The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-02
READY FOR WORK.
The Tennessee Industrial League
Fully Organized.
A Great Work and Good Men Elected to
Lead.

The most important work of the
recent Tennessee Industrial Conven-
tion was the establishing of the Ten
nessee Industrial League, which will
carry On permanently the work so well
done prior to the assembling of the
Convention. When. the League was
organized the contitution and bylaws
adopted contained provisions setting
forth the objects of the League should
be to work for diversity of industrial
pursuits, to urge the establishment of
such factories and enterprises as will
create demand for raw materials and
farm products, to encourage the sup
port Of all home industries and to fos-
ter in every way demand for whatev-
er is produced at home; to improve ag-
riculture by diversifying, intensifying
and economiSing the present system,
thereby advancing the condition OF the
agricultural classes; to entend the trade
Of the people Of this State with each
other, and to remove preiudices ROW
existing between different business in
terests, which differences exist not be-
cause there is ground for them, but be-
cause the people do not come together,
making it necessary for to devise some
medium through which we are to see
more of each other in the futnre. One
remarkable instance of what home tai.
ent can do, and the first great example
in this State, which shows how impor-
tant is recognition of talent at home,
was furnished by the late Tennessee
Centennial Exposition. In the conduct
and management of this gigantic en-
terprise every man in any position was
either native Tennegsean OF q Ten.
nesseaB by adoption, The verdict of
all voraea Ia Exposition management
and matters was that never had an en-
terprise of such magnitude been man
aged with such ability and enconomy
in the history of expositions Home
talent in Tapnsases Is sufficient in
abundance and sufficient in skill to 40.
complish anything, 1t Is the purpose
of this organization to give it ample cp-
portunity.
This League will also encourage that
unity, harmony and justice between all
classes Of business pursuits essential to
the fullest prospe4ity Of tAe whole pso-
Iple; will collect and circulate authentic
| information and statistioa concerning
the State and its marvellous resources
and advantages, that its people may
more justly appreciate their unparallel.
ed opportunities. and the skilled labor
may be attracted within it's borders.
While the League will eschew all par
tisan political questions as aNph, yet il
Twill work foY the. changes in the present
laws and for such new laws As arer il
hormany with it's objects and pur
poses, and will oppose any but those o.
nndoubted honesty and capability from
being chosen for responsible positions
in the service of the State
Individual dues were A4ed at one
dollar g yeag, hut every member il
. urged to make his contribution as larg,
as possible for the work, The highes
! form o. patriotism is that which seek
t the promotion OF the States industria
s welfare, for this means employment TO
' the idle, the surest means OF abelishinl
poverty and its attendant evils. TIL
scale of dues for manufacturing Arm
and corporations, traA4c and transpor
! tAilen companies. trade, labor, manu-
: featuring, real estate and agriculture
! organisations, clubs or bodies, coun
ties and towns, is to be fixed by tn
= Executive Committee. Every membe
of the League is entitled to attend al
meetings of the League, to participat
therein, and to receive fog use or dis
tribntiop q reasonable amount OF litera
y ture received by every member will b
h worth many times the amount OF th
F" dues,
While the officers provided for con
:, sists Of Governing Board and its off
IL GERS, and an Executive Committee, th
. actual work will be done by the Execu
tive Committee, as in the prsliminar
y organization, Tue Governing Boaro
\ consists Of twenty-seysn members
- three from each grand division of th
y State holding Office for one year, thre
from each division for two years, an
the same number for three years.
ne this beard James NJ. Head was mad
re President, Geo. W. Ochs, of Chattf
le nooga, yice-president for East Tepne
I'd see, W. G. Collier, Vioe-presideat f
Middle Tennessee, and J II. MoDov
oil, of Union City, ViOe-president f
West Tennessee. The membership
p the Governing Board is as follows:
fs
10 EAST TENNESSEE.
- .. For One Year-T.J. Luttrcll, Green
:. - vile; w. 7. Smith, Hartman; D.
:" :. Wallace, McaTmnville.
y y For Two Ysars-C. p. Foneray, Eli
!. sbetbton; D. K. Young, Clinton; D. ]
: Stewart, Chattanooga.
:. Fer Three Years-JoAn 7. Essar
y Morristown;J. L. Wilder, Knoxvill
- George w. Ochs, Chattanooga.
Ia. MIDDLE TENNESSEE.