The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-27
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 Washington. Dec. 2s.--(Special.)- Governors Hughes of New York. Fort of New Jersey. and Weeks of Connec- ticut. a committee appointed by Gov ernor- Wilson of Kentucky, Chairman of the Committee for the Conference of Governors. met in New York city December 21 to outline program for their sessions to be held in Washing ton, January IS, 19 and 20.
 As the conference called by the Na- tional Civic. Federation on uniform sla,e Legislation has arranged its dates for the l7th, 18th and 18th of January at the request of President Taft and Governor Wilson, Governor Hughess committee invited Seth Low. President of the National Civic Fed eration. Alton B. Parker, Chairman of the Canamittes oi. Program, and R. N. Easley. Chairman of the Executive Council, to confer with them on co- operation between the two confer ences.
 The delegates to the Civic Fedora ton conference are appointed by the Governors and by the presidents of commercial. agricultural, manufactur- ing, labor. financial, professional and other bodies national in extent. The national association of Uniform State Law Commissioners are included Tn all State delegations and will take a prominent part in the conference. The delegations named by Governors are composed of representative men from all portions of their respective States. some containing United States Sena- tors. congressmen. Speakers of State Lesislatures, former Governors and Attorneys General.
 Among the representatives of na- tional organizations Is Louis E. Pear son, who heads the delegation from the American Bankers Associa ton; Charles w. Esot leads the delegation from the National Conservation Asso- cIation: John F. Dryden heads that from the Association of Life Insn- rance Presidents; Joshua Strange from the Farmers National Congress: A. A. Sprague of Chicago from the Whois- sale 6rocers' Association; Frederick w.. Lehman of St. Louis, President ot the American Bar Association: Cha rles J. Bonaparte, President of the Ma tional Municipal League; J. Horace Mcfarland, President of the American Ciric Associations; David Hefnaman, President of the League of American Municipalities: Eugens > benJa m. President of the National Association of Clothiers: Martin s. Decker. Presi- dent of the National Association of state Railway Commissioners: Joseph F. Ransdell, President of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress; Alien R. Foote. President of the International Tax Associations: James G., Cannon. George B. Cortelyou. George F. Se- ward. and David R. Francis are on the delegation from the New York Cham Der of Commerce.; W. c. Gorgas, Chief Sanitary Ofiicer of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Is chairman of the dele gation from the American Medical Ass sociation; Irving Fisher. President of the National Health Associati 5n. heads the delegation from that body; Curtis Guild.. IT,, heads the delegation from the American Forestry Association, and b. A. Tompkins, President. Appa- lachian National Forest Association: John A. Hartigan, President National Convention of lnsurance Commission CTS: Murdo Mackezie. American Na- tional Live Stock Association: B. H. Robson, American Life Convention: James O'Connell. President Interna. tional Association of Machinists; Hon. Charles D. Walcott. National Academy or Sciences; N. J. Bachelder, Master National Grange; J. E. Sterrett, Pres ident American Association of Public Accountants; Frank Cheney, Presl- dent the Proprietary Association of America.
 Other delegations include Andrew Carnegie. John Hays Hammond. Flihu Root. Alton B. Parker, W. R. wiIcox. Henry Wade Rogers Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell, Warren S. Stone. James Jonn Mitchell, Warren s. Stone, James Duncan, W. c. Lee, M B. Ingalls,, Thomas F. Walsh, W. c. Brown, Wal ter F. Fisher, James F. Garfield John C. Richberg. Walter George smith. Amasa Eaton. John G Milburn, Fran cls Lynde Stetson. Charles Thaddeus Terry William Allen White, A. Al. Goddard. Theodore Marburg, Honor able Edward -WarfieId, Rome G. Brown. H. E. Miles, Frederick N. Ind son, Selden P. Spencer, J. NJ. White head, Charles E. Mccarthy. Ralph w. Breckenbridge, John l.. / Webster, Hon. orable c. B. Aycock, L. E. Holden. Honorable George E.. Chamberlain. Honorable c. A. Woods, E. E. Hunter Honorable O. M: Barber. pr. Edwin A. Alderman. Honorable W. S. Allen and Charles M. Fassett.
 The purpose of the National Civic Federation ia holding this conference Is to develop the unlversality of the
 
 having all importsat national organi- zations, promoting uniformity in any field state before the conference clearly and succlnctly just what they desire. There are many propositions which the committee, on arrangements believe need only a clear. explanatory statement to gain general assent. In the first place, there are a number of bills which the national association of Uniform State Law Commissioners, a body formed some eighteen years ago on the initiative of the American Bar Association, after te0 or twelve years of hard, patient work have unRni- mously endorsed. The commissioners are the official representatives of their respective states. The measures are: the Negotiable Instruments Act. which has already been adopted by thirty-eight states; the Warehouse Receipts Act, adopted by eighteen States and territories; the Sales of Goods Act adopted by six States and territories; the Divorce Act. adopted