The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-11

The Mississippi kiNcr AmPt'< ><'
xention. which met Al s.. Louis On me @'tn
~ October. continued IN session three days
ma Wa aiicnded BY about 80 regularly np'
poIntcd delegates.
Michael NcEnniS, President q the local
rxe.,,ti<c Committee, and also President % |
49, 81. l.oni< Merchants Exchange, called |
the convention 10 order. George y Wright, |
secretary az the Executive Committee, then
rad the cali for the convention, issued oy
the 81. Louis Merchants Exchange.
Governor C,ittcndcn. Of Missouri, was
male Temporary Chairman Of the Conven-
ton and made brief address.
A preliminary discussion occurred - %
whether this should be : convention of me
Mississippi Valley States Or q All me states
81 the Union, which was decided BY me
Chairman reading from the call that al
States were included.
The usual committees were then appoint
ed, that on resolutions being composed q
follows:
Thomas Sayler; Iowa. william y; vanucscr'
k s;ssgs, u isaaof e ksna ss: feanes
see: 4; 7 Elliott Kansas " HG ss,:o NINE n
Kennedy tsn Ss sfes"r1: = ws.s viSsin,s.
Hcrne: Michigan. Aionzo sessions; rennsyl-
vania. 4. IL. Anderson; Texas. J: J: Gam
judge II p y si.nrail; illinois. ". r. Dowdall
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton reported the following list Of Officers:
Chairman-IIon. Mark II. Dunnell Of Min
ssseerssary-ceorse !. WRIGHT. clst Louis ",
Assistant Sccretarics-frank Gaiennie anu
"A Rail f</<
Vice observation-disclosures p. Taylor. Ala
hama: John ID. Adams, Arkansas; Geo. ~.
Jones Iowa; Eugene undsrco2d: d ksn,ssnif eS
i.iana: H. +. Elicit. Tennessee; 2; g, stock.
well. kansas; Q. Q. Meriman: Minne-o.a
Governor lionel 4 sheIsGs: New M nafo
Campbell. West Virginia; rh!lo Parsons.
MICHIGAN; O. ;. osborn. New York: Z: 2. Gray
coSinstcn. Ohio; VI. Fullerton. Illinois; 4; 7.
simrall. Mississippi; james = Rollins -
souri,
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Dunncll re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, and in very brief and general remarks
said a. delegates they were here from TWEEN
" states and Territories, extending from
Minnesota 10 the Gulf OF Mexico, and from
the Eastern seaboard 70 tho Rocky Noun
tains. 70 discuss the question and devise
means Of improving the great rivers Of the
Mississippi Valley, whose productions had
given the balances OF trade % Tho country.
The question was not only Of great Interest
70 the Mississippi Valley, but % the whol'
Nation. and should be treated with deliber-
alton. and with view to impress 10 impor
lance upon Congress and inducing that bod!
20 extend the aid 80 much desired.
-. |<<~ ". 111<r< 4
~'," ,'-c-- ~-u 1900 th.r t.nde
ment Of the rivers, etc's wefe encn nenee
in and filed for future reference.
Letters were then reaa rom Cap'. same
B. Ead<, Hon. Randall y. 0tosou, oenAto
James II. Beck. Senator A. n. Gormar
Hon. Abrxm ,. hewiII, ros.sns-.e1 1870 ',r'
n James. Hon. r. q. H0rrs Senator Jona'
senator Hawley. ana others.
o. c,,more. President q the River Com
,',s.s,ar n re,ard ~ fbe opcrations 81 IL,
committee.
rh r..,.,,tt.. a., pe.olssfions reportc
rrporr op rur COMMITTEES or RESOLUTION
80 r-.-s5.r.- TIE ryom,uttfec an Rcsolt
tions. after careful confederation Of the q
under which q nas e .,; ~ "a ~ 4
,'c,o,n,t,ea \. exnras-ine tSe views not On
q individual aeisssser; ~ ~ ~ Hiss'ssin
.[onI ~'ueay 49,. thcile r6tec.ks And fIe IL
M .'r,,...'s;.- them nave instructed h
-, ,',. v. \, thr ma 1,imous commiffce 70
on p.naih q r ~. ~ rresmbie and r
,. ~ NV h.<..,<, hniftc6- With che recos
.s.,,s y, ~ ma rorne be odop(cd b. {
st,,...'.<,.,{,r --
,a,,anV DuxcAu n. KnxxEn
>o1shoe'
"
The representatives q tuS comnx.t..a. u.
forests and AGRICULTURAL ana other prolucIt'
industries Of the Mississippi Neioys ~ "
,cntion assembled - - LOUIS Mo-s pei's
Ing:
tributaries the great lniano wntcIways u
pared by the Creator LOT the We ~ NV .1,e Y,
pIc. are most inportant nu0 NAiu1o. ~
III the national domain, Tree % aii. ptyonu