The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-05-04
FOR
BIG CONVENTION
N--
Interstate Cane Growers
will Meet in Jackson
vile Next Week
BRUNSWlCklAN WILL SPEAK
Expected That Convention Will be the
Largest and Most interesting Ever
Held by the Association The
Program.

Jacksonville May 3-Captain D. G,
Purse, president of the Interstate
Canegrowers' association, arrived in
Jacksonville yesterday, and is busy
preparing for the great convention
of canegrowers to meet III this city
Wednesday morning. Captain Purse
is stopping at the Windsor, which
place IS designated as headquarters
FOR the speakers and delegates during
the meeting, though 1t is expected that
all the hotels in Jacksonville will be
wen filed.
Captain Purse met the Jacksonville
board Of trade yesterday afternoon for
the consummation of final arrange
ments for the convention. The unfn-
ished details were arranged for and
Captain Purse, with the cooperation
of the committee from the board, is
busylng himself today with the perfect
ing of these latter details.
Capb2in Purse stated to a newspa,
per representative yesterday that the
interest in the conventions was wide
spread and gave every promise OF be-
ing larger tnd better in every way
than the meeting in Macon last year.
The captain had With him something
less than bushel OF letters from prom
inent men throughout the territory
composing the association sgnifying
their desire to attend and asking for
reservation OF accommodations at the
hotels
The convention Will be opened Wed
nesday morning with prayer by Or.
w. e. Boggs of Jacksonville and Gov
ernor W. s. Jennings will deliver the
welcome address Of Florida, the re.
sponse being made by Hon. Harvie Jor
dan of Georgia, president OF the Ma
tional Congress of Farmers, Chairman
of the Georgia State Senates agricul-
tural committee, and state organizer
of farmers institutes in Georgia, un--
der the auspices Of the University of
Georgia
Mayor Nolan will deliver the wei
come on behalf Of the city, which will
be responded to by Hon. John Eymond
Of Louisiana, president of the Louis
lana Planter Company.
Captain Garner will welcome the con
yention on behalf of the board of
trade, and response will be made by
Capt. John Lawton Of South Carolina.
Welcome on behalf of the Florida
state horticultural society VIII be
delivered by Hon. b. f. McLin com
missioner Of agriculture, with response
by Hon r. r. Poole. commissioner OF
tine Alabama department of agriculture
Welcome on behalf Of the Florida
state press by Hon, J. A. Holloman, ed
itor Of the Industrial Record, with re
sponse by Col G. b. Abercromble
banker and planter, Of Montgomery
Ala
The speeches of welcome will be
followed by the report OF committee
on credentials and the morning ses
sion will close with the annual ad
dress Of the president, Capt. D. G
Purse.
Other speakers during the session
of the convention will be Hon. c. B
McQuarrel of DeFunak Springs, Prof
b. B. Ross, of Auburn, Ala, Col. G. p
Goodyear Of Brunswick, Ga, Prof. N
H. Fogg, of Altmonte Springs, Fla.
Prof H. c. White, profe ssor Of chem
| Iistry in the state University Of Georgia
At Thursday mornings session Hon
Jas. M. Wilson, secretary Of @gricul
ture, is expected to speak, as is alst
Dir Wyley Of the government bureat
Of chemistry. These speeches viii
take up the entire morning session
In the afternoon Truman G. Palmen
secretary Of the American Sugar Bee
Company, writer and speaker OF ma
tionsl renoun, will speak, and he @il
be followed by Hon. John T. Porte
and lion. w. L. VanDoozer,
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