Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-15
BOOM WESTERN WATERWAYS
Convention Meets at M,mphis with Six
Hundred Delegates Present,
SEVENTEEN STATES ARE REPRESENTED
Captain Lon Bryson of Davenport
Made Chairman of Temporary Or
ganizntion - Iowa Delegation
Takes Part in Proceedings.

| MEMPHIS, Team, Nov. 14.-The Western
! Waterways association began convention
here today which will be OF Importance and
interest not only to this section, but to ali
the country tributary to the Mississippi
| river, from the great northwest to the Gull
OF Mexico About 600 delegates were pres
ent, including representative business men,
United States senators, railroad presidents
congressman, governors OF states and profes-
sional men. Seventeen states are repre-
sented and many Of them have large dele
cations in attendance. After the temporary
| organization, with Captain Lon Bryson OF
Davenport, Ia, as chairman, and the ap-
pointment Of committees, the delegates were
| entertained with trolley rides about the city
and an afternoon luncheon was given at
Montgomery park. Senator Turley and
Congressman Catchings spoke during the
first session.
The following committeeman have been
named by the various state delegations:
1llinois-Resolutions, H. G. McPinte Of
Alton, George E. oHara OF Cario Creden-
tials, H. e. Taylor of Chicago; permanent
organization, r. G. Hinson OF Omega.
1owa-Resolutions, E. NJ. Sharon OF Dav-
enport, F. X. Eaton of Sioux City; ere
dentials, ID. B. Home OF Davenport; resolu-
tions, J. A. Jackson and Hugh B. Hunter;
credentials, c. Stamp and C. F. Barker
Mississippi-Credentials, L. c. Dabney;
resolutions, T. c. Catchings and Murray F.
Smith; permanent organization, T. c. Dab
ney and Patrick Murray.
The deep waterways convention recently
held at Peoria, ILL.,, was allowed one repre-
sentative on resolutions He is Frank Win
ter.
The delegates have been notified that a
special Yazoo G. Mississippi Valley railroad
train to New Orleans will leave Memphis
Thursday morning and that all the delegates
from north of Memphis as we'll as all mem
bers of congress, the United States senators
and governors of states will be the guests
Of the railroad company. Other delegates
to go will be made rate of one fare for the
round trip. Points OF interest about the
lower Mississippi will be visited.
The evening was devoted to speech max
ing by prominent delegates, all of whom ia
vored liberal appropriations by congress for
the maintenance and Improvement OF the
rivers and harbors Of the country.
At the night session the committee on per-
manent organization reported as follows:
Chairman, Hon. Charles Scott OF Rosedale
Miss; secretary, George Skene of Memphis;
sergeant-at alarms, Jerome E. Richards of
Memphis; vice presidents, one from each
state.
Chairman Scott in taking the gavel spoke
of the advantage Of cheap and rapid trans
portation. The rivers are not in perfect
state but needed work, art and science. He
said this was an opportune time to ask for
a congressional 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. Russell;
Arkansas, Greenfield Quarles; Indiana, P. A.
Nesbitt; Iowa, Lon Bryson; Kentucky,
Irwin Dugan; Louisiana, George Leon
Jastremski; Mississippi, e. c. Carroll; Mis-
souri,, Isaac Mason; Pennsylvania, James A.
Henderson; Virginia, c. r. Boyd; Wisconsin,
F. A. Copeland; Tennessee, George B. Twill
der; Illinois. William NJ. Williams.
Addresses were delivered by George Ander-
son Of Pittsburg and Frank w. Felter of
Chicago. Resolutions were presented and re-
ferred after which the convention adjourned
until II o'clock tomorrow.