The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-30
Directorate Composed of
Many New Members
Is Elected
ALBERT P. BUSH NEW
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Election of Officers and Passing of
Important Resolutions Feature
Last Day of Mobile
Convention

Mobile. October 29.-The seventh
Convention of the Southern Commercial
Congress was brought to a close to-
blight after a directorate composed of
resolutions upon important subjects
discussed had been passed. Soon after
elected those directors present met and
beard arguments of representatives of
oklahoma City and Houston in favor
Df their cities for the next convention
md elected officers. The directors will
seleet the next meeting place at some
Future date. Only the two cities men
ioned put in formal invitation for
he 1914 session.
These officers were elected: Presi-
fent. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher; first
dee president. IT'S. Southgate; second
zee president, Albert P. Bush, manag-
hg director; DIR. Clarence ]. Owens.
treasurer; and resident director, w. S.
Saunders.
About 40 of the delegates will leave
omorrow for a trip to the Panama
fnal-
Chief Resolution
Chief among resolutions adopted to-
bay was one instructing the directors
bf the congress to at once begin a
fystematized propaganda aiming at di-
ferting trade made possible by opening
he Panama canal to southern ports.
officials of the congress are ordered
0 do this as quickly as possible. An
Pther important resolution urges upon
| he United States Congress to put into
fleet as soon as practicable, a sys-
EN- of rural credits. This resolution
|xas adopted unanmoaly after it had
been pointed out in several speeches
bow the southern farmer is handi-
apped by lack of sound system Of
fredit and how much is lost to the
Pouth each year because of the absence
pr system In growing and handling
drops.
The federal government IS called
|lpon in another resolution to furnish
|'arly in each year the cotton spindle
capacity of the country so that the
producer may have an equal advantage
With the consumer in this respect The
congress also urged that cotton be
efaded at the gin under federal super
\ islon in order to save the great total
loss caused by taking samples from
|ales and that bonded warehouse re-
Eeipts be given certifying the correct
weight and grade of the product.
Other resolutions favored municipal
Fharves, upbuildng of the merchant
|narine, backed the American Bar as
fociation in its effort 10 arrange some
'lan TO shorten litigation and favored
Porreet vital statistics
Directors List
The nominating committee which report-
| ID on a set of directors worked on the
st for two days and the report today,
Fhleh was adopted showed many
hanges A majority of the members are
lew men. Those elected were:
Alabama: Albert p Bush, J. c. Haas
Mississippi: Oscar Newton. r. w.
Enllsaps.
louisiana Dir. Oscar Bowling, John M.
barker
Georgia; Col. Harvie Jordan, Daniel
Florida: Duncan IT, Fletcher. T. A.
South Carolina: Edwin w Robertson.
4. j. Matheson.
Tennessee: Leland Hume, Col T. R.
Preston.
virginia: Thomas S. southgate. ]. b.
|tggieston.
North Carolina: I1. L. Daughtridge. AL
pert E. Tate.
Maryland; Clarence ]. Owens, Charles
|sarroll
Missouri: George w. Simmons Jr.. DR..
A. Ross Hill.
West Virginia; Gus Northcut, ]. d.
pglesby.
Arkansas: William G. Hutton, c. r.
District of Columbia William III. Saun-
bers.
oklahoma: Benjamin J. Hennessey.
Texas: Adolph Bodt. Clarence Ousley
Kentucky: Bennett Fl. Young, John F.
Bible.
HobsOn Makes Talk
The last session of the congress tonight
WAS featured by an address of Congress-
man Richmond p. Hobson, here to attend
khe congress and TO further his political
campaign for United States senator in
which his opponent is Majority Leader
Underwood. Mr.. Hobson again reiterated
bis plea for larger navy He declared
that the opening of the Panama canal
you'd be greatly augmented in its infiu-
ence upon American commerce by the 5
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