The evening times., 1901-05-17
INDUSTRIES OF THE SOUTH.
Programme of the Convention to Be
Held In PhiIadeInhia

lhe southern INQuStFlaI convention III
Horticultural Hall, to be held the second
week Of next month. the complete pro-
gTamme for the exercises was agreed
upon. ard several other matters of i'm
portant detail were considered A letter
was read from the mayor, announcing
that any methods that may be conducive
to welcoming the guests and making their
stay here pleasant ne viii cheerfuIIy aid
in providing Following is the official pro-
gTamme-
Tuesday, June II first day)-The con
ventton viii be called to order at 10 O'Clock
a. m, by H H. Hargrove, President of
the Southern Industrial Association Aft
ct prayer. the address of welcome on be-
half Of the State Of Pennsylvania will be
delivered by Governor Stone. He viii be
followed by Mayor Ashbridge, who will
welcome the delegates to the city of Phil
adeIphia- Theodore c. Search John H
Converse, and John F. Lewis viii be the
spokesmen for the local commercial or
CARNATIONS. Responses on behalf of the
Southern Industrial Association viii be
made by Gov a. H. Longino, of Mississ-
ippi; Mayor J. ". Higgins Of Waco, Tex
as. and H H Hargrove- The appoint
ment Of committees viii follow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS upon the Della
ware River when all points of interest
along the river front viii be visited
Evening-At s O'Clock Hoke Smith, ex-
Secretary of the Interior viii deliver an
address on The Resources of the South" 3"
Robert c. Ogden, President of the South
ern Educational Conference, viii address
the meeting on the subject Of Popular
Education, the Power of Industrial Prog
ress" Then viii follow a reception by the
mayor at the City Hall. from 10 TO Il
o'clock
Wednesday. June 12-The convention
viii meet at $50 O'Clock a. m and after
prayer, The States Of the South, Their
Relation to the Productive Wealth Of the
Nation" viii be taken up for discussion.
The resources and advantages Of each
State viii be presented briefly by the Gov
ernOr Of that State or his official represent
ative, setting forth what his State pos
sesses for the investment OF capital in un-
developed wealth, as well as the induce
nents TO thrifty settlers. Thereafter the
topic viii be taken up Of The Cities Of the
South, Their Industrial and Commercial
Advantages A call viii be made Of the
cities of the South represented and their
claim for development presented by spe-
ciaiIy appointed delegates. selected by the
commercial organizations in these places,
or others duly appointed for this purpose
At the opening of the afternoon session,
at o'clock p. m, Tetsutaro Inun1aru, of
the Department Of Commerce and AgricuI-
ture Of the japanese Government, will
address the convention on American Cot
ton in Japan" W B Smith WhaIey. of
Columbia, s c. and Frank Leake OF Phil
ade phia. viii follow with addresses on
Cotton Manufacture in the South Al
O'Clock the convention viii take a recess
and the members Will visit the Baldwin
Locomotive Works
At the evening session Wa Tfng-faug
the Chinese Minister. viii speak on
American Trade with the Orient" The
second speaker Will be Mrs. l. VI. Horner
President Of the Local Council of Women
Of New Orleans, whose subject VIII be
'WOmen'S Work for the Industrial
South. The South Carolina Interstate
and West Indian Exposition and Its Re
Iauon to the Industrial Development of
the South and the Nation viii be pre-
sented by J. Adger Smyth Mayor Of
Charleston; Judge John Z. Ficken and 9.
Thursday. June I3, at $50 a m. tee con-
Ventton viii be opened with prayer. after
which The Iron and Steel Manufacture
in the South viii be presented by speak
eFS from the Commercial Club. of Birn-
l1Shanl, Ala 'lnmigra atz0n to the South
viii be the subject presented By F Y An
derson, of Birmingham. Ala A discussion
VIII follow on The NiC#ra qua Canal,
Why Has 1t Not Been BuiLt2'' which will
be opened by SeWaU - Cobb Of Persia
cola, Fla, to be followed by other dele
St.tes regresentin5 ali sections Of the
United states The Warrior Canal"
which has recently beey surveyed. and
which viii connect Birmingham and No
bile, distance Of fifty miles, viii be the
topic Of an address by J. A. Van H0cse.
OF Birmingham, Ala. The MIsSissiDDi
River and It's Tributaries viii then be
discussed.
The opening speech on this tonic will
ne de Charles Scott TPV.C47EY4r ~
the Interstate Mississippi River Improve
mcnt and LeVee Association 20 be fol
lowed by specially appointed speakers
from New Orleans Memphis. Shreveport.
St. Louis, Nashville. ChattanOOga. Knox
Vile Louisville, Cincinnati Wheeling
and PittSbuTE- Invitations Will be ey-
tended to the Mississippi River Comrnfs-
SION and the Congressional Committee on
Improvement of Mississippi River and its
sion
4 special committee will be formed at
the opening OF the convention composed
of members selected from the commercial
bodies of the principal ports Gulf ports
and rivers of the country. TO which viii
be committed the duty of outlining plan
for placing the. rivers and harbors of the
country on permanent basis of proper
protection and care This committee viii
report before adjournment of the morning
session Of the third day June I3 when
the matter of Our Rivers and HarboTs
How They Should be Provided For will
committees plan be approved, it will be
officially laid before Congress. The Con
gTesSIonal Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors Will be invited to listen to this dis
cuSion.
The afternoon viii be spent in visiting
the State House and other historic build
lngS. after which the commercial muse
umS viii be inspected, where lunch will
be served, and later tour through the
BOurse Building VIII be made
The evening session Will be called to or
der at o clock, when representatives Of
the commercial organizations of Memphis.
Tenn, will speak on The Memphis Con-
yention,' in which city the Southern In
dusUrtal viii hold its next annual meeting
The subject Of Industrial Education and
It's Relation to Race DEVELOPMENT will
ent of the Carlisle Indian Industrial
School, and w H COunciiI, President of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
a NOTnel, Ala
On Friday. June a. the morning session
will be opened with prayer. after which
Paul CapteviIe. Mayor of New Orleans
will speak on Municipal Improvement in
the South" Thereafter the subject Of
The Railroads and Their Work for the
South will be presented by NJ V Rich
ards. Land and Industrial Agent of the
Southern Railway Company; John T.
Patrick Industrial Agent of the SeabOard
Air Line: J. B. kiIlebrew. and r. J.
Wemyss. Land and Industrial agent of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
THE Press of the South and It's Rela-
tiOn to Industrial Development will be
discussed by editorial representatives of
the Louisville COurieT-JouTnai+- the
birmingham Daily News. the New
Orleans Times-DemOCrat. the Charlotte
Observer and w A HemphiIl, editor of