The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-06
DIxlE'S TRADE WITH THE WEST
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE
CONGRESS- AT MOBILE.

Rivers Now Mainly Useful as ReEu-
Iators of Freight Rates, But the
Railroads the Great Carriers-A
List of the Wee Presidents-A Conn
mittee ON RESOLUTIONS Named.
Three Interesting Papers Read-A
Number of Resolutions Presented.
Mobile, Ala. April 5-The second days
session of the South ana West
Grain and Trade Congress be-
gan this morning at 1880 o'clock.
The committee on credentials reported
seventy-five delegates from ten states
present. The committee on permanent
organization nominated N B. Thistle
wood of Carlo, ILL.,, for chairman and w.
T. West OF Mobile and H. H. Smith Of
New Orleans secretaries. The nominees
were elected by acelamation. Capt
Thistlewood. in taking the chair, spoke
Of the object of the congress, the en-
couragement OF trade between the south
and west. This is the age of railroads,
rivers serve as regulators of freight rates,
but the bulk Of business is conducted by
rail. We should seek, therefore," he said,
1.-THE hearty cooperation of the railroads
which unite these grand divisions of the
union"
Vice presidents were then appointed at
the suggestion of the several delegates
as follows: Alabama. CASTOR A Robbins;
Florida, S. R. Mallory; Georgia. A w.
Smith; Louisiana, Robert Mcmillan; South
Carolina. John Reeves; Mississippi a.
]. Russell Nebraska, L. P. Young; and
Indiana, E. Coghiil.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed: J. c. Rich Of Alabama.
William st. John of Georgia, J. +. Bishop
of Nebraska, ]. +. Gernst of louisiana,
S. r. Mallory of Florida, John A. Smith
of South Carolina, William Williams of
Illinois. Thomas Lyle of Mississippi and
+. Coghill of Indiana.
Papers were then read as follows:
state Legislation and Its Effects on
Commerce." by A. w. Smith of Atlanta;
Mobile" by A. S. Benn of Mobile; THE
Development of the South Means the En-
richment Of the Nation" by John A
Smith of Charleston.
Resolutions We're read and referred as
follows: BY H. Austill of Mobile, indors-
ing the project of a canal across the pc
ninsula of Florida by William Williams
of Cairo. ILL.,, to allow the Incorporation
in the report of the proceedings of this
congress a statistical report of Cairo's
trade with the south: by 8. r. Mallory of
Pensacola, Fla, to memorialize congress
as to the Importance of the speedy COM
pletion of the Nicaragua canal; by j. f.
G. Ernst of New Orleans, urging on the
national authorities the Importance
of the speedy Inauguration and
completion of navy yard at
New Orleans; by ]. W. zelgnous of
Charleston, to hold the next meeting of
the congress at Charleston, S. c.; by l..
L. Gilbert of Montgomery, for the ap-
pointment of a permanent committee on
transportation.
A recess was then taken until D. m.
At the afternoon session all the resolu-
tions mentioned above were adopted, in
cludng the selection of Charleston as the
place for the next annual meeting in
April.
A special session in Atlanta during the
exposition will be called by the executive
committee.
The congress resolved upon the appoint
ment of 9. permanent committee on trans
portation to take steps 10 put a stop TO a
discrimination against southern points in
favor of eastern points; II was also resolv-
ed that each city in the south should
organize a bureau of transportation to as
sist the transportation committee in the
performance of their duties.
The chair appointed on said committee
the following: John A. Smith, s. R. NAL
lory, w. H. Matthews, A. J. Vanlanding-
ham and w. T. West.
A resolution was adopted advocating
that the southern and western importers
give the preference to southern ports in
order to provide return tonnage for trans
portation; also a resolution in behalf
of direct trade.
The following were appointed the execu-
tive committee: H. r. Gass of Alabama
S. A. Jones, Of Florida, A. W. Smith, Of
Georgia, b. Smith, of Louisiana, j. w
Zeignious, of South Carolina, ]. s. Rear
don, of Illinois, c, w. Robinson, of Mis-
sissppi. and George W. Fuller, of Mis-
souri. Kansas and Nebraska were tempo
rarily passed.
The convention then adjourned until
tomorrow.
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