Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-25

For the first time since the. day Of
its organization, II years ago, the Sou
thern States Association of Commits
sioners of Agriculture met in Atlanta
Monday morning for a three days ses-
sion 1t was the 18th annual convention
of the association f... ... n@C.1.
The convention was called to order at
IL o'clock in the senate chamber of the
Georgia state capitol, Pres. r. e. Rose,
of Tallahassee. Fla, being in the chair.
DR.. John E. White, pastor of the Second
Baptist church, Atlanta, pronounced the
opening prayer. Mayor Robert F. Mad
dox, of Atlanta, followed this. ceremo-
NAL with a speech of welcome on behalf
of Atlanta and Georgia, Gov. Joseph NJ.
Brown sending his regrets through the
mayor. -'.-
Mayor Maddox recalled Roosevelt's
words in his first speech after coming
out of the jungles, at Luxow, last spring,
when Mr.. Roosevelt said that any ma
ton whose prosperity is not founded on
agriculture is bound to decline. He
commented facetiously that it probably
would have been better for all concern
ed If Mr. Roosevelt had continued to
emphasize 1.-THE new agriculture" instead
of "the new nationalism." He recalled
General Shermans estimate of the dam
age he did in his march through GeOr-
gia, and said that this years crops
alone amount to more than the whole Of
the damage done by. war. .s.r....
RESPONSE TO WELCOME.
H. E. Blakeslee, state commissioner
of agriculture of Mississippi, responded
to the address of welcome. Our or
ganization is not so large said he, but
we represent from Y to Sc out of every
100 people in these southern states. Treat
us kindly. You may be entertaining an
gels nawares-though there are lots of
folks at home who don't think that way.
Mr.. Blakesiee boosted Thomas G.. Hud-
son, state commissioner of Georgia, for
governor, admonishing Georgians to
give Tom Hudson chance at it,"
President r. E. Rose read his report,
which was full of very interesting de-
tails.
The hours of meeting were brought into
discussion, following President Roses re-
port and the association adjourned till
o'clock, when it reassembled for a two
hours session. At 4 o'clock the mem
bers will be the guests of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce in an automobile
ride about the city, under the escort of
H. c. Fisher and the entertainment COM
mttee which he heads. At $50 o'clock
they were to assemble at the Piedmont
Driving club for an informal luncheon as
the guests Of the chamber, and again
will be the chambers guests Monday
evening at the Forsyth theater. The hours
of meeting Tuesday will be: $3.50 till l
o'clock, and 2:30 till 5 o'clock. The state
agricultural commissioners will hold
brief meeting in advance of the regular
session, Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock
at the Klmball house.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT.
Three of the southern state commits
sioners of agriculture had reached At
lanta in time to attend the opening ses-
sion. These were w. A. Graham, of
North Carolina, Raleigh; H. E. Blakes-
lee, of Mississippi, Jackson; G. w. Koin-
er, of Virginia, Richmond. With Thomas
G. Hudson, state commissioner of Geor-
gia, there were four commissioners in
attendance, therefore. Three others were
expected to arrive during the afternoon
John Thompson, of Nashville, Tenn; E.
]. Watson, of Columbia, S. c., and r. F.
Cobb, of Montgomery, Ala.
Numerous other state and national Off
GERS and agricultural workers attended
the opening session. among them be-
ing BreSluenl anu MIS-. t. tNOSes OL
Tallahassee, Fla; ]. F. Duggar. Auburn,
Ala; B. w. Kilgore, Raleigh, n. c.:
w. G. Sadlsr, Nashville, Tenn; H. C.
Fisher Atlanta; DR.. TAFT Butler, Starks-.
VILE Miss; DR.. r. f. Stallings, Atlanta;
j. S. Carroll, Baltimore; j. r. Porter,
Atlanta; F. B. Carpenter, Richmond,
Va; DR.. E. II. Sellars, Tallahassee, Fla;
Charles G. Wilson. Atlanta; A. S. Me-
harg, Live Oak, Fla; T. n. Stewart,
Atlanta; ]. L. Anderson, Milwaukee,
Wis; w. r. Dodson, Baton Rouge. La;
j. L. c. Kerr, Decatur, Ala; H. G..
Hastings. Atlanta; p. H. Rolls. Gaines
Vile. Fla; j. E. Maddox, Atlanta; j. NJ.
Scott, Gainesville. Fla; John c.