The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-08

as attracted by n complete display OF
southern goods In comparison with the
liar grade; displays of Southern mills
models of tho loading southern factories.
maps showing distances ana freight tar
ina. and full comparisons ana selling
prices,
The third and not tho least important
feature of the enterprise ~ designed TO
attract investors. The South needs funds
FOR development, and In order to Hncour-
age capital 10 seek employment IN that
section Il Us proposed to present IN tho
Chicago cotton exposition very iull ana
complete object lessons In relative cost,
North and South, OF new machinery com
pared with old, the vast earning power of
new equipments In the SOUTH relative
rates of wages In the two soctious cost
Of raw materials aud ~ transportation OF
produCte. and nnAhy. the Incompatible
advantages of the water power Of tho
South.
The organization Of the enterprise has
already incurred careful confederation. A
voluntary association VIII be formed ANA
q committee selected by tho people or
Augusta. or thc entire South. which would
ncludc the senators and members Of colt
grcsa, the principal state aud city officials
and officers of commercial and Industrial
bodies These bodice would devise ways
md means for drfraying the expenses OF
the exposition.
REDUCED FREIGHT ESSENTIAL.
The most troublesome barrier likely 10
be encountered by the projectors of this
enterprise In carrying ont their plans is
tho railroads. The Southern roads IRE His
inclined TO join In anything. however
mcrtorious, which looks TO an adjustment
of carrying charges on Il level that II
reasonable to the people of. the South and
West Heretofore every movement IN that
direction has been repealed Ms II menace 10
tho corporate interests OF the South. The
would would therefore. Mud ihe2r most int,cSSible
Zoe confronting Them al the outset. be-
cause unless they could show an equality
In the matter Of freight rates there would
be no hope Of accomplishing the good
results contemplated through the exposi-
ton.
are In the South ut present ana their
presence Inns given rise 10 much surhiiae
with regard TO possible reduction IN
freight rates between me soutl ana we
Northwps,. During the past three or four
years there has been an inclination on
the par, Of the proprictors q southern
mills 10 ship goods direct 10 'nichgg ni,u
Neat The principal barrier, ~ fact the
only thing that has hitherto prevented
the shipment Of almost me enu'T, , cotton
cities hss been the excessive tariffs I'm
posed by the different roads between tni-
cngo and the South, as compass w IA VA
other points along the coast OF New YORK
Gnd Boston. ...,,
CHICAGO MEN ~ THE SOUTH.
a. G. Barlow. president OF the Evans
vile and Icrre Haute railroad. was In
Atlanta last Monday, oHtensibly TO zee the
fair. but In fact combining business with
pleasure. lie went from here 10 charles-
ton, and scarcely had he left the city
v hen 4. r. JeGrcs. general freight agent
for the fame road. arrived. and after
spending Thanksgiving Day viewing the
- position wen, TO Augusta, which ~ tie
largest cotton manufacturing city Ia the
south. Mr.. Jefftics gave no intlmation
!, h.Ie !n Atlanta that he Is Ia the South
FOR any other purpose than pleasure. but
his trip 10 Augusta In understood 10 lie
Tor the purpose OF a conference with Cen
'ral Freight Agent Jackson of the Georgia
Railroad company.
The Fact that the product OF the large
-otton mills ~ Augusta In order to reach
L'hicago would necessarily pc shipped by
way OF he Goorgia and the Evansville |
and Tcrre Haute rDaas. Is possibly The |
,ngls for the statement that this confer |
nco between tie two general freight |
agents Is for no other purpose than - |
establish tariff from Southern and |
points % Chicago which VIII |
livert "a large portion OF the traffic In |
cotton goods In that city.
r. $. Inman, Of the firm OF b.. ~ inman |
: Co OF Atlanta ana Houston. Texas, one |
n the largest cotton firms In the South. |
which last year handled over $1,000 bales |