The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25

foreign trade ever assembled In this
country
Four International srga nizations |
will he represented. ''Steadying the |
Worlds Price on Agriculture Staples |
through the Esta blishment of Per- |
manent International Commerce Com |
mission on Ocean Freight Rates Is
the subject Of report from the Inter
national Institute of Agriculture. q
federation OF fifty-four nations, pre-
pared by Hon, David Lubin. the Amer |
lean delegate Hon John Barrett |
director general OF the Pan American |
Union, Will deliver san address on |
Foreign Trade Day. interpreting the |
activities Of the Pan American Union, |
a federation of American Republics |
j Il, Case, president of the Interna- |
tiOnal Irrigation Congress will speak |
on 'The Colonization of Irrigated /
Lands" The American Commission |
on Agriculture Organization will be |
represented by Colonel Harvie Jordan, |
Of Atlanta Georgia. president OF the
Southern Cotton Growers Associa-
ton.
Among the national organizations to !
be represented are the United States !
Commission on Rural Credits. appoint
ed by President Wilson, to be repre- |
sented by Congressman Moss. of Indi- |
ana The United States Commission |
co-operated with the American Com |
mission in the investigation Of rural
finance In eighteen countries OF Eu- |
rope In 1913 The United States Com
mission has, by act of Congress been |
perpetuated throughout the fiscal
year 1916.
The National Marketing Committee, |
in session in Washington recently, adj |
journed to meet in Muskogee In April, |
and appointed Congressman VIM. s. |
Goodwin, OF Arkansas, to deliver an
address interpreting the plans ana
purposes Of the committee.
The Committee on Immigration, ap- |
pointed at the national conference
held IN washing ton December 10,
will submit it's report. Hon. M. v. |
Richards. Industrial Commissioner of
the Southern Railway. a member of
the committee, will he the represe nta- !
tive OF the committee at the Con-
gress
The report of the Americas Corn |
mission OF Municipal Executives, |
which participated in the Interna-
tional Municipal Congress in London
in July. 1914, will be made to the
Southern Commercial Congress by
American Commission was ass ampIed
LeRoy Hodges. OF Virginia The
American Commission was Assem- bled
under the auspices OF The Southern !
Commercial Congress
The Latin American Trade Commit |
! tee appointed by secretary Redtie1i |
Will be represented by several mem
hers and a report will be made to
the Congress by Clarence J. Owens,
managing director OF The Southern
! Commercial Congress- who is mem
! Der of this committee.
The National Foreign Trade Council
will be represented by Mr.. James J.
Farrell. president of the United States
Steel Corporation, and Mr.. willard
Straight. Of Morgan and Company.
The National Association of CONNER
cial Orga nization Secretaries will he |
represented by Mr. w. G. Culkins, OF
Cincinnati. and Mr. Lucirs e. Wilson,
OF East Dorset Vermont. Hon. Jos.
f. Ransdcll will be present, repre-
senting the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress. and will deliver an
address on our Rivers and Harbors
and Their Relation to Agriculture.
The Inland Navigation Bureau will be |
. represented by its manager, Hon. !
John MsBernhard. of New Orleans
The Southern Commercial Secretar-
les Association, made up of the COM |
mercial executives of sixteen southern |
States, Will participate on the pro-
gram through several of its officials, |
including Mr., Adolph Boldt, of Hous-
ton. Texas, past president; Mr.. Bruce +.
Kennedy. of Montgomery, Ala bama.
past president Mr. A. V. Smell, of
Charleston, South Carolina. past Sec |
Rotary, Mr. Carl j Baer, OF Little |
Rock. and Mr.. Walter Parker, man
lager OF the Association of Commerce |
OF New Orleans.
The Southern Medical Associa ton |
will be represented by It's president. DR.. |
Oscar bowling. OF Louisiana. and its
Secretary, DR., Scale Harris, of Alaba-
ma. The Texas Farm Life Commission
Will participate in the convention |
through it's president, Judge &. A. /
Lindsay Of Tyler. who Will deliver an
address on Agricultural Day.
The Treasury Department, the De-
partment Of Commerce. tho Depart
ment OF Agriculture, and the Depart I
ment Of Labor win be represented on
the program by the respective ca binet
officials, Special bureaus to be rep
resented are Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, by DR.. r.. H.
Pratt, Farm Demonstration by DR..
Bradford Knapp; Once OF Markets
and Rural Organization, by Charles
] Brand, Foreign Trade Advisors, by
Robert r. Rose; Public Health, by
Surgeon j. H. White; Weather Bureau,
by G, r. Marvin, Addresses will also
be delivered by Hon w T. q. Hard
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