The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-14
A NEW BOOMFOR The SOUTH
Business Men TO Hold a Big Meeting
Al New York.

Many of the Most Prominent Finan-
cial and Commercial Houses of the
Metropolis Give the Meeting Their
Endorsement - A General Inter
change of Views From Purely Bust
ness Standpoint to Be INDUCED In.
Washington, June ia meeting
fraught with the utmost significance to
the interests of the whole south will be
held at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York, Thursday, June p. 1t is a direct
outgrowth of the many public conven-
tions held of recent years in the south to
induce capital, industrial plants and de-
sirable immigration to this section. The
general invitation to this New York meet
ing will be published in the Balti-
more Manufacturers Record tomorrow
and is made at the request of Senator
Patrick Walsh, Col B. Dyer. of Au
gusta, Ga. r. H. Edmonds, editor of the
Manufactures Record and others, and
fifty New Workers who have investments
in the south, trade with the south and
southerners who now live in New York,
but whose interests are south. The gen
tlemen named directly own or represent
not less than 81 ,000, COO of capital.
THE PAPER.
The paper signed by this splendid and
most complimentary list of names of
famous mercantile concerns of New York
is as follows:
New York June 1S.-We have considered
the communications of Col. d. B. Dyer, Hon.
Patrick Walsh and Mr.. r. H. Edmonds, sug
costing an early meeting In this city of New
York southerners and prominent New York
business men interested in the south or
southern trade, to confer with representa-
tives OF leading interests from that section.
Recognizing the vital importance OF the sub
lect not only to the south, but to the whole
country, we will be glad to meet southern
business men for conference at the Fifth
Avenue hotel on June u.
The names are r. T. Wilson g. Co.,
Hon. r. M Trenholm, ]. H. Parker, In
man, Swan * Co., Cotfing Etmus & Co.,
Hubbard, Price & Co., Hopkins, Dwight&
Co, r. M Lehman, of Lehman Bros, H.
B. Claf1in Co., c. p. Huntington, c.. NJ.
Sorrell, c. H. Mallory Il Co., Z. H. Allen,
Coates Thread Company, Henry B. Plant,
Willis j. Best, William Guilleaudeu,
Samuel NJ. Jarvis, Roland r. Conklin,
Hugh r. Garden, c. Q. Baldwin,
George Gordon Battle, E. K,
Martin, Charles A. Deshon, John ALLEN
Wyeth, John G. Calhoun, Woodward,
Baldwin Il Co., w L. String 81 Co.,
left, Weller & Co., Francis H. Leggett
& Co., E. II. Sampson, Col. William P.
Thompson, Mills & Gibbs, William
Steinway, Walter Stanton, Wheelwright,
Eldridge & Co, E. B. Fielding, T. M.
Ives, Naumberg, Kraus g. Co.. Berheim,
Bauer & Co, Hornthal, Weissman g. Co,
Bierman, Heidelberg & Co, Hammers
laugh, Saks & Co., Banner Bros, George
f. Bassett & Co., Hall & Ruckett, Peter
Mallet
IMPORTANCE OF THE MEETING.
Judged by the financial prominence of
the men who have signed this invitation
this promises to be the most important
meeting ever held in behalf of southern
advancement. Men representing not sim
ply millions, but hundreds Of millions,
who recognize the fact that the advant-
ages and resources of the south
only need TO be fully known to
the world to bring about a great increase
in population and wealth, have united
in asking others interested in the south,
and its future to meet them in New York,
in order to have general interchange of
views from purely business standpoint
as to the best means of advancing the
prosperity of the south.
This invitation is general. It is ex-
tended to all business men, whether they
be farmers, transportation officials,
bankers, merchants and manufacturers,
or property owners, interested in the
south.
AS the notice of this meeting is neces-
sarily brief, all business men who desire
to attend can receive all particulars by
addressing, by mail or telegraph, r. H
Edmonds editor Manufacturers Record,
Bal timore, Md
1t is expected that the outcome of this
meeting will be of momentous con-
sequence to the entire south.