The age-herald., 1899-08-29
The Senator Will Probably Ac-
 Cept HuntSviIIe's Invitation.
DARIEN CANAL QUESTION
He Believes That a Waterway Across the Isthmus Will Shortly Be an Accomplished Fact-Other
 Notables Are Expected

Huntsville, Ala, August 2S.-col. N. F. Thompson, secretary of the chamber Of commerce, in charge of the committee on arrangements for the industrial convention to be held here early in October today re- ceived letter from Senator John T. Nor gan in reply to an invitation to address the gathering. It is quite likely that the sen- ator will attend the convention, although he says he cannot make positive promise at this time. The subject chosen for Sena- tor Morgan is the Nicaragua canal, and in relation to it he says:
 "The foreign markets are those we must reach out for. if we would enjoy the full measure of our advantage Toward the promotion of this policy, nothing can be of greater advantage than q ship canal trough the isthmus of. Darien, and this is now secured. A cotton port at Manila that will enable us to reach the orient with our cotton and cotton goods and our provisions and supplies without the enormous expen- allure we are making and have so long endured in the tribute to Liverpool as our point of distribution to Asiatic consumers, must be a great factor in the progress of American productions and manufacturers.
  of Hong Kong until it is the third, if not the second seaport in the world, is a dem onstration of what we can do in the Asiatic trade if we avail ourselves of advantages that have come to us even without our seeking them.''
 Mr Thompson Is advised that William Grubbs, chairman of the state committee of industrial education of Texas, will at tend the convention and discuss the sub ject of Industrial Education in the South' before that body. In his letter MT. Grubbs says
 ,e Our educational system needs a general ! oyerhauling, with a view to 1t taking industrial trend. The idea that manual labor is degrading and unworthy of an ef- , fort to attain to skillfulness and proficen- cy therein, has prevailed to such an extent in this section that practically no advance has been made over ancient methods by ! the vast majority of our people engaged in | the ordinary industrial pursuits of life." s Hon. C.. R. Glenn, state superintendent of schools for Georgia, in accepting an in- vitation to discuss the same subject, says:
 We must train our young men to be- come leaders of this movement. What has heen done in Germany, in France, in Hol- land and elsewhere can be and should be done in Georgia, Alabama and the south."
 w. T. Hassinger and Clarence Hassinger left yesterday for California in two-horse wagon and expect to take two years to make the trip. The two men built their own wagon and provided it with the com forts of a Pullman car They will make the trip in leisurely manner and stop at several cities to view the sights. The American Telephone company has all poles between this city and Decatur for their long distance line connecting the two cities. When the connection is made, Huntsville will be a point in two great systems of long distance telephones, the American Bell and the American. A. w. Feeney, who has been a manufac- turer of brick at Fayetteville, Tenn, for twenty years has established a steam brick plant one mile north of this city and will furnish this market with 25,OO0 brick day. | The demand for brick cannot be supplied by the local manufacturers at present and several millions have been shipped in re- gently.
 Editor Frank Conway has removed his paper, the News from Bridgeport to this city and will continue publication. The last issue of the paper contained Editor Conway's valedictory and announcement that he was going to wider field. The departure of the News leaves Bridgeport without a newspaper.
 Major William H. Echols, president of the First National bank, experienced an at- tack of vertigo late Saturday afternoon while on the street. He fell to the pave ment and was taken to his home in a car riage. Dr. S. H. Lowrey, Major Echols' physician, says his patient will be entirely recovered in a few days.
 Nat Baxter, Jr., president of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company has accepted an invitation to address the forthcoming industrial convention on "The Iron Interests of the South." G. R. Glenn, state school commissioner of Georgia will deliver an address upon Industrial Educa- tion in the South"
 A meeting of the general committee of arrangements for the convention was held and w. l. Wellman was made chairman of the finance committee. Judge D. D. Shelby, chairman of the reception com- mittee and Ben P. Hunt, chairman of the press committee.