The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20


,.nent Organization.
v,ses announced that the Transmis-
!, congress was now trying to form
,snt organization, whereby every
1 Il the Trnnsmlssisslpp country
socome a member OF the organize
-an the payment of s. and this
would be used in carrying out tne
Of the Congress by having the
8. adopted by this Congress prop
sassnted TO the congress of the
Gates. He said the executive
[',,se would latere on present a plan
tmauent organization.
wbltniore Of Missouri. for the ex-
committee, also spoke upon the
A. a permanent organization. He
[tst heretofore the plan had been
~ city where meetings were held
"a me expense of said meetings,
4, money was needed to be used be-
Inc meetings in order to carry
Recommendation of this Congress
Eating their measures before ths
states congress. He asked that
kairiIan OF edCh uNlS6dtiOu hSNci Aain
nsny Of his delegation were willing
81 for an annual membership.
IN s. Taliaferro OF Houston pre-
,be names Of the Houston ladies
sesIred TO be first to subscribe, S.
Mrs. Bette Bryan and Mrs. Rosine
members from Houston who at
the meeting of the Congress at
5sres was then taken to permit tho
tss 70 report the number of sub
ions to the permanent fund.
~
r. F. Montgomery OF Colorado, who
rroresents the International Mining
sss announced that the annual
~ Il that congress would take place
yankee on June ~ of this year, with
ltsady assured attendance of $500
los Thus far twenty-seyen States
Bva foreign countries will be rep
"a at this years meeting. He re-
n the Importance OF the mining
~ In this country. "In Colorado"
NJ, I'VE dig into the mountains and
mi. the gold" He invited everybody
4 10 attend the mining convention
lwaukee.
,rman Cannon turned over the
I'm cane to Mr.. Morris to be taken
M 10 President Pitkln at his hotel.
place for Next Meeting.
sidney Storey OF New Orleans read
sgram from the governor of Louis
and a letter from the mayor OF
orleans inviting the Congress to hold
Helfth annual session at New Or
accompanied by motion of the
orleans city council to the same Ell.
Storey asked to supplement the in
on with a few remarks. but point
her was made by Mr.. Montgomery OF
ado that the special order of BUSH
Selecting a place for the next
ng' had not yet been called up.
chair said that as the hour for Sc
the place had arrived he thought
KIT be taken up in the regular order,
Mr.. Storey was permitted to address
Invention, which he did as follows;
New Orleans Nominated.
affords me much pleasure in the
Of the commonwealth of Louisiana
gh Its governor and in the name OF
municipality OF New Orleans, through
onor. the moyar, and in behalf OF
ommercial exchanges and the entire
e, 10 extend to you cor
invitation to assemble in
b annual convention In the
Of New Orleans, that great me-
Is Of the South. situated on the
br Of Waters OF inland navigation il
United States. whose thousand miles
butaries stretching out into the great
ern country are the links In the
which bind our unity OF interest. In
ing the city OF New Or
for your next meeting place
will be affording us tho
tunity not only of having you as
,, but a great many OF you probably
pave never been to this city before
have the opportunity of witnessing
earning great many things that you
never dreamed of before. We claim
emen, that We have the ideal con-
pm city OF America. Our claim i,
upon the fact that We have got the
beautiful and the most ideal climate
Pc globe. These facts are for the
OF our situation. With the broad
ger OF the Mississippi river on the
ide aud our corporate limits extend
Tar as the clear waters of Laks
nartrain on the other, and the Gulf
alco only twenty-five miles in a di-
nne. We have the finest hotel ac-
oaauons In the United States and
our usual experience and facilities in
ing large crowds every year that
from all points of the compass to
y Inc glories Of our midwintcr car
me Stranger within our gates hls
nfor.. 'N' e"e''
PRESIDENT and gentlemen, We de-
aaI you should come to New Orleans
~ reason that the great problems
ste now agitating the public minds
Sisn nave brought you here together
men demand the immediate solution
great Republic, are vitality inter-
WIN the great city of New Or
refer to the great problem OF the
asua canal construction, to. the ir-
"a problems. to the extension of our
commerce and OF our merchant
and to deep water through all
4. ports. We are anxious that you
zone there and see for yourselves
w ah OF she largest docks in the
, xnere the leviathans of the deep
s ssa masthead the flags of every
a.. IRE unloading their cargoes from
sa and taking on board supplies
1910, eOslon and corn and the manufac-
syUus OF America to feed and clothe
uyuse countless millions of other
us,ee want to show you our nam
NJ elevators. where%millions upou
w.. bushels of grain from the
A. sssI md storage, our great net.
~ aaliroads, whose ramifications
vui to the Atlantic and to the
rest .he Western ocean, even into
d !. regions Of the North. we are
snow you that va arc nanu-