The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-21
SLIGHTED.
& tP'hlIadsIph Merchants Have
Thus Trea>ad tho Visitors to
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
This Delegates Lstt to Hustle
for Themselvea. Tho
obj'ct Of tho v,slt
AZ Badly Hurt.

5sD5 Obi ,ct Of tho V,slt
Badly Hurt
IS Tho Sou horn Industrial Asso citation
mot in Philadelphia on Monday Of last
week. Delegates wsro in attendance
from all parts Of tho South, South
Carolina WAS represented by tho follow
| ing gontlcmon: 9. w. Kollock. John
T. Fickon, ). Q. Homphill, James NJ.
Seignious, W. B. Whaloy, p. &. Hama.
han, a Q. kaufman and o. Bssoll
Jonkins, all Of Charleston; >hn B.
Cleveland, Dr.. Jasso L. Cleveland,
Thos. u Moore and w. Il Burnett,
o. Spartanburg; Sol Kohn, Orangoburg;
y, :. MoOall, Bennettsville; Charles
d. Fiohcr, Edgcfold; d. X Norris,
Anderson; A. B. Carpenter, Groenv.llo;
w. l.. burst, Greenwood.
In opening tho convention on w cd nos
day morning President Hartgrovo Of
Shreveport La. said:
The business man of tho city havo
neglected tho convention ard ;ho dolo-
eatrs o1npuocd uf niou Wiz osino hero
from places as Far distant as Au,tin.
Texas, with tho understanding that tho
business men Of tho oity would attcnd
thoir sessions, take an intorost in
what thoy had to say aud osoort them
through thoir establishments aud do
tho many other graceful thiags that
invite confidence, oemont friendship
and build up trade, arc displeased at
tho failure Of tho merchants and manu-
faotutcrs to koop tho promises mado.
tuesday thcro vas fair audience
but Wednesday, morning thoro wcro not
moro than dcz,n Phila6elpbia bust.
ness mon present at tho opening Of the
session and thoy wero for tho most part
mon who woro required to be thore ow-
ing to their aervioos on committees.
| Tho first trouble doyelopod at Tues.
day. evenings session when Robert U.
Ogden, of Philadelphia. spoke on
"Popnlar education, tho power Of in
dustrlal progress = The delegates took
umbrago at this roforonro to tn, poor,
illitorate white womon Of tho South,
whom, no stated, required education
as much, il not moro, than the No
gro.
The threatened discussion was rro
vented BY President II, H. Hergravo,
| who sid that Ogden must bo misin.
formed. at tho mornings session,
noweSor, Mr.. Harxrave, who halls
from Shreveport, e. and is editor
lsoftho Now Orleans Pioayuno, got back
lat! Osaon. in a speeoh, which reflected
I hdal I,hi A. sa5 /. q III
"Eor tho first timo, 3 ho oaid to tho
40 persons prosont, Il feel miagivings
as to the SUCCESS Of this convention.
"Thoro was good start made, but
fear bad ending. We Of tho South
arc familiar with Now York, Baltimore
and Boston, but know nothing Of Phil
adelphia.
"Why, wo mover 500 travelling man
from Phi adolpbi, in tho South. Wo
know nothing of your goods. We m Axe
no attempt to get your business. Send
your commercial agonis down so that
roal commerce may grow up.
That would bo bottor than talking
50 much and doing nothing. | 500
few Philadelphians horo this morning
What new faces are in tho hall arc now
arrivals from tho South"
The general opinion is that tho busi-
moss of tho oity with tho South will
materially suffer through tho lack of
courtesy that has boon shown the mon
who oame horo with tho expectation
that tho city would extend to them
open arms; that they will bo troatod
kindly, their appeals for capital to do
volOp thoir industrics listened to with
interest and efforts be mado to secure
the. Investment of money to foster thoir
natural resources.
Mt oven tho reception that was
tencdered tho delcgatou by the Mayor
Tuesday night did the business mon Of
tho oity consider that it was worth
Whilo to attend. There wero scarcely
moro than a score Of Philadelphia mon
there and tho reception was dull,
Hat affair that did moro harm chan
good to tho reputation of tho city for
warm. hearted hospitality.
Tho afternoon session was devoted to
rcading Of papors dealing with tho
manufacture Of cotton in the South.
az tho evening session tho Chinoso
Ministor Wu Ting Fang spoke on
American trado with tho Oriont.
TIE NICARAGUA CANAL
The discussion Of tho Nicaragua Ca
nal was opened by Hon. Sowoll Cobb,
Of Ponsaoola, Ella. II said in part:
Five hundred and fifty millions Of
pooplo of tho fur cast, for half q son.
tury, hays ontrcatcd II, to opon high
way through tho narrow strip of land
that connects tho two great continents
of Amerioa, but wo hayo had at tho
helm Of tho ship Of state mon of limit
Cd maritime information and doaf oar
has beon turnod to thoir REQUESTS.
Whom our military army sought oppor.
tunity for promotion (in yank) our off
oisis rushod to conflict with pooplo
loss than 10000, ,000 in population and
already have expondod in tho effort to
inooulato thom with benevolent as
81 nilation" towards of 5000, 000, 600
and countless livos. This money OK
| pended in tho othor proc ,ss 'oommer.
DIAL assimilation wauld havo construct.
ed the Nicaragua canal and established
limos Of steamships numbering not loss
than 100, each Of 900 tons capacity,
carrying our own products.
"The twentieth contury calls for hu-
man Advancement. We Of tho south
learned ct tho close Of tho war that if
we would develop our RESOURCES the