The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-30
NAMES DELEGATES
FOR BIG CONGRESS
GOVERNOR BILBo SELECTS PROM
iNENT MEN FROM ALL SEC
TioNs OF STATE.
WILL BE HELD IN NEW YORK
Commissioner Of Agriculture Garner
Requested To Prepare Special Ex-
hlbit To Show Great Re-
sources Of State.

Observation-Disclosures bllUO duuOuASO~
q list of men from various parts OF
Mississippi as representatives from
the Magnolia state to attend the south
ern commercial congress, to be held in
New York City from Oct. Is tc II next
incidental to which will be held .he
southern states exposition, to run from
| Oct. Is to Oct. 80.
Commissioner of Agriculture Garner
has also received an urgent commune
cation and appeal from Managing Di
rector Clarence J. Owens, calling spe
cial attention to the southern states
exposition, and suggesting some ex
hibit which would properly typify Mis-
sissippi, its resources and opportuni
ties. 1t is pointed out that some such
exhibit in miniature would suffice, and
at the same time save the greater ex
pense for transportation and installa
ton of a larger exhibit.
The list of notables named by the
governor follows:
G.. s. Graham, Corinth; T. B. Brick
err, Ethel; Senator w. B. Parks, Meri
gold; c. r. King, Okolona; Senator
w. r. Crismond, Alderman; Isham
Evans, West Point; Fletcher Fitzger
aid, Clarkedale; Ed Franklin, Rule
Vile; M. S. Mcneil, Hazlehurst; o. w
Conner, Seminary; D. A. Mcintosh
Collins; Tom O'Donnell, Canford; AL
bert Myers, Jr., Byhalia, R. F. D.; Will
McCargc, Olive Branch; Clyde Con
ner, Frank w. Foote, J. B. Carter, J.
S. Turner, T. G.. Hanna, H. E. Allen
Joe Cook, Hattiesburg; A. T. Niece
hee, earns; F.. F. Parsons, Lucien; DR.
w. D. Ratliff, Lucedale; DR.. Melton
Batson, Leakesville; Judge J. T.
Roane, Grenada; J. e. Heif, Elliott
W. J. Gex, Bay st. Louis; w. A. Gu.
reras, Fenton; A. A. Kerjosien, Bay
st. Louis; E. J. Adams, Pass Chris.
tan; DR.. S. C. Culpepper, Bond; H
F. Russell, Ocean Springs; Hon. W.
l.. Guice, Biloxi; Hon. Geo. Money
Geo. w. Foote, B. c. Lawler, H. L.
Simpson, Hon. B. E. Eaton, w. P.
Stewart, Gulfport; Frank Lewis, H. c.
Heidelberg, Pascagoula; R. E. Ken
nington, W. P. Bridges, NJ. Adams, 5.
J. Taylor, F. E. Gunter, Thad. Lamp.
ton, Oscar Newton, ]. B. Stirling, R.
H, Green, r.. H. Henry, Frederick Sui
lens, Jackson; B. w. Griffith, Alex
Fitzhugh, vicksburg; Wallace Rogers,
J. C. Street, Laurel; Geo. Covington,
Hazlehurst; viii McNair, Jackson
Stone Deavours, Laurel; Major Stuart
Watson, Geo. Wilson, Lexington; lobe
Brown, Fulton; Frank Lewis, Pasca-
goula; l.. N. Dantzler, Moss Point; w.
R. Rather, Gulfport; Sam d. Russell,
Missionary; Oscar Lee, Vossburg; ].
N Carpenter, Pat Mulvihill, Natchez /;
S. L. Shaw, Harriston; DIR. H. S. Tuck
er, Ellisville; Joe Pack, Laurel; S. S.
Dale, Prentiss; Walter Hodges, Sol Su-
garman, ]. M McBeath, H. M. Street,
Meridian; Col j. N. Powers, Univer-
sity; H. L. Whitfield, Columbus; w. II.
Smith, Agricultural College; DR.. j.
w. Provine, Major Alex Hinton, Clin-
ton; C. V. Hathorn, T. E. Salter, DR..
S. e. Reese, Purvis; J. B. Newton, W.
N. Hyde, Poplaryille; w. ]. Williams,
Eastman Tate, Picayune; H. S. Wes-
son, Logtown; DR.. McHenry, McHel-
ry; E. O. Fury, Orvisburg; Jim Hearn,
Moselle; DR.. c. d. Mitchell, Pontotoc;
Judge ]. j. Rogers, Tupelo; R. B. Jack
son, Cleveland; j. M. Carter, Quitman;
l.. M Dampier, Crystal Springs; DIR.
]. A. Mcbride, Carrollton.