The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-10

erer, and Charles 4. Douglas general
counsel.
Mr.. Saunders is president OF the
realty firm of William H. Saunders 4
Co., and is one of the resident d.
rectOrs of the congress. Mr.. Douglas
is a well-known attorney and also
a resident director.
Mr.. Dave, prior TO December,
1908, was secretary of the CONNER
cial Club of Montgomery, Ala, in
which city the Southern commercial
congress movement started. He is one
Of the vice presidents OF the South
trn commercial Secretaries AssOcla-
ton and a director of the American
Association of Commercial EXecu-
tives.
Senator Duncan L. Fletcher, OF
Florida. president OF the southern
{ commercial Cons ress, made the fol-
lowing statement today:
The work Of he southern COM
mercial Congress is broader than eyer
and its efficiency stronger. 1t, pros
pert, and support are greater than
ever before. The organization has
worked it's way into the approval Of
the South and the country Its serv-
ice has been recognized as invalu-
able. 1t has grown steadily with
the knowledge OF its work, and will
continue to broaden and strengthen
its service.
Mr.. Dave said:
THE congress has entered upon a
new epoch in its history, with great
err prospects for service and with
complete success before it. The con-
gress has a distinctive field of serv-
ice, having as it's territory a homo
geneOus section OF the nation with
its peculiar problems.
DR.. Owens gave out the following
THE Southern Commercial Cor.
gress is doing aggressive work along
seven distinctive lines.
First, the semi-centennial years
are presenting to the world the
South's magnificent recovery after
the lapse of fifty years The first
and second congresses held in Atlanta
and Nashville, respectively. have
pointed out the physical. agriculture
al and educational recovery of tn,
South. The next, to be held at Mo
bile. Ala, will set forth the CONNER
cial recovery OF the South. 1t viii
occur at the actual opening Of tn,
Panama canal. and will be an inter
national event
Second. as the agent of the All
south conference. the congress /
leading in a campaign of cO-Opera
tive advertising, whereby guild
book to be known as the Lure o
the Land" with an issue of five mil
lion, made in regulation size to fl
into the railroad racks of the world
will divert a just proportion OF tn
three hundred thousand tourists VIII
cross the continent annually to com
by the way of the South Under pres
cnt conditions only twenty thousan
take the Southern route.
Third. the permanent southern eN
| hibit is now assuming definite forl
AS an Interpretation of the resource
of the South. This is possibly tn
contest single achievement of III
congress. The exhibit hall contain
rf'v-iivc hundred square feet, nm
sixteen great columns dedicated I
the State of its territory. The yisi
crs who come to Washington from Il
States of the Union and all countri'
of the world are thus enabled % 5,
the South's varied products.
Fourth David l.ubin. the America
delegate to the International Inst
tutc of Agriculture of Rome. ltal
presided over conference al Il
fourth annual convention of the col
crcsS held in Nashville. which 90,
>idcred the question OF the t.uropra
\ systems of rural credits. Twenty 50
en States We're represented n 4
conference. As a result. he 90
yresS is now assembling rommi
sion IL 80 abroad to study the sy
tens OF Agricultural finance. in ord
that some systems may be retol
rlended to solve the rural inanci
problems of the United States.
Fifth. the congress is cenGuctil
a national campaign in advocacy
federal aid for vocational edu, tiC
When the Page-Wilson bill n,
pending. is enacted into law. on,
the greatest problems OF the count
will be solved. in that provision W
he made for the education q. I