The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-06-20
The Great Industrial Convention in
Philadelphia.
MANY EXCELLENT SPEECHES. MADE
The Many Advantages of the South
Forcibly Set Forth BY the Several
Speakers.

hPSS-NA'
tant topics occupied the attention Oh
the delegates to the Southern Indus
trial Convention at the opening ses'
sion. The Relations Of the southern
Statestto the Productive Wealth OF the
Nation" was discussed by the Govern
ors of the various States or their rep
resentatives. The speakers set forth
the resources Of their States
for the investment Of capital and the
inducements offered to settlers.
Specially appointed delegates pre-
sented. The Industrial and CJmme:-
cial Advantages ofCities Of the South.
The attendance was large, many dele
gates having arrived late Tuesday al
ternoon and night. The opening
praver was offered by Archbishop Ryaa
of this city. President Hargrove opan-
ed the discussion ON the first named
subiect. He said Philadelphia mas
heretofore hesitated to take advantage
OF the opportunities offered by the
South send ycur agents Of commerce
anong us" said Mr.. HargroVe. 'PAli'
adelphia has money. Send 1t doWl
and weld a link between this city aad
the South which cannot be broken. CI-
ganize trusts to build manufacturing
plants in the Southwest. We Tcaa the
New York, Chicago ami Boston papers
but the Philadelphia papers are scaTca-
" known. If there is an educator
greater than any eIher 1t is the press:
Put newspaper men in the Soutn ana
let them tell the people OF the North
of the great advantages oferd by the
Southern States. We Will love you j.
YOU will let US
II. W. Sexton, of Anniston, Ala, said
the State he represented was better
able to support itself than any ctheF
Southern S:ate. Alabama industries,
he said. were rapidly developing. Ihou'
sands Of dollars are being expended III
re-opening the gold mines and the pro-
duction of coal is increasing each ysa:'
The earth is rich in minerals and tae
undeyelopei water powers OF the Sta,e
are sufficient to turn all the mills n
New England"
Judge B. j. Brown, of Little Rock,
said the resources OF that State are
equal to those of any State in the IN
ion. The zinc fields, comprising over
one hundred square miles, he said. had
never been properly developed owing -
lack of railroad facilities. "Our lun!-
Der and timber Interests and uneX"e'l-
ed" continued the speaker. we are
third of fourth in the product.on2t co.
ton We have not the funds to erea!
cotton factories. We have what YOU
want. Come with your money and a.
velop H."
John P. Coffin, representing the Gov
ernor Of Florida, said there are Still
thousands of acres OF government prop
ety in the State ready for claimants
under the homestead act. He spoke OF
the great advantages CT the undeve!oE-
cd u,ortions of the State and cXtende1
an invitation to the North to aeLd men
and capital to build up the S.ata o.
Florida
Col. w. A. II rnphill, Of Atlanta. yep
resenting the Governor CT Georgia, as
serted that with Gacreia's variety OF
soil climate and products, the posi-
b:lit;es of the state were almost be-
vond belief. He briefly sketched the
history OF the State and detailed the
developments of recent years. especial
" in the iron. gold and marble indus
t,ies. If had to write one word over
the South" he said, that word would
be 'undevelored.' We want you to
rome down and see for yourself, and Ii
vcu are SO inclined to invest you:
money. II you don't care to 90 50 W"
will try to wcrk out our salvation
alone"
Congressnea Adolph Meyer, OF
Louisiana. and c. E. Hooker. Of Mis-
siss,ppi, spoke for the Governors o!
their States: General J. s. Carr repre-
sented North Cl.clina; Alexander He
per; of Baltimore, spcke for Maryland:
Col. Jerome Hill. of Memphis, and Col.
Harry We;ssinger, of Louisville, made
brief addresses. Mayor Higgins. or
Waco. Tex, yielded his time t. Prof.
II. P. A.water. of Abilene. Tex, who
exhibited samples Of the natural prod
ucts Of the State and explained the
value OF each and the great benefits TO
investors who will develop those raw
materials.