The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-14
SOUTH CAROLINA
NOT IN THE PICTURE.
Voices kAISEp IN PRAISES OF EVERY
OTRER SOIrnEEN STATE
AT the Gathering OF Delegates II ral
mctto state Is Represented Her Dele.
gates SIT IN SILENCE and
Arc lnknNu.

nation, WAS UiScUSsC" by the govern.
orS o. the various States O. tAclr repre-.
scntatvoS. The speakers set forth TIE
resources OF lAc.v STATES ;oc iMa invest.
men; q rapjia. ana tx .nGurcmcuiS
on2rc& II settlers.
Specially appointed delegates pre-.
scntcd The industrial ana commcrc;a,
advantages Of cities OF the South." The
attendance was larger than that Of
yesterday, many Delegates having ar.
rived late Yesterday stlernoon AID laS;
night.
II, W. peNton. q Admission, Ala, said
the State Ee represented was better
able 10 support itself than any other
Southern State. Alabama's industries
he said. were rapidly dcveloping
Thousands Of dollars are being ex.
pended in reopcnng the gold mines
and the production Of coal is increasing
each year. The earth is richer in min
erals and the undcvclopcd water pow
ers OF the State are sufficient to turn ell
the mills in New England.
Judge B. j. Brown, of Little Rock,
said the resources Of that State arc
equal to those Of any other State in the
Union. The zinc fields, comprising
over 100 square miles, he said, had
never been properly developed.
"Our lumber and timber interests are
uneXoellcd,' continued the speaker,
I'VE are third or fourth in the produc.
ton OF cotton. We have not the funds
to erect cotton factories. We hav.
what you want. Come with your money
and develop it.
John y. Coffin, representing the gov.
ernor lof Florida, said there are still
thousands Of acres Of government prop
erty in the State ready for claimants
under the homestead act. He spoke OF
the great advantages OF the undcvcl-
opcd portions Of the State and extended
an invitation to the North to send men
and capital to build up the State OF
Fioriday.
Col. w. A. lIemphill, Of Atlanta, rep
rcscnting the governor of Georgia, as
serted that with Gcorgia's variety of
soil, climate and products, the possibili-
tics Of the State were almost beyond
belief. lie briefly skctclled the history
OF the State and detailed the develop.
mcnts OF recent years, especially in the
iron, gold and marble Industries.
'lf had to write one word over the
SNnth ~ hn Soi1 tkthof I
bo 'undevclopcd.' We want you to
come down and sec for yourself and, If
you are SO inclined, to invest your
money. If you don't care to do SO we
will try to work out our salvation
alone"
Congressman Adolph Meyer, of
Louisiana, and G. T.. Hooker, of Missis-
sippi, spoke for the governors of their
states; Gen. J. S. Carr represented
North Carolina; Alexander Helper, of
Baltimore, spoke for Maryland. Col.
jerome Hill, OF Memphis, and Col.
Harry Wcissingcr, Of Louisville, made
brief addresses. Mayor higgins, OF
Waco, Texas, yielded his time to Prof.
II. L. Atwater, OF Abilene, Texas, who
exhibited samples of the natural pro.
ducts of the State and explained the
value Of each and tho great benefits TO
investors who will develop these raw
materials.
The discussion was ended by John
Stewart Bryan, of Richmond, Va, after
which recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the tonic.
"The industrial and commercial advan.
tagcs OF the cities of the Southn was
taken up and discussed by the dele
gates.
Late In the afternoon the ladies ac-
companying the delegates visited Fair
mont park in carriages and tho dele.
gates made tour of inspection OF tho
industrial establishments of the city.
horticultural hall was crowded to-
night when WI Ting Fang, tho Chinese
minister arose to address tho conven-
tion on "American trade with the
Orient" Minister WI was given a
flattering reception and his speech was
frequently interrupted by rounds of
applause. Flo said in part:
1.-THE world today Is porvaded with a
spirit of commercialism. The cry now
everywhere is commercial expansion.
This is very good. I am very glad to
hear 1t. 1t is far better than territorial
expansion. This latter expansion in
many cases works hardships and docs
injustice. In making this comparison
do not mean to refer to any nation or
to any individual; am speaking In a
general way. Trade and commerce IL
good for us all; it benefits you and It
benefits us; IL Is mutual ADVANTAGE"
"There are those who for some trade
concession, make an excuse to seize
territory, and there are merchants,
and these belong to the great numerous
class who are sincere in their trade,
who wish to give what they take, they
earnestly deal in what they possess.
! China Is one of those nations which
consume moro than they can produce.
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