Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-26
W. A. Irwin of Durham, Wants
President Roosevelt to Lend
Aid 10 Industry.
ALtND WATERWAYS FAVORED
Their Construction in South Atlantis
and Gulf states Urged in Resolution
Adoptcd--lmmisratlon Bureaus For
Each Commonwealth in Dixie-To
Advertise Advantages of the Section.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20
After adopting resolutions on subjects;
ct vital interest To the South. the South
EN- Industrial Parliament adjourned
today To Nee! i'll some Southern city,
at date in October to he designated
later by Governor Glenn. OF North
Carolina. chairman Of the executive
cotilrittcc.
| The days discussion was spirited
and personal. Before adjournment,
however, all feeling had vanished, and
many delegates rose and declared that
The parliament had been success and
that the foundation had been laid for
gigantic organization. Owing to the
amount of business necessary To BIZ
concluded, the parliament was COM
PEELED to abandon its program
Excer- n brief address by Clifford
Pinchot. chief of the bureau of fores
try of the department Of agriculture.
who advised the conservation of the
| forests of the South no papers were
read. The resolutions adopted wer.,
MS follows:
iiS;f q lSl For lrland Waterways.
laS UrsingAtiie government to construct
inland waterways in the South Allan.
tic and Gulf States, and to improve the
rivers and harhors of the South; re-
qGcsting the Secretary of Commerce
and Labor tn mako immediate efforts
to relieve the depressed conditions ex-
isting with the Gotten milling industry;
urging the establishment by each
Southern State Of bureau of immi.
grafton; thanking the railroads of the
South for their efforts to develop
the resources Of that section; author
i@ing the president of the parliament
to appoint committee of five. of
which he shall be chairman, TO pre-.
pare q general statement setting forth
he advantages. productions. resources
and present needs of the South, and
directing the executive committee to-
gether with the permanent president
TO formulate plan of permanent or
ganization; urging Congress to reduce
the tax OH tobacco endorsing the pan.
American college to be established III
the South; urging Congress to make
appropriations for the eradication Of
tick fever among Southern cattle. en-
'!orsinS the bill TO authorize the COM
missioner general of immigration to
establish ut Ellis Island, N. Y, q b,,.
r+al OF information for immigrants.
urging the formulation of some plan
whereby cotton may be marketed as
the orld needs II, and commencing n
bundled warehouse system; and com.
intending the bureau of forestry of the
department of agriculture for It's yal
liable work, and urging the people of
the South to save Unnecessary denudn
ton of their forests.
Invitations Received.
Invitations were extended by Ra.
leigh AMI Asherille n. c., Savannah,
Ca. and New Orleans, to hold the next
meeting of the parliament in those
cities.
The parliament was thrown into dis:
order at the morning session over the
Question CT adoption of resolution in.
tro'luced by w. A. Irwin, of Durham,
y, c.. calling upon President Roose.
welt TO lend his aid, through the De.
partmaIt of Commerce and Labor in
relieving the present depressing ccndl.
tons surrounding the cotton industry.
Delegates bitterly protested against
a motion by Secretary Murphy. to
postpone action on all resolutions uu.
I'll the next meeting Of the parliament.
and charged that an effort was being
made 10 gag The members and side.
track important matters. +
The motion was voted down and af.
torn stormy debate the parliament re-
cesscd until the afternoon in order that
lie delegates might call upon prcsi.
dent Roosevelt. The program called
for the reading of several papers boar.
ing on the manufacturing interests of
the South, but Mr.. Irwin was rccog-