The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-12

WAS MADE HERE TO-DAY
OF THE PROGRAM OF
THE FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS, WHICH WILL BE HELD
~ MOBILE, ALA, OCTOBER 25-29.
THE CONVENTION WILL BE HELD
AT THE SAME TIME THE PANAMA
CANAL is THROWN OPEN TO THE
COMMERCE OF THE WORLD.
The NTH annual convention OF the
Southern Commercial Congress holds
Tar deeper meaning than has attached
to any previous convention. Other
meetings have accomplished much
more than their design embraced but
added to the nationwide scope of the
program for the Mobile convention it
has the character Of an historical
event because 1t Ia an international
celebration Of the opening OF the Pan
anna Canal.
It will inspire wider, more thor
ough study OF inter-American coon
orn1ee. trade and production than could
posgib2y be brought about In any other
way. It will result in a permanent
and Fncreasing appreciation by the
world OF the great work now nearing
completton-
The State of Alabama at its great
est seaport. Mobile, the nearest i'm
puwtAnt port to the Canal, has been
sekected an the host of the conven-
ttun-
In4eruattonaa Importance will attach
TO the program from day to day, and
at this convention will be presented
the report OF the Permanent American
| Ccnnzntsston on Agricultural Corpora
A.. - rrTSt
the aid and recognition of the leading
foreign governments in careful study
Of rural credits.
The convention theme will be: THE
Relation OF the United States to the
Panama Carfal, to Latin-Anerica and
20 World Commerce"
The convention program includes a
cruise to the Panama Canal by the
Delegates, where a bronze tablet COM
neusorattns the late Senator John T
Morgan, Father of the Canal Idea,
viii be placed in the Zone: squadron
Cd United States warships, a confer
enoe Of the commercial executives Of
the country under direction of NJ. B.
Trezevant, president of the New Or
leans Association of Commerce;
convention of the Woman's Auxiliary
Of the Southern Commercial Congress,
of which Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is
Honorary President, and Mrs. Thomas
N. Owen, of Alabama, Is President
General, and a great trade pageant in
Mobile.
OF especial significance will be the
participation Of the Latin merican
Republics in the convention. These
countries will be represented by dele
gates and their diplomatic representa-
lives in Washington.
DR. Clarence J. Owens. Of Maryland.
Managing Director of The South ern
Commercial Congress and Director
General of the Permanent American
Commission on Agricultural Corpora
ton, which returned last July from a
three-monGh's study of agricultural
CO. operation and rural credits of Eu-
rope, will report the commissions in
vestigations to the convention.
After the convention ends the South
ern Commercial Congress will conduct
q trade expedition, comprising COM
nnissioners appointed by the governors
Of the States, mayors of the largest
cities, and comercial organizations. to
South America and Central America
This expedition will be gone three
months in a chartered steamer of the
United Fruit Company, sailing from
Mobile, and will visit every commercial
cen4er of the Latin-American Repub-
lies.
The greatest array Of speakers that
ever attended a convention In this
country win address the delegates.
who VIII number 10000 representative
business men of the nation. President
Wilson. Secretary of State Bryan, and
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels are
among the speakers. Besides these
more than two score Of the most
prominent citizens in the United
states are on the program, including
Governor O'Neal OF Alabama, Director
General John Barrett. of the Pan
American Union, Senior Morales, Pan
ausau Minister to Washington, Min
lister Pezet of Peru, Minister Calderon
OF Bolivia, Mr.. John M. Parker OF
T,outsiansl. Col. Harvie Jordan of
Georgia. Col. Clarence Ousley of Texas,
Mr.. Bradford knight of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, Gen. Julian ;.
Carr OF North Carolina, Mr.. J. Rice
smith of Virginia, Mr.. Claude n. Ben
nett Of washington. D. c., Mr.. Will
liam Boyce of Chicago, Col. d. Z.
Collier, President of the Panama-Cali-
fornia Exposition: Lieut.. Col. William
Z. sibert Of the Isthmian Canal Com
rniesion. Senator Duncan u. Fletcher
of Florida, President of the Southern
Commercial Congress and Chairman
of the Permanent American Commis-
sion on Agricultural Cooperation. who
viii deliver the annual address; Sen
ators Bsnkhead and Clayton OF Ala
bana. Senator Vardannan OF Missts-
siopi, Senator Smith of Georgia, SEN
ator Ransdell OF Louisiana, Prof. E.
r. johnson OF the Isthmian Canal
Commission. Representatives Hobson,
Helm and Taylor of Alabama, and
many other Congressman and bust
ness leaders Of the country.
A GREAT PROGRAM
relieving is the complete program:
Opening Sessfon-Oct Al, 10 A. II.
Invocation.