The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-02
Cotton Growers Prorrana.

The following is the official program of the annual convention of the South ern Cotton Growers Association which will be held here January 17-1e' The sessions will be held in New Au- ditorium.
 Thursday, January l7--Firut Session. 10 o'clock .. m. Invocation. Welcome Address on Behalf of City of Birmingham. Hon. George B. Ward. Mayor.
 Welcome Address on Behalf of Ala bama Division, Southern Cotton Asso- citation, Hon. W. H. Seymour. Mont- l gomery, Ala. Response to Addresses of Welcome. Hon. M. L. Johnson, President Georgia Division Southern Cotton Association. Annual Address--Hon. Harvie Jordan. President Southern Cotton Association. Atlanta, Ga. Appointment of Committees. AftternOOn Sessiom-2t3O ?. m. Address-"Average Cost of Produc- Hon. W. L. Foster. Shreveport. La; discussion, thirty minutes. Address-"How to Secure Systemat- ic Organization of Cotton Growers" MT. c. c. Moore. Charlotte, N. C.: dis cussion, thirty minutes.
 characterization of American Cotton to the Civilized World" Hon. R. R. Dancy. Houson, Tex; discussion, thirty minutes.
 Night session---s o'clock.
 Address--'Marketing and Financing the American Cotton Crop by the Growers" Mir. L. B. Irwin. saltwater. Okla; general discussion, one hour and thirty minutes.
 Friday, Jan. 1S-MOrning Sessi0n--10
 o'clock.
 Address--"Practical Means of Max ing Lint Cotton Bring to the Farmer a Just Price" Hon. Hoke Smith. Govern or-Elect of Georgia; discussion. thir- ty minutes.
 Address--"How Shall We Finance the Cotton Crop" Hon. F. H. Hyatt, Columbia. s. C.; discussion. thirty min utes.
 Address-"Probable Profits to Stockholders in e Corporation to Buy and Sell Cotton and Best Plan to Operate on," Hon. s. A. witherspoon. Meridian. Miss; discussion, thirty min. utes.
 Afternoon Sessien--4ss0.
 Address-'Tmmigretio from Stand point of Southern Farmers" Hon D. A. Calvin, president Texas division Far mers' 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 Clark. Clarks-
 Night session---sIOO o'clock.
 Address-'Cotton. the Basis of Southern Prosepity" Hon. E. D. Smith Columbia. s. C.; discussion.
 Address-"What the Southern Cot ton Association Means to the South" discussion, thirty minutes.
 Address-"The Evils of Speculation in Cotton Futures" Prof. J. H. Connell Dallas, Tex. Saturday, aJnuary 10, Morning Session,
 10 O'clock.
 Address-'rhe American Cotton Crops" Hon. B B. Conner. Governor elect .of Alabama.
 Address-The Modern Cotton Ware house. Construction and EE onomy of Operation" Hon. w. D. Nesbitt, Bir- mingham, Ala. Discussion thirty min utes.
 Address-"Relation of Southern Bankers to the Cotton Crop" Hon. John D. Walker. Sparta. Ga. Discussion.
 Afternoon Session 2s3O.
 Address-"The Men Necessary to Handle the Cotton Crop Through Southern Cotton Association" Hon. John P. Alison, Concord, N. c. Discussion thirty minutes.
 Address-"The Best Medium of Reaching and Educating the Cotton Growers to the True Value of Their Staple Crop" Hon. B. H. Burnett. Chickalah. Ark. Discussion thirty min utes.
 Address--"Higher Prices for the Growers of American Cotton" Hon. T. G. Bush. Birmingham, Ala
 Might session Q O'Clock. v
 Address
 Final report of committee.
 Adjournment,
 Speakers are requested not to ex- ceed tbe limit of thirty to forty min.