The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-27
FROM BROWN AND M'LENDON.
SPEECHES WERE HEARD BY THE
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.


dens: s:~-COmmittee to Draft an
Addrcss-HoweII Speaks in Defense
of south.
Atlanta, July 26.-At a meeting of the
Southern Industrial Convention this morn
ing the committee appointed yesterday 10
crystalline the views of the convention in
a set of resolutions, made the following re-
port suggesting that another committee
be raised to draft an address to the pub
lie:
Your committee to which was referred
the question of drafting an address ex-
pressive of the views, principals and pur-
poses of this convention and all whom It
represents in the South, begs leave to res
ommend the following: That a committee
of five, of which the president of this con-
vention shall be chairman, be appointed
by the chair, whose duty it shall be to for
mulate an address in which said commit
tee shall incorporate the views of the mer-
camille and Industrial interest of the South
on the following subjects:
The payment and collection of debts
and as the fundamental principle under
lying both, the inviolability of contract.
THE wipng from our statute books of
all laws intended to hinder or delay the
collections of debts honestly contracted
and the evasion of any obligation assumed
by voluntary contracts.
"The projection by law Of all forms of
invested capital after the same is invest
ed and the repeal of all laws which have
the effect of imposing double taxes.
THE opposition of this convention and
all fair-minded men TO the enactment of
any law, state or federal, which would
have the effect of enabling the debtor to
cancel his obligation with less value than
he received from his creditor, at the time
of making the debt.
Earnest desire of all Interested in the
South to see the speedy completion of the
Nicaraguan canal as a great international
channel Of commerce, the opening of
| which would be greatly to the advantage
| of the commerce and manufacture of the
| Southern states"
The speeches of the day were by D. A.
! Tompkins of Charlotte, \. c.. on Our
Export Trade" Hon. Pope Brown pres
| ident of the Georgia State Agricultural
| Society on 1.-The nter-Dependence of
| Commerce and Agriculture" and Hon. s.
! G. McLendon Of Thomasville, Are We
| EQual 10 Our BOfQens.
| Mr.. Tompkins, who is one Of the most
prominent cotton mill men in the South
advocated expansion" as a necessity to
the development of the country's manufac-
| turing interests. He particularly stressed
| the retention of the Philippines and the
control of other territory wrested from
| Spain
Pope brown for Farmers.
| In his address Hon. Pope Brown took
| the low price of cotton and adverse condi-
| tions of farmers as a text Il will adVo-
! cate no plan that will bring embarrass-
| ment to our commerce" he said. "Wil
commerce say TO agriculture, we are ready
10 do anything in our power to relieve you
/ of the embarrassment occasiUned by the
| low price of cotton? If we can meet on
| that ground and in that spirit, much can
| be done On this line l request the recent
| bankers convention to send a committee
| from their number to meet the
farmers in convention and discuss
| this question.
You see, gentlemen, that I recognize the
! "Inter-Depe endence of Commerce and Agr-
| culture from the farmers standpoint.
| This much l would say to you as The rep
| resentatives of commerce. Build your fac
| tories II is well for all. They add value
to our raw material. One operative is
| worth a carload of loafers. He IS at work
! making something instead of trying to
! set some hing made by other PEOPLE for
nothing. He is able 10 buy something.
! He is a good customer for AN the products
of the Georgia farm, which cannot be ex-
celled for variety or for the perfection of
their growth
Wants No ImpOrtdtiOns.
But be it said to the shame Of the
| Georgia farmer that he has not
done his duty on this line. Nor will he
have done 1t as long as you must import
turnips from Canada, meat and corn from
| the West hay, flour, oais, chickens and
| eggs, etc. etc. These imports must cease
before we can claim to have Gone our
! duty ] believe I can say we are more de-
termtned than ever to get on The right
| 100000 bales of cotton at 4 cents has
| done much 10 convince us of the error
! of our way.
The Inter dependence of Commerce
and Agriculture" is universally admitted
but seldom realized. To impress this
great truth upon the minds and hearts Of
our people in itself would accomplish
much good 1t would clear the amos-
| phere, it would give a common
starting point for all who could
engage in the race for wonderful
and fnaf developments. The farm and
| factory are our source of wealth.
! The farm produces the raw material the
| manufacture increases its value from ten
TO an hundred-fold. Notwithstanding the
low price OF cotton in 1894, produced at a
loss by the farmers of the South when
| every department of trade was stagnant,
| IT was this staple that unlocked the god
en- vaults of England, turned again the
| wheels of commerce and aVerted the panic
that was about to paralyze every industry
| in the land.
Not the Farmer Alone.
"The price of cotton is to-day below the
| cost of production The man who thinks
that the farmer a.one is concerned is mar
| row and selfish to embecility. All other
! lines of business are said to be on a
boom, prices high. The low price Of cot
| ton is attributed by some entirely 90 over
production, by others 10 under-consump-
| ton BE that as 1t may, ! must submit
that the manner in which we handle this
| great crop has much to do with the price.
| For instance, we start in January to buY
| guano to hasten It's maturity. 1t opens
| rapidly; we gather II to the neglect OF
| ,..1rrf hing efza a fast a IL Opeug Wa