Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-06
MERCHANTS
POURING INTO CITY
FOR BIG GATHERING
Three Thousand Are-Expected
to. Participate in Conven-
tio1 and See the Exposition
of Atlanta Products

With the arrival of the first trains
Monday morning the merchants of the
south commenced pouring into Atlanta
for the second session of the SoutherH
Merchants, convention.
From every part of Dixie the VISITORS
are coming and on Tuesday at 10 o'clock
in the morning. when the first business
session will be called to order in Taft
hall by Chairman ]. X. Orr. it is said
that fully 5000 merchants viii have
gathered here.
There were no regular meetings Mon
day, but each visiting merchant. on
his arrival at the depot was met by
one or more of the members OF the
giant reception committee OF Atlanta
travelling men, and was then escorted to
the auditorium. where he registered.
and received a coupon book emitting him
to admission to the numerous enter
tainments planned by the Atlanta Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
under whose auspices the convention Is
held.
SEEING THE CITY
During the day Monday the visitors
are being left in the hands Of the re-
ception COMMITTEES, which is busy shows
ing the merchants the different points OF
interest in the city.
The only general gathering OF dele
gates win be the theater party Monday.
Practically all Of the seats in the Fors
syth theater have been engaged in the
evening by the local association. and all
visiting merchants will be Atlanta
Il - - Fs~ss.
ture of the entertainment programs has
been I'm charge OF Paul p. Reese and
capable committee and is to be one OF
the most interesting occasions of 'Mer-
chants week."
From Monday night through Friday
practically every minute of the mer-
chants time will be taken up in excur-
sions and entertainments under the au-
spices of the local association.
The Merchants and ManHfacturers'
association sent out more than 50.0e9
invitations to attend the convention TO
merchants with whom the Atlanta
wholesalers and jobbers do business.
Two days after the first batch of ire
vitations had been mailed, acceptances
started coming back, and Secretary
Harry T. Moore stated Monday that he
is still receiving answers at the rate OF
$50 per day.
MANY BIG DELEGATIONS.
The fact that the convention is to be
in session during the Atlanta Manufac-
turers exposition. for which reduced
rates to Atlanta have been put on By
the railroads. is going far to swell tho
attendance this year. Mr.. Moore states
that about twenty different towns, sew
cral of which are in other states than
Georgia. are sending delegations of
from fifteen to twenty-five merchants
Practically every southern city viii be
represented by one or more delegates
The several business sessions of the
convention will be taken up by discuss
sion of topics of interest and Importance
to every dealer in the south, and NUM-
Der of we'll known business men wih
be speakers.
The following is the program of enter
tainment:
Monday p. m.-Vaudeville.
Tuesday, p. m.--Baseball game cat"
lanta VS. Montgomery.
Thursday, 1 p. m-Reception at Pied
mont Driving club.
Thursday, p. m.-Barbecue at Ponce
de Leon springs.
Friday-Visits to Atlanta Manufacture
ers' exposition.