The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-29
STREAM-UNE movement
OF COMMERCE PROMISES
VALLEY A GREAT future

Delegates from all sections OF Zene Q,
the Mississippi Valley association. are
expected to arrive in Memphis Thutst
DAY morning to attend the meeting OF
she zone at the Chamber Of CommSree,
The zone includes Tennessee, Arkansas,
Northern Mississippi, Northern Ala
bama and the extreme western end OF
North Carolina.
The all day session will be- presided
over by Hugh Humphreys, one Of Mem-
phis' leading cotton seed men, and vice.
president o. the valley association.
representing Zone 2.
The program calls for addresses iron,
gov, g. Fl, .Rrough, of Arkansas; II. II,
Merrick, Of Chicago, president Of the
Mississippi Valley association and the
Chicago chamber OF commerce. and
such other prominent members Of the
ASSOCIATION as e II Huston, president
association; Walter Parker. secretary
of the association and general man
ager OF the New Orleans Association Of
Commerce; Col. Fl, +. Miller, prominent
engineer Charles II, Martin, president
q the Nashville Traffic bureau, and
N, J. A,ltp, o. Hsisns, ATkS stats
The meeting will be convened at 1880
o'clock.
The chief purpose OF the meeting,
according to Mr.. Humphreys, Is to
solidtfy the organization Of the zone.
lntensifylng the interest of those who
are already members and workers and
obtaining the interest Of others,
Too few of the business pen Of Zone
?, or Of the other zone divisions of the
Mississippi Valley association, reallgs
the truly great possibilities for devei-,
qpment which the Organization offers 70
the industry and commerce Of all the
vast and tahulously rich territory Of the
IfritAA GfutAo uEhtnb drafpIh fnhYl rd fha
Mississippi river, The association is
huilded upon an idea, which II properly
developed to all its gigantic possibili-
ties, will work n revolution In the val
lsy's trade and manufacture.
Community of Interest.
This idea concetves of the recognition
OF the fact that there Is a natural com-
fnuntty 81 interest between all portions
OF the Mississippi valley and that this
interest may hest be served by the de-
yelopuleut of trade on north and south
lines, We must shin on north and south
lines, We must think on north and
south lines We must adopt in our
trade the Stream line OF commerce
rather than adhere to the unnaturaI
west to east movement, which taxeA the
industry and commerce OF the valley
for the benefit OF the east, and holds
Back the valley from its magnificent
| destiny.
when tie valley comes to follow
tho stream-line with it's commerce IL
Will save millions Of the dollars now
| being paid each ycnr FER the uphill
hauls east and west which its commerce
now takes, Just what this saving Will
be may be realized when II Is known
that the railroads ad n ot tSt ~ Waited states
transportation charges and the Mlssls,
slrpi valley pays more than one-half
this bill, 1t would pay much less Il Y
could and should take advantage Of
the shorter routes down the valley and,
In the case Of foreign trade, 70 the
gult ports, rather than to the North
eastern Atlantic ports,
The Mississippi Valley association Is
committed to 4 fight to obtain the rates
and ships necessary for the use o. this
natural corfae Of commences. Repre-
sentins 80 ctr cent of the voung
strength OF ~ United States the val;
ley can get lust what II wants, II, itS
the valley deserves what II desires ana
needs BY virtue of It's vast resources
The Mississinpie valley has been call
cd the bread basket Of the CniseA
States, It Is also the meat niarkst 9 n
the store house. II Is the corn crib, the
grain bin, the coal cellar, the ell tank,
ard the stock farm, II Is tho land OF
cotton and the great wool producing
center, 1t produces oNor 20 per cent OF
the iron oresand more than 80 per cant
OF Uncle Sans wealth in each Of the
commodities already mentioned.
The Mississippi valley from watershed
' 70 watershed contains approximately
60 per cent Of the total railroad mileage