The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-05
GEORGIA'S GORDON
ELoQUENTLY ADDRESSED The
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CON
NENTION.
SOUTH FOR A BROAD POLICY.
nELEG NTEs WELCOMED ny GOV.
HEABD N BEHALF OT STATE.

Report of the Committee ON Organ
isation-papers Read by President
Alderman OF Tulane University
aud VI. v. Richards, Industrial
Agent of Southern unilway-CoI.
Hemphiii of Atlanta Also a speak
er-DeIesates want Nicaragua
Canal.
New Orleans. Dec. 4-The Southern In
dustrial Convention opened here to-day
with a nne auendancs President Il. "a.
Hargrove called the convention TO order
ana Bishop David sessums opened the
proceedings with prayer,
Gov. W. ". Heard delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome In behalf Of the state.
The roll cali q states was called and
among others who responded were Gen.
John B Gordon OF Georgia lia address
Ras pronounced the most eloquent ever
heard here He said in regard 20 90 i,ics
advertiug TO the subject Through indirect
reference 70 the motto of she coaven-
tion.
No politics no sectionanstn. but busis
ness" that be wanted 70 say TIA, what
over the people o. the South had been in
favor OF in the past they we're no longer
ia favor of q narrow % contracted ma
tionsl policy
Al the conclusiou Of Gen. Gordon's ad-
dress President Alderman q Tulane Unit
versity then read his paper
The repor 81 the Committee on Organ-
ization was taken up IL named the OBJ
1ects OF the association 20 promote the
Industrial development % the South. TO
oecome an agency Tor gathering and dis
seminatiug data regarding the resources
Of the South. 10 Aid IN organizing nnl
maintaining commercial organizations or
business clubs Throughout the South. ard
Ia generaA 20 become the meGum for
stimulating the people OF the Southern
states into greater efforts for manufls-
turing their raw materials on their own
soil, nud also seek 20 interest capital 20
Invest ia the South ami oneourlge set
tiers 70 come among ue
In addition 90 providing for officers.
committees and meetings. the report em-
powered the establishment OF "a bureau
or lyeeun as a separate department The
matter was laid over until Thursday
N " Richards land and Industrial
paper on THE Duty of the Citizen"
Tne Night session of The Industrial Con-
vention vas given over TO the reading OF
papers on the Nicaraguan canal Ia
Mayor G. T. LauFetta of Mobile. w A.
Hempnlll o. Atlanta and sidney story Of
New Orleans were the speakers
Sir story. IS cha.rmlu % the Commit
tee on Nicaragua Canal. presented a me-
mortal % the Senate OF the United States,
urgluc the early building of the canal
The following telegram was ordered
sent 20 Senator Morgan;
'The southern Industrial Convention
row IN session ln this city. directs me a.
send you the warmest greetings of the
body. the greatest OF its kind ever assem-
1lod on this continent. on the proapsct
of the early crowulng with success az the
years OF iator you have given 20 the Nic-
aragua canal an enterprise that has just
received the unanimous Endorsement ot
this assembly.
"N r. Thompson. Secretary
The Georgia delegation arrived on the
private car Alabama to-day. headed hv
Gen John y Gordon Headquarters were
opened a ST. Charles Hotel The dele
cation is composed of Gen. Gordou w A.
Homphin. j. h. S. Thompson William
lawson Peel. l.. II Beck. r. b. Nell.
Joseph Jacobs % Atlanta. Edwin Brobson
aud G. W. Dcmlrg of Bruuawlck