The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
REAL ESTATE MEN
| TO Be INVITED HERE
will Be Urged to Attend the
Alabama Land Congress
rO NAME DELEGATES
Gov. O'Neal to Issue Proclamation
70 NAME DELEGATES
Gov. O'Neal to Issue Proclamation
Appointing Mayor of Every In
J corporated Town to Discuss
Taxation Problem

The Joint meeting of the real estate
farm movement and immigration COM
mittees that was held some time back
WAS to bring the combined efforts OF the
chamber of Commerce of these commit
tees of the civic chamber into action for
the Alabama Land congress at the proper
kime and now that all other matters are
put of the way, the activity of these
eonmittees will be required.
Tt is proposed that the real estate COM
mittee join the Land congress in an in
ritation to the real estate men of the
state and urge them to come to the meet
ing here the first week in November
Tor it is these who should be directly in
kerested in the movement to be inaugu-
rated at that time for more farmers for
khe idle lands of Alabama.
The invitation extended by the banks
pf Birmingham to the bankers of the
state to come to this congress is already
bearing fruit for number have sent in
their replies TO headquarters of the Land
congress signifying their intention of be-
ing present, and there are matters that
will come before the congress other than
this one of going after settlers that will
Drove of interest to the bankers and bust-
hess in general of the state.
! The local committee of the Chamber Of
commerce that has been at work on the
great problems of taxation, not only as
affecting Birmingham, but as bearing on
the prosperity of the state will have made
Its report before that time to the local
body, and as this matter has already
deceived the attention of the congress
khe chairman of the local committee
Harry U. Sims will present the conclu-
|sions of his committee to the congress
ft is believed this matter alone will prove
| of great value to Alabama, for it is in
Educational work before such classes as
|wil attend this congress that matters
|pf state Importance can be best thrashed
put free from the bias or taint of politics
|pr politicians.
A request has recently come to the con-
.gress for place on the programme for
|a representative from the National Soil
Fertility league with headquarters in Chi
|cago and as this is entirely germaine to
5he plans and purposes of the congress
|the request has been granted, and the
|name of the representative will be sup
Ipled by the land and industrial depart
knent of the Illinois Central railroad.
The management of the Land congress
will probably request from the newspapers
.pf Birmingham letter similar to that
'sent out by the banks to be sent to the
newspapers of the state giving them an
Invitation specially to come and get in
|dlrect touch with the plans and purposes
5f the Land congress so they can more
|lntelligently present these to their read
|ers
Immediately on the return of Governor
lD'Neal he will issue a proclamation ap-
pointing as delegates to the Land con-
|gress the mayor of every Incorporated
leown and city in the state. and urge their
attendance; also the editor or publisher of
every newspaper in the state will be
designated by him as a delegate to the
Land congress.