Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-02
Thousands of ConfirmeL Jp-
umiStS Assemble at Bdlu.
more to Discuss
Bright Future.
MIGHTY CHORUS SINGS
PROSPERITY TUNE
Clear Cut Presentation Of Business
Conditions Will Be Made During
the Week--President ROOSe-
welt. Officials and Private
Citizens Join Forces.

Baltimore, Md. March 2.-Hun-
dreds of the confirmed optimists and
sunny Jims" of trade and commerce
assembled in Baltimore today for a
prosperity convention" that will ex-
tend through the week. President
Roosevelt will send a communication
dealing with commercial conditions
and Governor Crothers, Representa-
five Charles N. Fowler, chairman of
the House committee on banking and
currency will speak, depicting the sill
yer lining of the black financial
clouds that recently lowered over the
country.
From all over the south and east
merchants and business men flocked
into the Monumental City today, pre-
pared to add their voices to the
mighty chorus of the prosperity song
that will echo throughout the land
from Baltimore this week Every
vestige Of the mistrust as to the busi-
ness future as a result of the recent
financial furry will be disspiated and
the equilibrium of upset conditions
fully restored this week, IL an opti-
mistic but clear and convincing pre-
sentation of present conditions will
serve to accomplish that end.
The formal reception of delegates
will take place tonight and promises
to be a most spectacular affair. Gov
ernor Crothers' staff and the officers
of the entire Maryland National
guard win be In attendance in full
uniform. Mr.. F. ]. La Motto, chair
man OF the executive committee, will
welcome the throng. He will be fol-
lowed by Governor Austin l.. Croth-
ers. Mayor Barry Mahool will also
speak to the delegates. A collation.
will be served afterward.
Discuss Trade Conditions
Tuesday evening President Roose-
velts paper on commercial conditions
in the country will be read. after
which Mr.. w. w. Finley, president of
the southern Railroady company, will
talk on railroad prosperity.
The committee is preparing to ham
die a crowd on Wednesday evening
that will probably tax the capacity of
the spacious hall Representative
Charles n, Fowler OF New Jersey,
chairman of the House committee on
banking and currency who delivered
the memorable speech on currency
in the House last January 81, is to
speak on that subject. On account of
the widespread interest in the sub
ject 1t has been decided to give as
large a representation as possible OF
the meeting to all the trade and fl
nancial organizations of the city
During the week will be held a big
convention for merchants from the
south, together with members of the
local association, at which the tardy
delivery of freight in the south and
lower freight rates will be discussed
Efforts will be made to have a num-
Der of senators and congressman
speak on this subject. 1t is also pro-
posed to wind up the convention with
a gigantic dinner at the Lyric, where
about 1900 covers will be laid
At the business sessions of the con.
vention there will be open discussion
of all matters pertaining to trade and
transportation and in addition there
will be addresses on practical business
topics by a number of prominent
men, experienced in wholesale anc
retail business, Ia transportation anC
those branches of the federal govern,
ments work that are more closely as
sociated with business-notably tht
Interstate Commerce commission.