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Atlanta Semi-weekly Journal. VOL. X ROOSEVELT IS HERE TO SPEND THE DAY AND MAKE SPEECHES He Arrived Thursday Morning at 10:30 o’CVlock Via the Southern and Was Given Military Escort to Hotel Colonel Roosevelt was feeling ••fine.’ not ••bully.” when he climbed off the Southern train at the Atlanta terminal Thursday morning. His own word for it: But he wore the same old black rough rider hat and the copyrighted smile. My. but he was feeling "fine"' He put enough concentrated energy in that one word to operate a municipal light and power plant for three weeks. And he wen genuinely •'glad,*’ not deelighted to shake hands with President F. J. Pax on of the chamber of commerce. Former Mayor Robert F. Maddox and other well known Atlantia ns whom he remembered by name and counted among his friends. There was very little ceremony about the meeting on the depot platform. Just • a good, all-around handshaking, which Secretary Dickinson of the war depart ment. and other notables who had ar rived on the same train were also wel comed. Emerging from the station, the first man to greet Colonel Roosevelt <was Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, who has been In Atlanta for two days. Secretary Harper, of the department of Roosevelt, had not turned up. Somebodj asked about him. and the colonel re marked. “Oh, he’ll catch up with us. That young man is forging to the front, as the New York Journal recently re marked with Its habitual accuracy. - DICKINSON LAUGHS AT WAR. When Secretary Dickinson was asked by The oJurnal about the rumors that he was bound for Texas and Mexico, he said there was no truth in the report at all. There never had been intention of going to Texas. He was going straight hack to Washington this week. WTien asked about the talk of invading Mexico, the head of the war department merely laughed good naturedly and turned away. Headed by a military escort composed of the Governor’s Horse Guard and lo cal companies of the Fifth regiment, national guard of Georgia, in command of Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and Col. E. E. Pomeroy, Colonel Roosevelt was taken in an automobile to the Piedmont hotel. In the automobile with Colonel Roose velt were President F. J. Paxon. of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; John M. Parker, of New Orleans, president of the Southern Commercial congress, and Brooks Montan. In the second auto were Frank Harper. ■tyretary to Colonel Roosevelt; Edwin L. R*WiHdn- • son. The entire body of directors of the Atlanta chamber followed in autoe. The plasw in front of the Terminal sta tion was thronged with cheering people as the procession started, and hundreds rvwded around the entrance to the Pied mont when the destination was reached. FLOWERS FOR ROOSEVELT. Just inside the crowded lobby stood Mrs. A. McD. Wilson, president of the Uncle Remus Memorial association, and Mrs. T. T. Stevens, treasurer of the same organisation. They presented Colonel Roosevelt with a magnificent bouquet of red and white flowers as a token of ap preciation for the notable address he de livered here some months ago for the benefit of the Uncle Remus memorial fund. * Immediately after reaching the hotel, the gentlemen who had welcomed Colonel Roosevelt saw him safely w his suite, and left him to rest until 1 o'clock, when Brooks Morgan and John E. Murphy called to take him by automobile to the Driving club, where he was entertained at luncheon I At 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon he will deliver an address to the congregation of the colored Methodist church. Central avenue and Hunter street, after which lie will return to the Piedmont and take another rest oefore going to the Capital City club for dinner. J. T. Holleman and Victor H. Krieg ahaber will escort Colonel Roosevelt to the Capital Cfty club, where he will re main until f .15. At that time he will he taken tc the auditorium-armory, where he will deliver the feature address of the evening, on the subject of “The South’s Obligation in Statesmanship and Business Endeavor.” PLEISED WITH ITLINTI Says Eyes of the World Are Now Turned Toward the South Secretary James Wilson, of the depart ment of agriculture, who was in Atlanta Wednesday for the purpose of delivering no address before the Southern Commer lal Congress, praised Atlanta, its people .ird the south In a short interview Wed u-day. He said: The south is just waking up to the ► net easily of working and utilising Its apt agricultural resources. In the years