The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-27
LAND CONGRESS TO
ASSEMBLE HERE
Date for Gathering Set on
November 4, 5 and 6
IMPORTANCE OF WORK
J. o. Thompson Expresses Fope That
Entire State Will Be Behind Con-
venti0n to Make it the Sue
cess Ii Deserves
IMPORTANCE OF WORK

| The next annual meeting of the Ala
bama State Land congress will be held
! in Birmingham on November A. ) and 6,
1913
This was decided upon by the manage
men. of the land congress yesterday. The
meeting will be held under the auspices
of the farm movement committee of the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. act
Ing in the same capacity as did the Cham
ber of Commerce and Business league OF
! Mobile at the initial meeting In the Gulf
City last November
| Joseph o. Thompson is chairman of the
| farm movement committee of the local
Chamber of Commerce and is very en-
thusiastic over the coming convention. Mr..
Thompson enpoys the distinction of be-
/ ing the largest farm operator in Ala
bama, and is also vice president of tho
Alabama State Land congress. From the
inception of this movement he has been
warm supporter of It. and recently ex-
, pressed himself as having gained knowl-
edge from his attendance on the Mobile
meeting that, he considered of incaIculable
benefit to him in mis- farm operations. He
is very much interested in making the
| next meeting a signal SUCCESS
| In discussing the approaching meeting
yesterday, Mr. Thompson said that the as
! sembling of men who were improving any
special crops. and their interchange OF
ideas and plans. was at any time valu-
! able. but now that the attention of Lead
ing men everywhere throughout the coun-
try was attracted to the menace of the in
creasing cost of living. Il was assuming
new interest and taking up more of pub
lie notice than ever before in the worlds
history.
illustrates the Value
illustrating the value OF this movement
and the approaching convention, Mr..
Thompson said 1t could be made for Bir-
mingham. the city, for Alabama. the
state and the south as q section what
the recent meeting of the Farm Credits
| association. held In Chicago ON April ..
was to that city and the northwest, OH
which occasion B. F. Yoakum, president
of the Frisco lines, made the startling
statement that the nation could save five
times the amount collected from all ar
ticles coming into this country through
the custom houses which figures he gave
at $a26, 10000. by saving the amount of
waste from field products suffered by
the farmers of the United States, which
latter amount he placed at 81, 7SS, 900, eco.
of which Alabama and the south were the
principal sufferers.
Give Wider Information
"The land congress-" said Mr. Thomp-
son, was organized not only to encour-
age improved methods in farming and
the diversification of crops, but also tn
give wider Information about the market-
ing of crops and improving living condi-
tions, so that Alabama could justly claim
and receive her share of desirable set
tiers"
This next meeting can assemble men
who will discuss intellgently all these
matters, and it can and should be made
Of incalculable benefit to Alabasna,' said
Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson said he hoped that P.r-
rnngham would take hold of this meeting
with It's usual enthusiasm and bring here
not only Secretary Houston o. the depars-
ment of agriculture, but others of equal
Importance in the affairs of the nation.
so that Alabama would receive her share
of recognition as a great agricultural
state.