The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-22
DAVID LUB|N
APPROVES Mr..
DOBSON' PLAN
DELEGATE OF THE UNITED
STATES TO INTERNATIONAL IN
sTITuTE OF AGRICULTURE AT
ROME is IMPRESSED WITH THE
PLAN TO RAISE FUNDS TO SEND
DELEGATE.

G. E. Dobson, president Of the Pen
sacola Commercial Association, Is in
receipt of a letter from David ,Lubin,
delegate of the United States to the
International Institute of Agriculture.
Rome, Italy, in which he expresses his
approval of the steps being taken by
the Commercial Association to raise
funds to send a delegate from West
Florida to Europe to study the rural
credit systems Of that country.
Mr.. Lubin was, in fact, so much i'm
pressed with the plan that he writes
that he published the letter OF Mr..
Dobson. outlining the plan for the
benefit it may be to other states in
terested.
The following is a copy of the
letter:
Rome, Italy, June 8, 1912.
Mr.. G. e. Dobson, Chairman on the
Florida Delegation to the Select
Committee, Pensacola. Fla
Dear Sir: From The Pensa cola
Journal of May 9th. ! am pleased to
note the commemorate activity of your
committee. 1t is a hopeful sign that
Florida will be among the first of the
states in the union to be represented
on the select committee to go abroad.
This is as 1t should be, for the senior
senator of your state, as president OF
the Southern Commercial Congress,
took the initiative towards sending an
American committee abroad to investi-
gate and report on the European rural
credit system.
"Of all the questions before the
American people in recent years, there
is perhaps none that transcends in i'm
portance the one before US. The mag
nitude of the European rural credit
systems, as shown by the publications
of the International Institute of Agri
culture, Is of the highest significance
to the United States.
In taking the initiative towards
placing this matter before the Ameri-
can people in a rational and in
telligfble manner, the Southern Com
mercial Congress took the first step
in a progressive movement which, If
successful, must forever place the
credit for this action to the account
Of the southern states. And thus the
south. hitherto recognized as merely
rich In proposal, is now to prove her
self rich also in endeavor and in ex-
ecution.
And now. If Florida be the first
state to get into line, to subscribe the
funds for the travelling expenses OF its
delega ton on the select committee 1t
will mark distinct era in materially
ing this work for the American people.
From the accounts CT what you
have already done towards obtaining
the subscriptions. am led to believe
that when you receive this letter the
necessary amount will already have
been obtained.
You will see from the enclosed mo-
tice that the state legislatures are
suggested as means of obtaining the
required funds. But this may only be
done in those states in which the legis-
latures will be in session at a time
permitting of such action. In those
states in which the date of the session
does not permit of this, or in cases
where such action is not deemed prac-
ticable, the committee plan which you
have followed offers a way.
"As this letter is likely to interest
others who are working to materialize
the select committee, I am taking the
liberty of having 1t printed for circula-
ton.
yours truly
DAVID LUBIN,
Delegate of the u. s. International In
stitute of Agriculture. Rome"
'P. S.-The state legislatures Of the
following states will not be In session
at date permitting OF applying to
them for the appropriations for
travelling expenses of delegates to
the select committee: Alabama. Ari-
IONA. Florida, Kentucky. Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico,
Oregon. Virginia"