The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-08
ALL LPREPAREDFOR ,. CONGRESSOF SOUTH Southern Commercial Con-
 gress Opens Today CROWDS POURING IN Novel Methods Used to Advertise the Meeting-Many Distinguished
 Men Will Address Body.
 Several Arrive
CROWDS POURING IN

Nashville. April 7.-crowds S ai-
 ready begun to pour into ae for
 the annual Southern Con s l con gress, which will meet tc S for a three days session. Pr S ons have been made for 10000 % and the early arrivals indicate 'SS SS his number
 will doubtless be res O.
 From the pulpit a z AS Nashville churches the preachf ounced the con gress today and nded the move- msnt as one which so directly con nected with the educational and spiritual advancement of the south that 1t merits the hearty support of all relgous organi- zations.
 Through the courtesy of the Cumber- land Telephone and Telegraph company messages were sent today to every one of the business subscribers of that or ganization in the state of Tennessee, Ken lucky, Mississippi and Louisiana advising them of the opening of the congress to- morrow
 Many Prominent Speakers Maurice Francis Egan, United States minister to Denmark: E. Dana Durand. director of the United States census; A. C. True, director of the experiment sta- tions of the department of agriculture, and many other prominent speakers who are to participate in the programme ar rived today.
 Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida. president of the congress, has been here several days, and Senator Newlands of Nevada; Herbert Knox Smith, United States commissioner of corporations; Chairman B. r. Yoakum of the Frisco railway; Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia. and other men who are to appear on early programme have advised the con- gress officials that they have started for this city.
 Senator Fletcher will call the congress to order at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning after Governor Hooper welcomes the vis- itors to Tennessee, and the features of the first general meeting will be an ad- dress by President Craighead of Tulane University on The Educational Bene- factions of the South and an address | by Minister Egan on Danish Dairying.' Is First of Series
 "This will be the first of series of 90 addresses Mir. Egan will make throughout the south on the same sub. feet under the auspices of the Southern Commercial congress-
 Tomorrow afternoon conferences will be held on waterways, extension teaching
 in agriculture, forestry. real estate, good roads, cooperative marketing, the Page bill, health and cotton handling and fi- nancing. Hundreds of special papers on these subjects from all parts of the Uni- ted States will be read.
 Throughout the three days conferences will continue on special subjects and each dey thcre will be at least one general meeting in which all delegates will par ticipate The memorial meeting to be held Tuesday in honor of the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp the father of the Boys Corn cluh idea will be notable among the general sessions.
 Other subjects to be discussed in con- ference are: Sheep and goat raising, horse and mule breeding southern pine beetle, apple and pear growing. beef and, dairy cattle poultry raising. nut growing. hog raising, small grains and wood lot maintenance.
 Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio will be the chief speaker at a general meet ing Tuesday evening. Ills subject will be "Agriculture, the Basis of the Nations Strength"