The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-02
DIXIE STATES T0 BE REPRESENTED
Vegetable Oils Duty Repeal Will Consume One Whole
 Day Of Session

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 1.-I What has been called the "South's greatest ecohomic conference" vii get under way here next Thurs day, when the fourth annual con eress of the Southern Tariff associa- ton opens here. The organization is nonpartisan in character. John H Nlrby of Houston, Tex, is president The meeting will bring together rep resentatives of the war finance cor poration, commissioners of agriclrl- ture of southern states, bankers as- soeiations, Western Tariff association and Midwest Tariff association link Ing producers. of the country. The American Mining congress, which Is concerned with minerals of the south and scores of chambers of commerce
 Frank w. Mondell, of the war fi- nance corporation will carry mes- sage of the government to south efn producers. MT. Mondell will speak at the session, December '. The vegetable oil schedule in the tariff act will get day of discussion at the congress. Such widespread in- terest has been manifested in the question that officials decided to add one more day to the Chattanooga meeting to give ample time for full consideration of the vegetable oil matter. As a result, the vegetable oil schedule will be considered De- cember 6 and the congress will close December 8.
 Vital To Farmers.
 So vital to the southern farmers is the vegetable oil schedule that four commissioners of agriculture already have notified officials of their in tention to attend or be represented They are J. J. Brown of Georgia, who Will preside at the session when vegetable oil is considered; Home CT Hancock of Tennessee; Harry D. Will son of Louisiana, and H. M Moore of Alabama.
 Representatives of the government and banks of the country are expected to tell congress of their cooperation MT Mondell and Charles DeB. Clar. borne of New Orleans, president o1 the American Bankers league, vii bring messages of cooperation from the government and the bankers tc southern producers, it is expected MT. Mondell, who will arrive here De. cember 6, is expected to present the federal governments solicitude anC cooperation with farmers, while MT Claiborne will tell of the bankers de. n, eo dcllNeiy asSlSC the producer Twelve state banking associations will have representatives here War finance corporation chairmen from southern states also probably will be present.
 T. R. Preston of Chattanooga, chair man Of the war finance corporation for Tennessee has invited the follow. ing state chairmen of the war finance corporation to come to Chattanooga for the congress: Henry M Hobble Fourth National bank, Montgomery Ala; J. NJ. Davis, Exchange Nationa bank, Little Rock, Ala; James S Floyd, Atlanta National bank, At lanta, Ga.;' Charles DeB. Clairborne Whitney Central bank, New Orleans La; J. Pope Matthews, Palmetto Ma tional bank, Columbia, s. C.; Charles E. Taylor. Wilmington Savings an6 Trust company, Wilminghton. N c. Fred Stark. Washington, D. C., rep resenting Virginia; A. Q. Wilson State National bank, St. Louis, Mo. representing Kentucky
 Hubert Wilson Smith, head of tho American Mining congress, Washing ton, D. C., has telegraphed official. of his intention to attend meeting Mir. Smith will carry a message con. corning the tariff as it affects min eral products in the south.
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 Prominent Men To Attend.
 A list of prominent men who will attend and take part in proceedings as compiled by Congress officials follow; Frank w. MondelL member War Finance corporation, Washing ton, D. C.; S. W. Mcclure, head of the Western Tariff association, Salt Lake City, Utah; W. S. Weston president Midwest association Omaha. Neb.: Hubert Wilson Smith American Mining congress, Wash ington. D. C.; Porter A. Whaley manager West Texas Chamber of Commerce, Stamford, Tex; R. L. Savile. president Dawson National bank. Dawson, Ga; A. l.. Smith president Louisiana Farm bureau,