The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-31
nississippl is to get a Considera-

mississippl is to get a Considera-
ton from congress to which II is
entitled, the States which compose
it must ''pool their issues" and
work to gether.
1t can readily be seen, therefore,
why New Orleans is interested in
being we'll represented at the
Houston congress: it has so much
at stake. A large number of the
discussions are of deep interest to
New Orleans. They cover very
wide range, but all of general IN
terest, for the executive commit
tee has wisely decided to exclude
those subjects which are of a local
nature. Among them will be riv-
er improvement, irragation. Paci-
fic cable, merchant marine, st.
Louis FAIR 1908, Nicaragua canal,
trade with the orient, consular SER
vice, Statehood, railroad transpo-
tation, preservation Of forests,
beet root sugar, trade with Mexi-
co, advantages of American travel,
exports and imports through Gulf
and Pacific ports; need of home
factories, good roads and drain
age.
The first topic will cover the i'm
provement of the Mississippi, as
we'll as Southwest Pass. All the
States of the transmississippi are
interested IN securing deep water
to the Gulf since most of them
live ON the rivers tributary to ''the
father Of waters" and an all-wat-
er route to the Gulf means lower
freight rates for them; and New
Orleans Mississippi Valley gener-
ally. including the states east OF
the Mississippi, as we'll as west of
that great stream, want all the aid
and assistance they can get in this
great improvement. As we have
already shown, there is danger
that Congress will take no action
in this matter of the improvement
OF the passes at the present ses-
sion, and it certainly will not
take action unless influence is
brough to bear upon it to compel
Congress to act. 1t was to co-op-
crate OF the Texas Congressman
whech secure the appropriation
by which Galveston got deep wa
ter. A cooperation between the
Congressman from tho transmits
sissippi Should similarly assure an
appropriation that will open tho
mouth of the Mississippi to the
largest vessels afort.
We mention this as one of the
topics coming before the Congress
In which New Orleans Is deeply
interested, and one of the reasons
why it should be we'll represented
at the Houston meeting, but as
the list of subjects to be discuss
ed shows. there are half a dozen
other questions to come up. in
which New Orleans and Louisiana
are involved, they should be well
represented there.
The basis of representation in
the convention is as follows: Tho
Governor Of each state or Terri
tory may appoint ten delegates;
the mayor each city one delegate
for each 5000 inhabitants, provid- I
ed however. that no city shall have
more than ten delegates; each
county may appoint one delegate
through its executive office, every
business organization one delegate
ahd an additional delegate fhr ev-
cry fifty members; provided how
ever, that no such organization
shall have more than ten delegates.
Governors of States OF Territories,
members of the United States
Congress and expresidents of this
congress are ex-officio delegates
with all privileges of delegates,
except those of voting.
New Orleans and Louisiana
should have full delegations at the
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