El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-06

Commercial Congress Pre-
sents Lesson in Value of
Combined Effort.
NASHVILLE MEETING
TO BE NOTABLE ONE

Nashville, Tenn, April 6.-The
Southern Commercial congress. in com
bination with the Waterways confer
ence, viii present to the wdrId a
unique lesson in the value of combined
effort when IL meets in this city for
its fourth annual three day conference.
April S to 10. For four years the heads
Of southern politics. science and com
merce have been banded together. in an
organization looking toward the ad-
vancement OF the south and with each
succeeding convention their scope has
enlarged and interest in their project
increased till this year the organiza-
ton meets with list Of speakers in
Guiding the leaders Of every southern
movement Of Importance, an assured
attendance running well into the thou
SANDS and program Of subjects TO
oe discussed that viii vitality effect
every man, woman and child below the
Mason and Dixon line and interest not
e few Of those above
Bailey to Address the Meeting,
Inc men who VIII lead the debate on
the ollIerent questions that face the
southern farmer, merchant and edu-
cauonallst VIII include senator Joseph
" Bailey. Of Texas, governor B. W.
Hooper OF Tennessee. Maurice +. Egan.
United States minister TO Denmark,
David Lubin.- delegate Of the United
States to the International Institute
Of Agriculture, Rome Italy represen-
tative John H Small, Of North Caro-
lima, and senator Francis G. NcWlands
OF Nevada, besides many heads OF
southern educational projects and a
large number Of leading merchants.
In addition TO the waterways con
ference, which will hold session on
april and to devise and vote upon
ways to increase and render more eff
1lclent Ehe vast waterway mileage OF
the south, the Southern Commercial
congress will consider cooperative
dairying, the Page educational bill,
good roads, small grains, real estate,
forestry, nut growing. poultry raising,
cooperative marketing, horse and mule
breeding. cotton soils, the extension Of
teaching, drainage, hog raising. fruit
raising and the care and culture OF
cattle.
Experts to Treat Subjects.
Each OF these subjects VIII be
treated by experts, has an interested
coterie Of southern delegates. who
started today 10 drop off the incoming
trains and thrOng the streets Of Nash
Vile Already their numbers run well
into the hundreds, and from the talk
I'm hotel Hobbies today IL is estimated (
that the present meeting viii draw the
largest attendance of any convention
Of recent years in the south.
Hooper to Welcome Delegates.
Governor B. W Hooper, of Tennes-
see viii welcome the delegates on
Monday Incorporating in his address :
Hickory" in whose honor, Nashville ]
his birthplace, was selected as the
convention city
Closely following governor Hooper
IN the list of speakers. is senator Jo-
seph W. Bailey, Of Texas, who VIII
address the meeting on The Missis-
sippi Valley" After these two open
ing addresses, Maurice F. Egan. United
States minister to Denmark, viii e1-
plain the cooperative dairying systems
of Denmark heading the regular pro-
An interesting feature OF the con-
vention win be the memorial services
IN honor of the late DR.. Seamon A.
Knapp, whose educational efforts
among the farmers did much to bring
the south out of the financial and in
dustrial stress Of ante-bellum days
The first feature OF the Knapp me-
mortal exercises VIII be parade OF
farm boys on the afternoon OF April y
the parading farmers ending thelr
Journey at the auditorium, where pre-
siding officer Walter H. Page and
other prominent men VIII address the
audience on the life and teachings of
the great sOutherner.
The waterways Conference.
The deliberations Of the Waterways
conference viii be largely supplement
airy to the National Rivers and Har-
bOrs congress, which mas lifted me
subject OF waterways into COMPEL
fng demand for attention through its
yearly convention at Washington At
the present meeting the orators and
delegates viii take up ana discuss the
Dolicv Of that body in calling for an
eTpenditure Of $4,000, 600 on the ma
tons waterways for the next ten
years. or TO so place q bond issue
that all worthy waterway proleclS may
1.a pursued at one time. thus placing
fbe burden Of the development on pos
ferltv. A vote viii be taken on these
two contemplated methods Of better
- the nations waterways and the
Recommendation Of the majority VIII
he made known to the officers Of the
National Rivers and Harbors confer
ence.