The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
PERMANENTLY ORGANIZE
Il MEETING or THE COMMITTEE on
Plan AND SCOPE
Appointed by the Recent Conference Of
Southern Investors I'm New York
Resolutions Adopted.

NEW YORK, June 23-At business
meeting OF northern and southern men.
held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in this
city, on the 2lst instant, committee
on plan and scope was appointed. This
committee met here to-day. The follow
ing members Of the committee were
present: Hugh II. Garden. attorney at
law, New York city; n. T. Wilson, bank
er, New York city. Stuyvesant Fish.
president Illinois Central railroad. New
York; Hamilton Disston. OF Henry Dss-
ton Sons, manufacturers. Philadel-
phia; c. 5. Maynard. Of Hubbard, Price
* Co., cotton manufacturers, New York;
5. NJ. Jarvis. OF Jarvis-ConAiln Mort
gage Company, Of New YorH. Henry
Sanford, president Adams Express COM
pany, New York city. George h. suui-
van, of Sullivan & Cromwell, attorneys
at-law, New York; James Swami, OF In
man, Swami ~ Co.. cotton merchants, OK
New York city; Charles A. Deshon. OF
William Hildreth, Field 4 Desnon,
attorneys-at-law New York; william III.
Edmonds, Maryland; Hon. John j. Hemp
hill, South Carolina; r. b. Gordon. Geor-
gia; III. NJ. Caldwell. Alabama; Barton
Myers. Virginia. Judge Chas. +. fenner,
louisiana Colonel ID. Il. Dyer, GeOl gia.
the following resolution:
The committee unanimously reported
First Resolved. That II Is the sense OF
this convention that the development or
the commercial, industrial and agricul-
tural interests of the South imperatively
require cooperation and organized ef-
fort on the part OF all who are interested
in accomplishing this great purpose.
Second, That a permanent committee
be appointed by the convention which
shall be charged with the duty OF per-
fecting an organization Of business men
of the North interested in southern de-
yelopment and OF southern business men,
In such form as they shall deem best.
with full power 20 prescribe the rules
and conditions OF membership 10 elect
first. officers and directors. and then take
the necessary steps TO provide the ways
and means for ascertaining. advertising.
and In all ways the advancing the de-
velopment OF the whole south.
Third, That the committee shall consist
of twenty-five members. one from each
of the Southern States. and with ten
from the North ana West.
Fourth. That nine members OF said
committee shall constitute quorum TO
do business. and said committee shall
have power TO I'LL vacancies in its MEM
bership and % increase its membership
when deemed proper.
COMMITTEE oN PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The report OF the committee was adopt
ed by the full meeting, and the following
Committee on Permanent Organization
Arkansas. clifton r. Brecklnridge; Flor
Ha. D. II. Elliott; Georgia. ID. b. Dyer;
Kentucky, X. II. Courtney; Louisiana,
Harry Allen; Maryland. r. II. Edmonds;
Mississippi. William G.. ierger; Missouri,
w. II. Nelson; North Carolina. Julian $.
Carr; South Carolina, Alexander g.
Haskell: Tennessee. I. f.. Peters; Texas.
Walter Gresham; Virginia.. John SHELTON
williams; West Virginia, a. B: Fleming
At large: District OF Columbia, Boyd
Smith; Massachusetts, 7. Jefferson Cool
idge: Michigan. Russell a. Alger; New
Jersey, Theodore Frehlinghuysen; New
York, John Cladlin. Charles A. Deshon,
Stuyvesant Fish, Ii. II. Garden. John IA.
Inman, Samuel NJ Jarvis, Samuel Spcn-
Ger. George II. sullivan; Pennsylvania.
Hamilton DisstOn.
The above committee will meet Thurs
day, July 18th next, at II o'clock A. NJ, I'm
the Office of It's chairman. Hugh r.. Gar
den. No 81 Nassau street. New York city,
TO consider all plans submitted by its
members and others, and TO create
permanent organization. Correspondence
is invited by the committee from all
parties who feel an interest in the
movement.
Communications will be addressed TO
the chairman.