The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-03
"HOWDY'' is SLOGAN
FOR THE VISITORS
Thousands of StreamerS VIII
Bear Welcome Words
SOME AXES TO BE GROUND
New Orleans Is Coming With Deter
mlnaton to Have Herself Elected
Headquarters for Southern
Cotton Association.

"Howdy" IS to be the slogan with which
Birmingham will greet cotton convention
visitors.
"Howdy' is the whole-souled, hospitable
word that will be Haunted to the breezes
on thousands of banners.
"Howdy' will be in his ears and before
his eyes all the time
| "Howdy Banners is the name given
to a novel idea that has struck the pub
| lieity committee for the Southern Cotton
association convention which will assem-
BILE January L. If the present plans carry
! through, thousands and thousands of lit
tie flags and streamers bearing the in
| formal word "Howdy" will wave over the
streets of Birmingham when the visitors
begin to arrive.
| 1t is one of the many unique little things
that the committee is planning to sur
prise and please the southern hosts that
| will invade the Magic City.
Has an Ak to Grind.
New Orleans will have one of the largest
delegations that will attend the conven-
! ton. and Birmingham should be fore
warned that these men are coming here
| with an ak to grind. One of the important
| things the convention will do will be to
| decide upon permanent headquarters for
the cotton association. New Orleans wants
| this honor and her sons are coming pre-
pared to make a valiant contest for it.
Birmingham and Atlanta will not per-
form and Alphanse and Castor stunt how
ever, for they want this honor also. This
i three cornered fight promises to be inter-
esting.
The business men of the Crescent City
were prompt to take the cue. They have
gone about in a systematic way to obtain
the headquarters of the association. At
lanta, too, has been active.
Heretofore the association has not MAIN
tanned any regular headquarters. The
Cotton Journal, the organ of the asso-
citation, is now published in Atlanta. of
course this paper will be published at
the headquarters to be officially decided
upon.
Birmingham Is Logical Place.
Birmingham is considered the logical
place for the general offices. This city
| Is located nearer in the center of the belt
and is more accessible to all parts of the
southern states than any other city.
The general offices of the association
will mean considerable to a city. In adj
dtion to bringing an office and clerical
force, as well as the editorial staff of the
Journal, it might mean one or two large
industries to the fortunate city. The
chosen headquarters might be decided up
on for the permanent meeting place of the
Southern Cotton associations annual con-
yentions.
Another advantage in the event the cot
ton association determines upon a plan
| for warrant warehouses in which to store
the cotton, and put reasonable supply
on the market when 1t is needed, would
| be derived by the city that secures the
! general offices. This warehouse plan will
prove of great benefit to the city that is
so fortunate to obtain Them Birmingham
has the strongest argument to present for
| he warrant warehouse located here is the
| finest I'm the SOUTH
| The Southern Cotton association m ct
| last year in New Orleans, and the peo-
| pie of that city, fully approaching the
magnitude of the association, have pre-
| pared to wage red hot campaign for the
| general offices. The indications are that
every business interest in Mobile will send
| representative to Birmingham on the
| 17th to pull for that city's claim for the
! general headquarters