The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-07-21

AdOnted.
ST. LOWS, Mo-. July II.
The Executive Committee OF the commit.
tees appointed by the exchanges and other
commercial associations OF the Mississippi
valley to promote the Improvement Of the
western waterways, met yesterday morn
ing az eleven O'Clock, in the reading-room
OF the Southern Hotel. The committee is
composed of one member from each Of the
commercial bodies in the Mississippi River
States. President Ewald, of the Merchants
Exchange, called the meeting to order and
welcomed the delegates TO the city. He
SAID he was pleased at the alacrity of the
response TO the call for meeting. The
cause was not a local one, but nationai.and
needed only to be set before the people of
the country to gain their appreciation and
TO force through them a recognition of IL by
the National Legislature.
The meeting then addressed itself TO the
business of permanent organization. Mr..
ID. B. Wood, OF New Orleans, was elected
permanent Chairman. Mr.. George L. Wright
was made Secretary, and the following gem
tlemen were elected Vice Presidents;
Messrs w. f. Phelps, of Winona, Mimi;
II. g. McPike, of Alton ILL.,. G. N. Clark, of
Hannibal, Mo-: r. w. Crawford, of Du-
buque, To-; A. II. Voolfolk, of Kentucky:
:. +. Brown, of Mississippi; John G.. Adams,
of Arkansas; r. c. Gray of Pittsburgh,
Pa; Ben Eckerson, of Cincinnati, o.; O. w.
Oliver, of Wichita, KAN; Thomas w. Hal
liday, OF Cairo, H.. John j. Parker, of Da-
venport, To-; VIM. Seedentopp, of Council
Bluffs, To-; Governor f. O. Stanard, of st.
Louis, NO.; John Mcclure, Wheeling, w.
Va, and Capt. John Gilbert, Evansville,
Ind.
Committees on Resolutions and Order of
Business were then appointed, and the Con.
vention took recess until three p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION. I.r.rf
The committee met at three O'Clock in the
afternoon
Mr.. W. +. Phelps, of Winona, from the
Committee ON Order of Business, reported
as follows:
Yonrcommittee beg leave to report. recon-
mendiug; l. That permanent organization
be effected. .. That the HEADQUARTERS of this
organization be az st. Louis or such other
place us this meeting may determine. g. That
all local permanent committees be considered
as branches OF this central organization and
TTPS the S%e p may 9e 81 use "
membership of the central organization con-
sist of one delegate from each of the per-
m0nent committees now or that may here
after be appointed In the prosecution of this
work. .. Your committee further recon-
mend that a committee he appointed to draft
rules tor the government OF the said central
organization, aud that they provide therein
for the raising of such funds as may he re-
uured. O. That Il Convention bp held at such
time and place as this central committee may
decide; and that every member of the local
permanent committees be called as delegates
to said Convention.
Mr.. Wright then read tho following roso-
buttons: sf
Resolved. That it is the sense of this meeting
that a River Convention be held in the Mis-
sissppi Valley, the place to he hereafter des-
lgnated, not later than the 20th of November,
1883
ResoIped, That it is the duty of tho CONNER
cal bodies of the cities and towns, of the far
mers and labOrers In each Congressional Dis
trict In the Mississippi Valley, TO petition their
respective Representatives In Congress to
uphold aud vote for adequate appropriations
for the Improvement of the Western water
ways. ..tr t..H nU rCaFs-g rf.
ResoIued, That in the selection hereafter of
members of Congress from tue Mississippi
Valley IL should be the especial care of all the
people interested that no candidate be select
ed except those pronouncedly in favor of river
Improvement.
Resolved, That subcommittee be chosen by
this meeting to fix the time and place for CALI
ing the River Convention and that this COM
mittec prepare in due form the call for said
convention.
Resolved That the seasoning of time has but
rendered more valuable and necessary to the
public veal the proceedings of the Mississippi
River Improvement Convention held in st.
Louis October 20, % and 2s. 1881. and we COM
mend It's action to the public mind.
Some discussion occurred upon the re.
ports of the committees. The sixth article
of the first report was finally stricken out,
and then both reports were adopted.
In order to bring the subject of the place
of holding the next Convention before the
meeting Governor Stanard moved recon-
sideration of the resolution that Conven-
ton DO held in the Mississippi Valley. AT
ter the motion had been thoroughly dis
'cussed and a number of speeches made, it
was decided that the Convention be
held in Washington, D. O., on the second
Thursday in February, 1884.
The question of who should be the Gen.
trail Committee, only one delegate from
each organization being PRESENT, came up.
1t was resolved that the present Executive
Committee be changed into n Central Com
mittee, the organizations at home having
the power to make a change in their rep
Fesentative should they choose.
Mr.. d. B. Wood, of New Orleans, was
elected permanent Chairman; George l..
Wright, of st. Louis, was made permanent
Secretary and Michael McEnnis, of ST.
Louis, was elected permanent Treasurer.
On motion, the actions of the Executive
Committees were adopted by the Perma-
nent Central Committee.
The Secretary was empowered to draw
up the call for a convention, and to append
the names of the members of the Central
Committee. The st. Louis Merchants Ex-
change Committee were authorized to
assist the Secretary in his work.
The committee then adjourned sine die.
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