Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-17


Orleans. Maryland-B. Howell Griswold,
Jr., OF Alexander. Brown & Sons, bank
ers, Baltimore Mississippi-B. w. Grif-
fifth, president First National bank,
Vicksburg Missouri-Hon. c. p. Wal
bridge, president ]. z. Merrell Drug COM
pany, st. Louis North Coordination.
]. EIwood Cox. president Commercial
National bank, High Point. Ohlahoms-
Prof Charles n. Gould. director Okla
homa geological survey, Norman. South
Carolina-Mr. E. W Robertson, president
the National Loan and Exchange bank
OF Columbia. Tennessee-Mr. Leland
Hume, general manager Cumberland Tel
ephons and Telegraph company, Nash
VILE. Texas-Hon. John H. Kirby. Hous-
ton. Virginia-Hon. H. c. Stuart, Elk
Garden. West virginia-Mr. Oliver O..
Beans. superintendent the Bradstreey
company. Wheeling. District Of Column
bia-D. J. Callahan. manager Norfolk
and Washington s. c. Co.
In the division devoted TO external
views of the south, Secretary James VIII
son will speak on Agriculture" Ed
ward Hines, president of the National
Lumber Manufacturers association, Chi
cago. Ill, win speak on ''Perpetuating
the South's Lumber Wealth Judge Ei-
bert II. Gary has been invited to speah
on The Manufacturing Obligation OF the
South" Mr.. George Westinghouse has
been invited to speak on Electricity in
the Development of the South. Mr..
George w. Perkins will speak on "Busi-
ness Efficiency In Southern Progress"
Mr. Arthur Kavanagh, cashier OF the
National City bank OF New York, will
speak on Opportunities in Southern FL
nance" and Mr.. Arthur M Harris, OF
the great bond Issue OF Harris, Forbes
& Co, will speak on The Field for
Southern Bonds"
ASA GAMBLER TO SPEAK
The first division Of the program will
include speeches by the officers of the
congress. BY Asa G. Gambler on South
ern Patriotism in Business Endeavor /;
and by Senator Duncan u. Fletcher, OF
Florida, on The Southern Renaissance"
In the sixth division. the Review OF the
Business Forces of the South, which is
expected to take place under cover in the
great auditorium in Atlanta, there will
be several events IMPLYING the new uniop
OF the south and its relation to the ma
tion. A gavel wei be presented to Presi-
dent Taft made up of sixteen pieces OF
wood, each piece OF wood contributed by
the commissioner of agriculture OF the
sixteen states affected by the work 9f the
Southern Commercial Congress- The
elm planted in the white house grounds
by John Quincy Adams, thus uniting New
England, Washington and all the south
ern states in an emblem whose taps VIII
be heard in a constructive union of the
states In direct antithesis to the lineup
OF nifty years ago. Two orations Will be
delivered at the time Of the review-one
by James Gordon. former senator from
Mississippi, who fought and bled and
suffered in the war. He viii speak for
the men of his generation. The men OF
today will be spoken for by DR.. Clar-
ence ]. Owens, commandments OF
the United sona OF Confederate Veterans.
AS an evidence of the remarkable In
terest aroused in this event. let me men
tion that each southern governor and
governor-eIect united with Governor
Brown, of Georgia, in inviting President
Tart to address the Southern CONNER
cial Congress- Now each southern gov
ernor rs himself heading a committee OF
business men to see that his state 10 ade-
uateIy represented I'm Atlanta, and at
probably more than q hundred points in
the south at the present time Pullman
cars are being chartered to carry dele
cations OF business men from the vari-
Gus commercial organizations. Arrange
ments are also being made for parking
over 200 Pullmans In the vicinity Of At
lanta so that, should the hotel accommo-
dations be overstrained, visitors to At
Ianta can have comfortable sleeping ac-
commodations. over 1000 students from
colleges OF the south are expected in At
Ianta, being excused by their faculties in
order that they may grasp this oppor-
tunity to hear the aggregation OF dis
tinguished men who will address the
Southern Commercial Congress and IN or
der that they. themselves, may catch the
new stepping time OF the south and
pledge themselves TO technical training
and preparations.
OFFICERS OF CONGRESS.
The officers of the Southern CONNER
cIal Congress are at present John NJ.
Parker New Orleans. La, president;
Hon. David r. Francis, st. Louis, No,
first vice president; Gen. Julian s. Carr.
Durham. N c., second vice president:
Edwin l. Quarles, Washington, ID. C.,
secretary: Clarence ]. Owens, Washing
ton. D. c., commissioner OF agriculture
and immigration; G. Grosvenor Dave,
Washington, d. C., managing director.
The following gentlemen serve on the
executive committee: Charles Hall Da-
Wis, chairman, Petersburg, Va; John M.
Parker New Orleans, La; Hon. Davir
r. Francis, St Louis, Mo-. Gen Julian
s. Carr, Durham, n. c.; Henry F. Baker,
Baltimore; Charles A. Douglas, Wash
Tngton, ID. c.; Senator Duncan u. Fetch
er. Jacksonville. Fla; Thomas 8. South
gate. Norfolk, Va; q. W. Woodward,
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