The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-25
Governor Henderson Will Attend Alabama Products
 Dinner February 3
COMMITTEES TO MEET
 AT LUNCHEON TODAY
Plans Now Being Made For the Big Alabama Products" Dinner To Be Held at the Tutwiler
 February

Arriving week earlier than they were expected. the men of the Inter- national Harvester company's agricui- tural department will reach Blrming- ham today at noon for the crop diver sification campaign over the state that starts here on Wednesday of next week. These men are coming from Texas. after taking part in a cam paign in that state.
 The party is headed by P G. Holden, the noted farming man, who has been called "the corn wizard of Iowa." He is the man who began the testing of seed corn in Iowa that eventually led to that state becoming one of the great corn sections of the world. In later years most of his work has been devoted to increasing the spread of alfalfa and in bringing about diver sified farming not only in the south but in the northwest where wheat is the big crop.
 Others In Party
 In the party also are c. w. Farr. a special agricultural school man; A. E. Chamberlain, live stock authority; l. E. Waggoner. J. F. Hudson, John A. Bliss, R. A. Hayne, C. M. Carroll. Hen " Dewing. Lindsey Reese, Edgar Green, J. M. Browning, c. c. Kirk pat rick J. E. Wooten, B. Angle and w. F. D. Rummel Some of these men own large diversified farms with hogs. cat tie and poultry. All of them will take part in the campaign in Alabama.
 There will be a special meeting of the general campaign committees at noon today at the Tutwiler. Every day this week there will be committee meetings to arrange the details of the work. Reports from the counties in dicate that the campaign will prob ably last for a month or more The advance work in several counties has been finished and this week the ad- vance guard will cover eight or ten more counties. Two crews of 15 farm Ing men each will go out over two routes in northern Alabama next week after the campaign through Jefferson county on Wednesday,, February 8.
 Preparing For Dinner
 secretary w. c. Radcliffe of the cham Der stated last night that word had been received from Gov. Charles Henderson stating that he would accept gladly the invitation to be present at the Alabama Products dinner at the Tutwiler week rom Wednesday night at which the Ala oama crop diversfcation campaign will De launched formally. Prominent farm ers' bankers and business men from every section Of the state are planning to come 10 this dinner, which will be open to every man who is interested in crop di- versification. No invitations are being is- sued; all that will be necessary will he for any person desiring to come to so in form Secretary Radcliffe so that the proper reservations may be made. 1t is expected it will be the largest dinner of us Kind ever given in the south. The cost per plate will be $1. This will be the final grand rally meeting to launch the campaign. Speeches will be made by prominent men in all lines of endeavor. The governor of Arkansas, the mayor of Little Rock and the governor of Tennes- see are expected to be present
 w. P. Redd. chairman of the gen eral committee; Hill Ferguson, chair man of the finance committee; Joe H. simpson, chairman of the publicity committee; former Gov. w. D. Jelks. chairman of the marketing committee, and the other leaders in the work ex- pect the Alabama campaign to exceed In extent the one held in Arkansas
 W. R. Baughman, at campaign head quarters, said last night that the boys of the county would have until Tues day morning to send in their ears of corn for the germination tests. Ths boys sending in the best ears, as shown by germination, will receive s, y2 and $1, respectively.