments to South
mar spoke in detail OF the remarkable fruit.
vegetable e ,oet and mannfactgring resources and
her superb educational institutions and free
school system. giving the convention ana
reflection and profitable digestion. io0u 'or
Mr.. Clayton, In behalf OF Florida. said
00e,0oo boxes. At the present time the prin-
clpal rruit output consists of the orange.
and sns P the ag Of tine the t eSaseanq truth the a banana ina
peach. pear and the strawberry of those
grown later in the season further north.
ieksburg, Va. Free Lance. was loudly APP
plauded when he said that the South had
listed no Coxey armies and thrown out by
the scrun OF the neck the first Coxey
band which entered Virginia.
Congressman Richard II. Clark. of Ala
Dana. was tne nrst speaker of the night
thought the South might congratulate herr
self on the fact that the scum of Europe
had not come within her borders. She
archist had only the muskets of State
troops and the hangman of the courts.
He dwelt particularly on the commercial
advantages of the navigable rivers of Ala
hama and the improvements made on them
by congressional appropriations, pointing
out that through rivers and coal and iron
fields OF northern Alabama might be
opened and supply the Central
and South American demand. In twenty
three years the annual output of coal in
Alabama had grown from ten thousand to
FIVE million tons. Applause greeted his
statement that the building of the Mic
aragua canal was sure. Iron could be con-
verted more cheapiy in Alabama than else
where because of the proximity OF coal
and a large lumber business had sprung
from nothing in a quarter OF a century.
one result OF the Improvement of Mobile
bay had been a marvellous fruit trade.
y telegram announcing the death of Col.
John NJ. McElrCy. OF Alabama. was read
and resolutions extolling his services to the
South adopted. Lee NJ. PipscOmb spoke of
the resources OF Texas. a resolution was
offered by Judge j. II. Goodrich. of Fred
ericksburg. indorsing the bill for the free
admission OF cotton machinery introduced
by Representative Kyle. o. Mississippi.
Then the convention adjourned. The COM
mittee on permanent organization has been
announced by the chairman. 1t is: Ala
bama. 4. =. Garrett: Arkansas. ]. e. Little
page: Florida. D.. H. 1ancy: Georgia.
Clark Burnett. Mississippi. VI. L. Lamar;
Missouri. e. n. Mansur: Maryland. &. g.
McGruder: Kentucky. G. VI. Force: Louisi-
ana. y. G. White: Texas, Z. II. Pipscomb:
Virginia. ". :. Seymour White: West Vir-