The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-23
Of
SOUTH | / /. THE. THEME
Industrial Parliament Begins To-
day in Washington With
Big Attendance.
GOV. GLENN TO BE CHAIRMAN
Meeting Will be Of Great Bcnc-
fit to This Section Of the
Country.
GOV. GLENN TO BE CHAIRMAN
trpm our Regular correspondcnt)

ASSPSp'>S..N'S
WASHINGTON, d. C., May 22--The
vene In Washington Tomorrow morn
ing at 1920 o'clock. The convention will
be called to order by Hon. Henry L.
West, chairman OF the Executive Com
mlttee OF the Parliament In the Conven-
ton Hall OF the Georgetown University
Law Department, bos Il Street Cover
nor Robert b. Glenn, OF North Carolina,
will be elected permanent chairman Of
the Parliament.
During the day and evening several
hundred delegates arrived and more will
be here tomorrow morning. When tho
Congress- Is called to order every South
ern State, including Maryland, will be
represented. Chairman West, of the IKE
cutive Committee, spoke most enthusins-h
tically tonight Uf the Parliament and
said that there was every Indication OF
It's being n complete success Tho con-.
ventlon hall has boen Handsomely deco
rated by the Southern ladies IN Wash-g
ington and 1t presents most appropriate
sight.
A strong delegation from North Caro-
lima, headed by Governor Glenn and Sem
utor Simmons, arrived tonight and arc
registered at the Riggs House. Among
the delegates who arrived to-day were
Colonel Akers Of Nashville, Tenn. y. j.
Holiday, OF Georgia; George w. Duncan,
OF Georgia; L. G. Robinson, Of Houston,
Tex; Hon, james s. McCarthy Of Bates
vile. Miss; Charles l.. Holland. Of Dan
vile, Va; Colonel Chaille Long, OF Mary
land; r. II. Lindsey, Of Richmond. Va;
Claude N. Bennett. Of Atlanta, Ga.
All OF the delegates spoke mott cnthu-s
eft t~11l cnrnfp ~ iii IA
said that It would unqucstionably be OF
great benefit to the South, Colonel Akers,
of Nashville, was particularly cnthusias-
tic and said that the South was progress
ing wonderfully. and that those who had
not visited tho South In five years. would
hardly know the territory. SO great, are
the improvements that have been accom-
9plished in the last few years. s..
The programme for tomorrow will In
clude addresses by Hon. II. B. T. Mac
Farland. president Board OF District Com
missloners; Hon. W1llett Hays. assist
ant Secretary of the Department OF Agri 4
culture; Hon. =. J. Watson Commission
err OF Agriculture of South Carolina II
". Richards general land agent OF tho a
Southern Railway; Robert l.. Gates. OF tho
Louisville and Nashville Railroad; John
w. Rosamon. of Tennessee; DIR. Charles
a. Carr. of the Alabama Agricultural COL
lege. and w. ]. Spillman, OF the Depart.
mont OF Agriculture. S4 81 s'isa$ f8
AS During tho evening. "a number Of gen.
tlemen representing the New York Cotton
Exchange. the New York Chamber Of
Commerce. the New York Produce Ex-
change and the Board Of Trade and
Transportation arrived to take part in the
proceedings of the parliament,
Mr.. NJ Y. Richards. OF the Southern
Railway, who will address the conven-
ton tomorrow on Railroad Cooperation
with Agricultural Interests has Just re-
turned from an extended trip over his
line with tho Italian Ambassador, who is
Interested In placing desirable immi-f
grants in the Southern States. He said
he was sure the parliament would prove
OF untold benefit to the Southern States.
In speaking OF tho wonderful improve
ment along the Southern Railway in the
last few years. Mr.. Richards said Dur
ing the last three years there were To-
Gated In the territory along the South
ern Railway system, forty-hve hundred
factories Statistics at hand in our in
We're one hundred million dollars Invest
ed in the traffic producing industries
along our system In the last three years.
Several important colonies of people have
found locations along the system. We
now have Il steady influx Of desirable
people from the North and from Europe.
Last week we sent South n single farm
err from Europe who has fifty thousand
dollars to invest in Southern lands. Our
mail from Europe Is on the Increase. Tho
prospect for Georgia immigration to tho
South Is very favorable.'