The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02


 Judge Gary and was deeply appre- eiated by those who admire and re- spect him in the institute I have at tended no banquet in recent years that was so thoroughly enjoyable and l congratulate the press club
 Before leaving the hotel MT. Farrell took occasion to congratulate Mana ger Traylor and F. w. Rockwell of the ! operating company of the Tutwier. and others, on the beauty and service of the new hotel. You have wonderful hotel here" he said. 'The surroundings are equal to and the service is op'a a+<NsfA with that -ee aHy hetel -itla,-ttlh.1A->a5untry. #, ns have every reason to be proud of it. It means much to Birmingham"
 Trade in South America
 The statement that MT Farrell gave out about the South American trade is as follows:
 "The National Foreign Trade Council was created by resolution unanimously adopted at the National Foreign Trade convention held In Washington in May 1914, and which was attended by 400 dele gates representing 100 commercial and industrial organizations interested in the extension of our over-sea commerce. The resolution declared that the development of the United States makes it essential to the best interests of the. nation that the industrial, commereial. transportation ana fmanelGi interests should cooperate i in an endeavor to extend foreign trade and that some organization should exist which should seek to coordinate the foreign trade activities of the nation. | ''The council now consists of about % nationally prominent merchants. manu- lecturers. railroad and steamship men and bankers representing all sections, and collectively standing for the general 1 interest of everyone engaged in or af- | fected by foreign trade. It is non-political and non-partisan.
 South and Foreign Trade 'The south for many years has had an intimate relationship to our foreign | trade, because of its heavy exportation of cotton and tobacco. Today it has an even greater interest, by reason of the opportunities for sale abroad or it's man. | ufactures On account of the curtail- ment of foreign purchasing power. by reason of destruction of wealth in war, these opportunities may not largely pre- sent themselves until peace is declared. The enormous reconstruction of industry | in Europe will then create greater de- mand for our manufactures. It should | be remembered that 50 per cent of our l exports already go to Europe, While the | South American market is much in our | i Thus far our exports of manufactures | have been mostly the product of large | industries, but it is important that the | trade should be further diversified and that it's benefits should be shared by an increasing number of smaller industries
 Birmingham Representative
 "One of the most important committees of the National Foreign Trade Counci is that on methods by which the smaller manufacturer may more economicall, and successfully enter. the foreign field This comes very close to many industries in the south, and for this reason MT. c D. Mitchell, president of the Chattanooga Flow company, Chattanooga Tenn, ha
 been appointed to the council as a rep lresentative of the southern manufactur ing interests engaged in foreign trade
 MT. Fairfax Harrison, president of tn Southern Railway company, is particu lary interested in this phase of the coun cils work; other representatives on tn
 council of different elements of southerl
 foreign trade are: MT. J. A. c. Carson Savannah, Ga. naval stores; MT. D. w | Kempner, Galveston, Tex, cotton MT
 Stewart K. Taylor. Mobile, Ala, lumber and MT. Burton Myers president of tn Norfolk, Va, Chamber of Commerce.
 "The Birmingham Chamber of Com
 merce has been invited to representation
 in the Foreign Trade Council, with {;
 view to increasing the scope of the manu
 featuring industries of this section il
 export markets" -