The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-15
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
FINE ARRAY OF TALENT AT AN-
 NUAL GATHERING.
Prominent Men Who Will Have Part in the Annual Meeting of State Commercial and Industrial
 Association.

ever held in Alabama, will assemble
 at Anniston next week. Wednesday ana
 Thursday the 21st and 22nd inst. The
 occasion Is the tenth annual meeting
 of the Alabama Commercial ana ln-
 dustrial Association. composed of the
 commercial clubs of the leading cities
 of Alabama.
 The official program has just been
 completed and it contains the names of prominent men, not only or Alabama
 but of Georgia, Mississippi and Mary
 land-men of more than local fame
 men who have had active part in the
 development of the entire Southland.
 It Is stated that the program contains
 the names of more distinguished and
 influential speakers, and stronger list
 of subjects for discussion, than any in-
 dustrial convention held in the history
 of Alabama.
 Among the topics and speakers are
 acting Governor Cunningham upon the
 live subject, Immigration to Alabama.
 It will be a vigorous presentation or
 A1abama's needs In this line, and the
 heads of. the Industrial and Immigra-
 ton Departments of all railroads enter
 ing Alabama have been especially in
 vited to hear him.
 Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
 will discuss Alabama in relation to the
 Panama Canal" for which he has had
 exceptional opportunities of study and investigation.
 work of Commercial Clubs" will be
 the subject of an address by H. l.. Me
 Kee President of Mississippi Business League. Meridian He has recently organized over fifty commercial clubs in Mississippi.
 "The Newspaper in Relation to ln- hn In teresting topic handled by Joseph B. Babb. Managing Editor or The News at Birmingham. Ala.
 "Municipal Advertising" a new Idea
 to many communities will be discussed
 by St. Fillmore Massingale of Atlanta. MT. Massingale Is peculiarly equipped to deal with this. as he has had entire charge of the special and extensive ad- vertising so recently done by the cities of Lynchburg and Richmond. On Thursday Colonel T. c. Bush, president of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company will address the
 Association upon Bonded Warehouses for Cotton" subject that Is of vital interest to nine-tenths of the people of Alabama. cotton Manufacturing in the South" will be the subject of an address by , the Hon. S. G. McLendon of Thomas ville one of the aggressive industrial leaders of Georgia.
 Professor B B. Ross. State Chemist at Auburn will educate the Association upon Sugar Cane and its Products,' a new cash crop said to be more valuable than cotton.
 The program will close with fitting climax in the address by Richard H. Edmonds, of Baltimore upon "Alaba- No fp the South is so well and favorably known in the industrial world as the popular and indefatigable editor of The Manufacturers Record. His presence will be an inspiration to the delegates. Secretary of Agriculture James Will son. has just advised that although he cannot be present himself he will try and have one of the best men in the Department present to give an address upon some subject of special interest to the Alabama convention. A rate of one and one-third fare for the round tirp on the certificate plan, | has been granted by the railroads from all points in Alabama to Anniston for 1 this occasion
 The various clubs over the State are announcing their list of delegates
 Mobile has named IT. Austill, George Fearn. Jr.. John E. Mitchell. w. L. Henderson. IT. G. Barclay, w, F. Teb- betts and J. P Wilson. Birmin gham has
 selected T. G. Bush. J. B. McCleary
 Frank Nelson Jr.. R. W. Ewing. H. K | Milner, J. B. Gibson. w. F. Urquhart | ChappeI Cory. L. Levier, P Sid, Jones | and John l.. Parker New Decatur has appointed NJ. C. Burch, J. C. Eyster, F | H. Adams. Henry B. Scott. J. F. Lovin | and w R. Hall. Decatur and Cullmar will name their delegations tomorrow Montgomery will do likewise. 1 Tentative Program. | Tenth annual meeting of the Alabam; | Commercial and Industrial Association Anniston, Ala, Sept 21-22, 1904: | Wednesday Sept. 21, p. m: | Call to order
 l Address of welcome
 Responses