The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-31

Washington, Aug. 3O-The Southern
Development meeting was called to order
in Willards' hall by Hon. Samuel Black
well, of Alabama.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Bagley, the
chaplain of the House of Representa-
tives
Commissioner John W. Ross, of the
District of Columbia, made an address
of welcome, evoking applause by a refer
ence to the new SOUTH whose fine at
mosphere, fertile lands, with coal and
iron beneath the surface and abundant
timber above it, was only awaiting the
touch of capital, backed by courage and
ability. He spoke of the bill introduced
IN the Senate by Senator Walsh, of
Georgia, for permanent exhibit of the
resources of the south, but questioned
whether an exhibit of the resources of
one section would be voted for by Con-
gress and thought permanent exhibit of
the resources of the entire country would
De PROVIDED for by Congress and that
the south would be the greatest bene-
hciary from such an exhibit.
Needs But Money and Muscle.
In reply, Chairman Blackwell said the
south had everything necessary for her
development except money and muscle.
as an area of prosperity was dawning
aIter the financial panic capital is real
lzlng that they must look to the south
Organization was effected by the cleo
ton Of Samuel Blackwell as chairman
rotary
A letter from R. H. Warren, president
OF the Washington board of trade made
an allusion to ''loud-mouthed Populists''
VINO were injuring the south, but the
reading of the letter was stopped on the
remonstrance of a delegate Who said that
politics were out of order.
All the southern members present were
admitted as delegates and business men
sections admitted
seats on the floor. One vice-president
from each state was elected on nominal
ton of the state delegations.
Should Encourage immigration.
Mr. Charleston, one of the delegates
from Florida, and secretary of the Diss-
Mr. Hamilton Disston, of Philadelphia,
which was in part as follows: AN i'm
portant step to be taken is to convince
the various railroad companies that it
is to their interest, if not directly, GER
tainIy indirectly, to encourage by every
means in their power, immigration to the
south. Low rates should be secured"
=, AS to the future, of sugar growing. in
the south it is a broad subject to deal
with. 1t is vital question to the Ameri
can people from patriotic standpoint as
we'll as in the light of Individual enter
prise. Why does this country import
sugar to the enormous extent of $780, OO,-
900 per annum?
Can Fill the Demand For Sugar.
The American farmer is weary of low
prices in the old staples of agriculture
brought about by over-production and
has been looking for new avenues into
which he might direct his energies. The
production of sugar upon southern lands
has added for him one avenuS of escape
from his dilemma He can enter upon
that branch of agriculture with very lit
tie means. He may either purchase or
lease the land and always find a ready
market for all the cane he can cultivate,
the sugar mills being glad to relieve him
of his production, and he can always
depend upon a handsome return for his
labor.
81 venture to predict that it is but a
question of a short time before we will
supply the whole home demand for su-
gar, and see our farmer friends in a
position of prosperity and contentment
which their present condition makes i'm
possible for them to enjoy"
The Timber Resource.
The afternoon session was devoted
to papers and addresses on the re-
sources and progress of the south.
DR.. B. E. Fornew, chief Of the fores-
try division of the agricultural depart
ment, was the first speaker at the
evening session with the topic Geo
graphical Conditions and the Timber
Resources of the South" Incidental
ly. he advised against booming meth
Gus ana asserted THAT SEl6Hlllc HIVES IL
cation had clearly shown that bled
turpentine timber was not inferior.
Colonel D. II. Yancy, of Florida,
speaking in the same line, deprecated
exaggeration, saying that the south
could stand on the truth of rapid ex-
haustion of northern forests, which he
predicted would compel the numbering
men to fall back upon the south.
W. II. Moore, of Dubuque, Ia, spoke
along the same line, and in the course
of his speech said that he had interest
ed himself for two years in the Near
aqua canal and was certain that it
would be built in the near future, If
not by the United States by England.
Mendacious Work Ry missionaries
Grisby Thomas, of Atlanta, spoke OF
the amicable relations of the white and
colored races in the south, and said
that a few northern missionaries,
ignorant of the conditions, had at
tempted to stir up the blacks against
the whites, but had been expelled, so
that the races could dwell together in
peace. Ignorance of each other was
| the weakness of the sections of the
country. There were different classes
in negroes as there is in whites, some
respectable, lava biding, intelligent,
and others absolutely depraved
| DR.. NJ. Sauville, of Tennessee, spoke
on the resources of that state, after
which the meeting adjourned until to-
morrow.