Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
SEEK 81, 800 FOR
1878 GEORGIA
CORN SHOW
Chamber. of Commerce Commit
tees Solicit Funds to Promote
Raising of Grain in State,

Following the luncheon al the Ma
jestic Hotel. at which 80 leading
business men Of Atlanta were gath
cred to discuss the necessity Of aX-
tending the boys corn club work in
Georgia, President Wilmer l. Moore,
Of The Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce,
to-day announced the appointment Of
committees who viii solicit subscrip-
lions to the Chamber Of Commerce
fund to meet the expenses Of the 1913
annual Georgia Corn Show.
Approaching the importance to
Georgia OF the corn club work. r. o.
Hastings. chairman Of the agricul-
tural committee Of the Chamber of
Commerce. made the announcement
to-day that in the event $500 is
raised for this years Corn Show, he
will contribute $3.50, or one-tenth @:
the amount
W. J. Lowenstein. Of the Norris
Company, was 20 impressed by the
accounts OF the large quantities Of
food products which Georgia buys
from outside the State and so strong
ly in favor Of encouraging the corn
club work, that he sent in a sub
scription Of 500. along with sus-
gestion that the Chamber should offer
three cash prizes for the three larg-
cot yields Of corn to the acre.
Strong letters with promises Of CO.
operation have been received from A.
c. Fisher. division manager for the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany W. G. Manley. president OF the
Bankers Trust Company; Z. p. Nc
Burney. president of the Empire Cot
ton oil Company; w A. Stentz man
ager Of the John Deer Pillow Company,
and f. X Ward, president OF the
Bombayreed Company, and many
others
Here are the committees named.
Hardware-R w. Peoples. chair
man, King Hardware Company w.
y. NeWill and S. c. Dinkins.
Real Estate-Charles r. Glover,
William j. Davis, b. NJ. Grant. DR. Il.
G Jones, j. S. Slicer, J. Pope Brown,
Charles r. Hawkins and T.. Rivers.
Telephones and Telegraphers-W
T. Gentry, ". G. PEBBLES, J. Epps
Brown, C. II. Usher. J. NJ. b. Hox-
sey A. NJ Beatty. J. r. A. Hobson and
II. C. Worthen.
Hotels. Lee Barnes, II. n. Dut-
ton, A. r. Kean, J. f. Letton and
Fred Houser.
Public Men and Capitalists-Robert
r. Maddox, David Woodward, w.
Woods White, Robert J. Lowry, John
u Mummy
Press-Clark Howell, chairman; J.
r Gray. Foster Coates. DIR. II, r.
Stockbridge. T. p. Hunnicutt.
Retail Trade-Ivan L. Allen, chair
man. II. G. Hastings, ], r. Hole
man. V. II. Kriegshaber. W. w. orr
W. S. Byck. L. J. Daniel, George w.
wilkins
Banks-W. L. Peel. chairman; John
s. Owens. w. s. Lounsbury, John +.
Murphy. J. s. Floyd, Joseph A. Nc
Cord, j. X. Ottley, Henry w. Davis
Fertilizers-H. c. Fisher. chairman;
r n. Stewart. J. r. Porter. J. w.
White Nell r. Wilkinson.
Wholesale Trade-Lynn Fort, J. X.
orr. II. b. Wey, H. Y. McCord, w
H. Kiser b. NJ. Hood.
Live Stock-W. II. White, Jr, ia
cob W. Patterson, T. r. Sawten w.
G. Harper
Grain and Mins-W. l. Fain, w. S.
Duncan, J. b. Whitman, G. e. Cav
erly.
Cotton and Cotton Mills-C. b.
Howard, c. A. NiColson, Il. $ Ehney,
Samuel A. Carter, Allen Johnson, Os-
car Elsas. w r. B. Whittier, G. b.
Scott
Implements-W. j. Dabney, NJ. r.
Holahan W. II, Stentz, Julius Feidel-
man, Clyde l.. King.