The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-15
PRACTICAL TOPICS
 TO BE DISCUSSED
FULL PROGRAMME FOR ALABAMA COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT ANNIsToN NEXT WEEK.

The programme for the convention of the Alabama Commercial and Industrial association in Annlston on the Fist and e2d of this month has just been given out The Commercial club has appointed a strong delegation to attend the meeting and it is expected that nearly every dele gate will be on hand. The convention is to be one of the most important held in the atate during the year, and many of the most prominent men in Alabama will at- tend
 Several distinguished men will speak on important questions. Among the topics to be discussed arc Immigration to Ala bama," by Acting Governor Cunningham, and Alabama in Relation to the Panama Canal. by Capt. Richmond P. Hobson.
 The following are the Birmingham dele gates to the convention: J. B. McClary, R. ". Ewing, Ross c. Smith, J. B. Gibson, T. G. Bush, Frank Nelson, Jr., H. K. Mill ner. W. B. Urquhart Chappell Cory, L. Sevier, James Bowron, John Ii. Frye F. w Dixon. James B. Babb. Ben F. John- Mson, John L. Parker. Joseph R. Smith, P. Sid Jones, Ben F. Barbour, c. E. White, H. J. Porter and J. A. Rountree.
 The programme is as follows
 Wednesday, September A, 1904
 4 p. m, call to order.
 Address of welcome.
 Responses.
 Address of President Charles P. Lane Of Huntsville.
 Enrolment of delegates
 Appointment of committee on resolu- tions
 Address, Immigration to Alabama" Gov. R. M. Cunningham.
 Address, Work of Commercial Clubs" Hon. H. L. Mckee, president Mississippi Business league, Meridian, Miss. 's
 8:30 p. m., call to order.
 Address, Alabama in Relation to the Panama Canal" Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson of Greensboro.
 Address, "The Newspaper in Relation to Industrial Development" Joseph B. Babb, managing editor the Birmingham News
 Address, Municipal Advertising" St. Elmo Massingale, Atlanta
 Thursday, September 22, 1904
 10:30 a. m, call to order
 Address. Bonded Warehouses for Cot ton," Col. T. G. Bush of Birmingham.
 Address, Cotton Manufacturing in the South,' Hon. s. c. McLendon of Thomas vile, Ga.
 Appointment of committee on nomina- tions of officers.
 D. m, call to order.
 Address, "Alabamas Industrial Out look" Hon. Richard H. Edmonds editor Manufacturer Record Baltimore.
 Address, Sugar Cane and it's Prod ucts," Prof. B. B. Ross state chemist, Auburn.
 Report of committee on resolutions.
 Report of committee on nominations.
 Election of officers.
 Selection of place of next meeting.
 Adjournment.
 prayer and praise service conducted by the Rev. J. L. Mckinney.
 The Rev. J. M. Huey then made re- port on obituaries. after which the nomi- nation and the finance committees sub mitted reports.
 Judge J. F. Stiles announced the ap- pointment of the following standing com mittees: State missions-G. H. Estes, the Rev. W. s. Brown. J. W. Damon. Home Missons-T. P. Taylor, the Rev. R. R. Garvin. D. F. Wood. Foreign Missions The Rev. P. c. Barkley, 2. s. Wyatt, J. H. Alridge. Religious Literature and Ed ucation-Prof. G. w. Cunningham, R. c. Greenhouse, P. c. Radclff. Sunday Schools--J. ". Minor, c. B. Bell, w. w.. Richer. Denominational Institutions-The Rev. J. o. Colley, J. H. Cooper. J. B.. Helm. Temperance, Moral and Spiritual Conditions-D. N. Talley. the Rev. J. M. Huey, the Rev. O. A. Bamber. Church Ex- tenson-The Rev. J. M. Shelburne, J. B.. Gibson, J. M. Russell. Baptist Young Peo- ple's Union-The Rev. D. Lee Smith, the Rev. J. W. Partridge, the Rev. W. R. Adams. Obituaries-W. Y. Brown, G. B. MeCord, c. J. Anderson.
 The report of the committee on tenn perance and moral and spiritual condition by the Rev. M. T. Branham, chairman, was a very full and exhaustive presenta- ton on the subjects. The temperance re- port brought out a long discussion, led by the Rev pr. W. M. Blackwelder The moral and spiritual conditions report was Interestingly discussed by several dele gates, the Rev Dr. A. c. Davidson lead Ing the discussion.
 After the customary resolutions of thanks had been adopted the association held it's annual farewell greetings ser vice at the conclusion of which the body was adjourned to meet again at Brighton Baptist church on the first Tuesday in September of next year.