The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-12-21
CLARENCE J.. OWENS, OF WASH
tNeToN, GATHERING lNFoR-
NATION IN CITY.
He is Commissioner OF Agriculture
and immigration Of Well Known
Crganization-Talks Interestingly
of Organization.

Clarence ]. Owens, commissioner
Of agriculture and immigration of the
ters in Washington, has been spenn-
ing few days in the. city in the II,
terest of this organization He is iE
the city for the specific purpose Of
gathering information concerning the
resources, advantages and opportuni-
ties presented here and in the i'm
mediate territory.
DR.. Owens is a Georgia by birth
and is now serving as commander-in-
chief of the United Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans. During the time
that re was in the city he conferred
with members of the board of trade
and other prominent citizens and se-
cured some valuable information
about this vicinity. When seen at
the Oglethorpe last night ty a New s
reporter he said:
The Southern Commercial Con
gress is national movement. In its
broadest sense, it is statesmanIike
movement for the entire south. 1t is
gigantic cooperative publicity
movement to inspire the south and
inform the world.
THE Southern Commercial Con-
eress was organized in Washington
in December, 1908, by southern bust
ness men. 1t was created because the
south, as a homogeneous section of
the country, lacks a knowledge and
appreciation of it's own resources, he.
cause the other sections of the coun-
try lack true knowledge of southern
conditions and opportunities, and be-
cause there was needed TO change
these conditions confederation of
organized and individual effort for
| development. The organization is,
then, voluntary union of the con.
structive agencies of the south to &C.
cure cooperative publicity, having
as its object the exploitation Of
southern resources, opportunities
and possibilities, in order that in a
! dignified way the world may know
| the past achievements and the pres,
ent greatness, that prophesy the ma
tional grandeur of the south tomor.
row.
'The south must push itself and
| be known.
"The Southern Commercial Con.
gress Is designed to be a confedera.
tion Of all local southern commercial
bodies and individual business insti
tutions interested in southern prog
ress an. extended chamber Of con,
| merce doing for a section Of country
what the local chamber does for its
community; centralized. source ol
information and inspiration for loca
organizations! national Office for
each; a cooperative bureau for as
sembling and circulating national
ly the broad facts regarding indus
trial, commercial and agricultur.
al possibilities and progress in the
south.
eve believe that the raw material
the water power, the mineral depos
its, the factories and the vast acreage
of idle lands in the south are calling
for people and money. And we be
lieve that no one community, no one
stace within this peculiar homogene
GUS section of the country can do
what is needed to convert the nation.
al mind to the truth about it's unlim.
! tied opportunities; but that sane
and earnest combination Of available
| constructive forces can work out-hy
the time the Panama canal IS opened
"a destiny for the south which will
}e not only mighty uplift of all
conditions affecting our 1ocple, but
also the return of t1c routh to the
councils of the nation in the potency
of craftsmanship we once enjoyed.
eve believe that the problems u
the south should be solved by Toe
men Of the south, and tlat only upon
4 common meeting ground where
brain can touch train, where purpose
! can converge with purpose, where
common needs can be thrown upon
united effort, will we work cut as
rapid change in our conditions as
our opOorturitioe Justify The SoutS-
ern Commercial Congyass IS designed
to be this meeting place"