The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-13


discussion, What Alabama lands Will
produce and are producing" will be par
ticipated in by w. r. Garth, Huntsville;
Clarendon Davis. Huntsville; John l..
Kanl, Birmingham; c. G. Abercrombie,
Montgomery: r. r. Poole, Uniontown;
Robert Moulthrop, Eufaula R. e. Lam
bert, Darlington, and II. Riederman,
Chronicle
How the commercial organizations
of Alabama can aid during the develop-
ment of agricultural resources of the
state and secure desirable Settlers
will be participated in by Joseph O.
Thompson of the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce, f. Kohn, for the Mont
gomery Business leauge, and L. c. Ir-
vine of the Mobile Chamber of Com
merce and Business league.
Organization Perfected
With permanent organization effected
and the father OF the movement Col
N. T.. Thompson of Mobile, elected pres
ident, the Alabama State Land congress,
in the opening session today inaugurated
a campaign of exploitation OF Alabama
land resources which is expected to re-
suit In untold benefit to the common
wealth
Statesmen. bankers, farmers pub
IIicists. citizens from every section Of
the state, gathered this morning in the
Battle House auditorium. pursuant to
the call Of the Mobile Chamber OF Com
merce and Business league. and opened
the first annual state gathering in the
interest of the agricultural interests
of the state.
The addresses of welcome were de-
livered by Major schwarz and John n.
cochrane. Mr. cochrane spoke as fol-
lows
Cochrane's Speech
"Gentlemen Of the Alabama Land Con-
gress:
III is my privilege and appreciated
pleasure to present 10 you message
of welcome to Mobile on behalf of ap-
proximately 5000 as loyal and progress
give business and professional men as
were ever banded together for the up
building of city
"One of the most important under
takUns of this membership of the Mo-
bile Chamber of Commerce and Bus
mess league is the development of the
uncuItivated acres of our productive
land. for our success and the progrees
OF our state Is more largely dependent
upon agricultural development and the
lringing In of a population to Guilt
vate our millions Of acres of open land
than on any other one thing Therefore
the Chamber of Commerce and Bus
mess league has called you together Ia
This congress to discuss and effect
ways and means Of obtaining this re-
suit and bringing to Alabama $1,000
odO. 600 of additional investment in farm
lands.
"It was said by the lamented apostle
If southern agriculture. Dr Seaman A
Knapp, who was probably the best
posted Of any man In recent times as
! 10 agricultural conditions all over the
world, that the south has a germinat-
ing power five times as great as any
other section of our country With
mis- knowledge being daily corrobor-
| ated and impressed upon us by the
| actual production in and about US.
| am convinced that all we need is peo-
ME 10 nut under cultivation these rnanv
! millions of. acres lying idle in all parts
of our state.
| '.'ro effect this some concerted aud
CO. tive action should be taken by
| ali the agencies working to this end.
| We are today in assembly here making
start that ] sincerely hope and be-
| lieve will be the beginning of an era
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