The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
ATLANTA MEETING
is A BIG SUCCESS
Continued from Page One.

dresses We're made. one by clifford l. An
derson, Of Atlanta. on the employment Of
convict labor on the public highways.
and one by Charles II. Hoyt, superin-
tendent OF road construction for the
United States government.
Al first thought II may be a matter OF
wonder what the secretaries Of commercial
bodies have 10 do with good roads. But
good part OF the work OF the commercial
bodies % the South IS directed to the
upbuiIding OF the counties about the
towns as a means of developing business
In the towns, hence the great interest Of
the secretaries in good roads and how 70
secure them.
The address OF Mr.. Anderson told how
the convicts OF Fulton County. Ca. have
been used 20 improve something Ike
zoo miles OF r0adways. bringing them up
10 the finest condition. The macadam road
is the one built there. at cost Of about
5. 200 a mile BY the use OF the convicts
the cost OF the labor IS reduced 10 - 20
90 cents day. Much OF the address was
given up % q general description OF the
treatment Of the couvicts and an argu-
ment fer the economy OF the propOsi ition
IN che development OF the average South
ern county.
Mr. Dawes address appears in part
elsewhere.
Publicity Earnestly Discussed.
Thursday mornings session was given
up entirely 20 the question OF publicity.
except an excellent speech by Alexander
". smith. q local attorney and member
Of the charter revision committee. IN The
matter OF advertising cities. II. II. Rich
n r7nFf
on Municipal advertising" which Is
printed IN fun elsewhere and ". V.
Trezevant. OF New Orleans, made an ad-
dress on cooperation between the sec
retary Of the commercial body and the
local press. This paper was specially
interesting, as was that OF Mr.. Richard
son, and az the close of the session
called forth much lively discussion.
Thursday afternoon the general subject
OF publicity was followed I'D by addresses
from two Industrial representatives OF
railrOads-H a. TruedlAy, OF the Baltl-
more and Ohio Southwestern. and n V
Richards. OF the Southern Railway. Both
addresses emphasized the fact that IN the
development Of the South Il was neces-
sary 20 reach out 20 other States. 70 ad-
vertise the Southern resources there. and
10 use great vigilance in keeping the ad-
vantages Of the South well before the
country all the time. Mr.. Richards gave
a history OF the work Of the Industrial
department Of the Southern Railway. In
which he showed that for many years a
hard campaign for Southern development
has been carried on which is now be-
ginning 20 bear fruit in Increasing in
dustry. occupancy Of farm lands. and ex-
pansiOn OF business in all directions. 4
The afternoon session closed with q sta
tistical address BY J. A. Arnold. In which
charts were used by way OF illustration.
Mr.. Arnold came 70 some rather startling
conclusions. one Of which Is that the
State or county cannot be built up alone
from the farm. that il needs the factory,
and that this must come in our day
through the corporation. He thought
every effort ought 20 be made 70 plant
the factory. especially the cotton mill,
where the cotton IS grown, and in that
way build up the South To this end he
thought statesmen. instead OF politicians
should be sent 10 the legislature and 10
Congress. and the true interests Of the
country looked after in the commercial
sense, and not in the political sense.
Prefer Migration 10 immigration.
At the close OF this address the sub
ject OF immigration was introduced and
a long discussion followed upon some Of
the troubles localities are having with
the European immigrant. Many OF the
delegates seemed TO be OF the opinion
that most OF the Europeans were un-
desirables. ard that much better results
for the South could be obtained BY bring
ing in settlers from other American
States.
It would be difficult 70 sum I'D the
results or the convention. It is certain
that the delegates were all serious and
thoughtful men. who came to Atlanta
10 learn as well as TO teach. The con-
vention, considering that this was only
It's second meeting, was well attended. I
The secretaries. while they may be hus-
tiers, have nothing Of the clap trap Of
the booster and boomer. To the last
one OF them. they are anxious for the
uplift Of the South as a whole and OF the
cities they represent, by economical and
legitimate methods They are workers. /
which, IL the writer IS not mistaken, /
will become a power IN the building up
OF this Southland. not by any question /
able methods. but by solid knocks at the !
problems presented until they are fully
solved. The gathering here seems 10 /
have been exceedingly valuable to them. |
and collectively.
The next meeting OF the secretaries |
viii be held in New Orleans. and the /
executive committee is authorized 10 /
change the time OF the meeting TO |
one OF the cooler months OF the year, !
and II IS probable that at the New Or I
leans meeting the delegation viii be car /
ried out across the Gulf 10 Panama 20 I
view the progress Of the work on the 4
Panama Canal.
II. H. Richardson is president. NJ. 3. i
Trezevant Is secretary, and each State I
has a vice president among the officers
for the ensuing year.
J. c RANSOM
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