Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-06
oRsAllAIIo1 has B:tl foaIF0
Second Meeting Of the Southern Com
netcial Congress Called Tor Deeem-
. Der 1, at the Capial-Conference
Between Commission and the Cover
rtT. CT Stats.

lai Consl rvation Commission has re-
Iccived word that at least thousand
of the leading business men OF the
South will be present in Washington
whtr the Commission holds its hrSt
fun meeting here early In December
This Information comes IN l"t'er
from @ GrnsyGnor Dawes. Secretary
OF the Mont sUmefy. Ala. Conmerc'ai
1,'luh who * Il of q meeting OF the
irepreg antatiyes of numerous l'isineSs
associations in the Southern States
iheli in Atlanta. These men formed ::
working organization. and, after re-
lcciyiny assurances of support from
lc0mmCicfal ECdiey-' all throufh One
South issued a call for Southern
Commercial Congress. The time anu
place were Set so that the members
can be in Washington during the frS'
meeting of the Conservation Com
mission on December |. the CONFER
[ nee between the Commission ana -"
Gov, rn0rs Of the States or their re-
|presentatives which follows. On De-
ccmher 8. ard the meeting OF th0
! National Rivers and Harbors Con-
feress which viii be Eeid here during
that time in .the proceedings OF ali
of which the men who vii, compose
J the Southern Commercial Congress
are intensely interested from a bush
mess standpoint. TIE chief purpose
OF the Southerners in holding their
big meeting is. in the words of one
fof the originators the provoking OF
a fuller understanding by the people
Of the South Of the gifts that nature
has plac I undar their control" But.
without disconntrg the vital import
ance OF promoting the business In
)terestE of their section of the country.
the promoters Ct this Congress In
Washington say they hope that it viii!
have an evon q eper Significance ana
bring about closer union between
1.-THE North and the South OF course
the Congress has practical and com,
m rcial aSpects." saws one of these
NJ II, but there lies in the minds OF
the originators an ethical purpose
looking towards fuller understand
ing and union between those who
have for a generation suffered from
misunderstanding and seeming SEP
lara,ion of inter asts.'
Mr.. Davi: in his letter SUCCESS that
jthe attainment of 4 fuller understand
'irg bciween the South and Other parts
of the country would have its eject
in |. .tcripg business conditions iii
the South also. He wr:ts:
! The Southern Commercial Con
gress IS also I'M nied as q means O.
combating hind ring reiud'csj that
lexisfs against the Sonth in both
Northarn and Eastern STATES. We
have felt that such predudices are
most easily removed by persona, coz
tact. and We shall therefore work to
have present on. December and 3 a
thousand or $40 leaC-ng business
men of the South who vii, later STAY
TO participate in the deliberations oi
the National Rivers and Harbors Con
lgrsss. and also Re present IN Wash
,ingfon to receive inspiration from iac
trcrorts Tadc 70 the National Con
'serva;ion Commission"
! "HeyCnd all this We feSI that the
presence of our solid business men
in meetings male up largely Of solid
business mer Of the North and East
. will act as guarantee and pl dss
Of business mems participation In
fur,her politica! affairs Of the Soutt
: and thus guarantee safety 20 In
> vcSt1rs
I, MANY Of the men who are mos
active in organizing this Southern
Commercial Congress have for a loCt
time hem preaching that the SoGt-
=, shcu,d not only develop its acricui
ture TO q higher degree cf Efficiency
bu; that II j. tire for the men o
j. that JaTi of M country 10 take nor
I energetic MEASURES TO tNpcnd ihei
+; manufacturing and businCss inter St'
= They believe that tn at'cnianc" q
, large number ~ TIL most enter
rriSiur msr ~ tn" SOuihern state
AZ he Conference b-tw-en the Nation
at Conservation Commission and tn
, stat Gcyrruors or their r-pT"s""ia
. iiyss viii heal 10 = fu.I"r rnslizaIiO,
" IN Immense nai~ral resources
TIE South.
= In this counH-ciinn they ci:r r
n r~rt report hv III G"cIucicai Sury"'
= hitch rtstrt 'ksi thor" ~ 2 maximun
or al Wi ?.Sea ""9 Indicated hcTss
. power 4 yeirpa by 'rc rivers ristH'
in tho Spu,hr-n Appalachian Noun,
;. airS half 20 Watch ~ tho very lcas,
could be utilized fcr POWER So In
hardly - 1ugh ras Nccu dcv lopcd .,
u,ak m spprrc'sbic showing cntn
rarct With tk" 'r"rUoEs ~ sibi'rics
Fun Development -: rtorag" isciltif
W tAcs- riycT fas'ug urrii iucr = a
the h0rx-ppsrr from. : 40 ." 'im's n
J. Cor6inR to Tho 'vp re Bui iakiu'
J. the minimur - gHa 49, nrrs"pos :
10 reBiaI ~ $50 T"r Horsepower -
wear would smunut =" an annual r
Y turn Of tss Gsn. 49, Waier yoWl