The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-30
ECONOMISTS.
HISTORIANS.
a Number Of Each Are Gathered
III the City Of New s@li
Orleans. s3
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
Topics Are Discussed
by Leaders Of Thought III II
This Country.
fEx Associated press, )

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2o.-tcaders in \
economic thought and historical n study
are here to- day to the number Of 15o IN 7
attendance upon the annual meetings OF 4
tho American Historical and Economic
Association An elaborate programme i
covering three days has boon prepa red ~
ne meetings are to BIO held In tho Old 4
5Cabildo. In the old civil District Court /,
building, and at Newcombe and Tulane
Coneges 81. As IS
Tho American Economic Association
was called to order by President Edwin 4
r. s;ellgman, tho3meeting opened with
the reading Of n paper on tobacco by
lawson Fl. Shelter, tobacco expert Of the 4
United States Department Of Agricul-- q
tire. 5Gi ti3J s$5 Esg I3tt
Papers on the sugar industry were read !
By John Dynmond, Jr, and DE- W.. ., 9 ~
tStubbus In charge OF the Louisiana ok X 4
pertinent Association. Prof. s. A. Knapp. I
rice expert for the United States Agricul- N
tural Department., discussed the rice in-Sa
t,t.stry Of the United States, upon modern 4
lines. S. Locke Breaux, Vice president
Of tho Rice Association of America. rcad 4
q paper on the Same subject President )
Z. r. Houston, Of the Texas Agricultural
College. read an interesting paper on cot-#
ton and the general agricultural outlook
in the South The forenoon session con -sa
cluded with paper on the same subject
by g. x. Holmes, OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture VI 35's m
President Chas. Henry Lea lied tbs
American Historical Association to n or
der. Ex-President VIM. Writ Howe OF 4
the American Bar Association reads
paper on Civil and Common Law IN the 4
Louisiana Purchase" $Ef
Fl Dr.. Walter Flavius McCalebre related 1
the story OF New Orleans and the Aaron
Err Conspiracy" Dr.. r. Shepherd !
discussed Louisiana In the Spanish arch
ives. A paper by Prof. VIM NJ, Sloane, Y
who was absent was read by Prot. 4 n.
Dunnlng Its subject being The World g (
Aspects OF tho louisiana Purchase 8a
LUNCH IN CABrLDO.
With the close OF the forenoon sessions
the mem bers OF tho Economist and HIS
torical Associations were entertained Ae \
lunch in the Cabildo. The fternoon Sos
sion Of the Economists was devoted to-
a discussion OF the Industrial problems 1
of the South. D. A. Tompkins, 81 Char
Elotte, N. c., presented an Interesting pa
per on the cotton Industry RI President
Charles G.. Thach, Of the a la bama 8Poly-22
3technic Institute. discussed the same sub
ject. Richard II. Edmonds. of the Man
yufacturers, Record, Bal timore, was 5un bio !
to be present, but sent q paper. which
was read. on 4 Some Southern Economic
Problems. = sifai 8 y; e q
President Charles w. Da bney. Of the
University of Tennessee ana
ent sVawtcr. Of the Miller Manual Labor.
School, Of Albemnrle Va. parttcipat ted In
the discussion Of Mr.. Edmonds paper.ltf,5S
EG "A toInt session OF the Econ om1st IS and 4
Historians was held tonight In New
combc Hall, which Is a part Of Tulane
University. A fashionable and intellect
aual audience was present. President e.
A. Alderman. Of Tulane, made an address.
cordially welcoming the delegates. In i
the absence Of Dr. Henry G. ga, press
ident Of the American Historical Associ-s
a ton, his paper on Ethical Values on
History wa S read by Secretary Charles IS
II. Haskins . s, o,! sa, "a
Professor Sellgman discussed = oc GIG y
Aspects Of Economic Law n, g.