aince tiie civil war the awakening Itaa x been gradually in progress and the South am Commercial Congress marks the ex ploiting of these resources. , “The eyes of the world are upon the south and as a result of this great move ment the south should in the course of a few years make use of its resources to ■ruch an extent that it will not only feed itself but will supply the teeming popu lation of the north east with various agrh 'iltural products. “The south is generously equipped with lOMjurces which are baly waiting for de velopment to make this section one of the richest regions in the world.” in regard to Atlanta. Secretary Wilson stated that it was a wide-awake and pro gressive city of the “new south," and that it was populated with fine people, if one vas to judge from the citiaer.s with who.n ; e had eomo in contact. ,-c- rotary Wilson will attend the aao siohs of the congress Wednesday and Thursday, but states that it will be ne»-essarv for him to return Thursday afternoon to Washington. - Visitor at Congress ■■ ■—! ,-S- I .~W^W I VICTOR K. OLMSTED Chief of Bureau of Statistics, V. 8. De partment of Agriculture , SOUTH’S GOLDEN FUTURE RESTS ON JGRICULTURE Secretary Wilson Declares Agriculture Is Greatest Ques tion Before So. States One of the most notable addresses at the sessioui Wednesday afternoon of the of the Southern Commercial congress was that of Secretary of Agri culture James Wilson. He predicted a remarkable future for the south through its agricultural development and declared that the most important question now before the southern states is agriculture. Mr. Wilson said:, ’’The south, with the wealth that must come to it if it follow economic lines with your usual characteristic energy,” he said, “will soon be living in a period of prosperity undreamed of by the age preceding you. In that period I shall expect to see you credited with more cot ton than you now produce and with two of three billion bushels of com instead of ope billion. Yoqr dq.iry produptg will 1W He and your poul try products will supply a nation. Os fruits, no man can conceive of what you may d® for the wrld. You have such a variety of soil and climate, your rivers all flow to the sea, you are com paratively free from extraordinary tem pests and all that is necessary is to wait, confidence in yourselves and in soil take advantage of opportunities that are offered you.” Secretary Wilson told his hearers what has been done in development by his department to help the south in all branches of agricultural development. He remarked that the old idea had been exploded that it was better for the south to stick to cotton and go to other parts of the country for other farm products and manufactures. “If there is any reason why Georgia nnd Alabama should go to Tennessee or Missouri to buy mules I have failed to discover it," he declared. “I would be still more emphatic in regard to poultry’ and dairy products, with your superb grasses, mild winters and abundant tim ber. The : »-t;. really believed that It was no corn country and a man would have regarded it as an indication of slight insanity if any one had gone through the south and told them it was one Os the best corn countries in the world. But you have shown during the past year, through the boys' corn clubs, that it is strictly true that the south is « marvelous country for the production of com. MUST RAISE FOOD. “The south in order to keep her money at home must raise all her food supplies. Let us look forward to th® time when the south will feed not only half itself but will help to feed the teeming popu lation of our eastern cities; when the one crop system will be supplanted by diversified farming, including stock rais ing and dairying when the fertility of the soil will be largely kept up by lly e stock without the buying of large quantities of expensive fertilisers; when the native scrub will be replaced by the pure bred animal; when teed will go to make beef and milk instead of to fatten ticks, and when better methods and conditions will have built up a prosperous agriculture.” Secretary Wilson spoke of the work of the department of agriculture in helping to exterminate the cattle tick which had caused heavy losses to southern cattle raisers, and the efforts of the department to develop the dairy industry of the south and to improve cotton varieties and cul tural methods. The greatest agricultural need of the south, he asserted, is more and better live stock. SOUTH’S ADVANTAGES. “We have heard much about the in creased cost of living and conserving our