The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-09-29
TRANSPORTATION.
Meeting of the Gulf Transportation
Convention at Chicago.
The Delegates Present and Resolutions
Adopted-Permanent Omcers Elected
Freight Rate Committee Appointed
The Proceedings In Detail

Delegates appointed to attend the
gulf transportation convention met in
the Kansas state building at Chicago,
on September 12 The convention was
called to order by Gov. Lewelling, of
Kansas, who briefly stated the object
of the meeting to be the development
of commercial intercourse between the
Mississippi valley states and Europe,
via Southern ports.
Ex-Gov. r. B. Hubbard, of Texas,
was elected temporary chairman, and
j. S. Montgomery of Galveston, tenn
porary secretary. A committee on
credentials was appointed as follows:
c. B. Hoffman, Kansas: F. c. Brom-
berg, Alabama; D. c. Imboden, Texas.
A committee on order of business was
appointed as follows: G. Bohrer, Kan
sas; P. J. Willis, Texas; w. l.. Hand,
Nebraska.
After partial report from the COM
mittee on credentials, pertinent or
ganization was effected, as follows:
President, ex-Gov. John Ireland, Texas;
vice presidents, P. B. Maxson, Kansas;
w. L. Hand, Nebraska; F. G. Brom-
berg, Alabama; S. S. King, Kansas; j.
S. Montgomery, Texas; G. II. Cutting,
Nebraska.
After remarks by Gov. Lewelling and
Others, the meeting adjourned until
morning.
Second Day.
The convention met at the Kansas
state building, Mr.. Ireland presiding.
Nebraska delegates rendered the use OF
Nebraska state building for future
tion adjourned to its permanent quar-.
ters.
The committee on credentials made
completed report of delegates present,
which report was adopted. Following
are the delegates:
From Texas-W. B. benson, Calves
ton; j. P. Key, Hamilton; w. B. Slos-
son, Houston; J. w. Burke, Austin; d.
C. Imboden, Galveston; NJ. f. Mott,
Galveston; G. NJ. Courts, Galveston; A.
w. Fly, Galveston; ]. N. Stove, Calves.
ton; w. S. Davis, Galveston; G. Selig.
son, Galveston; c. G. Caldwell, Austin
P. j. Willis, Galveston; R. NJ. Cash, Gal.
weston; L. S. Mckinney, Galveston;
Martin Armstrong, velasco; A. B.
Honor, Galveston; ]. A. Wilkins, Wash.
ington; ]. S. Montgomery, Galvestoni
David B. Fields, Austin; c. S. Brodbent,
Del Rio; R. b. Hubbard, Tyler; John
Ireland, Seguin; Geo. f. Afford, Dallas
Geo. NJ. Mahoney, Coleman; John A.
Cuplin, Galveston; w. c. Conner, Dal.
las; F. F. Brown, Grayson, T. f. Xiv
len, Dallas.
From labama-H. Pillars, A. Doner
T. A. Hamilton, f. G. Bromberg, G. L.
Smith, D. P. Bestor, Joseph Houston,
Robert Gage, E. E. Posey, w. II. Mar.
tin, C. NJ. Mohr, T. S. Cox, R. Ii. Dusen.
berry, H. Aurtil, 7. w. Nichol, o. F.
Cowthou, G. A. Ketchum.
From Kansas-Tyge Sogard, Kansas
City; Conrad Mayer, Topeka; d. b.
Long, Ellsworth; Silas Rutledge, Val.
ley Center; Benjamin Heilburn, Usage
City: P. B. Maxson, Emporia; c. J. Fitz.
gerald, st. Marys; S. S. King, Kansas
City; P. A. Huffman, Winfeld; A. r.
Sankey, Wichita; r. w. j. Wilson,
Wichita; c. b. Hoffman, Enterprise
II. A. Heath, Topeka; J. P. Kerr, Otta.
wa; Tulley Scott, Oberlin; L. M. Bedell
Chetopa; N. Harrington, Baker; G.
Bohrer, Chase; James H. Lathrop, To.
peka; A. j. McAllister, Heber; S. O.
Thacher, Lawrence; Duncan Kellar,
Jamestown.
From Nebraska-Willis L. Hand,
Kearney; G. II. Hutting, Kearney.
The committee on order of business
reported as follows:
Your committee recommend the con
sideration by this convention of the
following questions:
1. The necessity of an organizat tior
of the shipping and industrial interests
of the west and south for the purpose
Of the expectation and importation OF
goods via gulf ports.
2. The importance and necessity OF
steamship lines between foreign coun'
tries and gulf ports.
3. The necessity of new railroads and
additional water transportation from
gulf ports northerly to be operated in
connection with steamship lines.
4. Should this organization under
take to promote the construction of a
state-owned north and south railroad
hCIOSS llS "CSOCIh StdCCo.
5. What should be the character o.
the organization now to be effected, il
any, to carry out the purposes of the
convention?
Your committee further suggest,
that in order to effect the required or
ganization it will be well for this con
vention to appoint a general commit
tee consisting of two from each of the
states and territories interested with
full authority to formulate plans an(
recommendations
On motion permanent COMMITTEES
of one from each state represented wa
appointed to confer with Vice Consu
Sogard and others, as to facts of trad,
between the United States and north
ern Europe and report
The convention then took up for dis
cussion the first section of the order O
business reported as follows:
Resolved. That an organization OF the ship
ping and industrial in n.eres, Of the west ant
south for the purpose Of expectation and i'm
por tation Of products via gulf points, Is neces
sary for the commercial interests Of the ives
and south
Pending discussion the convention
adjourned until morning.
Third Day.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment with President Ireland in tn
chair, and discussion resumed of tn
pending question. The resolution wa
unanimously adopted
Mr. King offered the following reso
luton:
Whereas. Other Mississippi valley states ar
interested in this movement equally with tn