Southern Commercial Congress Sets 1913 Mobile Features
Duncan U Fletcher outlines a broad program for the Southern Commercial Congress with aims to unite Southern business and clarify the region's resources. The 1913 agenda in Mobile includes a Panama Canal theme, Latin American trade, a Panama cruise, a Morgan memorial, a 90 day commercial expedition, and a Woman's Auxiliary inaugural event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Bankers’ Association
Southern Commercial
South Carolina Bankers’ Association
Farmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union of
Morida
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Aer
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Mobile
United States
Panama Canal
Latin America
Pan-American Union
Board of Governors
Panama
Central American
Canal Zone
John T. Morgan
Secretary of the Navy
Woman's Auxilary
Churches of Mobile
L. C. Irvine
Duncan U Fletcher
Southern Commercial Congress to visit Latin nations
The South plans a 50 plus delegate congress expedition to Peru Bolivia Argentina Uruguay and Brazil to strengthen ties and trade. The trip will skip Colombia amid ongoing Panama dispute tensions and suggests stopping in Bogota could ease Colombian grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latin America
Congress
Peru
Bolivia
Argentine
Uruguay
Brazil
Colombia
Panama
Central and
South America
Southern Commercial Congress
Bogota
Indianapolis News
Foreign Commerce of Alabama’s Port Exports Rise
The report shows exports over the last five years increased by 35,232,589 dollars compared with the prior five years, while imports declined by 2,925,213 dollars in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Commerce OF
Alabama
Central of Georgia Railways hires geologist for mineral development
The Central of Georgia Railway announces a consulting geologist joined its industrial department. He has thorough knowledge of Alabama and Georgia territory and will identify mineral deposits and advise on development or disposal strategies. Mobile's Thrice-Welcome Guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Central of Georgia Railway
Alabama
Georgia
Alabama steel operations and good roads notes
President Woodrow Wilson discussed Alabama steel ventures as United States Steel’s James A. Farrell testified in New York about rail and water routes from Birmingham to New York and Gulf ports and to Brazil. Birmingham would soon house steel products with a $15 million diversification plan. good roads across Maryland and the Southern Appalachians were promoted by the Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association with talks on regional progress and federal transportation support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian
New York
Rome
Queenstown
International
Europe
Pan- American Union
Barrett
Southern Commercial Congress
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Department of State
Knox
Congress of the United States
Myron T. Herrick
France
House of Governors
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
Taft
Roosevelt
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Gulf
Sonia
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
Garrett County
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Al‘Senay
Aere Real Estate
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Asheville
N C
Southern Apprachate Good Roads Association
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
Great Southern Lumber to raise daily capacity near one million feet
Great Southern Lumber Co of Bogalusa Louisiana will increase its daily output from 700000 to 1000000 feet of lumber. The new mill will be steel built with modern equipment including a 46 inch saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern + Lumber Co
Bogalusa
Mobile Port Exports Rising Amid 1918 Trade Shifts
The Mobile port shows a sharp rise in exports for the five years ending June 30, 1918, with a $35,238,580 gain over the prior five years and a $8,700,871 import total in 1918. Vessel tonnage and port depth improvements boosted the 1918 figures, while cotton failures trimmed exports to Germany and the U K. Creosoted paving blocks from Mobile support a growing coastwise trade network.
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Belgium
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Tate
Spain
England
Scotland
Ireland
Mexico
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Trinidad
Br. W
Haiti
San Domingo
Colombia
Br. Guipa
D.guina
Venezuela
Africa
Greece
Portugal
Switzerland
China
Can
Islands
W. Ae
Guiana
S. S
I.s
Mobile
United States
Alabama
Central
South America
Central America
United Kingdom
Pensacola
New Orleans
Savannah
Galveston
Texas
Mobiles
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Opening of Warrior River Celebrated by Trade Board
Arrangements by the Board of Trade plan a celebration of the Warrior river’s year round navigation with October 27 chosen to honor the arrival of the first Alabama and New Orleans Transportation Co barge in Tuscaloosa. The fourth barge of the company, a 1000-ton steel self propelled vessel, will be launched at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Warrior River
Alabama and
New Orleans Transportation Company
Tuscalloosa
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Duncan U. Fletcher
Washington
Canada
Thomas M. Owen
Woodrow Wilson
Conference of Commercial Executives
M. B. Trezevant
American Association of Commercial Executives
Pres
Hon
United. States
Florida
G.V. Buck
Washington, D.C
William H. Saunders
Ae Ormot
Alabama Steel Operations
Clarence J. Owens
Southern Com
Esse
Guatemala
Honduras
Géepe
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Br. Guiana
Dutch Guiana
Tuscaloosa
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