food supply." said Secretary Wilson. "The country’s beef supply has been di minishing in proportion to population as an alarming rate in recent years. Beet has been getting scarcer and higher; our home demand has taken nearly all our supply, and our export trade has shown a heavy decline. The western ranges are being taken up by settlers, and we must look elsewhere for a considerable port of our beef in the future. Here in the south is plenty of unused land that could l>e profitably used in cattle raising; here is a temperate climate; here are conditions favorable for producing abundant teed; here are pastures that can t»e graced practically the year round, while northern farmers must feed through a severe win ter “Corn is the basis for cheaper food stuffs and of course cheap meats. If there Is a plenty of cheap corn in a coun try. we will see a decline in the price of living. Il is necessary to have a good corn crop Io carry on the dairy business The south, instead of Im porting dairy and poultry products, should l>e shipping large amounts to other coun tries. and I predict the time will come when such shall be a fact. I noUsa that the oouth is aroused Her people are get ting the best machinery and trying to make every one-horse farmer into a two horse farmer. J rejoice in this great pros perity that is coming to you.” FARMERS MUST LINK UNION ENTERPRISES INTO COMPACT BODY it B?~rett Say: Time Has Come for Amalgama tion of Warehouses, Grain Elevators, Etc. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) UNION CITY, Ga., March S.-The time has come to consider the amalgamation of all Farmers’ union warehouses, grain, elevators and similar Industrial enter prises, says President Charles S. Barrett, of the national union, in an address to the members. His address follows; To the Officers and Members of the Farmers' Union: It is needless to re mind the farmer either of the southern or western states that the success of the organization's program very largely dependent upon the co-operative and sci entific marketing of crops. In the southern states the main consid eration is cotton. In the middle and far western states the main factors are grain and fruit. Smaller products figure, but these large items are those with which we are prin cipally concerned at the pres;nt time. SYSTEM IS NEEDED. In the sou.h we have long realized that the farmer will never be assured that return for his. staple justified by its in trinsic value unless he shall market it in a systematic manner. The evils and penalties of the old meth od are obvious. The cotton crop mainly comes on the market in three a-nd a half months, from approximately the first of September until the 15tL of December. Here and there are exceptions to the rule, but the interval I have mentioned constitutes the main selling season. Unfortunately the manufacturing sea son and the selling season for the man ufactured goods are not restricted to this three and a half months’ period. Both run the year around unless abnormal conditions Interfere with the natural law The /result of the conflict between the method of marketing cotton in a lump and selling the finished product over a normal period is apparent. When several million southern farmers are clamoring to dump their product on the market in exchange for cash, it is evident that they are not going to obtain a fair price for it. The speculator, or spinner, is thus given a weapon created by the farmer himself to beat down prices, or at least to so demoralize the market as to make the farmer the prey of circumstance. With various modifications, the same conditions apply to the marketing of corn, wheat and other products in the middle and the far west. It is an insane economic system that does not provide for feeding out products in response to the orderly law of de mand, instead of in one gushing volume. Co-operation is the one solution. CHAIN OF WAREHOUSES. Jn ,ti>e suuUiawx aUUMt aoughjt to fneet the situation by erecting a chain of warehouses, which shal 1 hold bonded cotton and issue against It negotiable receipts upon which sufficient may be borrowed to se,. o pressing Indebtedness. The farmers of s he west have per haps preceded us in the way of erecting grain elevators, although even in this section th advent of the Farmers’ un ion has been followed by marked prog ress. z In two or three of the southern states ano in —.ore than one of the western states, some of the wiser leaders, fore seeing the logic of events, have attempt ed to amalgamate these warehouses and e pvators. In some instances