The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Mr.. JORDAN ISSUES
FULL PROGRAMME
Plans Complete for Southern
Cotton Convention
CROSSES ARE LIMITED
Speakers On Main Discussions Are
CROSSES ARE LIMITED
Speakers On Main Discussions Are
Are Asked to confine Their Re-
marks Within Thirty to
Forty Minutes.

Following is the official programme of
the Southern Cotton convention that has
been issued by President Harvie Jor-
dan:
Third annual cotton convention of the
Southern Cotton association, Birmingham,
Ala. Jan, II, 49, 10, 1907.
Cotton, the Souths Monopoly
Sessions held In new auditorium.
Thursday, January II.
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 Alabama
| Division. s. c. A., Hon. w. II. Seymour,
Montgomery, Ala
Response to addresses of welcome. Hon.
NJ. L. Johnson, president Georgia Division.
S. c. A.
Annual address, Hon. Haryie Jordan.
president Southern Cotton association, At
lanta, Ga.
Appointment of committees.
Afternoon session, 230 o'clock
Address, Average Cost of Producing a
Pound of American Cotton" Hon. w. l..
Foster. Shreveport. La.
Discussion, thirty minutes.
Address, How to Secure Systematic
Organization of Cotton Growers" Mr.. C.
c. Moore, Charlotte, n. c..
Discussion. thirty minutes.
Address, Relation of American Cotton
to the Civilized World" Hon. R. r..
Daney, Houston Tex.
Discussion, thirty minutes.
Night session, s o'clock, Jan. II.
Address, Marketing and Financing the
American Cotton Crop by the Growers .
Mr.. L. B. Irwin, saltwater, Okla.
General discussion, one hour and thirty
minutes.
Friday, January 1s.
Morning session. 10 clock
Address, Practical Means of Making
Lint Cotton Bring to the Farmer a Just
Price," Hon. Hoke Smith, governor of
Georgia.
Discussion. thirty minutes.
Address, How Shall We Finance the
Cotton Crop, Hon. F. II. Hyatt, Columbia,
s. C.
Discussion, thirty minutes.
Address, probable Profits to Stoekhold-
ers in a Corporation to Buy and Sell Cot
ton and the Best Plan to operate on
Hon. S. A. Witherspoon, Meridian, Miss.
Discussion thirty minutes.
Afternoon session, 2:3O p. m.
Address, Immigration from Standpoint
of Southern Farmers Hon e. A. Cal
vim, President Texas Division, Farmers
Union, Dallas, Tex.
Address, BEST Method of Obtaining
Necessary and Desirable immigration for
the South, Hon. Duncan C. Hayward,
governor of South Calorina.
Discussion, thirty minutes
Address, What Have We Accom-
plished. Hon. Walter Clark Clafksdale
Miss.
Night Session, o'clock.
Address, Cotton, The Basis of Southern
Prosperity" Hon. e. d. Smith. Columbia.
S. c.
Discussion.
Association Means to the South" Hon. II
M. Jacoway, Dardanelle, Ark. 4
Discussion, thirty minutes.
Address, 1.-THE Evils of Speculation In
Cotton Futures" Prof. j. II. Cornell,
Dallas, Tex.
Saturday, January 10.
Morning session, 10 o'clock.
Address, THE American Cotton Crop"
Hon. b. B. Conner, Governor of Ala
bama.
Addres, 1.-The Modern Cotton Ware
house, Construction and Economy of OPP
eration,' Hon. w. ID. Nesbitt. Birming-
ham, Ala.
Discussion thirty minutes.
Address, Relation of Southern Bankers
to the Cotton Crop" Hon. John D..
Walker, Sparta, Ga.
DISCUSSION.
Afternoon session, z:oo O'CLOCK.
Aoaress, me MEN necessary 10 ran
dle the Cotton crop through southern
Cotton Association, lion. John +. ALI
son, concord ~ =.
discussion, thirty minutes
Addres' Inc Best Meoium OF Reachlng
and Educating the Cotton Growers to