The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
Interesting Subjects to Be
Discussed There.
HELD IN NEW AUDITORIUM
Southern Progress, Good Roads, Ad-
vertisinE, Publicity, and Kindred
Topics VIII Be Presented by Prom
inent Men at Annual Gathering
Delegates Are Expected.

New Orleans. July 3.-The programme
OF the Southern Commercial Secretaries
Association for the convention TO be held
in Atlanta July and has been an
nounced. and II viii be actively partiei-
pated IN by several OF the leading bust
ness men as well as prominent secretaries
Of the South.
John NJ. Parker. OF New Orleans. p
wealthy cotton planter. banker. and spot
cotton man. who is president OF the
Southern Commercial Congress. Asa c.
Gambler. president Of the Atlanta Cham
ber Of Commerce and one Of Georgia's
foremost business men; Robert F. Mad
dox. whose accession TO the mayoralty
OF Atlanta at the demand Of the business
interests was a matter Of national com
ment last year. and Gen. Clifford L. An
derson. Of good roads" fame. are among
those who will make addresses.
Manager Dave VIII speak.
Southern progress" VIII be discussed
by G. Grosvenor Dave. managing direc-
tor OF the Southern Commercial Congress
N. B. Trezevant. secretary OF the New
Orleans Progressive Union and president
Of the Louisiana Commercial Secretaries
Association. has been assigned the sub
ject. Corporation Of commercial organ
izations and the press" Il. Il Haines.
secretary Galveston Chamber Of Com
merce. VIII discuss the Commission form
OF government for cities" a topic OF
special interest in view Of Texas. and
especially Galveston's. experiences IN this
respect
A--,r5 -. - -. -~,--,-
Commercial Secretaries Association, viii
discuss Commercial organizations and
legislation" George s Weaver. secre-
tary OF the Commercial Club. OF Mont
gOmery. Ala, VIII talk upon the question
Of Cooperation Of commercial secre-
taries." Alexander ". Smith. a distin-
guished Georgian. VIII discuss the work
Of the Commercial organizations in mu-
nicipal bettermeut. In which he VIII be
ioined by Ryerson Retchie. executive dI-
rector Of the Boston Chamber OF Com
merce.
Gen. Clifford L. Anderson. OF Atlanta.
VIII speak upon Road building with
convict labor" and Charles II. Hoyte
superintendent Of roaC construction
United States government. win deliver an
address upon Improved roads and how
to secure them" H II. Richardson. sec
. u
Of Trade. viii discuss Municipal adver-
tising"
Railroad Men VIII Take Part.
other addresses win be made hy Il. A
TruedIey. industrial agent OF the Balri-
more and Ohio Railroad. on "Co-opera-
ton between advertising departments OF
railways and commercial secretaries" By
NJ V. Richards, land and Industrial agent
OF the Southern Railway. on "Co-opera-
ton between industrial departments OF
railways and commercial secretaries, 90
and by a. H. Grady. Of Chattanooga, on
subsidized plants for manufacturing.
". B. Royster. president who is sec
retary OF the Chattanooga Chamber or
Commerce. and Edwin L Quarles. sec
retary. who Is secretary OF the Peters
burg CvaD Chamber Of Commerce. will
make the annual reports and. together
with " c. Cooper. secretary OF the At
lanta Chamber Of Commerce, are work
ing vigorously TO secure a large and rep
resentative gathering OF commercial sec
retaries OF the South, who number near
ly Loo
The commissions OF agriculture OF the
Southern States. the mayors OF cities. the
passenger agents, and the advertising
immigration Industrial agents OF South
ern railroads have been invited 10 attend
and all Southern railroads have made
special low rates for the occasion
The delegates viii be taken for an au-
tomObile ride TO the ancestral home or
Theodore Roosevelt at Roswell. Ca. over
what Is said to be one OF the finest
macadam roads IN the South. and viii
also be given a reception at the Pied
mont Driving Club.
The convention win be held in the audi
torium just erected by the city OF At
lanta, one OF the largest convention halls
IN the United States New Orleans is
after the 1910 convention, and IN addition
proposes a trip 10 Panama nom that
port