the move ment has met with success. In others Lt has met w- success for a snort time, only to break down and necssitate re organization. The whole situation may be expressed as being in the preliminary stage. A few of us have seen the great funda mental economic fact that there must be absolute concert of action in market in to obtain result worth while. But not all of us by any means have been brought to see the full truth of what is more important, the indispensable ne cessity of suspending individual rights to gain results. In previous addresses I have pointed ou* the part played by oranization and co-operation in the great industrial en terprises for which America is notable. The Iron and steel industries, the oil in dustry, the coal industry, the banking business itself, all have been gradually systematized upon a basis of well-nigh perfect po-operatlon and organization. The Farmers’ union does not aim at any practice subversive to the legal or economic law, but, it is undeniable that if the interests of the American farmer are to be conserved equally with those of the American business man, he must adopt much of the logic of the latter. MUST UNITE ENTERPRISES. Therefore, in my judgment the time is at hand when We must consider se riously the questions of amalgamating the warehouses, the grain elevators and the other enterprises that have* to do with the selling of the staple crops of our members. It may be urged by the faint hearted that attempts in this direction have been ineffectual in the past. This is only a plea for inaction, and not a rea son. The same argument could have been and has been advanced against concerted action in every other field of industrial endeavor. So we cannot expect to succeed over night, nor can we expect to avoid many temporary defeats, losses and pitfalls. But from this time forward it is my earnest hope that every member of this organization engaged in bona fide pro duction will seriously study the princi ple I have outlined in the foregoing. We have had a superfluity of talk. The day is now at hand for action. CHARLES S. BARRETT SON stood~exam“~ bi’ t 2222? GOT JOB Later Is Immediately Arrested and Must Answer to the Government SAN FRANCISCO. March 9.—Because he took a position in the postoffice here which hi 3 son had ,won by competitive civil service examination, George J. Reg ley. Sr., was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging him with conspiracj to defraud the United States govern ment. Regley's son, George J., .Jr., was arrested on the same charge. The son passed the examination some time ago, and was placed on the eligible list. When a paotUen Wcarr* vacant tek father ap peared at the postnflV-c to clahn the place. The father filed a bond of SI,OOO. and assumed the position before it was discovered that he was impersonating his son. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1911. GREATER . • —I j 1 I ' o W; 1 I /; z W * f V THEY’RE OFF AUGUSTA ATTENDS SHORT SESSION OF FARM TRAIN , Crowd N-ot Big, but Interested. Party Bid Farewell to Cen tral Railway Hosts BY BOGERS WINTEB. AUGUSTA, Ga., March B.—The agricul tural train rolled into this city on time at 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, and very promptly the usual, program was ' gotten under way for the benefit of 200 ! or 300 farmers of Richmond county and across the river in South Carolina. It is in the towns, not the cities, where j the train deals with the large crowds and hence the size of tho Augusta audience was not a surprise- There was no lack -of interest, however, and a majority of . those present were men whose business is farming. Dr. Soule, of the agricultural oollege, and Dr. Bahnsen, the slate veterinarian. ' made the addresses. Dr. Soule spoke I along general lines, laying particular stress on the improvement .of cotton ' raising methods by the big planters. He I took up crop rotation, analysis of the I soil, careful selection of the seed, breed- Ing good gipek, and making every de partment of the farm pay actual divi dends. Dr. Bahnsen gave his time to the I importance of live stock; Among those who took part in welcom ing the train were the Roy i Goodwin, managing director of the cham ’ ber of commerce and mayor pro tern of i the city; James J. Farrell, secretary of I the chamber of commerce; Dr. J. E. | Greene, a progressive farmer and a 'leader along agricultural Jines'ln this ' section, being president or the Savannah Valley Farmers’ association; David S. | Holmes, R. C. Herckmans. W. T. Banks, | O. G. Lynch. Robert Wingfield, tree