The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-01
NOTABLE GATHERING,
Thousand Leading Men Of South to
Meet Commission.

washington, Oct 1.-The national
conservation commission has received
word that at least a thousand of the
leading business men of the south will
be present in Washington when the
commission holds it's first full meeting
here early In December. This infor-
nation comes in letter from G. Gros-
venOr Dawes, secretary of the Mont
gomery, Ala, Commercial club, who
tells OF meeting of the representa-
tives Of numerous business associa-
lions in the southern states, held in
Atlanta. These men formed a working
organization, and after receiving as
surances of support from commercial
bodies all through the south issued a
call for southern commercial con-
gress The time and place were set
so that the members can be in Wash
ington during the first meeting of the
conservation commission on December
/, the conference between the commits
sion and the governors of the states or
their representatives which follows, on
December s, and the meeting of the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress
which will be held here during that
time, in the proceedings of all of
which the men who will compose the
SOuiuCLA COMMERCIAL COllS lSSS dl = III
tensely interested from business
standpoint. The chief purpose of the
southerners in holding their big meet
ing is, in the words of one Of the ORR
ginators, "the provoking of a fuller
understanding by the people of the
south of the gifts that nature has
placed under their control" But, with
out discounting the vital Importance of
promoting the business interests of
their section of the country, the pro-
motors of this congress in Washington
say they hope that it will have an even
deeper significance and bring about
clear union between the north and
south. "Of course the congress has
practical and commercial aspects
says one of these men, "but there lies
in the minds of the Originators. an
ethical purpose looking towards full
er understanding and union between
those who have for a generation suf-
fered from MISUNDERSTANDING and
seeming separation of interests"
Mr.. Dawes in his letter suggests that
the attainment of fuller understand
ing between the south and other parts
OF the country would have It's effect in
lettering business conditions in the
south also. He writes:
THE southern commercial congress
is also intended as means Of combat
ing hindering prejudices that exist
against the south in both northern and
eastern states. We have felt that such
prejudices are most easily removed by
personal contract, and we shall there
fore work to have present on Decem-
Der Z and a thousand or fifteen hum
dred leading business men OF the south
who will llater stay to participate in
the deliberations of the national rivers
and harbors congress, and also be
present In VIZ hir ton to receive in
SEPARATION from the reports made to
the national conservation commission"
Beyond all this we feel that the
presence 1T our. sold business men In
meetings made up largely OF solid bus
mess men of the north and east will
act as a guarantee and pledge Of bust
ness mems participation in further
political affairs of the south and thus
guarantee safety to investors"