The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-02

Interesting Meeting Held At the Cotton Ex.
change Yesterday Afternoon.
PLANS FOR WORK THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
Another session 70 ne Held Thursday
Afternoon. when Riaht-of-W"y
Reports VIII Re Heard.

IN pursuance OF tho call ssued by Chair
man J. C.. Hutcheson OF the deep water
committee for meeting yesterday after
noon at o'clock. nine of The twenty-five
members gathered at tho Cotton Exchange
and held d business session. Those present
in addition to the chairman we're state
Senator w. T. Burns and Messrs. IL. r..
MacGrcgor Charles Dillingham;, w. d.
Cleveland, r. " Johnston, II. W. Garrow,
Ed Kiam and Charles II. Milby. The meet
ing was held in the directors room OF the
exchange and was, in ssTsc an executive
one. Representatives OF the press were
present. but tho proceedings were not re-
ported in full, as much of the discussion
was In the nature or to quote the Ian
guags OF one Of those present, a family
confcrerce." IL can be stated, however,
tina. the situation was gone over very thor
oighly and in a business Ike manner and
that there was no apparent dimtnution In
the amount OF interest In the eGd aimedi at,
which has been characteristic of the COM
miHee ever s.nce its initial formation.
The meeting was called to order by Chair
man Hutchinson and on motion of MIR.
Cleveland, Mr.. b. II. Warner was named as
secretary. The chairman asked for sugges-
Tors regarding the work in hand, stating
that the meeting had been called for no
specific purpose, but simply to discuss the
work ans see whit was best TO do.
Mr.. Cleveland stated that he had report
10 make as treasurer 1t being the sense OF
the meeting that the report be heard. Mr.
CLEVELAND announced thaS there was now In
the treasury balance of $691.S0 The
amount on hand ON April 9, 1885, when the
last report was made, was 1871 So. Since
then 5000 had been paid out on account Of
the Texas exhibit a, the Omaha exposition
and on April 70 cash In the sum OF Si60. Is
had been contribute by the Hiberniau SO
cietits Of this city as n result OF an enter
tarnlnent held BY them In the interests of
deep water.
On moion the report was adopted and
the secretary was instructed to frame a
resolution acknowledging the receipt of tho
amount donated by the HiDerniAns and
thanking them for the same,
In this connection something was said
about the outlay Of $500 on the Texas ex-
hlbit. Chairman Hulcheson remarked that
1t had been very good Investment, for. as
resulI OF II, Texas had been awarded
the first prize.
Mr. Johnston at this point suggested that
Captain Hutchinson make a general state
ment regarding the work done so far and
tho prospects for the success of the move
ment in the future.
In responding Captain Hutchinson said
that tho committee had maze Il trip TO
Wssh.ngion and had placed the claims of
Houston for the Improvement of Buffalo
bayou before tina rivers and hirbors com
mittee OF The National congress. giving In
detail tho reasons in justlncat on OF The
Appropriation sought for. AT that time the
rumors of war, the scarcely of funds In
tho treasury and the fact that no rivers
AND harbors bill was passed hy the Fifty
NTH congress all had the effect of making
the matter Of securing the appropriation an
impossib'llty at that time. During the short
session of congress which viii be opened
next month. however he was of the opinion
that conditions would be favorable, and
that the time would be propitious for the
purpose named. There wns. he sald, more
MONEY in Tho treasury now than there had
been for years, and II was probable that a
rivers and harbors bin would be reported
at the coming session.
Tho speaker then outlined several plans
for the furtheranco OF the work and an
interesting discussion followed. AS re-
suit the executive comm ittee consisting of
Chairman Hutcheson and Messrs. Dilling-
ham, Read and Cleveland, was called TO
meet at the office of the former at O'Clock
TINS afternoon and u meeting OF the general
committee was announces for D. M
Thursday al the Cotton Exchange. AZ this
meeting reports will be expected from the
committee on right Of way along the bayou,
consisting OF Messrs j C.. White, Albert
Mckinney and b. A. Riesnsr on the city
property. and Judge John G. Tod and
Messrs. Sam Allen and Charles II. Mildly on
the country property. These reports viii
be OF the utmost Importance and II full, at =
tefnance of The general committee is re-
quested.
Messrs. N l.. Mills. w. B. slosson and
Edgar Watkins, delegates from the New
comers ASSOCIATION, who went on the Wash
ington trip. were added to the general
committee. the ether members of which
are as follows: Messrs. j. c. Hu,cht son,
W. ID. Cleveland, Charles Dillingham;, w.
NJ Read, X. NJ Johnston, II. b. Rice, VIII
liam Hnmphreyville, +. Hacker, II. D.
MacSIregor, w. T. Burns, w. u. Chew, ii.
Henke, a. Levy, Joseph +. Meyer, c. H..
Mflby, o. l.. Cochran, -. A. Resner.
James MCGEE. j. ]. Settegast. o. Il. Holt,
J. W. Jones, T. w. House H.. w Garrow,
Ed Kiam and j G.. Bering
IN addition To these were the following
who made the trip TO Washington: j Nj.
Torrance. Richard Cooke, j. s. Rice. M.
Booth, Edgar Watkins. ". H. Mills, w. n.
Sosson. Charles II. Peck, Il. w cave. 4
r. Carroll aud II, p. Baer
The executive committee is composed of
chairman Hutchee,n and Messrs w. d.
CLEVELAND. W. NJ Read and Charles Dill
bingham.