and j park commissioner of the city; E. H. I Calloway, a leading lawyer and also a i farmer; W. K. Nelson, Jr.," and E. S. Brunson. In Richmond county and in this section J the corn club movement is making won derful headway. There are several clubs ' in the county, -and next fall there will be a big corn festival in connection with ! the annual Georgia-Carolina fair. More , than $2,000 in cash prizes has already j been put up, the Merchants and Manu facturers’ association of Augusta donat ing that amount. The association has employed J. C. McAuliffe, editor of the Milledgeville News and one of the best known agricultural writers in the state, to tour 24 counties in this part of Geor gia and 16 counties in South Carolina, or ganizing tiie corn festival in advance. O. B. Martin, special agent of the United I States department of agriculture in I charge of corn clubs throughout the I country, joined the train at Augusta, and j will be associated with Mr. McAuliffe in this work. I T. G. Hudson, dbmmissioner of agricul ture, and State VAerinarian Bahnsen left I the train Tuesday night for Atlanta, to take part in the Southern Commercial I congress. Colonel Hudson will rejoin the I train in a few days and Dr. Bahnsen I will be back next week. In Augusta the farm train passed out ;of the Central railroad's hospitable hands and into those of the Augusta Southern. Down this line the train goes Wednesday. stopping at Hephzibah. Wrens, Midville and Swainsboro Wed nesday night the train will return to Au ' gusta, and Thursday morning it starts ’ out up the Georgia railroad, winning up j the week in Atlanta Saturday night. ' Most of the remainder of this week the : schedule provides for four stops a day. All members of the party wefi-e sincerely 1 sorry to part the Central I railroad and its representatives who have endeared themselves in the last few days to their guests. They have simply not been ebte to 4e eoougfc ter tto cecwn ience, the coinfort and tl\e pleasure of th» ; men in their charge. Under their expert 1 direction schedules have been followed I with clock-like regularity. At every stop they have rendered valuable assistance in WOODROW WILSON,WILL GET I ROYAL WELCOME IN ATLANTA Distinguished Governor of New Jersey and Probable Stand i ard Bearer of the Democracy Arrives Thursday After noon-Brilliant Series of Entertainments Planned in His Honor ' Woodrow Wilson, formerly of Atlanta. Ga., now governor of New Jersey and possibly president of the United States a few years hence, will arrive Thursday afternoon at 5:30 over the Southern to join the throng of distinguished Amer icans already in attendance upon the Southern Commercial Congress. Toward Governor Wilson there is a particularly strong sentiment in this sec tion. His former residence here, togeth er with his long career of usefulness to his country since he left the south is a source of pride and friendly in terest that perhaps no other Ainerican in national politics holds for southern people. For this reason Atlanta Is preparing an unusually’ warm reception for, the governor of New To begin w-ith. a committee will meet him at the Geor gia state line and escort him into the city. This committee will consist* of Wal ter P. Andrews, chairman; Marion Smith. Fred Lewis, Shelby Smith, Lamar Hill, John S. Cohen, R. A. Broyles, Aldine Chambers, Ed T. Brown, H. C. Peeples, W. T. Latimer, Hugh Richardson and George C. Wallace. COMPLETE DETAILS ARRANGED FOR PRESIDENT TAFFS COMING < Fifth Regiment Georgia National Guard Will Act as the Of ficial Military Escort—Employers Are Urged to Permit Their Emjloyc Members of This Organization taTurn Out The following completed and revised program is announced by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for the coming of President Taft Friday. me following committee will meet President Taft at Gainesville Friday morning': Brooks Morgan, F. J. Paxon, J. H. Nunnally, John M. Parker, Court land S. Winn, Robert F. , Maddox, Asa G. Candler, Henry S. Jackson, H. W. Miller. Upon the arrival of the president’s train in Atlanta, a motor holding six persons will meet the president. The escorting cars and their occupants will be as fol lows: THIS HEN. TAKES BUGGY RIDE ' TO LAY HER USUAL DAILY EGG (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON, Ga., March B.