The Washington times., 1905-05-27
PARLIAMENT WILL BRING
CLOSER ACQUAINTANCE
Claude N. Bennett, Of Georgia, Believes
South Will Boom When North
Knows People.

''One Of the chief benefits of the
Southern Industrial Parliament is in the
acquaintance that it Is bringing about
between practical men from the differ
ent sections said Claude n. Bennett.
one of the delegates from Georgia TO the
convention held here this week
st cut short q, recent visit 70 Georgia
10 attend the parliament. While my
business exacts residence IN Washing
ton. the interests of Georgia and the
South are always OF deep concern TO
me.
It was source OF great satisfaction
10 see that the North was largely repre-
scented in the attendance. The better
the two sections know each other, the
better will they work together and the
greater will be the bereft resulting 10
each.
What the South has to offer in the
way of climate and all natural resoure-
es to capital and TO labor is OF as much
concern to the buyer as TO the seller.
The whole South welcomes Northern
capital and brains and labor. and is glad
to exchange Southern resources and op-
portunfties for Northern labor aud
rnoney-and equally glad 20 welcome
good, clean people from whatever coua-
try they may come. The fear that for
eign immigrants and Northern investors
have as 10 conditions in the South are
mainly imaginary, and will be removed
by q knowledge of these conditions and
this knowledge can best be brought
about by acquaintance with leading
Southern people. The fertility of the
Southern soil. the balminess OF the
Southern climate, the wealth in South
ern minerals awaiting development, all
the matchless resources Of the Southern
section are shown in large degree by
figures of the census and various stats
teal tables. What investors need to
know besides this is that law and orde-
prevail in the South, that the State gov
ernments are honestly and fairly and
economically administered, and that the
Southern people are as desirable as any
people on the globe 10 live among ana
do business with. Associa ton with our
people viii quickly develop this infor-
nation
''These general statements as to the
whole South apply with special aptitude
TO Georgia, the Empire State of the
South
An interesting figure at the parliament
was Thomas E. Nevins, a delegate from
Florida. Mr.. Neyins is largely interest
ed in the orange growing industry III
his State. which. he says, is greatly
Handicapped by the fact of the difficulty
in securing good laborers. He is the
owner OF one grove in Florida that con
talns 5000 trees.
MT. NeNlIis mas DceIi spending gfea {
er part Of his time in the South for
the past twenty years. Prior to that
time he was chief Of the Brook lyn
fire department. in which capacity he
served for twenty-five years continuous
". He has a medal given him by a
New York newspaper, for the longest
service as chief of a paid fire depart
rpent.
When it gets a good substantial
start" said Mr. Nevins, IN speaking OF
the parliament. lit will be an important
factor in the development Of the re-
sources of the Southland. The problem
of securing good labor IN the South
has been one we have been irving to
solve for years. hut 1t is not alone labor
that we want. We-aIso invite those 10
came who nave capital TO invest and
who wish "a find q good place I'm which
to make their homes -