The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-06
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
FOR LAND CONGRESS
Farm Movement Committee
of Civic Chamber Takes
Action

AT a meeting yesterday afternoon of
the farm movement committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, Joseph ..
Thompson, chairman, the campaign for
! .he next meeting of the Alabama Land
congress was launched The commit
| tee was enthusiastic on the object and
purposes of the convention and intends
to help make it one of the most inn
rortant events ever held in the south.
To this end it will cooperate in ev-
cry way possible to make 1t a sue
cess
The members approved the sugges-
tion of the management of the land
congress that prominent men identified
with this line of work be invited to
participate; that the cities and towns
of the state be solicited to cooperate
ana that the newspapers of Alabama
oe asked to give publicity to the OBJ
jects of the convention so that the
entire state of Alabama may become
interested in the next meeting of the
lana congress 1t was stated during the
meeting that If organization as
thoughtful citizens believe is possible,
could add a billion dollars to the land
ed wealth of Alabama within 10 years
il was a movement promising more
for the state than all else combined of
development character.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented and unanimously adopted
Whereas, the success of the next
meeting of the Alabama State Land
congress to be held in Birmingham on
November 4, 5, and 8, 1913, will re-
dound to the great advantage of the
sequence all portions of the state should
be Interested in the same; therefore,
be it
Resolved. by the farm movement
committee of the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce that the cities of Mont
gomery, Mobile. Admission, Gadsden,
Huntsville, Selma and the Decaturs,
as well as smaller towns of the state,
be requested to join in giving pub
licIty to this meeting and lend their
valuable cooperation toward the sue
Cess of the same.
Whereas. it is important to the
success of the next annual meeting Of
the Alabama State Land congress that
men lutnLllleu with agri-
cultural development should be invited
to participate in such meeting; there
fore, be it
Resolved, by the farm movement
committee of the Birmingham Cham
ber of Commerce that the Chamber II
Commerce, as such, be requested to
tender joint invitations to such per-
sons as may be selected to attend this
meeting by the management of the
land congress.
Resolved, that the Alabama con-
gressionsl delegation at Washington be
requested to urge the attendance Of
Secretary of Agriculture David r
Houston on the approaching meeting.
whereas, the objects of the Ala
hanla State Land congress are to adj
vance the agricultural DEVELOPMENT of
the state and encourage co-operation
between the citizens of the towns and
cities with those of the rural districts
In every way possible that can aid in
securing this result: therefore. be il
Resolved. by the farm movement
committee of the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce that the newspapers of
the state and especially those OF Br-
mingham. be are are hereby urgently
requested to keep tho objects of the
land congress constantly before theic
readers to the end that the entire state
cf Alabama may be brought into ac-
tive co-opera ton with said objects
plans and purposes of this organiza-
ton"