When was it published?

May 15, 1874 in The Daily Phoenix

Domestic News May 15, 1874

The Daily Phoenix

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Agriculture, Politics, Economic

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mayor Spencer, General Colquitt, Secretary Green, Vice President Lawton

Q: What keywords are associated?

National Agricultural Congress, Atlanta Meeting, Secretary Green Report, Vice President Lawton, Transportation Routes, Trade Convention

Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

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What is this article about?

The National Agricultural Congress convened in Atlanta on May 13 with about 100 delegates present and more expected. Mayor Spencer and General Colquitt welcomed attendees, Secretary Green responded and recommended reorganization. Vice-President Lawton criticized a Senate report and urged surveys for narrow gauge routes. Trade Convention to meet tomorrow.

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Atlanta, May 13.—The National Agricultural Congress met to-day. About one hundred delegates are present. A number from the North-west are expected to-night. Mayor Spencer and General Colquitt welcomed the Congress, and Secretary Green responded. Secretary Green recommends, in his report, the re-organization of the Congress and measures making the local organization tributary. Vice-President Lawton, of South Carolina, in a paper on transportation, characterized the report of the United States Senate Committee on Transportation as inaccurate, vague and abortive, and urges a memorial to Congress for the survey of three narrow gauge direct routes to Port Royal, Norfolk and New York, from Council Bluffs, Missouri River and Iowa direct. The Trade Convention meets to-morrow.

What sub-type of article is it?

Agriculture Politics Economic

What keywords are associated?

National Agricultural Congress Atlanta Meeting Secretary Green Report Vice President Lawton Transportation Routes Trade Convention

What entities or persons were involved?

Mayor Spencer General Colquitt Secretary Green Vice President Lawton

Where did it happen?

Atlanta

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Atlanta

Event Date

May 13

Key Persons

Mayor Spencer General Colquitt Secretary Green Vice President Lawton

Outcome

congress met with recommendations for reorganization and transportation surveys; trade convention scheduled for next day.

Event Details

The National Agricultural Congress met with about one hundred delegates present, more from the North-west expected tonight. Welcomed by Mayor Spencer and General Colquitt, responded by Secretary Green who recommended re-organization and tributary measures. Vice-President Lawton of South Carolina presented a paper criticizing the U.S. Senate Committee on Transportation report and urging a memorial for surveys of three narrow gauge routes from Council Bluffs, Missouri River, and Iowa to Port Royal, Norfolk, and New York.