Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-06
MERCHANTS TAKE
ATLANTA; 4-DAY
FEST IS ON /.
1000 Convention Delegates
Addressed by the Governor,
Mayor and w. L. Moore. 4

More than $50 merchants from Geo--
gia Alabama. Mississippi and North
Carolina heard Governor Brown open
the Southern Merchants greatest an
nUal convention at Taft hall today with
the declaration that the South is about
to come into her heritage as the great
est mercantile and commercial strong
hold Of the United States-vith At.
Ianta as its manufacturing metropolis.
The hundreds of delegates and their
wives filled the blue and white and flag
draped hall to its utmost capacity and
long line Of notables greeted them
from seats upon the rostrum when
President J. X Orr at 10 o'clock intro
duced the black frocked executive to
welcome the mercantile invaders in be-
half Of the state.
Governor Praises Merchants
eve do not have to look ahead anw
more to perceive the advancement Of
the Southland particularly of Geor-.
gia." the governor said. Already We
have taken our place securely in the
forefront of the country's progress. We
are advancing faster proportionateIy
than even our fondest dreams led us to-
predict.
"Tr is because Won merchants ~ ~.
South have stood at tho fonnda+ior -
that advancement o,,d ,r, ~. 49,
ing # forward with splendid impetus
that am proud to welcome you in be-
half of the state. And we are as proud
to greet your wives whom you have
brought with you because Southern
vonanbood has g4var tho ,,,o,.,I oro,,,,5
vorl, for the whole unr;r+ and r,roaras,
Of the South "
The governors snaacb ~ ra,oo,,o
brought most NJ the dorooatas - .Lot,
feet with aptbrsiastio obaa,s ~ 49,.
ann1auded ,.ociferorsr,. ,,ai C,i.1.
Attorney T. NTa,,so, soIIa,,..,s n-,.h
hunoro,s address o,g ,,.,.l.,,,,o j., $500
Of Mavo~ Vim Mr. 1Ia,,so, t,1z a..
visitors that tbe,, bod ,or,o -, -.
greatest "sodp wafar" ci+,. - tbo Is
and he said that AtIanta,s sl,,,scro,,,,...
already rearing bigbor. tho, thoso -.
anv other towns save Ean, voz,, 40
Chicago uyara q orort,ic z,.r,,l,o, - 49,.
rising greatness Of tho Sor+b,. ooa,
ing metronoIis which turned o,,or 49,.
civ kevs IN tho ,,orcbo,,+s 90 a.,
state as renrasarti,o +ba .o1il t
stantiaI grou,tb % Tho co,tb1o.,5
Tall Bus;,sss To-
President vyir-,ar 49,, -, a..
| Chamber OF Commerce doororod .ba+
the oponIng op the Parar,a c,,,.,I
would deyeIon the South into tho ricl,
est section of the eartb,s surface or1
| he also nrodictea that AtIarta n,o,,II
become the manufacturing cartor
convention POT down n tho roo, me-
of its session and # var,, soop do
veroped that most Of ito leading doIe-
gates are ont to devise q scbane for
checking credit" losses
G. G. Adams Of AIansfard ca d.,
clared that nine-tentbs of tho n,arcan-
tile failures I'm the South u-ara duo 70
the failure Of the merchants 70 ooI,oo+t
their bills He said that one rooso,,
whv so MANY stores hold bundr,,ds 81
dollars in had Debts IS the nars,sta,,o,-I
Of the farmer in sticking IN the cotton
crop as his sole resource and revenue
Adams said he knew Of number az
cases where merchants bad a6,,isod
their falling debtors to change fror,J
cotton to corn as means Of recounir ..
their losses He said that IN MT oro
case had this system failed tn nsy 81
the debts
W. l.. Doris. ~ Douglas d.cIarar,
that the Daid m customer ia tho r,o,.
chants greatest asset and W r Cham
man urged merchants 70 train ther.
selves and their sons so that thew viii
make IS much OF a profession Of tbeir
brsipeee &c do 5oc+ore ,,5' ,,+ -.