The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-05-10

the convention, as the Times sug
gests, upon subjects setting fort
clearly and strongly the unlimite'
resources and advantages of thi
y the garden spot of the south. Elk
Q cursions into the neighborini
q counties might also be arranged a
{ a feature of the program, and tn
, guests, under the guidance Of com
Ipetent committees, given an oppor
! tunity to view the vast area of tim
Der lands and fertile fields tina
promise such rich returns to the in
! weston.
We believe with the Times tina
, in this matter every county in the
, Delta should cooperate. to insur,
the success of the convention
Delegates from each county should
be appointed, and all should work
in harmony for the one purpose
The railroads have already give.
assurance of their hearty support,
and they may be relied upon to
lend every effort to have large at
tendance.
Let the convention be held, and
let all work to make it notable
success. Investors and capitalists
must be interested to insure the de-
velopement of the vast resources of
the Delta, and a meeting of this
kind will do more to accomplish
this end than any other means.
The Democrat compliments the
Times upon taking the initiative.
and trusts the movement thus in
augurated will bring forth good re-
suits. We assure our neighbor of
our hearty cooperation.
The Times, which is in every
sense a Delta paper,' and which
ever has the good of the entire val
ley at heart, disclaims any selfish
motive in suggesting Greenville as
the place for holding the conven-
ton, but we'll says that, being the
largest city in the Delta, with ample
hotel and rail and river facilities, it
offers superior inducements over
other towns. And we agree with
the Times. Centrally located, easy
of access, and with accommoda-
tons for many visitors, the attend
ance would be larger in Greenville
than elsewhere Rosedale Demo
Graf.
Greenville is q good town and is
growing. Manufacturing enter
prises would give a good impetus
to the towns growth. We have
the best timber and the most pro-
ductive lands in the world all
about the town. We have splend-
id railroad facilities. We have a
good climate and the best water in
the world. The healthfulness of
the city is beyond question. We
have good hotels and can entertain
we'll a considerable number of
strangers within our gates.
We are proud of the Delta coun-
try and proud of our town and feel
that when we secure a gathering
of good people here for a day that |
we will have some of those people
doing business with us or locating
with us before very long. Hence
the suggestion made by the TIMES
on Sat lrday last that an Industrial
Convention be held In Greenville
1T some date in the future meets
with our endorsement. The Dem
ocrat made similar suggestion
three years ago, when the first
wave of industrial pro-
gress was spreading over the
South.
The thing to do now is for the
men, the real estate deal
ers, the lawyers, the doctors, for
all who are interested in Green
ville's growth. TO unite on date
for the convention and agree on
The scope Of its purposes, and the
of entertaining those who
nay attend. 1t will cost GseenvilIe
something to entertain those who
nay come, but it will be money
we'll spent. Ii
Greenville with its wealth of
natural resources should be devel-
ped more rapidly than now and
he way to do it is to secure manu- {
acturing enterprises, the class of /
Enterprises that give employment /
nd wages to laborers, skilled and .
lnskiIIed. We believe a properly {
arranged Industrial Convention /
would do good, would probably t
esult ia the location of industrial !
ses in our town, and we h
therefore, hope the matter will be Z
gitated further and the Conven- I
ion held at the proper time. = 2
ireenville Democrat, 3