The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-03
THE HATTl -SBURG NEWS

Angeles and city to be decided
upon by southern delegates. w. l..
Park, vice president of the Illinois
Central company, who is chairman OF
the committee on attendance and
transportation for the congress, is
leading the movement in the South.
MIR. Park aroused much interest
in the eastern and southern states
in drainage of swamp lands, which
gives promise of being one of the big
questions before the congress this
year. Mr.. Park is of the opinion that
if the South followed along the lines
of the western states and solicited
federal aid there would be greater &C.
tivity and more satisfactory results
He believes this is the time to take
up the matter with the United States
government.
"Mr. Park told me while in Chicago
that II. L. Anderson, a native of Mis-
sissippi, has been engaged to devote
his entire time to the reclamation
propaganda until something is accom-
plished. adding:
1--WE want Uncle Sam to come
down here and take hold of this gigan-
tic work of reclamation. The machin-
cry will be available from the Panama
canal shortly. One half Of the money
spent in building the canal will make
millions of new homes and those here
more healthful. The moment the gov
eminent starts work there will be an
influx of people to the South
1.-THE National Irrigation Congress
is interested in the problems present
ed in the South. as it also is in saw
ing the forests, storing the floods, re-
claiming the deserts and making
homes on the land, and, as an organi
cation composed of men of foresight
and unselfish purpose, it will con
tinue to WELD its influence for the
greatest good to the largest number
Many VIII Attend.
Five thousand accredited delegates
from all parts of the United States, IL
addition to a large foreign represen
tation, will attend the nineteenth con
gress, and they will be we'll cared TO
during their stay. This pleasant dut.
is in the hands of committee of rep
resentative business and professional
men, with Frank e. Scott, president o
, the Frank E. Scott Transfer company
as chairman.
"The committee on entertainment
headed by John c. Shaffer, presiden
l. of the Chicago Evening Post Company
also has been active and the arrange
ments for entertaining are, as re
" suit, upon large scale. Besides tn
many places of interest in Chicag
there will be a season Of grand oper
: before. during and after tn
: sessions. The worlds foremost a
: lists will be in the casts.
1.-THE committee on foreign repr
: sentation, of which DR.. w. A. Evan
i former health commissioner of Chic
l. go, is chairman, is giving every a
sistance to DR.. E. Mcqueen Gray {
Albuquerque, N. NJ, and it is expecte
that many of the nations of the worl
will have representatives from abroa
I In the convention hall.
1.-THE convention committee of II
Chicago Association of Commerce
doing splendid work under the dire
ton of it's vice chairman, Mr.. Refs
Ie The congress will have placed at |
Of disposal such auditoriums as Orche
lie ira hall, for general meetings; HUI
ID bard hall, in the Fine Arts Museul
for illustrated lectures, and the Aut
rs torium theatre for the meeting
H. which President Taft will address Il
~ delegates"