The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-06-15
Southern industrial Convention
at Philadelphia.
oREENvlLLE REPRESENTED
Governor Longino Responded to the
address Of welcome Delivered
by Governor Stone Of
Pennsylvania.

southern Industrial Convention
composed OF some of the leading ana
most priminent business men OF the
South. has been in session in Pniia-
delphia this week. The delegates
have been royalty entertained and the
spirit Of friendliness with which they
were met on every hand made them
feel thoroughly at home.
The first two days Of the conyention
were devoted TO handshaking ana
speechmaking by the delegates. In
spring oratory and the interchange
graceful compliment was a fitting lore.
runner Of the more serious business OF
| that Is to come. North and South vied
| IN declaration Of mutual commercial
| friendship and in prophecy OF the
glorious results Of this sectional Co
operation.
Tuesday at 1880 the opening session
of the convention was called to order
by President Il. II. Hargrove, OF new
. Orleans. Addresses Of welcome were
made by Governor Stone on behalf o.
the state of Pennsylvania, Mayor ASH
bridge for Philadelphia, and John q
Converse and John F. Lewis represent
' inc the commercial organizations Q
the city. :.
These were responded to by Presi
dent Hargrove, Governor A. 4. Lon
. oino. Of Mississippi, and ". fig
gins, mayor Of Waco, Texas
Julian Hawthorne, one OF the pe'
known newspaper writers in the coul
try, in his writeup of the conventlo
40 and the speakers has the following
on say about Governor Longino and 2
} q address:
nyI s.Mr. Longino, governor q MISS :,
,ey sippi. followed, and here we had y
ire modern Southern orator, the legitima
nerl descendant Of the great man who stirr
to up congress forty years ago. He =
ent 4 humorous touch. and showed . kee
ness of insight which was refresnlt
the M ia'a handsome man, stili yoNE
Ing though thought has thinned away
be hair which adorned his intellec.'
Irds dome He began with arms iolo'
,rn- hut a. he warmed to his subject tn
sed; were released in suitable gestul
sely He said number Of acute ana sensl
,ssi- and manly things, quoting the rem
be of another distinguished Southernel
!, ~ ! u,,1<,,v,, ~ Charles Sumner, IL
ould lrnew one another better we wouio
j as one another better
e Of aHe thea went on TO provide som
that the slata for this better knowlee
He said plainly, and with coura
arge sWe are anxious to end, and TO END
ap- ever. cur quarrel on account OF
, in- war, and the sentiment was vigoro
ent, anplauded by the Southerners
" all manifestly feel that way, though
ness. also manifest enough that they
r be not vet forgotten what they are r
dam - foroive. How could it be otherV
Mr.. Longino also said that the ?
lived with perfect harmony exis
hetween ali classes and races =
rri nonulation, and possessed an n'
y su an God.fearing peasantry-an u
y 'no tant and somewhat unexpecteu
le az nouncement. He ended by -payi
d sne h;ph compliment to the virtues
'cly 70 the high infuencepf Southera
piano en- and left us with the impression
n ana the South is very independent a.
'aneSe as very well disposed. and tnaS !.
"a Sne 4 recognizes our advantages y
eneer some Of its own which It values
ng ex- so.ne Z j.. .,,o,,,d ,,ot exchange ft
}. that we could offer. But let US
3 ray oatber. was the prevailing senti
. anu find out our mutual interests anu
Eunlce mote them, and let the dead past
Mauu IL dead. Mr.. Longino was
lrnish- iS
,,notad hearing.
fhs convention promises mucI
,rtrude s..t M;ssissinpi's
on gold lor sne - 1000 ~ the following
er and tlon y oo 80
,rh;le tlemen:
WIZ H. Stern, Greenyille.
1epPel George c. Power, Illinois :
o,;uar Railroad.
olver Edward D. Pierce, Laurel, bal
Hon. A. II. LOngino, jackson
: ernor.
1ence. o, n Hooker, Jr., ia
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