Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19

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TO SUPPORT Al
Hattiesbure Banker Made One q
Best Speeches Delivered at the cdl
port Celebration Yesterday EVEN
ins-speech in Full.

Mr.. Frank W. Foote, active vice
president of the National Bank of Com
merce, spoke on "The Development of
South Mississippi" The full text of
his address follows:
The Development of South Mississippi
Mr.. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen:
To say that we Hattiesburg citizens
are glad to be with you tonight, is su-
perfiuous since our presence proves it,
1t is only natural that this occasion
should find us among you, happy to-
share in your gladness, glad that we
are sharing in your happiness 1t is
now fact that Mississippi is no long
er an inland state since it possesses
harbor, approved and accepted by
our great and powerful government,
and henceforth under its fostering
care. What changes many of us who
visited this secluded spot only few
years ago, may contemplate. The
magic of one mind transformers
tude, occasionally tenanted> by thess
wild fowl, into fast growing and 4
thriving city; the same wand struck
the waves peacefully tapping the
shores, and bade them be subservient
to human progress axc naman piSsz
perity. Who would have thought only
a dozen years ago that this beach, Gov
cred with underground, could posi-
bly, be converted into wharves where
ocean going vessels would load and
discharge their cargoes. Who would
not have laughed outright at the seer
who predicfA this metamorphosis?
They tell 4 of the marvels Of the
Arabian mig IS; is there any fairy tale
that caG approach the reality, as we
see it here in broad daylight? 4
- Tn. Magic Wand.
1t is, then 1T occasion, not only
for Gulfport but for the State 1t Nil
sissippi, to celebrate the adoption Of
the harbor with its incalculable re-
suits for the State. What makes the
occasion infinitely more happy, is that
we have among us the sorcerer who ,al
welded the magic wand; the broad
minded man who saw harbor where
bushes grew and who had faith in his
own judgment; the man who saw
this section of our State, appreciated
its possibilities, and sturdily set about
developing them 1t is difficult, ladies
and gentleman, to express our opinion
of the man, the patriot, the citizen, to
whom our section of the state owes SO
much because we run the risk of be-
ing accused of fulsome adulation.
shall, therefore. cut this short by stat
ing merely that the sentiments l have
expressed are my own. and that in
expressing them | have voiced the SEN
timent of the citizens of Hattiesburg: ~
the man of action is necessarily man
OF few words. Such man needs no
enconiums, but on an occasion like this
we can and should indulge in remfn-
iscences. when retrospect is needed =
before we lift the veil that hides the
and words come unlimited.
Captain W. Il. Hardy.
Was it a mere coincidence fh3|
made me move to Hattiesburg at about(
the time when our honored guest left
the city of the two great lakes to take
a glance at the territory where he had
made an investment which threatened
to be dead loss? Mark me we'll:
mean no reflection, and would not
suffer any in my presence upon Hon.
w. H. Hardy, who first conceived the
idea of building the Gulf and Ship
Island Railway. We all know how he S
labored, tirelessly and hopefu1ly,
working himself, and stalking his al #
to complete the task he had set a
himself Surely, no man in this SEQ
ton Of the state will fail in paying
tribute to the brave pioneer. the
splendid patriot It is known to IS an
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