Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-19
ALBANY PLANS FOR
PECAN EXPOSITION
Board of Directors Named to
Arrange for Mammoth
Display


Albany. Ga. Nov. 1.-THE second
meeting called BY the Albany chamber
1f commerce Of those interested in es-
tablishing a pecan exposition in Albany
was held Thursday afternoon in the
office OF Secretary E. B. Adams. in the
city ha1L The plan was discussed in
detail subscriptions taken 20 help de-
Fray the expense OF the exposition. form
81 organization decided upon. arrange
nients made for a store room and Off
GERS and directors and several commit
tees named.
II will be remembered that some
several weeks ago the chamber OF
commerce started a movement for p
pecan exposition. The proposed expo
sftf0n was discussed among local pecan
men and great interest was aroused A
meeting followed OF all those Interested
in the pecan industry In the Albany dis
trict at which time Secretary Adams
outlined the plans for the exposition
The idea at once became popular and
committee OF Judge sam smith and
Secretary Adams was appointed to ar
range all details. report as TO a plan
OF organization. prepare all details and
then 20 call another meeting OF the Pc
can interests. That meeting was held
yesterday.
A general discussion was entered into
As to the exposition and finally all
agreed on the plan TO organize in the
form OF a corporation to be. known as
the Albany District Pecan exchange,
with a capital stock limited TO s2.500.
par value OF each share. SIS, each share
10 be paid for as follows: 80 per cent
cash and balance in ninety days. TWEEN
ty-one shares OF the stock were sub
scrfbed for az the meeting yesterday.
leaving only seven more shares to be
raised to provide sufficient funds for
the opening OF the exposition and for
maintaining the exhibits for one year.
A store room in a prominent part OF
the business district OF the city will be
rented and maintained as the office OF
the chamber OF commerce and the
pecan exposition. One thousand two
hundred and nineteen square feet viii
be given up 20 the pecan exposition in
the store room As planned now the
office OF the chamber Of commerce viii
be In the front OF the building. then in
the center and down each side OF the
building viii be placed the special
individual booths OF the pecan COM
panies interested. In the rear. extend
ing the width OF the store viii be the
general exhibit that win be maintained
BY the chamber OF commerce. This
exhibit win show the latest thing in
pecan development The exhibit viii
show all varieties OF the nuts. the
budding and grating process. the
spr0uting nuts. seedlings. the cluster
nuts on the trees. green nuts and ma
ture nuts. and all products made from
pecans. such as pecan candy. cake filler,
pecan oil. etc In addition certified rec
ords OF what the different groves and
different trees are doing and photo
graphs will be exhibited. In the indi-
vfdual exhibits the different companies
viii have charge Of their own display
and IL IS expected that a great num-
ner OF the booths viii be very attract
I've and complete.
A board OF directors was elected
Yesterday as follows: Messrs. sam w.
smith. Albany; c. NJ. Rood. Albany; DR..
~ r. Jackson. BacOnton: ". p. Billiard.
Albany. and DR.. ]. w. Gillespie. Albany.
The directors met after the meeting and
elected the following officers: DIR. J. W.
Gillespie. president; DR.. r p. Jackson.
Baconton. vice president: Judge Sam
Smith. Albany. treasurer. and Eugene
b. Adams. secretary OF the chamber OF
commerce. secretary.
The exposition will be under the SUI
pervision Of a Joint board OF control
from the chamber OF commerce and the
pecan exchange
The following membership committee
was appointed: Messrs. Harry u. Jack
son. Baconton. chairman; A. d. Gait.
Albany: J. Fl. Girardeau. IT., Albany;
s X. Barnwen, BacOnton: ]. B. Miller.
BacontOn-
The following finance committee was
named. Judge sam Smith. chairman.
Albany; A. Fl. Ellis. Albany; H. L.
jackson. BacontOn-
The following committee on arrange
nent was named: J. II. Girardeau. Jr-.
Albany. chairman; J. c. Britton. Albany;
Harry Z. Jackson. Baconton; J. ". Gil
tespie. Albany; w p. Bullard, Albany.
The committee on arrangement Of the
general exhibit was named by the board
Of directors as follows: p. GIL. AL
bany; J. II. Girardeau. Jr.. Albany; DR..
r. P. Jackson. Bacontons s. f Barn
well. Baconton. ]. NJ Tiff. Albany.
Those in charge Of the exposition
plans are making an effort to open the
exposition on the afternoon or even