The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
THE INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
MEMBERSHIP FROM ANY STATE TO
M PERMITTED.


only Members From the southern
states, However, Can Hold Omce.
work OF Immigration 60 Be Push
cd-lmportant Subjects Discussed
h. Prominent ueieEstes-waco
TcN.. VIII ne the Next Meeting
PIacc-samc Omcers GO he Elected.
New Orleans Dec. 6.--The third day OF
the Industrial convention opened Nth the
usual large attendance.
Tho report o. the Committee on Perma-
ncnt Organization was taken up aud
adopted A. adopted % rmlta member
ship In the association from any state iu
thc country. but limits those Who can
ho.d the onicc OF vice president 20 mem
bers living in Southern states.
The Committee on immigration submit
ted report recommending the several
states 81 the South. through their rcspec-
tive legislatures. 90 make early aud ample
provisions for the work Of immigration.
Tnc FIRST number on the programme was
the address OF President Russell % the
Mobile ana Ohio.
Air A. j. Sanders presidents Of the New
orleans Maritime Association. then read
a paper oa deep water at the mouth OF
the Mississippi river
Mr. Sanders read resolutions which were
approved asking Congress 20 make larger
annual appropriations for deep water pur-
poses 10 the Mississippi river and several
Texas and Alabama streams. for work on
the jetiies az Galveston and tho dredging
Of ship island channel TO a depth OF -
feet.
J. r ADAMS then read The paper on
dairying products ~ tho South
A. the might session Or II +. Stock
bridge. OF Flor d. told about the making
Of starch IN Florida
Gen. Leon Jastrcmsh read an able
paper on American Trade WIKI the
Latin-American Countries"
W. y. smith-Whaley Of birmingham
Ala read q paper on Cotton Manufac-
turing in che South
W &. II. Robinson. Of New Orleans
delivered an address on real estate aud
the magnificent future for investment IN
New orleans. Among other THINGS he
Sotd.
Real estate is tho basis Il all invest
ment. All other interests grow out Of and
are dependent upon it. Manufacturing
when undertaken looks first 10 the selrc-
ton Of site and then depends upon the
products Of the earth for les material and
development on the other hand real cs-
tate depends FOR tie improvement on the
dove onmcnt Of manufacturing ana other
Industries. The more Of the latter there
Is the greater tho price OF real estate.
Everyone realizes the magnitude o. the
development of commerce and the conse.
aucnt development o. everything that
VIII follow the completion OF the Nieafa-
guam canal II will not tarry for It's com
pletion. but thc moment that the bill has
passed Congress and been assigned by tn.
President. the rush will begin. which viii
make these Gulf ports the greatest marts
OF commerce hWrying throughout the ar
teries Of the country 10 the rcmotest por-
ton. There will be a period Of prosperity
and growth such as can hardly be con-
ceived when the great hiEhroad OF com-
merce Is assured. coupled with the i'm
mensity Of trade which che opening up
Of the Islands Of the East and the great
Monaghan empire TO the products OF this
country win add"
3 y. Is Morse spoke on The Agri-
cultural Resources OF tho South" In the
course OF his address he said
Tho entire South has demonstrated its
capacity for production. The valleys "
the VirElnias ana the Carolluas. tho hill
sides OF Georgia and Alabama. the sandy
/ loans Of Mississippi, Tennessee. Missouri
and Arkansas. tho rich fields OF Ken
lucky. the fiat lands OF Florida. the allu-
Vial bottoms and red soils Of louisiana.
and the intorminable variety OF Texas.
have each aud all been clothed with one
or more OF the chief products 81 America.
and In many instances may many Of the
/ prime crops be seen growing "a friendly
I proximity in the same field. With these
facts. face 10 face with the probable set
uer each an Obiec; lesson, the result must
speedily rebound to the benefit OF tho
several parts Of the country South OF the
line induce a prosperity the like OF which
| Is yet unknown"
Tomorrow the convention viii decide
| upon Waco. Tex. a. the next place OF
meeting and will re-elect the present on
/ GERS. IA. H. Hargravo OF Louisiana. presi-
dent ana y. r. Thompson o. Alabama
] secretary.
Many OF the delegates viii leave To-
morrow hight. 10 thexe viii not be any
night session.