The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-27
NEARLY $4,000 SUBSCRIBED.
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE MAKES A
GOOD SHOWING.

with a Small Attendance at the
Meeting Last Night and Reports
Received From Only Few of the
Canvassing Committees, Very Sat
isfactory Results Were shown,
Notwithstanding the Interference
of the Dewey CeIebratiOn-Npr. ID.
A. TompIxins of Charlotte, n. c., to
BE Invited TO Deliver an Address
Upon the Subject of Industrial
Development.
With only small attendance and re-
ports from only five out of fourteen can
vassing committees the meeting of the
Industrial Committee last night showed
that nearly $4,000 has been subscribed to
the fund of the association. The small
attendance was due to the fact that
through a misunderstanding on the part
OF the chairmen of some of the commit
tees, the call for the meeting had not
been generally circulated. This also ac-
counted in part for the fact that less
than half of the committees reported.
The showing is a remarkable one in the
light of the fact that the committeeman
themselves lIteig confessed lIhL lItS Udu
done very little work. Having found the
city given over to the Dewey affair, they
had not thought 1t worth while to en-
deavor to complete their work while the
minds of the people were occupied with
other matters. This also accounts for the
fact that so many of the committees were
not ready to make any report, some of
the chairmen not having thought 1t adj
visable to call their committees together
until the Admiral had come and gone.
A great part of the unworked territory Is
that which is expected to yield the rich
est results, when all the committees get
down to business. which 1t is proposed 10
do Immediately.
The discussion developed the fact that
there is too much dead timber on the COM
mlttees This was anticipated from the
first, but large committees were purposely
appointed in order that none of the avail
able workers might be overlooked Now
that the workers are being singled out Il
was decided to reduce the committees
somewhat and a resolution was adopted IN
structing the chairman of each committee
to report to the general chairman the
names of all members of their committees
who had responded to the calls, and also
the names of those who had declined to
serve in order that all active members
may be given notice to attend the meeting
of the general committee next Monday
night.
A suggestion that Mr.. d. A. Tompkins of
Charlotte, N. c., be invited to address the
citizens of Savannah upon the subject of
industrial development, met with prompt
approval, and Col j. II. Estill, Mr.. p. A.
pointed committee to invite Mr.. Tomp-
kins to visit Savannah the latter part of
April. Mr.. Tompkins has achieved con-
siderable reputation throughout the South
as very successful min builder, his sue
cess having been chiefly in the line of new
cotton mills. The success with which Mr..
Tompkins has met has made him an au-
thority on this subject. He is in position
to give just the information of which the
committee and the public stand in need
just now and the committee looks forward
to his address with pleasant anticipation.
The chairman. Col. Estill, read several
letters from parties al distance who had
learned of the industrial movement and
who desire to establish industries at Sa-
vannah. The parties will be corresponded
with for the purpose of ascertaining their
plans and the conditions on which they are
willing to establish plants here. In the
absence of the secretary, Capt G. A. Cor
don, Mr.. F. D. Bloodworth acted in that
caDacity