The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-27
INTEREST NOW IN THE SOUTH Nation Turns Financial Rays Southeast. East of St. Louis. South of
 Washington.
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 southern Lanss Hers
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 That interest is growing in the out side world, as well as at home, in the seuth, Is daily sbcwu by the innuT merable letters received by Secretary C.. Grosvenor Dave. who was elected Managing Director of the Southern Commercial Congress when the com mereiaI institution of the south as- sembled in the National Capital early in December to organtze movement for esRtralisation of Southern commer- ciai strength.
 Daily Mr.3 Dave received letters of appreciation concerning the congress, the movement for Southern commercial advancement and for the advancement of Alabama and Montgomery. The work of the Commercial Club is the one topic of local commercial conyer. seEion and that the personnel strength of the club has been auadrupied is roll Among the many letters received, the three here shown speak for the gem eral sentiment manifest the great work for development in the south.
 New York. Dee. 2t. 1908, ;. Railway BQsiness Association. To MT. e, Grpsvenor Dave, Managing
 DiFector, Southern Commercial
 Congress. Montgomery. Ala:
 Dear Slr~-I am very much pleased to have your letter of the 18th, and again wish to express my admiration for your personal efferts in the great I puDiis s service which you have rendered organizing the southern Commercial Congress. Mir. Post and myself were greatly impressed with the claaractar and the effectiveness of the orgapisa- ton as we saw 1t in Washington, and think Mir. Post has written to you to this effect. We feel the North. aa well as the South Is greatly Indebted te you for the happy eonsuHnaatioR Of As yeu know. we are greatly inter- ested in the relief of the present ratlS road situation, and we feel that 1he action of the South in the recent cog sress set fine example to the North, VI which we hope. will be followed with T enclose a copy of the Feaolutions recently enacted by the Beard of Trade and Traneportatioh O9 New York City. and believe that Mir. roat has already written you concerning our depiTea to nave large number of eommerctal orsaAisatiens ail ever the country taka similar actisn, de not know what Mf; Post my have written, but desire to inderae all that he can posaihly sax in prsisa ef yeur uneelfish and sue- ceesfui werk in uniting the South.
 Whiie your letter does not. nerhape, call for sn answer, ! feel impelle6 to write you again, because af a per- senai Fealisa siop of the difficulties you mu&t hswe stFiven against.
 Yours very truly,
 s e. M. BagfeFd,
 '.''s Acting secrataE2, I. :. The Chicggc Agoelatien ef conafassce,, ' Mir, c. Gresvepof Dave, Eacretary
 csansFcfal Club. MontgoHaaFy, Dear sira-Between Nevemssr sth ana 22nd. last, .a delegatIonl from the Chi- cago Association of Commerce, with Mir. R,AG. Jaeebsefl ehairman, visited seventeen cities tEi six Southern States This eulbaasy went out t6 try to bTfna into closer soeial and business relaJ tionH your section and our own. EV- erywAsFe eur representatives, were assured that we cherished psaisa- worthy purpose end were geiAg abaut it in the right wey, .5 -i
 Upon the delegations return, tts members reported to. a great msatine of tue Association, at which over s90 members were present. whereat the undersigned were instructed to- for- mally thapk the business men of your city for their reception of our people manifested in every hospitsble form.
 This we herewith do. not only oia- cially. but with the greatest personal pleasure. hoping that Chicago may be privileged sometime to reclpfocate and wishing your community the prosper ity which It's spirit and work deserve.
 Sincerely.
 Richard C. Hall.
 President. T. Edw. Wilder, Gen. Sec.
 -- John M. Parker 6 Cons. Cotton Factors.
 New Orleane, Dee. 24, Mir. C. Grosvspor Dave Montgomery.
 Ala:
 My Dear Mir. Dawe--Ackno wiedging