The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-01
GOVERNOR ISSUES CONVENTION CALL Invites Executives Southern
 States HUDSON ACQUIESCES Purpose of Meeting Will Be to Ascertain True Condition of Cot ton Crop and to Discuss
 Marketing Plan

Montgomery, August 3,-(speciaD. = Governor Emmet O'Neal has issued call for the Southern Cotton Growers con- vention, which is scheduled to meet in Montgomery on September F. Wednesday letters went out from the governors of flee to the governors of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. Arkansas, Tennessee, Geor- ga, Florida. South Carolina, North Caro- lima and Oklahoma, inviting the chief ex- ecutives of these states to attend the convention in person, and to appoint delegates to the conference.
 In his letter of invitation to the gover- nors of the 10 other cotton producing states of the south, Governor O'Neal calls attention to the vast importance of the conference, claiming that it is for the pur- pose of advocating the gradual marketing of cotton and of correcting the erroneous impressions as to the volume of this years crop.
 Delegates from the various states of the south are assured a cordial and hearty reception by state and city officials and by the citizens of Montgomery, and an urgent request is made on the part of Alabamas chief executive that the big Montgomery conference be largely repre- scented by each of the cotton producing states of the south.
 The call of Governor O'Neal removes all doubt as to the selection of Mont gomery as the place for holding the cot ton growers big convention. While an effort was made on the part of Commis ~ 1f oric department of Georgia to switch the meeting from Montgomery to Memphis, it has since developed that the Georgia commissioner has removed all objection to holding the conference in this city, and 1t is now believed that the eyes of the farmers of the south are turned to Mont gomery in anticipation of what promises to be one of the greatest conferences ever held in this state.
 Commissioner Hudson, of Georgia, has sent telegram to Commissioner Kolb stating that it is settled that the conven- tion will take place in this city, the mes sage being couched in the following lan- guage:
 "Place of meeting definitely settled by all parties for Montgomery on Septem- Der 12."
 The message brings to an abrupt and pleasant close what might have been slight unpleasantness with reference to the place for the convention. Commis sioner Hudson in a letter received by Commissioner Kolb Wednesday morning. advocated the changing of the convention point from Montgomery to Memphis be- cause, as he claimed, better cooperation could thereby be procured with the Farm CTS union. srs sHf f#H4e -ftsF
 It developed, however that President Barrett of the Farmers union, was pleas ed with and indorsed the holding of the convention in Montgomery, as also have all the leading commercial, farming and business interests of the south. The tele- gram announcing the matter closed prob- ably comes from Commissioner Hudson after feeling the pulse of the public spir- ited men of the south.
 Captain Kolb is glad that the matter has been terminated so happily and he predicts that the convention will be a great success.
 The convention is called to meet at the Gay-Teague hotel September 12 at noon for the purpose of ascertaining the true condition of the south's cotton crop and presenting these facts to the world.