The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-09
SPICE IS INJECTED
xanwiDDrE PAYS HIS RESPECTS TO
 COMER.
tAt Meetin9 ct Gulf Coast Lasd Owners
 Bny Mfnette Editor Plays Gov
 ernor on Good Roads

\ was injected into the informal discus < sion of the problems of the coast coun- { try this morning at the Gulf Coast Lands Conference held at the Cawthon, when Editor w. c. Dinwiddie. of The Baldwin Times in speaking of the good roads question, paid his respects to the T present State administration.
 Next Wednesday" said Mir. Dinwid- die, athere will meet in Montgomery a committee having for its object the 2 forcing of good roads measures on an unwilling executive and Legislature, a Legislature which doesn't want good < roads. Think of it! Havils to force good roads on the Legislature of this < 6fate."
 The speaker went on to show how necessary it is for the development of ' this section that the cooperation of the Legislature. the railroads and all the Commercial interests of the South be < oecured.
 About, twenty of the leading land holders of the Gulf Coast gathered for the purpose of effecting a permanent < organization looking towards the de- velopment of the coast section of Ala bAna. Florida, Mississippi and the oth- 4 CT gulf States. Holders of large tracts of land in three States were present and all seemed imbued with the idea that the time Is at hand for intelligent CO., operative effort towards the settling of the coast lands with desirable fm- migrants.
 Mayor Pat J. Lyons briefly but warmly welcomed the visitors when \ Temporary organization, with c. C.. Dave of St. Elmo as chairman had been \ effected. The Mayor expressed the pleasure he always felt in being pres ent at any gathering looking towards the upbuilding of this section and as- sured the sconference that Mobile would in every possible way help to promote their undertaking, and that he stood to further the success of the move rnent On behalf of the conference John F. stfllnfan of Pensacola express ed appreciation of the mayors welcome and of the pleasure of those present at the coming together in such cosmo' politan city as Mobile.
 Temporary Chairman Dave spoke briefly of the object of the meetiar, pointing out as the keynote the coh- sideration of the question. What is the matterr' along the coast country, why is not this section being more rapidly aettled.
 On motion to that effect the chair man named as a committee to perfect permanent organization and select oflcers Messrs Hinman of Florida, Dlnwiddie of Alabama and Snydor of Mississippi.
 Judge H. Austill read a resolution to the effect that the meeting endorse a proposition to build a coast electric car line from Mobile along the coast, connecting Coden, Gulfport and other points as of vital importance to the development of this section. The res olution and a forceful explanation of it by Judge Austill was heard with the closest attention and the resolu7s ton transferred to the committee on resolutions when such should be ap- pointed.
 An informal discussion by various members next followed in which the advantages of this coast country and the tneffectiveness of its exploitation hitherto were strongly presented in practical talks. It was pointed out that in order to accomplish its pur- pose the organization must secure the co-operation of the railroad systems and of all who are interested in the growth of this section, not confining the membership to the land owners merely.
 Those who attended the conference were: John Bliss. Loxley; G. Gros- venor Dave, St. Elmo Louis Glendin- ming. Robertsdale, representing South ern Plantation Development Company of Chicago. H., controlling 92,OOO acres in Baldwin county: c. c. Hand. Bay
  Company, controlling 10000 acres in Baldwin county; c. S. Handbook, St. Elmo, representing Irvington Land Company, controlling 17.000 acres in Mobile county; A. E. Hinman. Cen tuwy, Fla: F. F. Sapp, Foley, repre- sehting Magnolia Spring Land Com pasay, controlling 2s.OOO acres in Bald win county; W. E. Monroe, Ocean Snrings. Miss; William B. Snyder. O6ean Springs. Miss; c. S. Spotswood, Mobile manager real estate depart mant of Central Trust Company; John WS StiIlman, representing the Pensa- cola Investment Company; Arthur Won Mostitz, Swift, representing the Bald win County Colonization Company of Chfcago, controlling 55.00O acres; J. w Wade, Mobile. vice president Un- ion Naval Stores Company, controlling large area in Mobile county; H. fIRnefed, Jr., Mobile; c e. Packard. Nerth and South Magazine. Louisville, KN.; Judge H. Austill, Mobile; Colonel Richardson, Loxley.
 The afternoon session of the Gulf Lands Conference convened at o'clock and adjourned about 3:30 o'clock after niScting the officers recommended by khe committee on permanent organiza- lfon, consisting of Messrs. Dinwiddie. Atnman and Snyder. The officers chos- ens were: President. G. Grosvenor Dawe of St. Elmo, John E. Stillnian. Pensacola, Fla, Vice-President; F. F. Sapp. Foley, Secretary.
 The conference then went into a com nnfttee on the whole for an informal discussion of the problems which the prganization seeks to solve for the up-