The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-16

9Th Of November:
Section I. OPENING
j. Invocation-Rev. VIII M. Oliver
2. Address Of Welcome to Pee Dee
Section Convention-Frederic
i. Wilcox. ESQ.,. President Flor
ence Board Of Trade.
3. Address of Welcome to City of
Florence--Mayor Herbert X. Gil
bert Of City Of Florence.
Section II-COMMERCE & TRADES.
l. Intelligent Labor-Hon.~ c. A.
Woods. Associate Justice, South
Carolina Supreme Court.
z. The Norfolk G. Western-Atiantio
Coast Line South h-BoundAThe
Key to the Coal Traffic of the
South Atlantic Seaboard-E. b.
Jacobs. Esq. Secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Roanoke.
Va
.. Charleston, the Gateway OF the
South Atlantic Coast, Its Relation
to the Development of the Pee
Dee Section-Hon. r. Goodwin
Rhett, Mayor Of the City of Char
lesion, S. c.
T. Resources OF the Pee Dee Section
james d. Evans, Esq. Secre-
tary Florence Board of Trade.
b. Community Cooperation in Ad-
vertising-H. H. Richards, ESQ.,,
President Southern Commercial
Secretary's Associations; Secre-
tary Jacksonville Board of Trade.
Jacksonville. Fla.
6. Railroad and Community Cooper-
alton in Intelligent Development
Work-Wilbur Mccoy, Industrial
and immigration Agent Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad.
Adjournment First Days Session.
Reception committee Gin part) viii
meet the president and conduct him
to Florence Central School building.
President Taft will be met at Flor.
ence Centrar School building by spe-
cial reception committee and conduct
ed to rostrum with party. Senator r.
d. Smith Wilt make the Introductory
address presenting the president.
The public parade. will be from
Station West OFT Evans street to post
office thence south on Irby street to
Palmetto. thence to front entrances Of
school building. The chief marshall
Will have he entire charge of the pa
rade and arrangements therefor I'M
der the directions received from ahe
presidents secretary.
The president will be then conduct
ed to the Florence Hotel where he
Will be rendered '1Pee Dee Pine
Bark Fish Stew" to which will be in
vited all Of the members Of the pres
ident's party. the Governor and ali
the members Of the reception COM
mittee and listed guests from Flor
ence and other nefghborfng counties..
The president VIII be then conducts
ed to his private car by the chief
marshal and special committee of re-,
ception.
Auditorium, Tuesday Morning, No..
vember 9Th; 1909, 1880.
Section vi. Agriculture and Good
Roads:
1. Hon. Martin F. Ansel, Cover
nor of South Carolina. d.
2. The Upbuilding of our Com.
monwealth-Hon. E. j. Watson, COM
missioner Of Agriculture, Commerce
and industries of South Carolina.
8. Farm Demonstration Work of
the Department Of Agriculture of the
United States Governm ent-Dr.
Knapp or DR.. Ira Williams, U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture.
Recess for Dinner 1880 p. m.
Auditorium. Tuesday afternoon.
Nov. 9Th. p. m.
4. Summing Up-Hon. G.. Grosver-
nor DAVE, Managing Director South
ern Commercial Congress, Washing
ton, D. c.
5. Internal Waterways and Re-
clamation Work in the Pee Dee Sec
tion-Hon. J. e. Ellerbe, u. S. Con-
gresham from the 9th district of
South Carolina.
Practical Demonstration in Road
Building by an engineer of the Y. S.
Department Of Agricultural Bureau
of Roads will be made on one oe the
City streets during the two days Of
the convention.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
traffic department has made special
rates from all points in the Pee Dee
region to Florence covering the period
no