The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13

servation Commission. The purpose is to utilize the large gathering of eminent men from all parts of the United. States as a means of making known in the most effective manner the great resources of the South. Tn hose who have carefully considered the project and who are in position to judge regard 1t as the best method so far devised for bringing to the South a recognition of it's total re- sources and to each State better un- derstanding of itself and of the South, and to each community an opportunity to advertise its resources in the pres ence of syrnpa thetic audience"
 Here is still another quotation that shows. how timely and important this Congress will be. The quotation is from letters sent to Senators and Representatives of Alabama, two of whom. Senator Bankhead and Congress man Burnett, have already commended the project.
 The Selected Time.
 The time selected will enable many of the prominent men of the South to become personally acquainted with equally prominent men of the North and West, and thus lead to a completer understanding and confidence"
 The Committee of Arrangements in session at Atlanta last Monday and Tuesday, planned to organize an ad- visory board in each of the fourteen States participating. This Is made plain by quoting from the 6rst letter on that subject sent over Alabama:
 This Congress will lead to authori- tative utterances relative to the re- sources of the South, and these utter ances will be made h a public way during the same week as the National Conservation Commission and the Ma tionai Rivers and Harbors Congress will be in session. The time chosen, therefore, has. as you will see, inti- mate relation to the most far-reaching publicity that we could get for South ern resources. At the session of the Committee of Arrangements in At lanta on Tuesday last. it was decided that for each State there should be organized an advisory board, consist ing of the State Geologist, State En- tomologist (if any), State Commission CT of Agriculture. the leading editors and the presidents of the participat- ing commercial bodies. Before this board will be laid all plans as per- fected. In order that the members of the Board may pass judgment upon the plans as related to the advantages of their particular State. The Board will also be called upon to select the one man from each state to speak for that State in the Congress-"
 Leading Men Invited.
 Letters are also going forward to the leading men of every Southern society in Northern cities, explaining the plan in full and seeking the CO., operation of these absent sons to bring leading men of their respective cities under the influence of the short-cut method of making the old home State better known. Much is. expected from those who have gone away but who neither forget nor are forgotten.
 MT. Dave is emphatic in his declar- alton that every participating city can reap direct benefits. Each organiza- tion supporting the Congress will be given alcove and corridar space for special advertising of its opportuni- ties. Thus the Congress will be both general and specific in its benefits, and form magnificent piece of massed advertising. Each community will get from the Congress Just what it is skillful enough to get. Its best -in- formed man. with the keenest eye to advantage, should be in charge of its exhibit of resources and opportuni- ties. Besides this man, there should be group of its wisest and most in- huential citizens to remain as dele gates to the Rivers and Harbors Con gress and thus continue by personal contact the possibilities arising from acquaftanceship with men from every State.