The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-20
LARGER HALL WILL
HAVE TO Be USED
Hundreds of Delegates Expect
ed at New Orleans
BANKERS ARE INTERESTED
Announcement That They Are to Lend
Their Coo .,eration to the Move
ment Has Added to Inter-
est in Convention.
BANKERS ARE INTERESTED

New Orleans, January 19.-(Special.)-
From what at first looked to be a con-
vention of moderate size, the convention
OF the Southern Cotton Growers Protec-
tive association at New Orleans January
"a, 20 and % promises to more than double
original estimates anu President HarVie
Jordan has written the New Orleans Pro-
gressive union that he anticipates from
100 to 500 delegates, composed of farmers
merchants and bankers, from every sec
ton of the south. For this reason 1t is
likely that the plan for holding TIE con-
vention In the assembly hall of the Pro-
gressve union will have TO be abandon
ed for tnis hall will seat only about $50.
Arrangements are now being made to
secure a larger auditorium and it is prob
able that Washington Artillery hall, only
five blocks from Canal street, will be
selected. This hall will hold some 1900
or more and has ample comittee room
facilities.
Bankers, Merchants and Farmers.
A joint committee composed o. bankers
merchants and farmers, has been called
to meet at the st. Charles hotel at IL
o clock on January %, to consider a plan
for the warehousing of cotton to be
submitted by Hon. Eugene Williams vice
president of the Cotton Growers Protec-
tive association. Mr.. Williams is from
Waco, Texas and his proposition has be-
come known as the Waco Plan Writ
ing to one of the New Orleans papers
Mr.. Williams says, AT the New Orleans
convention | shall present what is known
as the Waco Plan for organizing a cot
ton warehouse system. but should the
convention or the three committees of
farmers, merchants and bankers, acting
Jointly. decide that some other plan should
be adopted, | earnestly urge prompt ac-
ton in having 1t executed, on part of the
convention and -nese committees, and dill
igent work begun Immediately after the
adjournment of the convention. The news
papers of the whole country have so
generously aided this work that | here
acknowledge their great help and again
request their continued editorial support
add ssed at present to the single object
OF securing certain action al New Or
leans"
Bankers at Cotton Convention.
The announcement that the Southern
States Bankers association will send a
large number of representatives to New
Orleans or January "a to assist and CO.
operate with the Southern Cotton Grow
ers' association at its convention to be
held there, has created highly faY-
orable impression among the New Or
leans ban'.ers, all of whom have the in
terest of the big convention at heart
and each one of W ON has appointed
himself a committee of one to see that
the visiting bankers enjoy their stay in
the convention city. Tne Interstate Bank
and Trust company, which recently moved
into its new building on Camp street, has
extended the visitors through the New
Orleans Progressive union, the use of its
big assembly hall, board room and COM
mittee rooms and has arranged to nsovide
a corps of stenographers and typewriters
for their especial use.
As yet the formal arrangements for the
reception and entertainment of the bank
er-deleg1tes have not yet been completed
but before they arrive all details will
have been worked out by the several COM
mittees and the visiting bankers will
have an enjoyable time mapped out for
them. Bankers all over the south have
good reason for remembering the hospi-
tally of New Orleans In general and
of the New Orleans bankers in particu-
lar. and may come assured of a delight
fu' stay.
New Orleans claims to have the big
gest and finest bank building and office
structure in the south and visiting bank
ers Will have an opportunity of compar-
ing the thrteen-story home of the Hi
hernia bank and Trust company, which
covers nearly half a square o. ground,
with other modern bank buildings at Biz
mingham. Atlanta. Nashville, Memphis.
Dallas. Houston. Savannah, Richmond.
and other large cities of the south.