The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
TALKING OF PLANS.
The Immigration Congress in Now York is
Well Attended.

New York, June 21.-About 800 gentlemen
who are interested in the commercial pros
perity of the south and who wish to at
tract the attention of northern capitalists
to the advantages it offers for investment
had a conference at the Fifth Avenue hotel
this morning. The meeting was the contln-
uance OF one Of a similar kind held at Au-
gusta, three weeks ago, and with the re-
suit Of which Senator Walsh, of Georgia,
Colonel ID. B. Dyer and r.. II. Edmonds
OF Baltimore, the prime movers in the enter
prise were not entirely satisfied. All the
varied business interests of the south sent
representatives to the conference. Senator
Walsh did not appear, being detained at
Washington by the possibility of a vote in
the senate today on the income tax pro-
vision of the tariff bill.
What WAS = Accomplished bv the Meeting.
New York, June 22.-The Southern Devel-
opment Association. for the convention of
southerners and New York capitalists,
which met yesterday, has formed per-
manent organization and given it name.
1t concluded it's business in this city early
this morning. The outcome OF the deliber-
atoms yesterday was the appointment Oh
permanent committee on organization,
who are to prepare plans for the formation
of local committees, who will endeavor,
by laying the advantages which the south
possesses before northern and eastern capt.
talists, to promote the various commercial
interests OF the southern states.
After D1QnlSnt the committee on OrSdHl-
cation held a session which did not con-
clude until 2 o'clock this morning. Captain
Hugh r. Garden presided. A number of
suggestions were thrown out, and it was
finally decided that each of the twenty-five
members who compose the committee
should submit a plan at the next meeting
of the committee. which will be held at
Captain Gardens office, No. SO Nassau
street, July 18th.
Colonel d. B. Dyer, of Augusta, Ga, the
originator of the movement, said today
that one Of the chief things to be done
would be to make arrangements with the
various transportation companies connect
ing with the south to run monthly eXcur-
sions at cheap rates. This would enable
people from New York and other eastern
and northern cities to visit the south,
and judge for themselves of its great
natural advantages. Il have" Colonel Dyer
said, Invested over 100000 in southern
property The great natural advantages of
the south only require to be better known
to be appreciated We have good land,
minerals ard gold in abundance, extensive
coal fields and immense timber regions.
Besides, we have any quantity of water
power. We will appoint local committees
in each county, who will act under state
committee, who will act with the committee
on organization. We will get landholders
to give three or four years option at
very reasonable price on land of all dc
Gcriptiols, and Il similar option on watat
power. We shall establish bureau Of
Information in New York, which will eX-
tensvely advertise our advantages. which
will also impress on suitable immigrants
the prospects they may look forward to
if they will make the south their home.
We must have good immigrants to open
up country. A lot of money has been
wasted by individuals in trying to promote
colonization and Improvement in the south,
h,,f that how in pSto N.
fishing a permanent organization and en-
listing the sympathies and cooperation of
the New York business men and financiers,
l think there is a great future in store
for the south"
southerners Are Active.
New York, June 23.-At business meet
ing Of northern and southern men held at
the Fifth avenue hotel in this city, on the
Dist instant, q committee on plan and scope
was appointed. The following members of
the committee were present Hugh III. Gar
den, attorney at law, New York city; r. r.
Wilson. of II. T. Wilson 81 Co, bankers
New York city; Stuyvesant Fish. president
of the Illinois Central railroad. New York
city; Hamilton Disston, Of Henry Disston
e Sons, manufacturers, Philadelphia; c. $.
Maynard, of Hubbard, Price g. Co, cotton
manufacturers. New York city; S. NJ. Jar
Wis, of Jarvis-C onklin Mortgage Company,
New York city; Henry Sanford president
York city; George II. Sullivan, of Sullivan
& Cromwell attorneys at law. New York
city; James Swami, of Inman, Swami &
Co., cotton merchants. New York city; Hon.
John Hemphill, of South Carolina; }. b,
Gordon. of Georgia; IL. NJ Caldwell, OF |
Alabama; Barton Meyers, of Virginia;
Judge Charles +. Fenner. of Louisiana;
Colonel ID. b. Dyer, of Georgia.
The committee unanimously reported the
following resolutons
"Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the development of the
commercial. industrial and agricultural in
terests OF the south imperatively require
cooperation and organized effort on the
part of all who are interested IN accom-
plishing this great purpose.
''2. That permanent committee be APP
pointed by the convention which shall be
charged with the duty of perfecting an or
ganization of business men of the north in
tereStet in southern development and OF
southern business men in such form as they
shall deem best, with full power to pre-
scribe the rules and conditions of member
ship, to elect first officers and directors and
to take the necessary steps to provide the
ways and means for ascertaining adVertis-
ing and in all ways advancing the devei-
opment Of the whole south.
80 That the committee shall consist of
twenty-five members, one from each of the
southern states, and with ten from the
north and west.
II. That nine members Of said committee
shall constitute a quorum to do business
and said committee shall have power to fill
vacancies in it's membership and to increase
its membership when deemed proper"
The report OF the committee was adopted
by the Iull meeting and the following COM
nllttee permanent organization was APP
pointed: Alabama, II. NJ. Caldwell; Ar
kansas, Clifton r. Breckenridge; Florida,
ID. II. Elliott; Georgia, d. b. Dyer; Ken
lucky, r. II. Courtney; Louisiana, Harry
Allen; Maryland, r. II. Edmonds; Missis-
sippi, William G.. Yerger; Missouri, W. r.
Nelson; North Carolina, Julian S. Carr;
South Carolina, Alexander c. Haskell; Ten
nessee I. F. Peters; Texas Walter Gresh-
am; Virginia, John Shelton Williams; West
Virginia, A. s. Fleming. At large-District
OF Columbia, Boyd Smith: Massachusetts.
7. Jefferson Colidge; Michigan, Russell
A. Algerman; New Jersey, Theo Freling-
hansen; New York, John Claflin, Charles
ii. Deshon, Stuyvesant Fish, II. r. Garden.
John Fl. Inman, Samuel Jarvis, Samuel |
Spencer and George II. Sullivan; Pennsyl- |
vania, Hamilton Disston.
The above committee will meet Thurs |
day, July 18th, next, at II o'clock a. M, in !
the office Of it's chairman, Hugh r. Garden, |
80 Nassau street, New York city, to con- |
slider all plans submitted by it's members |
and others and to create permanent or |
ganization.
Correspondence is invited by the commit |
tee from all parties who feel an interest IN |
the movement. Communications will be |
addressed to the chairman.