Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-13
And Plans for Its Development
 Being Discussed
BY THE COMMITTEE
Suggestions of Varied Lengths and Styles Read-Nothing
 Decided Upon Yet.

NEW YORK, July 12.-ln continuation Of the objects advocated at the conference of representative business men of the north and south at the Filth Avenue hotel on June 12, the committee ou permanent or ganization then appointed met at 1l:30 o'clock this morning in the committee room of the Mutual Life Insurance com- peny. The meeting was held behind closed doors.
 Seventeen of the twenty eight members were present, and it was decided to post pone the roll call in the hope that others would arrive. Almost the sole bushes of the day was the reading by Secretary George II. Sullivan of plans and sugges- tions in furtherance of the aims of the committee from business men throughout the country. These communications were chiefly typewritten and formed a goodly stock of manuscript on MT. Sulivan's desk. In all they number over 200, but despite their number and volume they were listened to with interest by those present, many of the ideas set forth by their au- thors being received with favorable and manifest comment.
 The suggestions varied in length from paragraph to thirty pages of type written matter. One of the earliest read was from Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad company, who, though a member of the committee, was kept iu Chicago because of the strike there. MT. Fish, as did several others, expressed strong favor to the idea of raising large fund for the development Of southern in- dustries, though he mentioned no definite amount.
 Shortly after noon a long telegram was received from the Young Mems Business club of Augusta, Ga. in which that organ iZation pledged it's support to whatever conclusions the committee might reach.
 Clinton Furbish, director of the buresT- of American republics of Washington, was present upon invitation aud will prob- ably be added to the list of the committee. ~ Hamilton Disston of Philadelphia, though unableto attend the meeting, sent as his represen tative J M. Kreamer, gen. era manager for the Florida Improvement company under MT. Disston's name. Among the others present were Charles A. Ueshon, president of the Southern society, and James w. Swan of Inmau Swan & Co.
 Captain Gordon said: The suggestions in general mao be classified under two heads. The one proposes a business corporation with capital stock and with profits to &C., crue to stockholders from the encourage ments of investments and the increasing population of the south. The second plan proposes cooperative organization, but with no profits to it's members, it's aim be- ing to advance the interest of all worthy of indorsement and to bring about closer per sonal relations and thorough, earnest CO., operation between people of this country in every walk of life. To this purpose it's funds would be devoted. We have been advised that the south is preparing to meet us in a substantial manner so far as the raising of money is concerned. The atti- tude of the north toward the south in the matter is simply this: "Say what pro- granme you want and we'll stand to carry it out at once.'
 It seem med evident that the majority of the committee favored the cooperative plan, which eliminated the matter of in- dividual profit, and it was predicted that $500 coo would be raised without delay for it's prosecution.
 Inc committee took recess for an hour at 1850 p. m. Just prior to that, however, MT. Furbish was received by exclamation into membership, as were also Col. R; Wayne Wilson, the publisher of No. 23 Park Row, New York; William c. Max we'll of the law firm of Chandler, Maxwell & Phillip, and Jonathan A. Lane, presi- dent of the Boston Merchants association, one of the most powerful commercial organ izations in the United States. It was also announced that the name of Walter Stanton of the dry goods firm of Convers, Stanton & Cullom had been omitted in the pub- lished list of the committed. None of these northerners represent southern states in the committees deliberations, but are practically committeeman at large.
 The afternoon was passed in discussing the plans proposed. Among those present, in addition to the committeeman men, toned, were R. H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore; F. M. Jarvis of the Conklin Jarvis Trust company of New York; John Skelton Will Hams, banker of Richmond, Va., and Berid Smith. Judge Alexander c. Haskell and k. H. Courtney, representing re- spectively the District of Columbia, South Carolina and Kentucky.
 Shortly after clock the meeting ad- iourned till Il a. m. tomorrow (Friday).
 In the meantime Chairman Garden, with others of the committee, will confer to- gelher and they will endeavor to report to- morrow morning on constitution and by laws arranged to represent the spirit most favored at the discussion of the afternoon. It is thought that the organization, as finally formed, will be after the co-oper atiye plan so extensively suggested, and | that it's affairs will be admin istered by @ | board of trustees that will serve without | 
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