Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
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1878 GEORGIA
CORN SHOW
Chamber Of Commerce Commit
tees Solicit Funds to Promote
Raising Of Grain in State,

Following the luncheon at the Ma
jestic Hotel, at which 50 leading
business men Of Atlanta were gath
cred 10 discuss the necessity Of ex-
tending the boys corn club work in
Georgia, President Wilmer L. Moore.
Of the Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce.
to-day announced the appointment 81
committees who win solicit subscrip-
tons 10 the Chamber OF Commerce
fund 10 meet the expenses Of the 1913
annual Georgia Corn Show.
Approaching the importance to
Georgia Of the corn club work, II. q.
Hastings. chairman Of the agricul-
tural committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. made the announcement
to-day that in the event $500 Is
raised for this years Corn Show, he
will contribute $3.50, or one-tenth -
the amount
W. J. Lowenstein. Of the Norris
Company was 80 impressed by the
accounts Of the large quantities Of
food products which Georgia buys
from outside the State, and so strong
ly in favor Of encouraging the corn
club work, that he sent in a sub
scription OF 800. along with a sug-
gestion that the Chamber should Offer
three cash prizes for the three larg-
est yields OF corn to the acre.
Strong letters with promises Of CO.
operation have been received from A.
c. Fisher. division manager for the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany; w G. Manley, president Of the
Bankers Trust Company; E. p. Nc
Buiney, president OF the Empire Cot
ton Oil Company; w 4. stentz, man
ager of the John Deer Plow Company.
and f. K Ward, president of the
Bombayreed Company. and many
others
Here are the committees named.
Hardware-R. w. Peoples chair
man, King Hardware Company; w.
r. Newill and s. c. Dinkins.
Real Estate-Charles +. Glover,
william J. Davis, b. Nj. Grant, DR. r.
G. Jones, j. S. Slicer, J. Pope Brown,
Charles r. Hawkins and f. Rivers.
Telephones and Telegra phers-W.
r. Gentry. w. G. PEBBLES. j. Epps
Brown, G. n. Usher, J. NJ. r. Hox-
sey, A. n. Beatty. J. r. A. Hobson and
II. G. WOrthen.
Hotels. Lee Barnes, II. n. Dut-
ton, A. r. Kean, J. F. Letton and
Fred Houser.
Public Men and Capitalists-Robert
r. Maddox, David Woodward w.
Woods White, Robert J. Lowry, John
e. Murphy.
Press-Clark Howell. chairman; J.
r. Gray. Foster Coates. DR. II. e.
Stockbridge, T. p, Hunnicutt.
Retail Trade-Ivan r. Allen, chair
man; H. @. Hastings, J. 7, HOLE
man. V. H. Kriegshaber, w. w. Orr
w. S. Byck, l.. ]. Daniel George w.
wilkins.
Banks-w. L. Peel. chairman; John
$. owens w. S Lounsbury, John +.
Murphy. j. S. Floyd, Joseph A. Nc
Cord, J. X. Ottley, Henry w. Davis.
Fertiiizers-H. e. Fisher, chairman,
T. N. Stewart. J. r. Porter, J. w.
White. Nell r. Wilkinson.
Wholesale Ira dc-Lynn Fort, J. K.
Orr, H. Il. Wey, n. Y. McCord w.
H Kiser, 3. NJ. Hood.
Live Stock-W. II. White, Jr., ia
cob W. Patterson, 7. r. Sawtell, w.
c. Harper.
Grain and Mills-W. L. Fain, w. S.
Duncan, J. h. Whitman, c. f. Cav
erly.
Cotton and Cotton Mills-C. b.
Howard. c. A. Nicolson, e. S. Ehney,
Samuel A Carter, Allen Johnson, Os-
car Elsas, w. r. b. Whittier, G. b.
Scott.
Implements-W. ]. Dabney, NJ. f.
Holahan, w. II, Stentz, Julius Feidel-
man, Clyde l.. King.