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Hickory Leader Heralds Southern Commercial Congress
The Hickory Chamber of Commerce sends a representative to the Washington based Southern Commercial Congress in the New Willard. Delegates from 15 states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Texas gather 264 delegates to discuss health, education, resources, and regional development with notable figures like Gov. Hoke Smith and Secretary Luke Wright in attendance. Aimed to raise funds for a permanent Washington home and to publish proceedings, the congress showcases the South’s growing self knowledge and economic potential.
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Great Southern Commercial Congress
Washington
Hickory Chamber of Commerce
New
Willard
Convention City
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Gov
Ansell
South Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Progressive Union of New Orleans
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Missouri
Hickor
Chamber of Comerce
New Willard
South
United States
Walter Wyman
U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Panama Canal
Luke E. Wright
JB Goodyear
Brunswick