The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-08-24
INDUSTRIAL
MEETING
Held in Bristol Last Thursday
Interesting and Well
Attended.

last Thursday, the Herald-Cour-
ier says:
The Virginia-Tennessee In
dustrial and Agricultural Asso-
citation was formed in Bristol
Thursday at a conference at
tended by farmers and business
men from all over this section.
Ii is the purpose of the associa-
tion TO advertise and promote
the development Of the natural
resources of East Tennessee,
Southwest Virginia and West
ern North Carolina, without
regard to any particular point.
General r. A. Ayers. of Big
Stone Gap, was elected presi-
dent. He was unfortunately
detained at home on account of
illness, and sent telegram TO
the convention regretting his
Inability TO be present.
The conference was held at
the Bristol. Va, city hall, and
was a most representative and
enthusiastic gathering Of the
business men and farmers IN
this section. The board of trade
I of Bristol was thanked by a
Z resolution for its work in pro-
; noting the conference and the
organization OF the association.
It was decided TO hold the fret
annual meeting between De-
cember I and February 1.
Prominent among those who
addressed the assembly in the
forenoon were Bradford l..
Knapp and O. B. Martin, OF the
, Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration Work of the federal
government at Washington,
n ID. G.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the
meeting was called 20 order by
Judge Jos. l.. Kelly, of the cor
poratiOn court of Bristol, Va,
as temporary chairman, who
welcomed the delegates and
- visitors in a well wOrded and
? interesting speech. Judge kel-
- " took occasion TO pay glow
ing tribute TO the great section
tlon referred TO, and the fine
= citizenship it contained. He
% said, among other things, that
l. no man could live by himself, +,
n illustrating the fact that no
/, city or community could long
l. survive alone. He said that
a. communities must plan and
X work together along all lines of
" advancement and business ac.
: tivity. He pointed out the great
d lssibilities of this section OF
VI country, showing that with the
OF strong manhood the section
he could be made one of the great
ld est producers of wheat, corn
pc hay, oats, fruit, stock, etc, OF
ig the country, If only the propel
1t methods were adopted for Great
IT. ing the greatest possible yield
he On motion of DIR. j. +. Hicks
ty Judge JOS. l.. Kelly was unani
rs, mously chosen chairman of tn
IT'S meeting, and Secretary Run
he nells, of the Board OF Trade
of- was made acting secretary.
St On motion of Judge Johl
he Price. the chairman appointe
Ter a committee of three on pei
he manent organization and selec
lg- tion of officers of the organiza
ia, tion to be formed. The chair
nd man named as the COMMITTEES
he Judge Jno. w. Price, of Bristo
all Mr.. Willis, of Mountain City
To and Judge Porterfield, OF Abins
its don, the committee being il
to structed TO confer and report
ms, the convention.
ex- The committees report, whic
en- was adopted, is approved.
ons T. b. Thackston, of I'll
mo Southern Railway, then intr
II. Iduced Hon. Bradford L. KNAPP
ere eiof the agricultural departmen
Washington, ID. c.. taking th
opportunity of showing Il
great importance to the call
the farm. He said that &
lAriA products of the farm play 9
and most important part in the h
dscs S of the country, while the far
llity. er is the most important in'