The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
DELIGHTED WITH DIXIE.
The Prospecting Mil Men Highly
Pleased With Their Reception.

Charlotte. y. C.. April s.-The Massa-
chusetts men who are travelling in the
south are being utterly astonished by the
manifestations Of good will being made 10
them by southern people.
D. A Tompkins. under whose direction
the trip is being made. receives each day
thirty to forty kilograms from southern
cities inviting the party to visit them.
The trip is the outcome Of the agitation
in New England. and especially in Massa-
ehusetts, of the matter OF the competi-
ton OF southern mills in textile manufac-
lures. Various laws bearing upon this
subject were under consideration before
the committee on mercantile affairs Of the
Massachusetts legislature.
Mr. Lowering made an argument in
which he set up southern competition as
one reason WHY the Massachusetts legisIa-
ture should 80 SLOW in making any laws
that might have a tendency to drive New
England capital to the south. A few weeks
ago ne wrote for the Manufacturers Rec
ord special article on the subject which
brought him into correspondence through
the editor with D. \. Tompkins of Char
lotte. \. c. In consequence OF a cOnversa-
ton about the souths advantages, Mr.
TomplIins invited Mr.. Lowering to make a
trip south. In speaking of this invitation
to Mr.. f. st. John, vice president of the
Seaboard Air Line the latter amplified il
to make it one from the Seaboard Air Line
TO Mr.. Lowering and several friends he
might select, the party to become the
guests of Mr.. st. Johns road. While these
arrangements We're perfecting the COM
mittee on mercantile affairs concluded also
TO make a trip TO the south. The legisla-
tive committees trip was completed about
two weeks ago.
The impression produced on the minds
of Mr.. Coverings party win probably de-
termine the direction of the investment
of much capital. SO far the mill men are
well pleased. They find the advantages
greater than they had expected. While
they had not looked for any unfriendly dis
position, yet the number of invitations
they are getting produces a very pleasant
impression, and will dissipate the slight
est misgivings they might have had about
the character of the reception New Eng
land mill men would receive in coming
south.
After inspecting the Henrietta mills to-
day the visitors returned to Charlotte to-
night, and left via the Southern railway
for mill points in South Carolina.
Blacksburg, s. c., April 3-The commit
tee of the Arkwright Club of Boston, con-
sisting of William c. Lowering and five
other gentlemen, all of whom are largely
interested in mills in New England passed
here tonight en- route to visit number of
mills in South Carolina. They expect to
see the mills of Capt. E. A. Smythe of
Pelzer, and Col. j. l.. Orr at Piedmont,
then returning to Spartanburg, they will
visit Capt ]. H. Montgomery's mills al
Spartanburg and Pacola, and thence go to
D. e. Converse's mills at Clifton and Glen
dale. The party is being well taken care
of by the following Southern railway Of
ficials, who accompany them: J. NJ CUP.
traffic manager; w. A. Turk, general pas
senger agent, and j. II. Drake, general
freight agent. D. A. Tompxins of Char
lotte is also with the party, as the Massa-
chusetts mill men are making this trip
under his general guidance. Fred Oliver,
president of the Charlotte Oil and Fer
tilizer Company; r. H. Edmonds of the
Baltimore Manufacturers Record, Mr.
Glover and Mr.. Turner of the Seaboard Air
Line are also guests on the train. E. St
John, vice president of the Seaboard Air
Line, turned the party over to the South
ern people in good shape.