The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-15
TRAFFIC. BY RIVER
WESTERN WATERWAYS AssOCIA.
TION BEGINS IT'S SESSIONS AT
MEMPHIS, TENN.
ORGANIZATION Was IN ORDER
VARIOUS STATES NAMED THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES, ON PERMA
NENT COMMITTEES
IMPORTANT WORK PROMISED

Six Hundred Delegates Present In
c1ude Representative Business
Men, United States Senators. Com.
gressmen, Railroad Presidents.
Governors of States and Profes.
s1OnaI Men.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. lathe West4
ern Waterways association began a con~
Ventlon here today, which will be of i'm.
portance and interest not only to this
immediate section, but to all the country
tributary to the Mississippi river, from
the great North to the Gulf of Mexico.
About 800 delegates were present. includ.
Ing representative business men, United
states senators, railroad presidents. con-
gressmen, governors Of states and pro-
fessional men. Seventeen states are reu.
resented, and many Of them have large
delegations in attendance.
After temporary organization, with
Capt. Leon Bryson, of Davenport. To-.
as chairman, and the appointment of
committees, the delegates were enter
tained with trolley rides about town and
an afternoon luncheon was given at
Montgomery park
Senator Turley and Congressman
Catehings spoke during the first session.
The following committeeman have been
named by the various state delegations:
IIlinois-Resolutions- G. McPbtnte.
q Alton, George E. O'Hara, of Cairo.
SClrtede4ttals-H. E. Taylor, of Mound
son, of Amea
a-Resoluttons-E. M Sharon. Da-
Yenport; F. L. Eaton, Sioux City. Creden.
manent organization-O. o. Toierton-
Credentials-Charles EIagewald,
Gfadh EGfeseihhtionsTC ol ]. Murphy and J. W.
ter Enrlck and A. c. Eckert
Wisconsin-F. A. Copeland. on all three
Arkansas-Credentials F. Vande-
Tenter. Permanent organization-John B.
Driver. Ed j. PindalL Resolutions
GFNeenfeld 9uaFles and J. r. Bradley
olutions-George Zellner Permanent or.
ganization-B. w. Gale.
II c,IKentuclk;y1Credentials-Trwin - Dugan,
! nent organizat ation-Albert S. Perry. John
S. Brannia and Capt. NJ Cole
TTeTntnIieessee-Permanent TTtIie r orgaanization-J.
Brandon and c. b Russell
| Virginia-C. r. Boyden on all commit.
! tees.
Credenttals-G J. W.
dentials-R. B. Taylor.
! Pepnsylvania-ResO II. An
| derson and A. D. Lisle Credentials
John F. Drawer.
Missouri : Permanent orgqnization-
! ResOlutiOns-J. A. Jackson and Hugh B.
Hunter. Credentials-C Stamp and c. F.
nj Mississippi- ses CREDENTIALS G. Dabney.
! Resolutions-T. c. Catchings, Murray E.
! Smith. Permanent organiZation-J. c.
Dabney and Patrick Murray.
The deep waterways convention, re-
Gently held at Peoria Ill, was allowed
one representative on the committee on
resolutions. He is Frank Wenter
The delegates have been notified that
a special Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail-
road train to New Orleans will leave
Memphis Thursday morning, and that all
the delegates from north of Memphis, as
well as all members of congress and gov
ernors of states, will be guests of the
railroad company. Other delegates to go
will be made a rate of one fare for the
round trip Points of interest about the
lower Mississippi will be visited.
The evening was devoted to speech
making by prominent delegates, all of
whom favored liberal appropriations by
congress for maintenance and improve
ment of the rivers and harbors of the
country.
NIGHT SESSION
At the night session the committee on
permanent organization reported as fol-
lows: Chairman, Hon. Charles Scott, of
Rosedale Miss; secretary, George Sken-
er, OF Memphis; sergeant-at-arms, Jer-
ONE E. Richards, of Memphis; vice presi-
dents, one from each state
Chairman Scott, 1 ntaking the gavel,
spoke of the advantages of cheap and
rapid transportation The rivers were
not in d permanent state, but needed
work art and science. He said this was
an opportune time to ask for a congress
sional appropriation. He appealed to
delegates to uphold the hands of the
Mississippi river commission.
The following vice presidents were
then named: Alabama, Hon. E. L. Rus
sell; Arkansas, Greenfield Quarles; In
diana, P. A. Nesbit; Iowa Leon Bryson;
Kentucky. Irwin Dugan; Louisiana, Gen.
Leon Jastremski; Mississippi, E c. Car
roll; Missouri, Isaac Mason; Pennsylva-
MIA James A. Henderson; Virginia, c. r.
Boyd; Wisconsin, F. A. Copeland; Ten
nessee, Gen. b. T. Wilder; Illinois, Will
liam H Williams.
Addresses were delivered by George A.
Anderson, of Pittsburg, and Frank Wen
ter of Chicago.
Several resolutions were presented and
referred, after which the convention adj
journed until II o'clock tomorrow.