The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
COMMITTEES NOW
ACTIVELY At WORK
Prepare for Entertainment Of
Cotton Delegates
HARDING ISSUES A CARD
Outlines Scope and Importance of Con-
venton of Southern Cotton Asso-
citation Which Meets
Here In January.
HARDING ISSUES A CARD

citation will be royalty entertained.
The general committee held a meeting
at the office of the chairman, w. p. G.
Harding, at the First National Bank
building yesterday morning, and issued an
address to the public outlining the scope
| and Importance of the coming conven-
ton.
The transportation and publicity COM
mittee also held a meeting at the Com
mercial club rooms yesterday morning,
| and discussed matters of Importance in
that department
Following is the address issued by
| Chairman w. P. G. Harding of the gen.
eral committees;
In order that the people of 3irming
ham may properly understand and APP
preciate the size of the Southern Cot
ton associations annual convention,
which is to be held in Birmingham on
January II, IS and 10, 1907 the general
| committee in charge of arrangements
| for the entertainment of the convention
deem il proper to submit some statements
| regarding the scope of previous conven-
| tions of the association.
The first convention was in the nature
of a mass meeting and was held in New
| Orleans in January. 1906. at time when
The market price of cotton was between
&c and &c per pound. AS a result of this
convention the Southern Cotton associa-
ton was organized. There were in at
tendance about 1900 delegates, represent
ing all the cotton-growing states. The sec
ond convention was held in New Orleans
in January, 1906 and there were present
$500 delegates and registered visitors.
There are several reasons which lead
your committee on arrangements to be-
lieve that the convention to be held in
Birmingham Will be the largest gath
ering in the history of the organization.
and that we will be called upon to pro-
vide accommodations for perhaps 5000 peo-
pie. At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Southern Cotton association
held in Atlanta on the Sth instant it was
the unanimous opinion of the members of
the committee representing every state
in the cotton belt, that the attendance
at the next meeting would exceed that
of the other two meetings. The present
president and secretary of the associa-
have announced their determination tG
retire at the close of their present terms
of office, and it will be the duty of the
next convention to recommend to the
executive committee their successors. The
interest attaching to the selection of these
officers will in itself stimulate a large
attendance. Plans for the proper ware
housing o. cotton all over the south are
TO De considered, and the whole problem
of handling and financing cotton from the
time that it leaves the field to its use by
These problems have been studied by able
men for the past two years, and the
coming convention will no doubt witness
their practical solution.
By reason of Birminghams location, be-
ing about 300 miles nearer the geographic
cal center of the cotton belt than New
Orleans, many busy. men will come here
because of its greater convenience. 9th
ers who have twice visited New orleans
and do not care to go there a third time
will be glad to come to Birmingham be-
cause of the prominent place our city
holds in the eyes of the entire country,
tive scenes that will be presented to them
in the way of our mining and manufac-
turing plants. Every southerner is proud
of Birmingham, because it is essentially
a southern city, with western push and
industry.
The type Of men who attend the con-
ventions of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton has been a matter of favorable COM
ment. The people and press of New Or
leans have unhesitatingly declared that no
body of men have ever visited their city
that are more representative of the best
element of the south than these dele
gates
The Southern Cotton association is
founded upon lines broad enough to meet
the great questions of the day, promi-
nent among which is that of immigration,
which possesses a vital interest to people
OF the Birmingham district.
The address of welcome in behalf Of
Alabama W.. be maze by Governor
Conner, himself one of the largest planters
in the state, and also manufacturer, and
our legislature will be invited to spend
one day in attendance upon the conven
ton.
Your committee states with all conf
dence that this will be the most impor-
tant and representative gathering ever
held in Birmingham, and calls upon our
citizens to do their full share in the en-
tertainment Of the delegates and visitors.
Our hotels and boarding houses accommo-
dations will be taxe,. to their utmost ca
pacity, and those who can entertain Wis
itors at their homes are requested to COM
municate promptly with Mr.. Robert Jem-
ison, Jr, chairman of the committee on
accommodations and entertainment.
w. p. G. HARDING,
w. d. NESBITT.
FRANK Y. ANDERSON,
HENRY Il. GRAY,
NJ. ". JOSEPH
w. w. CRAWFORD,
ROBT. JEMISON, JR.,
j. Il. BABB, A
Committee.
The entertainment and reception COM
nittee of which r. Y. Anderson is chair
man, will meet at the club rooms tomor-
row morning at IL o'clock.
ST. PauI's Church Today.
Owing to the Knights of Columbus
memorial services to be held this after
noon at o'clock the o'clock devotions