Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-12
A DIRECT DEMAND.
MADE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
Congressman Must support IT or set no
votes--A Plain Practical State
ment Of titeCase.

st. Louis, July 1.-THE conference
called together through the efforts of
the merchants exchange OF st. Louis,
TO consider the most practical course To
pursue in advocating the Improvement
of the .Mississippl river, met this morn
ing. The conference Is composed OF
one delegate appointed 10y each
of the repre- sentative CONNER
cial bodies of ievNry Important
city in the valley states.
Cities are represented, somcs OF them,
especially New Orleans. sending strong
delegations. BESIDES delegates there
were present Gov. Chas. Foster, Uni
ted States Senator Miller, OF New
York; Speaker K.iftr, and ex-Con-
gresham 4 Townsend, of OHIO, who
are here on another mission. The
conference was called 10 order 10y
President Ewald, OF Merchants EX-
change, St. Louis. who in u
brief address of welcome said:
The time has come for action in the
campaign for the improvement of the
Mississippi river. Tie cause Is not u
local one, but national, and needs only
to be set properly before the people of
tile country to- gain their appreciation,
and through them to force that recog-
nition of our national legislature due
it."
Secretary Wright, of the Mer-
chants Exchange Improvement,
mittee, real an elaborate argu-
ment in favor of the Improvement OF
the Mississippi river, referring in sar-
castle terms to the readiness with
which eastern congressman secure APP
preparations for small streams in their
sections, and contrasting 1t with The
herculaneau labor necessary to induce
congress to do anything Tor the
great river. EIe said the assem-
blage before him was evidence that
the people of the Mississippi Valley
were determined TO push their needs
upon the notice OF congress. He advo-
Gated that the work begun to-day be
kept up unremittingly until certain re
suits are achieved.
The convention then effected aper-
manent organization by electing B. w
| Wood of the New Orleans Gotten eN-
change permanent chairman, ana L..
| Wright permanent secretary. The fol
lowing vice pre.ilents were chosen
w. S. Phelps, Winona, Mimi; II. G.
McPike, Alton, ILL.,; Z. w
Clark, Hannibal Mo; III. w. Craw
ford, Dubuque: A. III. Voolfolk, Ken
lucky; j. L, Brown, Mississippi; join
G.. Adams, Little Rock, AK r.. G
Gray, Pittsburg; Ben Eckerson, Gin
cinnati; 0. w. Oliver, Wichita, Kas.
Thos. W. Halliday, Cairo, H.; Judge
Parker, Davenport; w. Seeden, Coun
ell Bluffs; eX-Gov. Stanard, St Louis
Jchn Mcclure, Wheeling, w. Va.
In. I'll, al Tad
Committees of resolutions and ordc
of business were appointed, and Thu
conference adjourned until the after
| noon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the com
mittee ON resolutions submit thu
following report which was adopted.
Resolved, That it is the sense @
this meeting that u river convention
be held in the Mississippi, Valley, til
later than the 9th of November
1888.
Resolved, That 1t is the duty of th
commercial bodies OF cities and towns
and OF the farmers and laborers c
each congressional! district in the Mis-
sssippi Valley, to petition theft respeC
tive representatives in congress to up
hold ana vote for nd quate appropriil
tons for the improvement OF Western
waters ways.
| solved, That in the selection
hereafter of members of congress from
the Mississippi Valley, it sh )uld b'
the especial care of all people inter
es,ed, that no candidate be electe'
except those pronounced in favor o
river improvements.
Resolved That sub committee b
chosen by this meeting To Tx the tim
and place for the calling OF tn
J river convention, and that this con
J mittee prepare in due form the call ic
said convention.
, Resolved, That the reasoning {
] time has but rendered more valuabl
to the public wealth the proceeding
of the Mississippi River lmprovefnei
! Convention, held in st. Louis Octobt
: oGth, 9th and 18th, 1881. We con
mend its action TO the public mind.
st. Louis, July 1.-THE comnittc
: on the order of business submitted
report which was adopted as follows:
First--That permanent organic
| ton be effected.
t Second-That the headquarters {
: this organization be at st. Louis, {
, such other place as this meeting ma
, determine.
Third That all permanent loci
committees be considered as n branc
Iof this Central Organization, and l
port to it such matters rs may be
E use in prosecuting the WORK befo
| us.
i Fonrth-That the membership
e the Central Organization consist OF OF
= delegate from each OF the permanei
K committees that are now, OF that ma
e be hereafter appointed, in the prosec
i ton OF this work.
i Fifth Your committee further I
g commends that Il committees he Il
$ pointed to draft rules for the COVER
# ineut of said Central Organizalio
t and that they provide therein for raj
& ing such funds AS may be required.
: a long discussion then TOOK place
$ to where thu next river conventi6
L should be held, which developed u
y fact that large Inajori
favored Washington in preference
st. Louis or any other place in III
sissippi Valley. The general opini'
was that the ears OF congressil'
q could better be reached in Washi
e ton than any where else, al
J, that u far greater influences could
= exerted there.
o The Vienna police have just arrest
d Heinrich Neuk, civil engine'
y sometimes calling himself Bar
Knoblaueh. An Italian count wi
whom Neuk had business relatio
r. offered for sale TO Vienna jewellers d