—Mrs. D. B. Barrett, of this city, has a prize Ply mouth Rock hen, which lays her eggs while taking her morning rides, the dis covery being made in the following man ner: Sunday morning Mr. Barret )efs for a business trip to St. Louis. He drove to the depot from his suburban home In a buggy, which had ndt been used for the way of getting off telegrams, secur ing information, and lending a hand with the crowds. No trouble they could go to has been too great, no service they could render has been too small. And in the ear between stops they have been good fellows for companions and fine, gentle men to know. They are W. ■ W. Hackett, traveling passenger agent; W. F. Holt, trainmas ter; J. F. Jackson, immigration agent; Harry CiMbaa. caadactor. Edward Da- Loach, flagman. And not forgetting J. M. Mallory, the industrial agent of the Central, who was with the party as far as Savannah It was he who entertained the party last Sunday in Savannah. At 7 p. m. at the Piedmont hotel Gov ernor-elect Hoke Smith will entertain Governor Wilson at a dinner. Many dis tinguished Georgians will be invited to meet the guest of honor at this dinner, which will be entirely informal. Governor Wilson will be entertained Friday either, a reunion breakfast giv en by the Princedn Alumni association at the Piedmont hotel, or at luncheon at the Piedmont hotei at noon by the Young Men’s Democratic league. A definite announcement of these plans will be made later on in-the day. From 4 to 6 o’clock there will be a public reception in the main par lors of the Piedmont, and Demo crat in the city is invited tp meet the governor then. Governor Wilson will be called on for a talk, and the public generally is urged to be present to hear him. “The Citizen and the State.” Governor Wilson’s address ■to the Southern Com mercial Congress, will be delivered Friday night, and thi- will undoubtedly be one of the principal features of the entire week in Atlanta. Ou Saturday morning he will leave Atlanta for New Jersey. ' First Auto—President Taft. Governor I Brown, Secretary Norton, John M. Par ; ker. j Second Auto—Capt. A. W. Butt, Edwin j L. Quarles. Courtland S. Winn. , Third Auto—Secretary of War Dickin i son, W. W. Finley, F. J. Paxon, Brooks , Morgan. Fourth Auto—John Hays , Hammond. John E. Murphy, J. H. Nunnally. Fifth Auto—G. Grosvenor Dawe, Rob ert F. Maddox, Gen. C. L. Anderson. Sixth Auto—Dr. Clarence J. Owens, Mell R. Wilkinson, Henry S. Jackson. Asa G. Candler. several days, and accompanying him to ' the train were his young son. Master ! Joe Barrett, and his negro driver. Following Mr. Barrett’s departure, tiie ■ negro purchased a loaf of bread, placing it under the seat of the buggy. As he I and the litle boy were driving out Thorn- 1 ton avenue tiu>y were startled at hear- ' Inga hen’s cackle coming from beneath j them. They stopped the buggy, and on ; looking under the seat frightened one 1 of .Mrs. Barrett’s hens, which had ac- • companied them, and whose presence was • unknown to them. The hen, on seeing I them, flew out of the buggy, but was chased down and caught by a shepherd | dog belonging to Mr. Barrett. An investigation brought to light the fact that there was a fresh egg deposit- ' ed in the bottom of she buggy over which ; the hen had been cackling, and it was ' also discovered that the hen had made i her breakfast off a goodly portion of the loaf as broad. Both the hen and egg were taken to ' Mrs. Barrett, the egg being especially prized and placed with care in the col- , lection to be used for the next “set-1 ting.” SOUTH S FOREIGN ■ TRADE DISCUSSED BY TH E CONGRESS Thursday Morning Session at Auditorium Began at Ten o’clock With’ Larger At tendance ♦ ADMISSION TO AUDITOBXVM ♦ ♦ There is no charge for admission ♦ ♦ to the auditorium during the a-? ♦ Southern Commercial congress atal ♦ ♦- the pubMc is cordially invited. The chamber of commerce has ♦- provided seats in the dress circle ♦ ♦- for all delegates and all members ♦ ♦ of the chamber c.f commerce. ♦ Delegates are requested to be at ♦ ' ♦ the auditorium Thursday and Fri- ♦ day nights by 7:30 o'clock, so as ♦ to be seated. ' ♦ At 8 o’clock the public will be ad-, 4-, minted to the remaining seats, ex- ♦ ♦ cept the arena. ♦ ♦ Asa’ courtesy to the Southern ♦ ♦ Commercial congress, the arena ♦ seats are reserved for its regis- -*■ ♦ tered delegates wearing the of- ♦ flelal badge. i w The registration is a function e- ♦ solely of the Southern Commercial ♦ congress, but the committee hopes ♦ ♦ that members of the Atlanta > > Chamber of Commerce will regis- ♦ ♦ ter as a mark of appreciation for ♦ ♦ the work of the Southern Com- v- ♦ mercial congress, in bringing to ♦ ♦- this city the greatest galaxy of ♦ ♦ eminent men ever assembled in the ♦ south. ♦ ♦ Boxes ate reserved for official ♦ ♦ parties. ♦ ■ «-• COMMITTEE OF ♦ > ARRANGEMENTS. ♦ The need of the south and of the Unit ed States as a whole increasing their ' foreign trade, particularly of taking ad vantage of the opportunities that will be offered at the completion of the Panama canal, was urged at the session Timrsday .1 ' morning of the Southern Commercial con gress. John Barrett, director o fthe Fan-Amer ican union, and Charles H. Sherrill, Amer- . ican minister to Argentine Republic, de sailed the opportunities for trade offered ito th e south by the countries of South America, and Dr. J. C. Newton Calhoun, of Japan, spoke of the commercial fields in the east. The establishment of a com mercial university in south was ; re posed by Dr. Calhoun. Bernard N. 3a- : ker, president of the Shipping league, of Baltimore, spoke on TThe Obligations of I the Panama Canal.’’? Following prayer and the rendition on the pipe organ at the auditorium of the i “Star Spangled Banner,” during which the convention rose and stood, the aessUm ThUmday morning of the Southern C.<>ib- r r mercial congresk was begun wXh the in- I troduetion of the following resolutions. which were unamiously adopted: TO REFRAIN FROM POLITICS. Whereas, the object of the Southern ' Commercial congress is to aid in the i upbuilding of a great section of our com i mon country whose advancement while .remarkable to a degree, has not l>jen I commensurate with its worth; Whereas, this organization is in no ‘ sense political in character: 1 Therefore, resolved. That the commit- I :tee on resolutions of this annual meet ing of the Southern Commercial con- . igress be and is hereby instructed to con fine its affirmation of facts and its dec- - ‘iaration of policies to the physical re sources of the south and their develop ment to its commerc eand the possfttll ment to its commerce and the possibili tages and brilliant promise of a great section possessed of seacoast, rivers, “ 1 harbors, so l and climate unsurpassed if : equaled, but hitherto not fully appre ' elated. Resolved, That said committee be di irected to refrain from submitting any •expressions concerning the political or ■ economic questions now before the conn- I try. SOUTH TN BUSINESS Discussion of the subject. "The Seiki i I South in Business,” which was begun < i Wednesday evening, but was not com- I fileted, was then resumed. I Speaking for the state of Oklahoma, I Prof. Charles W. Gould, state of Oklahoma, said: ”1 have the honor to represent the baby. Oklahoma is the youngeat of : sisterhood of states. As we say in he west, 'She’s a 3-year-old.’ ‘‘Oklahoma is doing x-ery well th-jse <3 days She Is really quite a vigorous youngster. Like other children of iter age. she likes to show her playthings a.nd , her pretty toys, to any one who will U.k« iiie trouble to look at them. And when i you stop to think of it. Oklahoma has some things to show that may be of in j terest to her older sfsterp. "For instance, the census reports re cently issued show that during the past 'decade, among the 16 states represented . lat the Southern Commercial congress. > j Oklahoma ranks as follows: | "First in percentage of increase of pop ulation of the state. 110 per cent. , “First in percentage of increase of I elation of two chief cities, Oklahoma I city, having 543 per cent, and Muskogee, 494 per cent. “First in percentage of increase of, value of farm crops? "First in percentage of increase of true value of property, IS per cent. "First in percentage of inereaee of wheat raised, 56 per cent. "First tn percentage of increase of cotton raised. 59 per cent. "First in percentage of increase In railroad mileage, 154 per cent. VS "First in percentage of Increase in lumber cut.' 901 “per cent. "First in percentage of increase in corn raised. Fztf per cent. > “First in percentage of increase in bank deposits. 1.033 per cent. "Oklahoma ranks first among the south- ' ern states in the amount of petroleum produced during the past-four years. "First in the amount ot natural gas. “First in the total amount of available fuel. "First in the amount of asphalt. "First in the amount of glass sand. "First in the amount of gypsum. "And first in the amount of salt. FIRST IN MINERAL PRODUCTS. "She is also first in the total amount of mineral products. “First in the total amount of wiieat raised. “And first in the number of acres of fertile soil lying idle. "If you exclude Texas, our burly neighbor on the south, with an irea . nearly four times our own, and Missou ri with its nearly 190 years of develop ment, (Continued on Page Eight, Column 8.) No. 49.
