The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-01
COY, D, E., HEYWARD
TO MAKE ADDRESS
Will Talk on immigration at
Cotton Convention
TO COME JANUARY 18
Members Of Alabama Legislature VIII
Be Invited to Attend On the occa-
sion-Letter From Presi-
dent Jordan.

Governor Duncan C. Hayward of South
Carolina will address the convention of
the Southern Cotton association which
will be held in Birmingham this month
on the subject of Immigration for the
South.
At the invitation of the Commercial
club of Birmingham an invitation was ex-
tended to Governor Hayward by President
Harvey Jordan of the Cotton association
and the invitation was accepted. The adj
dress will probably be delivered on the
afternoon of January IS.
Secretary j. B. Babb of the Commercial
club received the following letter from
President Harvie Jordan yesterday notify
Hayward:
Jordan's Letter.
Atlanta, December Is, 1906.
Mr.. J. B. Babb, Birmingham, Ala:
Dear Sir-I am today in receipt of a
telegram from Governor Hayward OF
South Carolina accepting my invitation to
deliver an address at the coming Brming-
ham convention on the subject of I'm
migration for the South" l think / will
have this address delivered on the aft
ernoon of January is, at which time we
ought to have about the largest attend
ance on the convention.
I will make up the programme of the
convention next Monday, and mail copies
OF same to you at once. The programme
ought to be given wide publicity as pos
sible, as / have endeavored to get up a
good lot of subjects and first class speak
ers. l have arranged for the delivery Of
about seventeen address during the three
days convention. Indications now point to
a large attendance. and If the work of
advertising is pushed for the next two
weeks throughout the entire south in the
columns of the press. through your press
bureau department. and with such aid as
We are able to give you from this end of
the line, it does seem to me that we
ought to have as large a convention as
the south has ever had heretofore With
best wishes, yours truly.
HARVIE JORDAN,
President.
Governor Hayward is president of the
Southern immigration congress, and Is
said to be one of the best informed men
on the subject of immigration in tho
south. He is also said to be one of the
best platform orators in the country, and
there is no doubt but that his address
before the convention will be one of the
fiicSl ottidttlNt itdtuTtS.
People Are Interested.
A great majority of the people who will
attend the convention are more or less
aroused on the question of immigration,
and will be interested in the discussion.
South Carolina has recently established
under new law an immigration bureau
which is in charge of a state immigration
commissioner, and 1t is said that the in
stituton is giving good results. 1t is
believed that Governor Hayward will be
able to discuss the question from a prac-
teal point of view, and will be prepared
to give some very valuable information.
At conference of business and legs-
lators held at Montgomery last Saturday
n bill was prepared for presentation at
the next session of the legislature which
is practically the same as that in force
in South Carolina. In fact, the bill Is
said to have been adapted from the South
Carolina bill
The people Of Birmingham and Ala
bama, therefore, are peculiarly interested
just now I'm the subject and will hear
Governor Hayward with attention
The members of the Alabama legislature
will be invited to attend the convention
on this occasion in a body. Lieutenant
Governor elect Henry B. Gray has been
authorized by the Commercial club to ex-
tend an invitation to the legislature to at
tend the convention during the session.
The members will be requested to come on
the occasion of Governor Heywards adj
dress.