The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-14
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4 Communication iron Nsw Dfleans
o ths Caucasian says:
Thd convention al sommeesial; o.
1ustrIl and agricultural bodies sepre-
,en1ira che three aates ID Louisiana.
rexaa and Mississippi - convene sn
New Orleans az The soonls Il The Pro-
yresske Cnion Wednesday elorning,
anua aFs -, az u O'Clock. gives assr.
,nce OF being one of the moss interest-
ng end bes. attended gathering. ever
1eld h the South
Willie q" complete erograrh gan be
,nnou heed three especially interesting
featur es have been definitely decided
lpon by che focal committee
On the evening of the I4th there will
oe joins meeting OF the convention
md the members of the Southeastern
Passenger Association, when addresses
will be made By Messra 5. +. B.
Morse, passenger sraffic manager OF
he Southern Pacific: 4. r. Hanson,
general passenger agent of the Illinois
Central railroad: S. H. Hardwick, gen.
raj passenger agent Of the Southern
,ailway, and c. L. Stone, general pas
,enger agent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad.
These gentlemen have given the best
years of their life to the railroad pas
senger service of the United States and
hey are working as unit in an effort
Q increase the population and wealth
If Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
It can positively be stated that all the
gentlemen will be present, and with
hem will come the men who are az the
,ead of the great immigration and ad-
5ertising departments oS the several
railroads.
During the afternoon of the 18th the
visitors will be given a trolley ride
which will present splendid opportun
tty for them to become betterYae.
luainted with the city of New Orleans
in which each and all have an interest.
The people of Louisiana, Texas and
Mississippi realize that New Orleans
is the pulse of the South, and they all
rejoice in the magnificent prosperity
she is enjoying.
On the evening of the 18th the del
gates will be invited to attend che
monthly meeting of the New Orleans
Progressive Union, when an address
will be delivered by Prof E. L. Cort-
lell accompanied by splendid illustra
ions of Argentine. and this will be
particularly interesting as every citizen
more familiar with all of the country
o the South of lis, and this is particu-
arly true now that the isthman canal
lis considered certainty.
Thanks 10 the progressive and enter
,risfng newspapers printed in every
section of the states of, Louisiana, Texas
md Mississippi. many people have be
come advised of this meeting, and COM
munities which formerly were without
commercial bodies are organizing them
so that they can be represented by dele
gates at the New Orleans meeting.
An interesting feature of the monthly
meeting of the New Orleans Progress
i've Union will be two-minute talks by
gentlemen from different portions of
he three states. and those talks will be
particularly interesting to the great
business community in New Orleans
which compcses the membership of the
Union ..@
The local committee is as 4ollows
George H. Smith. chairman: T. F. Cum
ninghan. John NJ. Dresser. Henry
Rightor. Sol Wexler. James Graham
and O. Va Crawford.
Tie delegates from Shreveport in
attendance are: Hon. A. Queries, Hon.
IL H. Shepherd. Hon. ]. S. Noel, DIR.
is. A. Dickson. Mr. ]. w Atkins. Mr.
J. c. Beasley and Mr. ]. G. John.
| Bossier will be represented by Cap
Ifain Hughes Of Rocky Point and De
Soto BY Hon. Charles Shuler Of
keachie.