Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-25
RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH.

Representative Men From Tint Sec
tion GROW Eloquent ON the Subject.
There was another meeting Of the con-
fererce committee of resident southern
| men at Willards Hotel last evening called
Tor the purpose of making arrangements
Tor the holding here next week Of a south
ern development convention. Quite a large
number were present, and, as on the pre-
vious evening. there was a general exchange
OF views respecting the resources of the
different states Of the south. In fact a de-
failing Of those resources by representative
from the respective states was really the
only business done at the meeting.
Third Auditor Samuel Blackwell of Ala
bama, the president Of the association. pre-
sided and pictured the resources of his
s.a.e. Inc climate. he said. was unsur-
passed ana Its society ranks second to no
otner state. The commercial and manufac-
turing interests Of the state were equal TO
tnat OF any other state, IL not in excess of
tnem Speaking of the coal industry Mr.
Blackwell said that the Warrior coal fields
contain not less than los, 80, 600 600 tons of
available coal. This coal it was said
would be worth at the mouth Of the mines
*ioo.oU,cU.UO, or about one thousand times
as much as the whole property of Alabama
was worth in 1880. The field contains about
tnree.fourths as much coal all Europe
Inc iron interests, explained Mr. Black
well, were on the same immense scale and
IN Alabama the iron ore. the coal and the
limestone necessary to the manufacture of
IRON nave been laid over against each other
by nature. The timber resources Of the
state were about inexhaustible.
Mr.. Z. l.. Berry described the resources OF
Arkansas. referring principally to the
mineral resources. The zinc, he said, was
found in large quantities at the very roots
OF the grass, and he expected that it would
eventually become a great resource of reve-
nue. Cotton Of superior quality was
of
timber adaptable to ali kinds of manu-
facture were found in the northwestern
portion of the state. The mineral springs
of the state were known the world over for
their famous medicinal qualities
Mr.. Frank Trenholm spoke of the rice
crop of South Carolina, which, he said, was
a great source of revenue. The sturgeon
fishery is rapidly becoming a great industry
Mr.. A. ID. Anderson responded on behalf
of the District of Columbia. The District
had very few natural resources but it had
gold mine not a thousand miles from the
treasury which put II on a par with other
sections of the country In point of attrac-
tiors- The resources of North Carolina
were pictured by Mr.. G. W. Sanderlin, who
stated that the state was so full of in
exhaustible and natural resources 1t was
simply impossible to fifty describe it.
The most practicable speech of the even
ing was made by Mr.. Claude Bennett of
the Interior Department He spoke of the
diversified industries in Georgia. He said
that in southern Georgia one man a few
years ago Indue peach crop whose gross
receipt was $4,000 and that the Georgia
peach was quoted in New York like stocks
and bonds He referred to the Georgia
water melcn, noted throughout the Union
and stated that many small fortunes had
been made in southern Georgia on peaches
and water melons and in other truck farm
ing He showed that in general agricultural
products the state ranked high; that Georgia
produces much more cotton every year
than she can sell at decent rates; that
many cotton mills in several cities of the
state produce enormous outputs; that none
Of them failed during the recent panic
when spindles In nearly every section of
the Union were stopped: that the water
power Of the state is sufficient to manufac-
ture into cloth, within a few miles of the
place of production, every pound Of cotton
In the state. He stated that In a short
distance of Atlanta there were inexhausti-
BILE mountains of granite; that public build
ings in Cincinnati and several other north
ern cities are built out of this granite, and
that Georgia granite is now being shipped
all over the Union. He stated that in
northern Georgia there are vast quantities
of marble of every color Of the rainbow
and of hardness and fineness of finish I'M
excelled by the best products of the famous
Carrara mines. He briefly referred to
Georgia's other minerals. showing that the
hills of the state contain nearly every min
eral except silver. drawing the conclusion
that whether the investor wishes to engage
in any kind of agricultural project or in
any kind of manufacture. In any kind OF
mining, he can get In Georgia exactly what
he warts.
Other members of the committee briefly
spoke, and after an informal discussion of
CLANS for the coming convention, the meet
ing adjourned tc meet next Tuesday even
ing at 4 80 at the same place.