The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-21
TRAVELLING MEN ID MEET IN COLUMBUS
Extensive Programme Is Pre-
 pared for the Occasion
BIG SAVING IN RATES
Nisxissipui Valley Transportation Com pany Makes Proposition to Colum- bus Business Men to Cut the
 Freight Rates Down

Columbus. Miss, June 20-(Special.)- The Mississippi travellers come to Column bus next Friday for their annual conven- l tion. The special committee from the To- l cal business league has made arrange ments for their entertainment Friday evening at Lake park pavilion, the larg- est in the state, ball will be rendered the visitors by the society men of Co l lumbus. Over a hundred couples and several hundred travellers will be present. Saturday evening a supper will be served l in the dining room at the Industrial h. stitute and College. At the college the I formal opening exercises will be com menced Mayor E. s. Donnel will well come the visitors to Columbus and Wal I ter Weaver will speak in behalf of the l business men of Columbus. Hon. H. l.. Whitfield of the local college will ex- tend the privileges of his institution from the state of Mississippi. G. P. Gray of Meridian will respond to the several welcomes James B. Lusk of Jackson will be another speaker.
 Friday at 2:30 the business session of the organization will be held at the Co., lumbus theatre, rendered the visitors by James Newby, manager. business ses- sion will be held both Saturday morning and afternoon.
 Ben H. Holder of Jackson, chairman of the railroads committee, who has made most of the traffic arrangements for the Columbus meeting, writes
 "A large party will leave Jackson for Columbus Thursday evening on special Pullman cars. At Meridian another train nf spaota1 u,in ba pfpkad m plications for reservations on these trains should be wired to J. E, Noble, secretary, West Jackson, Miss, or E. D. Self, Me ridian Miss. The Jackson train will bring all those travelling men from this sec tion and west and south of Jackson, while the Meridian train is for the ac- commodation of all in that territory.
 The proposition of the Mississiuui Val ley Transportation company to put Co., lumbus freight rates on an equality with Birmingham. Meridian and Greenwood, which proposition was submitted through ". H. Moser of St. Louis. general agent for the corporation, will most likely be accepted. The merchants and business people of Columbus are asked to sub scribe s15,000 in stock. Thirty per cent of this will be cash, the balance to be paid In G. 12 and IS months. The company is
 
 crate from all points on the Mississippi river. Mir Moser states they will han dle freight from extreme eastern markets via New Orleans. Greenvil1e, Miss will be an important point in supplying this city. They will build exeelent landings and terminals there for handling freight to the Southern's cars. The company gives assurance that 1t can execute its contract The project means saving of thousands of dollars annually to the merchants of Columbus. ,sg
 The first quarterly meeting of the Clay Lowndes-Oktibbeha Medical society will be held in Columbus Thursday Dr. R. $. Curry of Columbus, vice president of the society. has worked zealously for the meetings success The meeting will be presided over by. pr. w. D. Hubbard of West Point. Dr. J. " Young of Gren- ada, president of the Mississippi Valley Medical society will address the physi- clans assembled and many papers from prominent doctors will be read The meet ing will be held at the city hall at s:3D o'clock Thursday evening.