The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-23
ARRANGEMENTS FOR CONVENTION MADE Conference at Chattanooga
 Will be Success MANY WILL BE PRESENT Southern Immigration and Quarantine Conference Is Expected to Draw
 Five Hundred Delegates.
 The Programme.

c,battanooea. october 22.-Practically all arrangements have been completed ana the programme prepared for the Southern Immigration and Quarantine conference which will be held in this city on NO vember and 10. From a comparison ol the list of delegates appointed, anu liio assurances of those who will De present. !. was found that the attendance Wiil De a' least 800. Word has been receiVeo lroni all the governors who signed the can, and with one exception they nave pieuseu themselves to be present.
 The delegates also will include almost the entire southern senatorial and con gressional membership. The proposition for government controt of ouarantines has made 1t parucularly imuortant to the members of the na- tional legislature to participate In the proceedings of the conference number of commissioners Of agrlcul- ture have likewise signiied their inten- ton of being present, while more than one, hundred representatives of boards or health throughout the south Will atteno to listen to the address of Surgeon cen eral Wyman on the origin and prevention of yellow fever.
 Hon. F. F. Sargent, commissioner gen eral of immigration, will be present as the personal representative of Secretary
  and labor to discuss the question Of the operation of present immigration laws The official announcement was also made that both the Southeastern ana the Southwestern Passenger associations had granted rate of one fare for the round trip.
 Immigration Agents to Come. The immigration agents of practically all of the railroads in the south will De present so that the outlook Is all that the committees could desire at this time, as to the success of the conference. number of requests have been pre- sented to the committee here for the priv ilege of sending representatives, but as these were outside those named In the l call as being entitled to send delegates, 1 1t was beyond the province of the local committee to pass on them.
 The programme committee has reported l the following as the official programme, which will go out at once The confer l ence will be held in the Chattanooga | auditorium, which will be handsomely decorated for the occasion. It has been | further decided that one of the most ap- | propriate souvenirs that could be pre- sented to the guests and delegaten would be the recently published album of views | of the historical and scenic attractions or l Chattanooga. and special committed was | appointed Wltn lnSlTuCllOH5 lo piotul z | a sufficient number of these from the publishers to distribute to the delegates | of this conference.
 The Programme. The following is the official programme
 First Day. November 9. Morning ses- sion, 9.30 a. m.-Called to order and ob- iects explained-Hon. John I. Cox, gov ernor of Tennessee.
 Address of Welcome-Hon. James B Frazier, United States senator from Ten nessee.
 Address of Welcome-Hon. w. l.. Frier. son, mayor of Chattanooga.
 Address of Welcome-Lapsley O. Wal ker, editor of Chattanooga Times.
 Response--Hon. Charles P. Lane, pres ident Alabama Commercial and Indus trial association.
 Selection of permanent officers.
 Appointment of committees on rules immigration and quarantine.
 Evening Session. 2:30 D. m.--Address "The South it's Past Present and FNi ture," Hon. Robert H. Glenn, governor of North Carolina.
 Address-"Yellow Fever; it's Origin ant Prevention" Dr. Walter Wyman, sur geon general.
 Discussion.
 ddress-"Quarantine; its Commercial Aspects" Hon. M. J. Sanders. president New Orleans Progressive union.
 Discussion.
 Address-"Q Quarantine; Government Con. trol," by William F. Bruner, Savannah Ga
 Night Session, s D. m.-Address, Re striction of Undesirable Immigrants. ' Discussion opened by Hon. Oscar w. Un- derwood congressman from Alabama
 quarantine and Railroads w. T. Ty- Ter. general superintendent Iron Noun tain system
 l Discussion.
 Second Day. November To- Morning | Session a. m.-Discussion. Address, "Cit- 1 izenship; its Duties and Responsibilities, :" i Hon. Robert S. Fulton, Chancellor univer- sity of Mississippi
 l Governors conference and address.
 Report of committees.
 80 a. m.-Trip to Fort Oglethorpe and Chickamauga park, with luncheon on battlefield at 1:30 D. m.
 Night Session, D. m., if deemed nec- essary.
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