The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-15

over by Senator Duncan u. Fletcher,
of Florida, president Of the organiza-
ton, and will be participated in by
representatives OF national and inter.
national organizations, bringing to one
platform the most important leaders
OF constructive thought in the fields
OF agriculture, immigration, municipal
efficiency and foreign trade ever as
sembled in this country.
Four international organizations will
be represented. "Steadying the Worlds
Price on Agricultural Staples Through
the Establishment of a Permanent In
ternational Commerce Commission on
Ocean Freight Rates" is the subject
of a report from the international In
stitute OF Agriculture, a federation of
fifty-four nations, prepared by Hon.
David Lubin, the American Delegate.
Hon. John Barrett, director general of
the Pan-American Union, will deliver
an address on Foreign Trade Day, in
terpreting the activities of the Pan
American Union, federation of Amer
lean republics. j. B. Case, president
of the International Irrigation Con
gress, will speak on 1.-THE Colonization
of Irrigated Lands" The American
Commission on Agricultural Organiza-
ton will be represented by Col. Harvie
Jordan, of Atlanta, Georgia, president
OF the Southern Cotton Growers Asso-
citation.
Among the national organization to
be represented are the United States
Commission on Rural Credits, appoint
ed by President Wilson, to be repre-
scented by Congressman Moss, of In
diana. The United States Commission
co-operated with the American Com
mission in the investigation of rural
finance in eighteen countries of Europe
in 1913. The United States Commits
sion has, by Act of Congress, been per.
petuated throughout the fiscal year ;
1916.
The National Marketing Committee, |
in session in Washington recently, ad- |
5ourned to meet in Muskogee in April /
and appointed Congressman VIM. s.
Goodwin. of Arkansas, to deliver an
address interpreting the plans and pur-
poses of the. committee.
The committee on immigration, ap-
pointed at the national conference
held in Washington, December IL, will
submit its report Hon. M. v. Rich.
ards, Industrial commissioner of the
Southern Railway, a member of the
committee, will be the representative
of the committee at the congress.
The report of the American Commits
sion of Municipal Executives, which
in the international Mu.
nicipal Congress in London in July.
1914, will be made to the Southern
Commercial Congress by Leroy
Hodges, of Virginia. The American
commission was assembled under the
auspices of the Southern Comm ercial
Congress.
The Latin American Trade Commit {
tee,appointed by Secretary Redfeld,
VIII be represented by several mem. !
bers and report will be made to the {
by Clarence J. Owens, man
aging director of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, who is a member of
this committee. {
The National Foreign Trade Council /
will be represented by Mr.. Jas. ]. Far.
rell, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, and Mr.. Willard {
Straight, of Morgan and Company. The i
National Association of Commerce Or G
Secretaries will be repre- S
sented by Mr.. w. G. Culkins, of Gin t
and Mr.. Lucius E. Wilson, of G
East Dorset, Vermont Hon. Jos. E. G
Ransdell will be present, representing t
he National Rivers and Harbors Con- d
Our Rivers and Harbors to Agricul t
.ure." The Inland Navigation Bureau
will be represented by it's manager, G
Hon. John M. Bernhard, of New Or
cans.
The Southern Commercial Secretar
es Association, made up of the com h
nercial executives of sixteen southern O
state, will participate on the program |;
through several of its officials, includ- n
ing Mr.. Adolph Boldt, of Houston, To
Texas, past president; Mr.. Bruce Ken Il
,edy, of Montgomery. Alabama, past :
president; A. v. Smell, OF Charleston Z
south Carolina, past secretary; Carl
!. Baer, of Little Rock, and Mr.. Walter
Parker, manager of the Association of
Commerce of New Orleans
The Southern Medical Association
will be represented by its president,
Dr.. Oscar Bowling. of Louisiana and