The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-30
ECONOMIC IDEAS
 ARE DISCUSSED
Leaders in Political Economy
 and History Meet
NEW ORLEANS IS THE HOST
Industrial Problems of the South Dis cussed at the Afternoon Session and President Thach of
 Auburn Takes a Part.

New Orleans, December 29.-Leaders in economic thought and historical study are here today to the number of 150 to attend the annual meetings of the American His torical and American Economic associa tions An elaborate programme covering three days has been prepared for each body, and the papers to be read promise to be most weighty and informing in char acter. The meetings are to be held in the old Cabildo in the old civil district court building and at Newcomb and Tulane col leges. Local bodies have prepared a fine programme of entertainment for the vis- itors during the stay in New Orleans. The American Economic association was called to order by President Edwin R. A. Seligman The meeting opened with the reading of a paper on tobacco by Lawson H. Shelfer, tobacco expert of the United States department of agriculture.
 Papers on the sugar industry were read by John Dymond, Jr and Dr. w. c. Stubbs, in charge of the Louisiana eXped- ment association. Prof s. A. Knapp rice expert for the United States agricultural department, discussed the development of the rice industry of the United States up on modern lines. S. Locke Veaux, vice president of the Rice Association of America, read a paper on the same sub ject
 General Agriculture.
 President D. F. Houston of the Texas Agricultural college. read an interesting paper on cotton and the general agricul- tural outlook in the south. The forenoon session concluded with a paper on the same subject by G. E. Holmes of the United States department of agriculture.
 President Charles Henry Lea called the American Historical association to order. Prof. William M. Sloane was to have read a paper on the World Aspect of the Louisiana Purchase" but being ab- sent, sent the paper to be read by Prof. w. A. Cunning. ExPresident William Wirt Howe of the American Bar associa- ton read paper on the Civil and Com mon Law of the Louisiana Purchase" Walter Flavius McCaled related the story of New Orleans and the Aaron Burr con- spiracy. Dr. w. R. Shepherd discussed Louisiana in the Foanish archives.
 Land in the Cabildo. With the close of the forenoon sessions the members of both the Economist and Historical associations were lunched in the Cabldo. The afternoon session of the economists was devoted to a discussion the industrial problems or the Soutn. ID. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, N. C.. pre- sented an interesting paper on the cot ton industry. President Charles C. Thach of the Alabama Polytechnic institute touched on the same subject. Richard H. Edmonds of the Manufacturers Record. Baltimore, was unable to be present, but sent a paper which was read on Some Southern Economic Problems'
 President Charles w. Dabney of the University of Tennessee and Superintend- ent c. E. Vawter of the Miller Manual Labor school of Albermarle. Va. partici- pated in the discussion of Mir. Edmonds' paper.
 Tonight there was joint session of the economists and historians in Newcombe hall which is part of Tulant university. A fashionable and intellectual audience was present President E. A. Alderman of Tulane made an address cordially well coming the delegates.
 pr. Henry c. Lea, president of the American Historical association spoke on "Ethical Values in History" Professor Seigman discussed Social Expects of Economic Law"