The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-15
RICHMOND-MADE
GOODS ON EXHIBIT
City Will Be Represented in Dis
play OF Southern Com
mercial Congress.
WILL MEET HERE IN 1915
Commercial Train Will Visit
This City-C. G. o. En-
tending Aid.
WILL MEET HERE IN 1915

Richmond's industries will be fully
represented in the permanent exhibit
of Southern products which will soon
be installed in the new building OF the
Southern Commercial Congress in
Washington. This announcement was
made yesterday by Clarence j. Owen
the commissioner OF agriculture for
the congress. at the close Of a sue
cessful mission to this city
1t is planned to have extensive ex-
hibitions in the ground floor of the
magnificent structure devoted to the
aims OF the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. They will include the raw ma
terlals and the manufactured products
of the South. Inasmuch as Richmond
has some of the largest plants of their
kind in existence. 1t will result in this
city being unusually well represented
cooperation given him here.
Run Southern Trnin.
He had other important announce
ments to make regarding R'cSSond
This city Will he on the itinerary of
the commercial train which will make
a tour of all the Southern States.
starting from Washington early In
the coming autumn Speakers Will be
on this trip who will be connected
with the congress and its work. and
Will be aided by experts from the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. who viii deliver lectures on all
branches of agricultural development
along lines similar TO those pursued
by the farmers institute trains run by
the several States.
Mr. Owen saw President George w.
Stevens. OF the Chesapeake and Ohio.
and secured the cooperation of that
official Railroads generally are offer
ing to transport the cars OF the party
without charge. The Southern has
already been secured. and the Norfolk
and Western Is probably the only other
Virginia road which Il will be neces-
sary to call upon. President John
son is in hearty accord with the work
OF the congress. Stops will be made
only in the larger cities
Hold Meeting Here.
Another announcement is that the
last of the five great meetings OF the
Southern Commercial Congress which
have been planned will be hell in
Richmond in 1915. This year the ses-
sion was held in Atlanta. nifty years
after the beginning of the War he
tween the States. Nashville is the
meeting point for 1912 and New Or
leans for 1919 At that time. IT is
expected. the Panama Canal will be
actually finished and open to trafflc.
and this meeting Is intended 10 have
especial reference TO what this enter
prise means in the development Of
the new South. The trans Afississippi
country is to be touched in 1914 at
Oklahoma City.
While the Richmond meeting will
be held jntt fifty years after the time
when the conflict ceased. little atten-
ton VIII be paid to memories 81 the
past The purpose of this congress is
10 look TO the future. and the Rich
mond meeting will be dedicated Ia Tho
victories OF peace 1t is noticeable
that tho gathering in Richmond will
not only be the semi-centcnnial of tn
ending OF the strife between the North
and South. but will also be the CEN
tennial of the conclusion OF peace he
tween the United States and the
mother country of England.