The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-19
COMMITTEE MEETS
 ID OUTLINE PLANS Prepare to Entertain Cotton
 Delegates in January MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING Southern Cotton Convention Will Pos sibIy Bring 10000 Representative
 Citizens From Southern
 States to Birmingham.
MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING

, The entertainment and reception com-
 mittee from the Commercial club for the annual convention of the Southern Cotton 1 association which will be held in Birming- , ham next January will meet at the Com i mercial club rooms this morning at Il o'clock to outline plans.
 i The committee is composed of the fol-
 lowing gentlemen: F. Y. Anderson, chair man; Robert Jemison, R. N. Rodes, E. w.
 Barrett. P. Sid Jones, Major E. M Tut
 wiler. l.. Sevier, C. L. Stickney, Frank
 Nelson, T. H. Motion and J. B. Babb
 Several auxiliary committees have been appointed to prepare for the entertain
 ment and comfort of the delegates to the
 annual convention of cotton people, and
 it is expected that this will be one of
 the largest and most important conven-
 tions of the kind ever held in Birming-
 ham. Prominent people interested in the
 production and marketing of cotton will
 attend from every cotton state In the
 Union and will be here for about one week
 In many ways the meeting will be of
 great importance to Birmingham and the | district. The convention will be at tended by anywhere from 1000 to 5000 peo- pie and these people will not only discuss cotton in all its phases but will take a look at the developments in this section. The fame of Birmingham's growth as a
 manufacturing center has gone abroad into all corners of the world and the
 delegates to the cotton convention will | have more than single interest in com ing here.
 In discussing the meeting yesterday a local cotton dealer said, "The convention of the Southern Cotton association in
 Birmingham in January will be the largest and one of the most important
 ever held here. The attendance will run
 up in the thousands from the fact that l business of great importance will come up for consideration.
 NO little interest is being taken In the election of president of the association
 to succeed Harvey Jordan, who has an- nounced that he will not stand for re- election. The fact that Thomas E. Wat
 son has been prominently mentioned for
 the place and will possibly be in the race
 has created considerable interest and will
 bring many people to the convention who would not otherwise come. It is very probable that several other prominent
 men will be in the race and the contest promises to be spirited.
 Another, and a stronger reason for a large attendance is the fact that the con- vention Is to be held in Birmingham.
 Everybody is interested in the develop
 ment of the Birmingham district. and this
 will give them rare opportunity to come and see what we are doing.
 Every man who comes to the conven-
 ton will see everything that it is possi-
 be for him to see while he is here, and he will go home walking advertisement for Birmingham.
 "rhe executive committee of the asso- citation will meet on January 15 and will continue in session for two days The convention proper will convene January r and will remain in session for three days"