The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-19
COMMISSIONS
TRIP ABROAD
IS POSTPONED
DISPATCH RECEIVED BY sEcRE-
VARY OF PENSACOLA CONNER
cIAL ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON Ys TRIP WILL
NOT BE MADE UNTIL MAY, 1915.


According to the interview given out
by Secretary Henderson, of the Pensa-
cola Commercial Association, yester-
day afternoon, the trip abroad OF the
commission TO study rural credit sys-
TENS under the auspices OF the South
erIl Commercial Congress has been
postponed for almost a year. Instead
OF going in June this year, the COM
mission will not go abroad until May,
1913.
The interview Of Mr.. Henderson is
as follows:
"A dispatch has been received stat
ing that Managing Director Dave of
the Southern Commercial Congress to-
day received a telegram from David
Iubin, American delegate to the Inter
national Institute OF Agriculture, at
Rome, Italy. urging the national COM
mission to go abroad under the direc-
tion of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress to study European methods Of
cooperative rural finance, to arrive in
May. 1913. instead OF June, 1912.
This will make the visit of the COM
next session Of the general assembly
Of the International Institute of Agrf-
culture. The executive officers OF the
Southern Commercial Congress have
agreed to this suggestion and urge
that all communities at once begin
Tue SluOy VI CO-ORCL dllNG IA Oh hAa1Oc
and arrange to raise the necessary
money to send their delegate.
Under these conditions. the direc-
tors of the Commercial Association
will decide at their next meeting
whether to continue with the election
OF delegates for the commission on
June 1st, or to delay same till next
spring
The following persons have an
nounced as candidates for the COM
mission to go to Europe under the di-
rection OF the Southern Commercial
Congress to study cooperative rural
credits:
c. F. Geek. Pensacola, Fla.
w. II. Harrison, Cottondale, Fla.
Leslie L. Hackney, Pensacola, Fla.
Geo. G. Covington, Pensacola, Fla.
Property owners of the counties of
Escamb1a, Santa Rosa, Walton, Wash
ington. Holmes, Jackson, Gadsden, LIB
erty, Calhoun, Leon, Wakulla and JEFF
ferson are requested to signify their
choice by writing signed letter.
naming their selection. to the Pensa-
Cola Commercial Association.
Such ballot is to be enclosed in an
envelope addressed to the Pensacola
Commercial Association and marked
ballot" Envelopes will be opened
and ballots counted by the committee
on June LIST.
The .canvassing committee shall con-
eist Of G. r. Dobson, president PEN
sacola Commercial Association, chair
man: Frank l.. Mayes, editor of The
Pensacola Journal; H. A. Felkel, editor
of the Pensacola Evening News; j. u.
H. Barker, editor of the Pensacolian;
G. r. Wilson, editor OF the Chipley
Verdict; ]. w. Carpenter, editor of the
Cottondale News; r. p. Mcintosh, edi-
tor of the Lynn Haven Tribune; o. c..
Moore, editor OF the Mariana Times
the Gadsden County Times, Quincy;
Milton A. Smith, editor of the True
Democrat, Tallahassee; II. w. John
Eon, editor of the Apalachicola Times;
r. e. Adkins, editor of the Monticello
News; Hub Allen, editor of the Milton
Gazette; r. w. Storrs, editor of the
DeFuniak Breeze; Ed Williams, editor
of the Holmes County Advertiser, Bon
ifay; j. p. Stokes, editor of the Grace
Vile Advertiser; @. M. West, editor Of
the Panama City Pilot.
The chairman OF the canvassing COM
mittee shall call a meeting May 18th
TO announce the candidates, and June
LIST TO canvass the ballots. Those
present shall constitute quorum Of
the committee.
The candidate receiving the highest
number OF votes shall be selected as
the member Of said commission to rep
resent the counties named herein.
The expenses Of the Investigation
and publication of the findings will be
about $4,000, which has been appor-
toned among the following counties
according to population, as follows: