The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
thousand leading women OF the South
Commercial Expedition To LATIN

thousand leading women OF the South
Commercial Expedition To Latin
America
At the close of the convention the
Southern Commercial Congress will
conduct q trade tour to Latin-Amer-
lea This will include a visit to every
city and port Of consequence in South
ern and Central America Commits
sioners. appointed by governors of the
States. mayors of the largest cities,
commercial organizations. and mer-
chants and bankers who wish to make
the tour. will make up the personnel
of the trade expedition.
Special Cruise To Panama Canal.
In order to meet the requirements
Of those who are unable to take the
entire South American tour a special
cruise has been arranged to Panama
and Central America under the Su-
spices of the. Southern Commercial
Congress. The party will sail by
specially chartered steamer from Mo-
bile for a seventeen-day cruise and
will be in Panama for the official ex-
ercises and inspection of the Canal in
connection with the South American
Trade Tour. Owing to the great pop
ularity OF this cruise and the limited
number Of berths available, Immediate
registration is imperative.
Booming The Convention.
To describe the great NTH annual
convention OF the Southern CONNER
cial Congress, Hon. John Barrett, Dr.
rector General OF the Pan-American
Union. and DR.. Clarence ]. Owens,
Managing Director of the Southern
Commercial Congress, left Washing
ton on September 18th and delivered
addresses under auspices Of CONNER
cial organizations in the principal cit
les of the sixteen Southern States.
Panama Canal On Wheels.
One of the most unique methods to
arouse interest in the approaching
of the Panama Canal. and
the immense trade expansion that will
follow the Canals opening, has been
launched by the Southern Commercial
Congress and the Mobile Chamber of
Commerce and Business League.
This Is a Panama Canal on
Wheels" which is now touring the
United States for the next few weeks
before the Mobile convention.
The Panama Canal on Wheels"
consists of a special car containing a
complete working model Of the Pan
ANA Canal. The model was prepared
from government plans of the Canal
and constructed under direction of
he official matchmaker Of the 18TH
nian Canal Commission. A miniature
Titanic is taken through the canal 40
hat the spectator can see as In no
,ther way the real Canal.
The Southern Commercial Congress-
Any statement OF the history and
purposes OF the Southern Commercial
Congress must necessarily be a gen.
raj statement The history OF the
congress Is a considerable topic within
tself, and the purposes of the or
;anization are so exalted and SO num-
rous that to cover these subjects
ointly would necessitate a large book. {
The history [ the Congress Is q
tory Of the conception of an idea !
nd Of the creation of an organization
o put forth an effort based on this {
lea I
August 1908, Mr.. W. B. Register, {
rho was then Secretary Of the Cham {
er of Commerce at Chattanooga, 8
enn., sent out call to the presidents I
nd the secretaries Of chambers of c
ommerce, boards of trade and SIM I
ar organizations to meet in Chatta-
ooga for the exchange Of ideas and