The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-24
RUSHES WORK
 FOR CONGRESS- Secretary Dave Rallies
 All Classes. WRITING VARIOUS LETTERS Southern Commercial Congress
 Opens on December ,. Heralded as Greatest Assembly Ever Held for PrOcisiming sOuths
 astupe nAous ResOurces"-O. straus to Preside. 

Rapidly the remaining work Of the arrangements committee of the South- ern Commercial Congress Is drawing to close. c. c. Dave. chairman of tha committee. has rounded his forces Tn shane and Is now writing to the minor committeeman and those who have heen appointed by the Governors oF inc various States, informing them of the work to be done, and outlining important features of the congress. He is also in communicatlon wttn Sno hssds oY the educational institutions | oS tba South. The following letters are being mailed from the Commercial Club: ,... | s'To the Members of the Committee' "A few items regarding progress; oscar s. straus, Secretary commerce and Labor. will preside over tne nrs' session, 10 a. m, Dec [. A,,
 "The invocation will be delivered py nr Alfred Harding, Rector of St. PauFs Episcopal Church, and Bisn oL the Diocese of Washington
 Lists of appointees by Governors have been received today from Geor- ria. Tennessee and Mississippi TO each appointee I am huryying on letter, copy of which, IS encioseo. "On Saturday last I mailed letters to Southern educational leaders, copy of which is enclosed.
 "Edwin M. Hood. manager Associ- ated Press in washington, is abstract ing and forwarding copies or all | speeches.
 s'The importance of the Southern | Commercial Congress Is now rlshtly nnderstood in Mobile and will be em- phasized today and tomorrow by $. A. l Thompson. Field Secretary of the Na- tionaI Rivers and Harbors Congress.
 "Fiftv men have been delegated from Chattanooga and most of them will go.
 CT am notified by the postoface au- thorities that the special maps pre- pared to indicate rural routes are
 ..Everv hotel in washington has | q eTeed th distribute invitations on Dec. 5, 6. T and 8, to all who register. thus bringing under the influence or the Congress leading men from all states and all countries who may De in Washington at the tune.
 | "Acceprances from Ambassadors and Ilerationa are coming in rapidly. These foreign gentlemen will be present at | the first session to hear the talk about Southern health conditions and to ns- lyen to an interpretation Of what the Panama Canal means. It is the most appropriate session for them to be present.
 Herewith I quote from a letter to
 member of the committee today: Things are shaping up immensely Don't let your courage flag for a sec- ond. We are headed for the greatest commercial event in the history of the South All Of us have our hands to a blow that shall turn the furrow of a
 great new growth.
 q urge each member of the com
 mittee to exert local influence by any and every means through his own com
 munity and any where in the South that
 he thinks he can move to an under
 standing of this stupendous project.
 "G. Grosvenor Dawe."
 ''To the Members of the Commercial
 Club.
 'I am taking an immediate poll oi
 the members relative to the special
 rates that will be Tn force from Mont
 gomery to Washington, beginning Sat urday morning, December 5. and last , ing up to midnight of December 1t at Washington. The rate from here
 to Washington and back is $23.25. .'This special rate has been given by
 the Southeastern Passenger Associa- ton fin order to enable as many of
 the business pen of the South as pos
 sibIe to attend the sessions of the
 Southern Comercial Congress. on ths
 7th and sth of December and also to
 attend the National Rivers and liar bors Congress, which will meet there necenoher g and IL The ticket limit
 DermIts men who have business in Eastern cities to attend one or both of these congresses and at the same time. look after business affairs. Fur . Ithekmore. the Southern Commercial