The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-03
PROGRAMME FOR
LAND CONGRESSES
NOW MADE PUBLIC
Speakers Show Importance
of Big Conference to Be
Held in Birmingham
FEW SLIGHT CHANGES
ARE CONTEMPLATED
Object Is to Bring Prominent Work.
ers Together and Produce Data
to Induce Best Class of
Immigrants

Immigrants
The programme of the Alabama State
Land congress, to be held In Birmingham
the first week in November. has reached
stage of approximate completion, such as
to Justify its publication.
1t is announced that the assignments
are to be handled by experts in the va
rious branches of agriculture designated,
the purposes Of the management of the
land congress being twofold-by bringing
together the men who are doing things
in the way of improving products and
methods in cultiyating the land. the pos
sibilties of agricultural development will
be placed before the people of Alabama
inaa new light, and they will be stimu-
lated thereby to adopt similar plans for
themselves, while the aggregated presen-
tation of what is being accomplished by
Alabama farmers will be the best data
that sthe railroads and immigration work.
ers can obtain with which to induce those
classes of immigrants who are going into
Canada TO come 10 Alabama 1t is claimed
this movement will be an object lesson of
untold value to the advancement of ala
bama.
Speakers Not Yet Assigned
The speakers not yet assigned are those
who have asked a little time before maxi
ing definite announcement, but who have
each pledged themselves to be present
at the congress if nothing unforeseen pre-
vents. Among these are Congressman os-
car W. Underwood, David f. Houston
secretary United States department of ag-
riculture; Milton II. Smith. president
Louisville and Nashville railroad, and W.
w. Finley, president Southern railway
Below is given a tentative outline of the
four days work of the congress, subject
to changes and additions:
FIRST DAY-NOVEMBER l.
Address of welcome for the state of Ala
bama, Gov. Emmet ONeal
Address of welcome for the city of Br-
niingham, Mayor Culpepper Exum.
Address of welcome for farm movement
commmittee, Chamber of Commerce.
Response, to be filled by Business Men S
league of Montgomery.
| Address, Immigration, the Kind Ala
bama Desires and Should Obtain" John
l.. Burnett, chairman committee on nat
uralization and immigration, House of
Representatives, Washington.
/ Discussion, c. A. Wickersham, president
Atlanta and West Point railroad, and
heads of immigration departments OF
other railroads in Alabama.
| Address, "Alabama's Development and
the Railroads of Alabama Milton II
Smith, president Louisville and Nash
vile railroad; w. w. Finley, president
/ Southern railway
SECOND DAY-NOVEMBER s.
| Address, 1.-THE Call of the Soil" Claren
don Davis, chairman advisory commit
tee, Alabama State Land congress- presi-
dent Huntsville Bank and Trust COM
pany, Huntsville.
Address, 'Legumes and Their value,V r.
e. Lambert, proprietor Lamber Stock and
Seed farm, Darlington, Wilcox county,
Alabama.
Address, King Alfalfa" speaker to be
supplied.
>.seed Selection" G. I. McElderry presi-
dent Talladega Fertilizer and Manufac-
turing company, Talladega.
Address, Cotton" Col. James M. Smith
Colbert, Ca. Sam Mccall, champion cot
ton grower of the world, who has pro-
duced at the rate of eight bales to the
acre in Alabama.
Corn to be supplied.
wheat" to be supplied.
STANDARD Vegetables" speaker to be
supplied by Baldwin county, leading truck
county in Alabama.
Cattle" Frank I. Derby, Coatopa.
Hogs Clarke McAlpine, Talladega
MULES and Horses" w. d. McCurdy,
Lowndesboro.
Address, David +. Houston, secretary
United States department of agriculture.
Address, Capt. r. f. Kolb, commissioner
of apripultura- state of Ala hama
THIRD DAY-NOvEMBER g.
Address, Commercial Organizations and
the Farmer" William C. Radcliffe, secre-
tary Birmingham Chamber of Commerce;
Bruce Kennedy, secretary Business Mems
league, Montgomery; C. w. Roberts, sec
retary Chamber of Commerce, Gadsden;
and other commercial secretaries of the
state
Address, Rural Schools" Prof. N. r.
Baker, superintendent rural schools, Ala
bama department of education
Address, Rural conditions and Their
Betterments," speaker supplied by Mont
gomery Business Mems league.
Address. Corporation Between Business
Men of the City and the Farmer" James
b. Ellis, president Dallas Compress COM
pany, Selma.
Address, Reports on European Credits
as Applicable to Alabama" F. w. Mon
nish, president Tuscaloosa Coal, Land
and Iron company, delegate state of Ala
bama and Alabama Land congress on
American commission for study of rural
credits in foreign countries.
Discussion, by bankers of Alabama.
Address, Farm Demonstration Work
and Corn Clubs in Alabama Prof. l.. N.
Duncan, Alabama Polytechnic institute,
Auburn.
Address, Agricultural Education" Prof.
Charles C. Thach president Alabama
Polytechnic institute, Auburn.
Address, Good Roads, George A. Mel
son, special delegate International Good
Roads association, London of Decatur.
, FOURTH DAY-NOVEMBER 4
Address, Central and South American
Markets for Alabama Products, Sidney
Story, New Orleans.
Address, real estate men of the state.
Discussion of plans for perfecting Land
Congress organization.
Reports of committees.
Election of officers,