The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-15
Is Preparatory to General Meeting of Convention
 Next Monday
AUXILIARY BODY
 IS IN SESSION NOW
Cotton Product Analysists Meet at Tutwiler-Predict That Over 1000 Visitors Will Be Attracted
 to City by Meetings

The Cotton Seed Crushers association, which convenes here Monday for ses- sion of three days. opened unoffically yesterday when the rules committee met preparatory to the opening Monday Ths committee met at the Tutwiler and was in session practically all day It was announced after the meeting that no busi- ness in which the public generally would be interested had been transacted. and that the meeting was more or less rou-
 tine.
 The meeting was called to order early
 yesterday morning by c. l.. Ives of New
 Bern, S C., president of the association. All of the members of the committee were present. They discussed the forth coming convention and expressec rne
 opinion that the outlook was bright for the most successful session ever held by the crushers' association. The members
 of the committee went over routine mat ters and considered new rules which will
 be in force with the converting of the
 meeting Monday. It was stated unof- fcially that the crushers' association
 had many matters of wide interest to take
 mp and that the preliminary meeting of
 the committee was of deep interest and
 importance.
 Members of Committee
 The members of the committee present yesterday were included
 J. J. Culbertson, chairman, Paris, Tex,
 r. N Bridges. Wilson, N. C.: Ernest Lamar, Selma: b. F. McBurney. Atlanta; C. D. Jordan, Memphis: F. s. Ready,
 Helena, Ark; c. l.. Widney, Chicasha, okla. J. M. Macdonald Cincinnati;.J U. Cash New York; E. T. George, New
 Orleans; John W. O'Neill. Clarksvile, Tex, and E. E. Chandler, Chicago.
 The personnel of the committee and the cities to which they are accredited indi- oates the extent of the membership of the
 assoication. It is believed that at least 1900 people will be attracted to this city by reason of the convention, The crush ers' association has a very large mem bershp. and there are two auxiliary as- socations that meet with the crushfrs. One of the meetings yesterday for'the preliminary work was that of the Southe ern Cotton Product Analysis Of which George Wortham Agee of Memphis is president. MT. Agee is a nephew of w, c. Agee of this city. It was stated by MT. Agee that the gathering of the members of his association was in preparation to take part in the crushers association meetings The chemists were in session at the Tutwiler yesterday and were hard at work all day They discussed many
 problems of interest to the members but
 nothing was taken up of general public nature.
 Mir Agee Is chemist of wide infu- ence in the south and Is very popular. He said yesterday that he was very much interested in the meeting here and felt that the work would be of lasting benefit to the general associations C. C. Hubert of Augusta is secretary of the analysist4 organization.
 Ives Pleased With Outlook \ President Ives of the crushers assocla- tion conferred with l.. NJ. Porter Of Rir-
 mingham yesterday and seemed to be very
 we'll pleased with the programme that
 has been formulated for the entertain-
 ment of the visitors. MT. Ives said that the attendance at the meeting here was expected to be large as at any held
 in the past few years He said yesterday
 that Birmingham evidently was an ideal place for convention and he expected the members of the association to have a very pleasant time while here.
 T have been in Birmingham before.
 he said yesterday, "and I am very much
 pleased that We selected this city for our
 meeting. Birmingham has ganed', wide
 attention lately by reason of the cordial fly of it's hospitality. l believe that our
 convention will have most pleasant
 and profitable mee,-ng, and that we Will be numbered among the boosters of Bir- mingham as convention city when We return to our homes.
 "I believe that business is getting better 1 think that the real time for worry has past and that we will have handled a very fine amount of trade when the year ends
 J. J. culbertson of Paris. Tex. arrived yesterday morning to attend the meeting | Of the rules committee. He called to see Oscar Wells. president of the First Na- 1 tional bank, and other local friends here. MT. Wells considers Mir. Culbertson one l of the most substantial citizens of Texas MT. Culbsrtson said yesterday that while | he had been here before Birmingham ln- | terested him more every time he visited i this place and that on this occasion he 1 was much pleased to he here. MT Culbert- son was optimistic yesterday said that l ir his opinion trade v getting bett| l and that American o eia men could confidently expect Improvement
 during the next L. e It was stated yF members { of the committee tn informed that Birmingham shol east loet members of the associA 'e Tut wiler hotel already No IS have been made; at the HillmN at the Motion nearly 150 The F1d, and Mot rls will also receive a heavA registration
 before the meotinGabegins MondAy.