The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-03
ON TO WASHINGTON
BUSINESS MEN TO ATTEND CON-
 MERCIAL CONGRESS.
Urged In Letter By Directors of Mont gomeRy C0mmerciei club to Lend Force of Members to
 Gathering.

Urged in Letter By Directors of Mont
 gomery C0mmercisI club to
 Lend Force of Members to
 Gathering.
 To draw the attention of business men In all parts of Alabama to the significance of the Southern Commer- ciai Congress in Washington next week and other great gatherings there at the same time. the directors of the Commercial Club of Montgomery have Issued an address sounding the object of the Congress. It is pointed out that Alabama should in order to contribute her share to the movement, send big delegations to Washington to attend the sessions December H-12.
 The address made public yesterday Is az follows:
 Montgomery. Ala, Dec. 2, 1908. ''To Business Men of Alabama:
 '"The greatest week in the commer- cial history of the nation. and there fore the greatest week in the com mereial history of the South. will be the week of Dec. 7-12. in Washington.
 ''The Southern Commercial Congress. called together. to interpret to the South and to the world the wonder Sul resources of the South; the Nation al Conservation Commission. with the task of listing all the national assets of the United States. looking towards their conservation; the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, working for policy of waterway development. and the National Council of Commerce. called together to consider the import ant commercial questions of the na- tinn. will all be in session.
 ''The session of the National Conser- vation Commission is the first in the history of the nation. The Southern Commercial Congress is the first in the history of the South. Such a week can therefore enver again occur and in the language of Governor Hoke Smith. of Georgia, who has issued a procla- nation regarding this great week
 '"They (the meetings) should be without parallel in the commercial stu- dy and development of all the States and of Georgia (his State).'
 Alabama needs not to boast regard ing it's resources; the resources were placed here by Divine purpose and were here before man trod the earth. But the mon of Alabama need to rise to A fuller understanding regarding ' the meaning of the resources in this State. No completer opportunity for securing inspiration with regard to our certain tremendous destiny and future has ever been offered than is offered in the Southern Commercial Congress
 Amid the inspiration of numbers. cheered by the presence of thousands of men gathered together with com- mon object. speaking the language of commerce. which is the language of peace each man of Alabama who goes to Washington will return fired with a new zeal and ready to take up his own task in a new spirit The men of Alabama should be there; for no State. properly understood can create a greater enthusiasm. We urge as many men to go as can possibly spare the time. We call upon those who re- main to follow closely the proceed ings of the Congress and thus secure a part of it's inspiration.
 Respectfully,
 Board of Directors, The Commercial Club, Montgomery, Ala"
 Secretary c. Grosvenor Dave. of the Montgomery Commercial Club, who has been one of the prime movers in this undertaking, will leave this morning for WaSbinOfon fo 1afa