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ALTANIAHA IMPROVEMENT.
Text of the Resolutions Adopted by tins
Convention at Dsrien.

Text of the Resolutions Adopted by the
Convention at Dsrien.
DARIEN, GA, Nov. 5.-The Altamaha
River Convention held it's second days
session this morning, the first business
being the report OF the Committee on Res
olutions, Hon. J. Z. Dart, OF Glynn,
chairman, reported the resolutions which,
with some slight amendments, read as
follows, and were unanimously adopted
! by the convention.
| R6S0iusd That in the opinion OF this cOnven-
/ ton the Aitamaha river and It's tributaries,
/ the Ocmulgee and Oconee, and the port Of
! Daren have not heretofore received their just
! share OF apnro gT' atlons towards internal I'M
proyements from the general government.
! ReSoiCed. That this convention do earnestly
recommend that Congress vote the apprOprIa-
! tion- necessary to Increase the depth of water
| on Darien bar to clear p feet at mean high
1 tlde, and 10 make the Altamaha river and Its
! tributaries, the Ocmulgee and OcOnee, from
the bar OF Oaren TO Macon on the Ocmugee,
and Milledgeville on the Oconee, navigable To
| steam boats drawing three feet at all stages of
water free from obstruction.
A MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
ResOlyed. That committee. to be composed
of three from the county of Mcintosh. ana one
from each OF the other counties represented
IN this convention tOf which committee five
shall constitute quorum shall be appOin ed
| by the chairman. whose duty it shall be to
prepare and present to Congress at its ap-
preaching session a memorial expressing the
foregoing views and recommendations and,
further, embodylng the proper statistical in
forma ION. showing the importance Of the
Port Of Darien and Of the said rivers. as well
AS the resources Of the county through which
they run.
Resoired, That the chairman appoint eight
sub committees Of the port of Darien and DIFF
lereut sections Of the river as follows: One
from the port Of Darien, including Couper's
I from It0rtoT
! thence to the forks of the river, one from
/ the forks of the river on the Ocmulge to
MilcoN's Ola Lake. one from thence TO HaW-
/ kinsvllle. one from Hawkinsville to Macon,
! one from the forks Of the river on the OcOnee
4 10 Dublin, aud another from Dublin to Mil
ledg' VILE. TO furnish the committee appointed
! TO memorable Congress with all information
! concerning their respective districts as it may
| be called for by said committee.
THE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
The chairman then appointed the fol-
! lowing gentlemen as the memorial COM
/ mlttee: From Appling, G.. b. Melton /;
| Bibb, Hon. Thomas Hardeman; Coffee
! W. l.. Wilcox; Emanuel, j. l.. McLemOre;
J Dodge, b. II. Harrell; Glynn. ID. T. Dunn
! Houston, Henry Fagin; Irwin, T. d. VIII
! cox; johnson, j. G. hutchinson; Lau-
\ rens, J. NJ. Stubbs: Liberty, ;. ID. Brad
well Mcintosh. ". r. GigniHat, James
| Lachlison, w. A. Wilcox; Montgomery,
/ Johu +. Grady; Pulaski, A. G. Pate:
rattnall, NJ. ID. Mccarthy; Velfair John
! d. Mcleod; Twiggs, h. :. Griffin; Wayne.
Benjamin Milligan; Wilcox. ID. Johnson;
! Wilkinson, -- --.
Permission was granted the chairman
to appoint the eight sub-committeesIat his
own convenience.
IL was resolved that the Memorial Com.
mittee request Congress to have survey
made Of the OboOfee river. with a view OF
making it navgable.
Col. Gignlliat, OF Darien, urged upon
the convention the necessity OF making il
a permanent organization. so that this
great work which had Just been inaugu.
rated might be carried ON to successful
completion. Permanent organization was
then effected by the election Of William
Hughes Of Liberty, President, James
LachlisOn Of Daren, Vice President, c.
y. Wylly of Mcintosh, Secretary, and
James Il. Foster of Darien Treasurer
A finance committee OF one delegate from
each county represented was appointed
with power to solicit contributions for the
general expenses.
THANKS TO DARIEN.
Hon. A. o. Bacon offered resolution
OF thanks to the citizens OF Uarien foi
their uubOunded hospitality, which was
adopted and the convention al ieurned. tC
meet at such a time "a tbe President may
designate, in the city of Haw kinsyille.
The delegates then embarked in the
steamers waiting at the wharf, for a trir
through the harbOr and out TO sea. land
ing them at Brunswick late in the evening
The convention has done its work we'll
and the Government can hardly pass sucf
an opportunity to develop one of the most
important waterways on the Atlantic
coast. A thousand miles OF river can be
made to contribute 10 the commerce of the
world, flowing as it does, through a sec,
ton Of country as fertile as
there IS anywhere. Years ago, 1877 90,
bales of cotton were shipped from Macon
ID a single season by the Altamaha 20 the
sea. Last year 90, l55, iS3 feet OF timber
valued ut 81, 0Sl, $50 came from along IT,
shores and was shipped % domestic and
foreign ports, requiring l6f vessels &c
move it. This is but the beginning OF y
business, which the improvements OF
these rivers would swell % enormous pro
portions, and not only develop and popu
late the sections through which they flow
bat contribute an immense amount to the
general commerce Of the country.