The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-07-05
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This committee held Irsli,i mary meeting
#. the adjournment OF the convention aud
xed upon July II as date OF meeting for taking
y the work for which 1t was appointed,
Those OF the committee who were at the con-
ention and attended this committee meeting
nclnding Mr.. stuyvesant Fish, Mr.. Hamilt
Dis,ton Mr.. John Williams, Mr.. Hugh
Harden, Mr. Samuel N. Jarvis, Mr. Charles A
b, shon Mr.. Geo. +. sullivan Or. II. NJ Cald-
we'll, Mr.. Harry Allen, Mr. Julian 8. Carr, Mr..
Alexander D. Haskell, Mr.. R. II, Cour ney, Mr.,
r, II Edmonds and others, readily assented to
assume the task the convention had place
upon them, and from the interest theJ mani
fested IN the work, and from the personnel 81
the committee before them. It ma safely be as
sumed that the outcome OF the labors and d
will amply fulfil the expecta iona
of the members OF the convention.
This committee promptly is ed through the
press general invitation TO everyone to offer
suggestions and plans to be taken up for dis
cufsion at It's meeting in New York on July ~.
II is desired to secure from as many as possible
interest, d in the South suggestions to how
best TO advance the prosperity of this section
All papers ana plans sent to the chairman of
the committee Mr.. Hugh X. Garden, Mutual
Life Insurance Building New York, win receive
ca eful study. Every man who has given at |
tentlon to the question has his own views as 10
how to attract capital and settlers to the South,
and thus to bring about tuch a unidcatlon OF
the business interests Of the whole country as
to leave no possible foundation for any section
al feeling. 1.-THE laws Of any Southern State
are inimicalto capital aud tend to keep invest.
ments away, IL the South needs to maize Its ad-
vantages more widely known to the world,
whatever may stand In the way of Southern
progress or whatever may advance IT, are
points which this committee must take up. Ev-
cry suggestion made will receive due care and
attention
At the morning session OF the meeting the
members registered their names. but at The
evening session ta.s was omitted, and the
names of many Northern and Southern men
who came to the latter could not, because OF
this be obtained, The list of those that regis
tered in the morning was as fellows:
Tbeo Frelinghuysen, treasurer Coates Thtead
Co., New Jersey.
Geo. II. Sullivan, OF Sullivan q Cromwell
New York City.
! Henry Fonde, land Department MOBILE 3
ohio Railway, Mobile, Ala, t
W. St. John. president Merchants National
Bank, New York.
George H. Hull, president American Pig Iron
Warrant Co., New York city.
NJ. Richards, OF Baltimore 4 Ohio Railway
Co., Baltimore, N. D.
stuyvesant Fish, PRESIDENT II mos Central
Railroad and vice-presi1ent ofthe Park Nation
al Bank, New Yors.
James Swami, OF Inman swami & Co New
York.
Marion ]. Verdery, OF Latham, Alexander &
Co., New Ysrk.
Percy ThomI son, of Percy Thompson & Co
New York,
Eugene Davis, of LafOllette Coal & Iron Co,
and Land & Improvement Co., New York.
4. X. Worthington, president Maryland Tile
Insurance Trust Co. Baltimore Nd.
Samuel L. Jarvis, of Jarvis, Couklin Mortgage
Co., New York.
W. II. Edmonds, editor Southern states, Balti-
more, Nd.
J. SHELTON Williams, of Jno. l.. Williams 4
Son, Richmond, Va.
R. H. Edmonds, edi or MaauJdcturers' Record
Baltimore.
A, W. Morris. representing August Belmont
New York.
O. s, Maynard of Hubbard, Price & Co., New
York.
james U Jackson, president Augusta SOUTH
ern Railway, Augusta, Ga.
: Thomas W. Miller, president Young Mems
business League, RoanokeVa
], L. Adams, general Eastern agent FloridG
Central & Peninsular Railway. New York city
II, M, Caldwell, president Elyton Land Co.
Birmingham, Ala.
S. W. Jamison treasurer Roanoke Trust 4 { aft
Deposit Co. Roanoke, Va.
! Ham lton Disston, president DisstOn Land Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
J NJ. Kreamer, m ger Disston Land Co,
Klssimee, Fla.
Julian s Carr, Tres dent Durham TCbacc'
Co North Carolina.
b. II. Warner, president Washington Losn
Trust Co., District OF Columbia.
! J. F. Peters, teeretsrY Young Mems Bushes
League. Memphis, Tenn.
! ]. L. Chalifoux, Birm insham. Ala.
Ward Brown, Nashville Tenn.
john W. milf son Birmingham, Ala.
VIC. Nuphy, Washi' gton, D. c.
W. II. Thwh r, Few York ity
/ J.w. Corbin, New York city.
| J, H. Esteily, New York ,ty
Y, II. Neale, New York city
j. B. Lil'ard, New York city
. Carter VI. Bralton, Newport News. Va.
Howard W. Sexton, Admission, Ala.
John j. Hemphili, South Ca'ollna.
]. Thompson Brown Richmond, Va.
q Julian FishbourDe Charleston, s. &.
i A. C. Titus, Newport, R, !.
= Wayne Wilson, New York city.
Frank L. Taylor, Charleston, 3. C.
T VIM. Means, New York city.
Phil. f. Rhoades, New York city.
8 John T. sal, New York city.
Il Alexander A. Arthur. Baltimore, Md.
o.G. T. De Kehrhans, Baltimore Md
= W X. Adams, Mineral City, Va.
= John f. Gaynor, New York.
- II. P. Benswanger, New York
Gazaway Hartridge, New York.
Claude N. Bennett Washington, d. G..
! T. C, Boggs, Memphis, Tenn.
i II. c. TnrnbiIl, IT,. Baltimore, Nd.
Brewst Cameron Tucson, Arizona.
Chas. Il, Locke New York city.
! W. F. Beasley, oxford N. G.
II. Gatlin, Tarbor N q.
l.. J, Haisley, 0cAls, Fla.
W. H. Zinn, tnniston, Ala.
/ Augustus White, Petersburg, Va.
W L. Dibble, Petersburg, Va.
! Pascal Davie, Petersburg, Va.
u Chas. L. Todd, Richmond. Va.
u Henry W. Wood, Richmond Va.
y Geo. W. Williams IT,, Charleston. sc.
. Henry BUST Charleston s, q.
: Alexander D. Ropssel, New York.
't Barton B. Ward, New York
II. G. Parsons, Natural 81 idge, Va.
y John s, Cohen, Washington, DC.
y NJ V, Joseph, Birmingham, Ala.
y W. W. Woodruff Knoxville Tenn.
I James W McCulloch, New Jersey.
= Walter sSaip Norfolk, Va.
u A. Mytrs, Norfolk, Va.
Up I, A, Wilson, Charleston, s. G.
m. stettenheim, New York.
lie Hugh II. Colquitt, Adant,, Ga.
a ]. II. NORMAN, New York
Il r. 7. Wilson, of r. T. Wllsen 4 Co., New Yorl
al John R, Abney New York.