The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

Cotton the Souths Monoply" Is to be the watchword of the program for the third annual convention of the Southern Cotton Association, which Is to be held at Birmingham the latter part of this week. The sessions, which will be held in the new auditor ium at Birmingham, will commence Thursday morning, and adjourn Satur- day evening.
 Some of the most prominent men of the cotton States. are to be present at the convention, and take part in the program, which has been arranged with great care by President Harvie Jordan. of Atlanta. and which has just been given out. The list of speakers includes such men as Hoke Smith, the present Governor of Georgia; Governor D. C. Hayward. of South Carolina: Governor B. B. Conner, of Alabama: E. D Smith, of South Carolina, and many others of similar standing in their communities Representatives of Ala bama, Arkansas, oklahoma, Texas. Georgia, South Carolina. North Caro- lima, Louisiana and Mississippi are on the program.
 The program for the convention In full follows:
 Thursday, January IF.
 First session, 10 o'clock. a. m.
 Invocation.
 Welcome address on behalf of City of Birmingham Hon. George B. Ward. mayor.
 welcome address on behalf of Ala bama Division, S. C. A. Hon. w. H. Sey- mour. Montgomery, Ala.
 Response to addresses of welcome. Hon. M. l.. Johnson. president Georgia Division. S. C. A.
 Annual address. Hon. Harvie Jor- dan. president Southern Cotton Asso- citation. Atlanta. Ga. Appointment of committees
 Afternoon session. 2:S0 o'clock. Address. Average Cost of Produc- ing a Pound of American Cotton" Hon. w L. Foster. Shreveport, La.
 Discussion. thirty minutes.
 Address. How to Secure Systematic Organization of Cotton Growers" Mir. c. C. Moore, Charlotte. N. C. Discussion. thirty minutes Address. Relation of American Cot ton to the Civilized World" Hon. R R. Daney, Houston. Tex. Discussion. thirty minutes. Night session, s o'clock. January 17. Address, Marketing and Financing the American Cotton Crop by the Growers" Mir L. B. Irwin. Saltwater. Okla.
 General discussion. one hour and
  Friday. January IS.
 Morning session, 10 o'clock.
 Address. Practical Means of Making Lint Cotton being to the Farmer just Price" Hon. Hoke Smith, gover- nor of Georgia Discussion. thirty minutes.
 Address, How Shall We Finance the Cotton Crop Hon. F. II. Hyatt. eo- lumbia. s. c. fhirfv minutes, Address. Probable Profits to Stock holders in a Corporation to Buy and Sell Cotton and the Best Plan to op- crate On." Hon. S, A. Witherspoon Meridian, Miss, Discussion, thirty minutes. Afternoon session. 23O p. m. Address, Immigration from Stand point of Southern Farmers, Hon E. | A. Calvin. president Texas Division Farmers Union, Dallas. Tex. | Address, Best Method of Obtaining Necessary and Desirable Immigration for the South," Hon. Duncan C. Hey . ward. governor of South Carolina. Discussion, thirty minutes | Address. What Have We Accom- plished." Hon. Walter Clarke, Clarks- dale. Miss.
 Night session, o'clock. | Address, cotton, The Basis of Southern prosperity" Hon E. D. Smith | Columbia. S. C. 1 Discussion.
 Address, What the Southern Cotton Association Means to the South. Hon H NJ Jacobway, Dardanelle. Ark
 Discussion, thirty minutes.
 Address. The Evils of Speculation in Cotton Futures" Prof. J. H. Cornell, Dallas, Tex.
 Saturday, January 10. Morning session, 10 o'clock
 Address. The American Cotton crop
 Hon. B. B. Conner, governor of Ala bama.
 | Address, "The Modern Cotton Ware house, Construction and Economy oi Operation" Hon. w. D. Nesbitt. Birm- ingham, Ala
 Discussion, thirty minutes. | Address, Relation of Southern Bankers to the Cotton Crop" Hon John D. walker, Sparta, Ga. Discussion.
 Afternoon session. 2:3O o'clock. Address, The Men Necessary tc Handle the Cotton Trop Through the Southern Cotton ANociation.' Hon John P Allison, Concd%, N. c.