The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-04
Hol for the Sunny South!

ho' TOT the sunny south!
The press representatives OF the New
England Newspaper League. represent
ing IL OF the most influential an,
largely daily circulated newspapers o
the section named left Boston at
o'clock today for tour of that grea
region whose northern boundary wa,
once known as the mythical Masor
and Dixon line. This tour is unprece.
dented and without parallel i'm many
respects in the history OF Journalism
Its object, in brief, is to present to New
England accurate information concern
Ing Industrial conditions in the South,
both from the merchants and the in
vestor's point of view.
The newspapers included In the lea
que represent every state i'm New Eng
land and comprise The Boston Travel
er, the Fall River News. the Manches-
ter Union, the Lewiston Journal the
| Springfield News, the Hartford Post.
tne Portland Express, the Providence
News, the Lowell Mail, the Concord
Monitor and the Burlington News Not
only VIII all OF the newspapers named
publish during each week letters from
the special writer's of the league. but on
It's return TO the North special South
ern edition viii be issued by them
which in comprehensive interest Is ex-
pected To eclipse anything OF like ma
lufe ever attempted or accomplished
The league travels in a palatial pri-
Vate railway car especially chartered
Tor its accommodation, and weeks have
Deen devoted To preparation for the
trip' 1T was conceived, organized and is
being directed by G. T.. King. the ia
nous "Idler" OF the Boston Traveller
and the chief of STAFF and general man
ager. All who have read his column
know that 1t is characteristic of Mr..
King To be both able and unique and
the league tour OF the South under his
leadership viii not only be an inno-
walton I'm the newspaper world. but
establishes a precedent that can hard
ly fail TO be OF inestlmable and mutual
value to the two great sections OF the
United states The other league ofi-
cials are Frank A, Davidson. secretary.
ana Frank RI. Grader advance repre-
sentative; Edward l.. Cutcher j. w
Reardon, William II. Ross Frank Hen
dry, G. II. Newman, +. NJ. West and A.
II. Rhodes, secretary of the general
manager. The party will also include
such car attaches as n chef porters and
waiter. thus affording the members OF
the league every comfort and conve-
nience that IL is possible 10 obtain while
Letters and kilograms from the
South have been received by General |
King by the hundred They |!
are from the governors OF Southern |
States, the mayors OF great cities. OFF, /
cials who speak for boards OF trades |
leading merchants manufacturers and |
editors OF newspapers.
railway representatives and hotel pro-
orietors. They ah appreciate the motive
and possibilities OF the trip. and they
lll breathe the same spirit OF warm
welcome. The sunny South. famous for
'hiValry and hospitality welcomes the
eague with open arms. All want 10 en-
ighten and entertain. and u would re- !
luire montas OF time. when only weeks 1
IRE available. 10 accept all the invita- |
ions from southern states and cities |
which have been forwarded. Ii can |
afely be asserted that never I'm news
'aper history has such n cordial. spon-
aneOus and general invitation from the
representatives Of great common
scalths, nourish4ag communities and a
lorious country been sent forth TO
ress representatives.
The tour OF the New England League |
going 90 DO a great work towards
the already fast disnp-
caring sectional lines that 10 the past |
ave divided Dixie from the North
he story N the progress and natural |
'ealth of the sunny South Is going 10
. taken % the hresldeg and counting
Doms or Now Fngian hy newspapers
1at are as familiar there as gcorra-
hical lanlmsrks
The linton now and forever"
What the leading men OF the South