The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-19
Philadelphia Merchants Have
Thus Trea'ed the Visitors to
lNDU UsTRIAL CONVENTION.
Tha Delegates Left TO Hustle
for Themselves. Tho
Objsct Of ihs Visit
Badly Hurt.

Carolina was represented by the follow
ing Gentlemen: G. w. Kollock, John
L. Ficken, j. g. HemphiIl. James NJ.
Seignious, w. b. Whaley, p. q. Hama
han, A G. Kaufman aud G. BisscII
Jenkins, all of Charleston; J)hn b.
Cleveland, DR.. jesse i. Cleveland,
Th0s. r. Moore and W, II Burnett,
o; Spsrtanburg; Sol Kohn, Orangoburg;
Q. s. Mccall, Bennettsville; Charles
IL. Ficher, Edgefeld; d. K Norris,
Anderson; A. b. Carpenter, Greonvllle;
w. Il burst, Greenwood.
inopening the convention on Wodues-
day morning President Hartgrove OF
Shreveport La. said:
The business man Of the city have
neglected the convention ard the deie-
gates composed of men who came here
from places as far distant ss Austin,
Texas, with the understanding that the
business men Of the city would attend
their sessions, take an interest in
what they hsd to say aud escort them
through their establishments and do
the many other graceful things that
invite confidence, cement friendship
and build up trade, are displesscd at
the failure OF the merchants and manu-
fscturers to keep the promises made.
Tuesday there was fair audience
but Wednesday morning there were not
more than doz9n PhilsG elpbis busi-
ness men present at the opening Of the
session and they we're for the most part
men who were required to be there ow-
ing to their services on committees.
The first trouble devcloped at Tues.
day evenings session when Robert g.
Ogden, of Philadelphia, spoke on
Popular education, the power of To-
dustrial progress" The delegates took
umbragc at this reference to the poor,
illiterste white women of the South,
whom, he stated, required education
as much, If not more, than the Ne
gro.
Fhe threatened discussion was pre-
veeted by President II. Fl. Hargrave,
VIII said that Ogden must be misin-
foxed. At tho mornings session,
frSm hreMys5poriH M5 HATg,avG and whH b edtas his
ofHhe New Orleans Picayune, got back
s9Ogdeu in speech, which Effected
severely on Philadelphia.
s'For the first time" he said to the
4GIpersons present, Il feel misgivings
as to the success of this convention.
There was a good start made, ut
fear bad ending. We of the South
are familiar with Nsw York, 3altim ore
and Boston, but know nothing of Phil
adelphia.
why, We never see travelling man
from Phi adelphis in tho South. We
know nothing of your goods. We make
no attempt 10 get your business. Send
your commercial agen,s down so that
real commerce may grow up.
That would be better than talking
so much and doing nothing. | see
few Pniladelphians here this morning
What new faces are in the hall are new
arrivals from the South"
The general opinion is that the bust
ness OF the city with the South will
materially suffer through the lack of
courtesy that has been shown the men
who came here with the expectation
that the city would extend to them
open arms; that they will be treated
kindly, their sppesls for capital to de-
velOp their industries listened to with
interest and efforts be made TO secure
the investment OF money 20 foster their
natural resources.
Not even the reception that was
teLedered the delegates by the Mayor
Tuesday night did the business men of
the city consider that it was worth
while to attend. There were scarcely
moro than score of Philadelphia men
| there and the reception was dull,
fat affair tnst did more harm than
good to the Ieputa ion Of the city for
warm hearted hospitality.
The afternoon session was devoted 10
reading OF papers dealing with the
manufacture of cotton in the South
AT the evening session the Chinese
Minister WI Ting Fang spoke on
American trade with the Orient.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
The discussion Of the Nicaragus ca.
nal wss opened By Hon. Sowell Cobb
of Pensacola, Fla Ii SAID in part:
Five hundred and fifty millions oi
people Of the far east, for half sen
tury, have eLtrcsted IL, to open a high
way through tho narrow strip of LAND
that connects the two great continents
of America, but VIC have had at the
helm of the ship of state men of limit
e1 maritime information and deaf ca,
hss been turned to their requests.
When our military army sought oppor-
tunity for promotion lin ranh) our Off
ciAls rushed to a conflict with people
less than 10. 600, coo in population anC
already have expended in the effort L
inOoulate them with benevolent as
81 nilstion" upwards of $500, 600 0O(
and countless lives. This money ex
pended in the other process CONNER
cial assimilation wsuld have construct
ed the Nicaragua canal and estsblishe,
lines of steamships numbering not les
than 100, each of 8, 600 tons capacity
carrying our own products.
The twentieth century calls for hu
man advancement. We of the sout
learned at tho close of tho war that i
We would develop our resources tn
military arm must be subservient t
the civil authority.
The Clayton. Bulwer treaty is onl,
pretext for delay. We cannot con
code the right of any nation to dictst
either locality or manner of occupatio
to those whose mutual interest dC
msud . work free from ontsngling a
, liances. Costa Rico, Nicaragua and tn
, United States Of America are compoteI
to decide what is best for their into
ests.
George II. Anderson, Of Pittsburl
spoke briefly on the subject, express