The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-12

can mako cotton products ani undcrScil
oarpefhaggers. hut carpet bugs full Of capi
tai. We make many things You need aud
you produce things we need. Let us sell
the balance OF the trade we are one
beopie, speaking one language under one
4 felicitons address or Welcome was mndc
by Mayor Ashhridre. during which he pre-
scented liSrgrovc With the KEYS Of the
city, John II. Converse, president Of the
BALDWIN Locomotive works and Attorney
John II. Lewis welcomed the delegates in
behalf OF inc commercial organizations Of
In responding to the addresses of wei.
come President Hargrove spoke Of tine
resources of the southern States.
"'iht Southern States" said Mr. Uar.
grove. contain onefourth OF the area ~
the Union and the territory has practical.
N as great an argtienltnral production as
nc remainder OF the country combined.
beyond measurement rhls section has SO
per cent Of the population Of the United
states. 1t raises an 81 It's cotton aud cot
ton seed and American rice; SO ner cont OF
lta tobacco, contains u per cent OF Its
timber resources; 30 per cent Of It's coal
area, 20 per cent Of IFS coal production.
produces 1Tm per cent Of It's IRON. ana
furnishes 50 per cent OF the american Mig
Iron exported, Is the third largest cane
sugar producing section OF the world; CON
tains more coast and river frontage than
all the other states has 20 per cent OF
railroad mileage aud affords The cheapest
Stntes."
In conclusion MIR Hargrove said the
South possesses everything except adequate
population and finances 10 forge that see
ton ahead of the rest Of the world.
Governor A, II. Longino " Mlssisslpp
followed President Hargroye In a patriotic
address, He said In part:
II believe as. did that Southern states.
man. lnrist and palriot l. =, G. Lamar
mci, when he said II the people North amt
south knew and understood each other
better they would love parh other more
by n more liberal exchange of views
ms well AS Of our respective and distiuc.
tive advantages Of wealth. AL sections
would become more prosperous and happy
~ the exercise OF mutnal aid the inter.
change OF energies, good will business push
and progression, the consummate ends nt
with are among enc purposes and hopes
Mayor higgins OF Waco. Texas was the
iaSt speaker He asserted the South had
forgotten the late unpieasantness and was
ANXIOUS to join hands With the North foe
the commercial heucdt of both Sides.
rms afternoon thc, Delegates and ladies'
Of the party enjoyed an excursion on tho
Delaware river. visiting poluts Of Interest
On tho river front.
AZ tonights session former Secretary oI
the Interior Hnko Smith ~ Atlanta wits
the, principal speaker. His subject was:
THE Resources Of tbs South" Mr. smith
spoke of the viclsstudcs through which
the South haH passed and said the section
lad lost more than forty years Of growth
during the past century. the cause being
slavery war and reconstruction. He d..
tailed the commercial and industrial his
tory Of the South ana directed attention
10 the opportunities now existing for the
profitable Investment of capital In this
'The census report Of 1890 shows In the
Southern s ates an increase from 1850 90
1890 OF h0.7d per rent IN valuation NJ
real and personal property of lOS.bU ncr
cent in the value 81 manufactured prod
ucts; of 4o.6S per cent ia the value Of farm
products and S62% per cent in the eN-
The contemplation 1f these figures dis
closes at once the general growth and
healthy development not q om old but
the South prior to 1860 had been swept
away by the war and hy subsequent con
ditions Incident 70 the reconstruction era;
The resources OF the South In 1850 had
been scarcely touched and the mnrvelous
percent sc Of growth which | predict, for
the next ten wears are due IN hrge
naiurnl resources Is still IN rs lnfuucy;
1T IL TO the three great rnw MATERNAL.
for manufacture fopnu y Tho south TINT
tub IRON and lumber A limitless Supply
of water aud coal are alnngside them and
labor is reas. gghle and eoniented eo no,
square miles, Srven times as large MS those
Of Great Britain, more thnn those of Rus
sia. Great Britain, France, Germany and
..The nrogress made In thn South from
1850 70 is0O Is Indeed remarkable. Tho
census of 1870 showed on Increase Ia as
sesscd values during the period Of Ter
wears of 81 $1,000 600 while the Increase
In the true value was 3,S0300Oo00. II
ten years the yalue Of the natural prod
ucis Of the South increased from 81 200
coo COO 10 $1,000. 600. The percentage
or Growth during tle ten years IN the
Southern states 5 MAJ Mir Goqst 1ewGe thar oil
Mr. Smith was followed by Robert G.
ogden. president Of the Southern educa
tion conference who spoke on Popular
Edncatlon.-the Power of Industrial Pro
f' IN the course Of MS address Mr. osder
said, ''Truly the white mans burden IN
inc South il heavy indeed. Nearly. II moi
antte 100000 negro illiterates and about
the same number stlll content with the lift
| Of the one room cabin; add 10 this great
mass Of white illteracy. of which ] an
incompetent 10 speak with accuracy, and
Won have n depressing load that Us sick
ening 10 contemplate.
'''rhe South has an educational mission
Tho rural districts are in special way
VIRGIN soil for the educators. No equa
chance exists In the civilized world for Z
fair trial Of industrial education; thai
education that makes industry hahinai
dignifes labor makes toll honorable WI!
thp south rise to the great opportunity
At me conclusion nf the session the
Delegates repaired to the city hall where
tfey were received by the mayor and other
city officials.