The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-21

South has an absolute monopoly of cot
ton production.
Mr.. Walsh took up the economic
question OF the accumulation of wealth
in the Northeast and the tariff system
This exposition, be said, is the best
opportunity to advertise her products
; ever offered, and he would be surprised
II the South did not spontaneously ac
cept the proposition. The Atlanta Ex.
insignificant compared with an exposi-
tion at Chicago. The Atlanta Expo
sition was marvellous display, but
when you go to Chicago you take 1t
to the best city of the country. New
York was a great city, but we want
competition. The time has come when
the South should invite the people of
the West to come here and invest their
money and settle with us. There is
to-day less sectionalism and more fra
ternity and more love and unity than
at at any time since the war of 1872 closed.
There Is more interest, there is more
desire to be acquainted with the con-
dltlons OF our country than ever before,
and he related some of the ludicrous
opinions regarding the South. For
| eleven years after the war YOU had 81
literal hades here, but when the people
rose IN their manhood they abolished
the Mongrel Government forever and
from that you have prospered. Before
the war you never invited any one to
come here. The reason of it was u
conflict between slavery and free labor.
| NOW the time has come for the utiliZR-
| tion of the natural resources of the
south. This convention shows, too,
now you can come together as BROTH
ers and consider the best interests of
your State.
This being the case, there is no reason
why the South should not manufactures
all it's cotton. The evidences arc all
that the mills are coming to the cot
ton. Fifteen years ago Mr.. Atkinson
SAID the south could not compete with
New England in cotton manufacturing.
Behold the result. New England man
ufact,,rers admit they can no longer
compete with the South in coarse cot
ton goods.
1t is now case of the survival Of the
httest, and as we have distanced the
East In manufacturing coarse goods, 80
Will we lead in the finer goods. Here
In your own county is q most striking
plitication. Twenty-Five years ago
you had about $4,000 in yarn mills,
and to-day you have over S., 600, 900 in
vested, and you pay out here over So.
ooO, 900 for supplies and labor. You
pave diversified your industries, and
you nave made home market. He
went on to admit that South Carolina
leads in cotton spindles. His friend,
Mr.. Hemphill, of The News and Cour-
Ter, mad taken him up on his claim
that Georgia led in the number of cot
ton splndles, but he was defeated, and
the authorities say that MIR. Hemphill
was correct, that South Carolina led
the South as to the number of spindles.
On substantial and conservative lines
there Is no reason why the South
should not progress proftably in this
manufacture. There is no use to talk
advantages, let the South make profit.
Let the competition go on, and the
South will not be worsted. God never
gave New England anything you have
not here in the South. In 1860 South
Carolina was perhaps the richest State
in the Union.
In concluding Senator Walsh stated
that his work for the Chicago Exposi-
tion was with him simply labor of
love. No matter how much we glory in
the achievements of the past, We will
be dead to our advantages if we do not
seize upon this opportunity to advance
the development OF the South. Senator
Walsh's splendid speech was loudly ap-
p.auoSo' NdJoI u. ~. heInpnl1l Glen
offered the following resolutions which
were adopted after some debate:
Resolved, That committee consist
Ing OF one delegate from each of the
Congressional districts in the State be
appointed BY the chairman to prepare
pan for the organization of an eX-
h1bit OF tho resources of this State at
the Southern States Exposition in Chi
cago ana FOR raising the necessary
amount OF money to cover the expenses
OF such State exhibit.
That this committee be instructed to
make its r;pOrt to this convention at
o'clock tomorrow morning. On this
committee there were appointed j. G..
Hemphill, chairman; A. 9. Shatfer, of
Waterloo; w. A. Cour:enay, of Newry;
w. b. Smith Whaley. OF Rchland; A.
d. White, of York; H. w. Finlayson.
OF Cheraw; w. d Evans, of Benefits.
vile; Altamont Moses, of Sumter.
Mr.. Hemphlll explained the resolu-
ton and said that he wanted South
Carolina to take first honOrs ut Chi
cago as she had at Atlanta and it was
unanimously adopted, after it was ex-
planned that all delegates could return
to their homes by to, morrow's trains.
The delegates have talked among
themselves about the matter and are
determined to see the exhibit made q
success.
SPARTANBURG, April l6--The con
vention reassembed at 10 o'clock this
morning to hear the report of the COM
mittee appointed last night.
BY way of preface to the report of
the committee, Maj. j. G. Hemphill
stated that the committee had not done
all that Is desired, but that the plans
were ample for active work. He hur-
riedly related the Importance of hav-
ing q good exhibit at Chicago and en-
phasized the talk by reference to the
settlement at Fitzgerald, Ga. The peo-
pie in the West were hunting better
climate, better soil and more prof ta BILE
| inv sstments and there was no place
where these could be better found than
in South Carolina.
| Chairman Hemphill, then on behalf
OF the committee submitted the follow
ing plan:
For the purpose Of making a COM
plete and representative exhibit of the
resources of South Carolina at the
Southern States Exposition to be held
in the city OF Chicago, beginning Aug
10Th next, this convention provide for
the organization of South Carolina Ex-
position Company.
This company shall consist of the
delegates to this convention and others
to be appointed.