The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-19

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and making the tragedy complete ny Kiiilhs
himself.
The Mississippi River Conference
ST.. LOUIS, July 1.-THE conference
called together through the efforts OF the
merchants exchange Of 81. Louis, to con.
slider The most practical course TO pursue IN
advocating the improvement OF the Missis
sippi river, met this morning. The confer.
ence is composed OF one delegate, appointed
by representative commercial bodles Oh
every important city in the valley states
Twenty-Five cities were represented
some of them, especially Ne"
Orleans, sending strong delegations
Besides delegates, there were present
Governor Charles Foster, United states
Senator Miller, of New YORK, speaker
Keifer and ex-Copgressman Townsend, o
Ohio, who are here on another mission
The conference was called to order by Presi
dent Ewad, of the Merchants Exchange
st Louis, who in brief address of welcome
said: 1.-The time has come for action in thu
campaign for the improvement OF the MISS
| issippi river. The cause was not local one
but national, and needs only to be set prop
erly before the people OF the country tt
to gain their appreciation and through
them to force that recognition OF our ma,
tional legislature, due it aad so long denieo
Secretary Wright, of the Merchants Elk
change Enforcement committee read ar
elaborate argument in favor OF the i'm
proyement of the Mississippi river, refer
| ring in sarcastic terms to the readiness
with which the eastern congressman secure
appropriations for small streams in theli
| sections and contrasted it with the hercu
lean labor necessary to induce congress to
do anything for the great river
He said the assem- oiance De
fore him was evidence that the people o.
| the Mississippi valley were determined
to push their needs upon the notice OF con-
gress He advocated that the work begun
to-day be kept up unremittently until GER
tain results are achieved
The convention then effected permanent
organization by electing B. W. Wood, OIL
| the New Orleans Cotton exchange, perma
nent chairman; L. Wright, permanent sec
ratary. and the folio wing vice presidents
| W s Phelps, Winona, Minnesota; ID;
McPr Ike, Alton, Illinois, G. n. Clark, Han
nibal, Missouri; P w. Crawford, Dubuque
| Iowa A II. Voolfolk, of Kentucky; j. L
Brown. OF Mississippi; John 6. Adams, o
Little Rock. Arkansas; r. G. Gray, OF Pitts
burg; Ben Eckerson. of Cincinnati; y; "
Oliver, of Wichita, Kansas; Thomas Hall
day, Cairo Illinois; Judge Parker; Qayen
port; ex- Governor E. o, Stanard, St. Louis
John Mcclure, Wheeling, West Virginia
Captain John Gilbert, Evansville, Indiana
Committees on resolutions and order
| business were appointed, and the confer
ence adjourned until the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the evening session the committee on
resolutions submitted the following report
which was adopted
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the river convention be held
in the Mississippi valley, the place, to be
hereafter designated not later than the 10th
of November, 1888.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the
commercial bodies of this city
and towns and Of the farmers and laborers
of each congressional district in the Missis
sippi valley TO petition their respective rep
resentatives in congress to uphold and vote
for adequate appropriations for the i'm
provement of western waterways.
Resolved, That in the selection hereafter
| of members of congress from the Mississip
| pi valley, it should be the especial care oil
all people interested that no candidates bs
elected except those pronouncedly in favol
| of river improvement.
Resolved, That a subcommittee bt
place for calling the river convention anC
that this committee prepare in due forn
the call for said convention.
Resolved, That the reasoning OF time ha'
but rendered more valuable to the publl'
the wealth of the proceedings OF the Missls
sippi river improvement convention, helc
in st. Louis, October 18th, 1873, and w
commend its action to the public mind,
The convention, on order oil business
submitted report, which was adopted a.
| follows:
First-That permanent organization b
effected.
Second-That the headquarters of thiI
organization be at st. Louis or such othel
place as this meeting may determine.
Third. That all permanent local
committees be considered as
branch Of this central organlzatlof
| and report to it such suggestions as may o'
of use In the protection of the work be-
fore us.
Fourth-That the membership Of thu
central organization consists OF one
delegate for each permanent
committee now, or that may be hereaf
ter appointed in the prosecution OF Thu
work.
mends that a committee be appointed I!
draft rules for the government of said
central organization, and that they provide
therein for such wants rs may be required
A long discussion then took place
as TO where the next river convention
should be held. which developed
the fact that a large majority favored
| Washington in preference TO 81
/ Louis or any otner place ,, u
the Mississippi valley. In
general opinion was the ears Of congressnei
could better be reached in Washington
than anywhere else. and that far create
| influence could be exerted there.
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