The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-31
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
1t .-Gov. Daughtridge and Mr..
A. E. Tate Tell of The Splen-
did Activities of Organiza-
ton That Is Telling Peoples
of Every Nation of The Won
denand of The Globe

Mr. 4. E.. Tate. of High Point, and
Lieutenant-GovernOr f. L. Daught-
ridge. of Rocky Mount, North Caro-
lima Directors of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
With the completion of the fifth
year in the life of the Southern Com
mercial Congress the organization en-
ters upon 1914 with enlarged plans
and a greater vision Of it's opportun-
tiles than ever before. The Congress
has served as a clearing house for its
constituents, leading business men
and commercial organizations of the
South, has conducted a campaign of
propaganda whereby it has written the
story Of the advantages Of the South
into the languages of fi~fty-three ma
ions Of the earth through its affilia-
ton with the International Institute Of
Agriculture. Rome, Italy, and into Ian
suages of twenty Latin-AEerican
countries through the active cooper
alton Of the Pan-American Union.
south Attracts World Attention.
The Congress maintained at the ma
tiOna capital for nearly two years an
exhibit Of the products of h South
has for several years conducted the
national campaign in the interest Of
vocational education in the United
States: has held five Congresses that
have been attended by the most
notable men Of the United States and
hat have drawn the attention Of the
world to the opportunities in the
South; n through effective bureaus,
correspondence, lectures, and ad-
dresses throughout the nation by the
officers and directors, of the organiza-
ton. through effective committee or
ganization. by regular publication and
a consistent publicity campaign that
in 1913 reached its elimination in the
American Commission on Agricultural
Cooperation, initiated and conducted
by the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, made an exhaustive ~investiga-
ton Of agricultural problems in vari-
Gus countries Of Europe and has sub
mitted a report hat will mark an
epoch in American economic condi-
lions. as upon this report was based
to a great extent the recognition OF
the American farmer in the currency
bill recently enacted, and inspired by
this report further national legisla-
ton and State legislation in many
States will bring financial relief tc
rural America.
Congress Paid Compliment.
Based upon the experience Of its
. past. together with the effectiveness:
t of it's machinery for service, thu
Southern Commercial Congress ha.
received now an invitation hat ma,
be considered the highest compliment
that has ever been paid the organi
Y zation, namely, to bring together a.
. American Commission OF Municipal
Executives and civic leaders to partici
pate in the International Conference
OF Municipal officials. to be held il
. London next July, and upon adjourn
. ment to make an investigation of civil
problems in ten countries Of Europe
- 4 fhA stsN 20 ~ "a include T wong Franc
; where an American Commission Weel
: will be set apart at the Internationa
Urban Exhibition hat is held unde
the patronage of the president o
France. the French Republic and tn
French Government. The American
Commission on Agricultural Cooper
q alton represented thirty six States an,
Ave Canadian Provinces. It is con
templated that the American Com
mission of civic leaders will be eve
y more representative Of the Unite
States and Canada. DIR. Clarence J
n Owens. my associate on the director
ate, who is the managing director Q
d the Southern Commercial Congress
has recently been appointed a men
d Der OF the American Executive Com
It mittee Of the Anglo-American Exposi
II ton that marks the celebration Of til
centenary OF Anglo-American peac
and he is now actively directing tn
y assembling of the commission.
l. predict that North Carolina wi
l. be most Intimately associated with ia
activities OF the Congress during 191
and that the municipal and civic o1
ia carnations OF nay State will be ads
quately represented in h body 4
Re earnest workers who will leave II
X Europe next July.
in Trade EKpansioA Major Question.
rs The Southern Commercial Congfe
in is making the question OF cur trad
Expansion one OF its major activiti.