The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-24
INDUSTRIAL MEETING
The Great Gathering in Session ct
Chattanooga.
VICE PRES. KILLEBREW SPEAKS.
A Letter From Col. rlcCiure Creates
Observation-Disclosures Textile
University.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Special-The
second session of the Southern Indus
trial Convention met at 10 a. m. Tues
day, in the auditorium, with an en-
couraging number Of delegates pres
ent. In the absence Of President Nc
Corkie, Vice President Killebrew, of
Tennessee, presided. The proceedings
were opened by prayer. a. S. Glover,
president Of the Chattanooga chamber
Of commerce, and Mayor Wassman,
welcomed the delegates and their ad
dresses were responded to on behalf OF
the convention by Vice President
Coffin. of Florida. and Edwin Brobs-
ton, vice president for Georgia. Vice
President killebrew followed, telling
c. the wonderful industrial growth Of
Chattanooga. saying in part:
You are surrounded here practi-
cally by coal, iron and timber, with
cotton fields within sight of your bor-
ders, and what is to prevent your 60
ing on and making yourselves a Man
chester or a double Birmingham for
that matter, if you use the material
that is around you? Think how
much better you are situated than any
portion Of England. England ran
sacks the world for material and for a
market. You have the raw material
and markets at your door, and what
then is to prevent Chattanooga from
being one of the great industrial ceu-
tres OF the earth?"
The various committees appointed
are: Educational interests, V. w.
Grubbs, of Texas, chairman; railroads
and immigration, Edwin Rrobston, Of
Georgia, chairman; industrial interets,
John P. Coffin, of Florida, chairman;
commerce, w. P. Wilson, OF the Phila-
delphia Museum, chairman; agricul-
tural, Frank HILL of Arkansas.
The secretary read letter from Col.
A. X. Mcclure, of Philadelphia,
which was received with great enthusi-
asm. The Business Mems Club, Of
Cincinnati, and the delegation from
New Orleans, want the next session.
The afternoon session was mainly
devoted to the needs of textile uni
versity. The subject was opened by
Mr.. II. H. Hargrove, Of Louisiana, who
presented the matter in most master
ly manner. Mr.. Hargrove introduced
resolution asking the support Of the
convention for an appropriation from
the government for a textile uriver-
sity.
He was followed by Hon. W. B.
Swaney, OF Chattanooga, who made an
eloquent appeal for textile education.
The discussion was very general and
was participated in by Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson; S. W. Grubbs, of
Texas; DR.. Wilson, of Philadelphia;
Judge Story, of New Orleans, and Mr..
Hargrove. The matter was referred
to the committee on education, and
the convention adjourned until p. m.
Francis B. Thurber, Of New York,
addressed the convention on the sub
ject of trade expansion in the South
at the nights session. Mr.. Thurber
said that circumstances were now pro-
pitious for the South to make an ef-
fort for expanded trade and the results
only depended on the effort put forth.
He prophesied brilliant trade future
for the South.
He was followed by Vice President
Edwin Brobson, OF Georgia, who de-
l:vered an address on THE Southern
Industrial Contention and its posi-.
bilities of Usefulness"