The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-22
WILL UPHOLD
 CONVENTION Press Association Will Fight for Constitution PLEDGES CAST TO WINDS Best Instrument Possible Re- gardlesS of Promises. Mr. J. c. Lawrence offered the Re solutions, Which Were Adopted
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 Time at Lake.
PLEDGES CAST TO WINDS

members of the Alabama Industrial and Commercial Association and of the State Press, ladies and other invited guests, were at the Union Depot to take the special train for Jackson's Lake, where they were to continue their ses- sions,
 It was lively, jolly party. brimful of anticipation of a day of pleasure, and in no respect were their expecta- tions unrealized.
 On arriving at the pavilion, Rev. s. P. West. Fourth Vice-President of the State Press Association, called that body to order, and Rev. Thos. Arm- strong invoked divine blessing.
 On motion of Mir. Geo. W. Jones, the two bodies met in joint session to hear some papers which were of inter- est to all present. read and discussed.
 Opening the Coosa.
 Mir. L. L. Gilbert, Secretary of the Alabama Commercial and Industrial Association, stated the body had left the paper of Mir. Henry C. Jones. on the Coosa River, to be read at this time. MT. Jones was not present. and Mir. Gilbert read the paper in a man. ner that at once secured the attention of the audience. It was on a line en- tirely new and somewhat startling. It advanced the idea that every dollar spent by the United States Govern ment in the effort to open that river to further navigation was money wasted, as electricity and steam could supply transportation right along its banks i've fold cheaper. He urged it as the part of wisdom to throw it open to public use so that it's immense water power could be used for manufactur- ing purposes. The paper was quite lengthy and was listened to with un- @bated interest from start to finish.
 MT. Percy Clark entered a decided protest to any endorsement of the pa- per by either body. 4 motion by MT. c. W. Hare returning thanks to MT. Jones for his interesting paper and re- ferring 1t to a committee of three mem- bers from each body, they to report to their respective organizations. was adopted.
 In order that both sides might have a hearing, Capt. W. P. Lay, the great and enthusiastic Coosa River improve ment advocate, was asked to read for the benefit of the members of the Press the paper which he had read the day D0IOTG JO luC OtaLc OOthhACASA&A OA0 Industrial Association. The paper was full of valuable information and sta- tistics and could not be otherwise than interesting coming from one who has given years of work and study to the
 On motion of Mir. o'Keefe thanks were returned to Mr. Lay and the matter referred to committees of each body.
 The State Commercial and Industrial Association then adjourned sine die.
 1Gid-Winter Meeting.
 Mir. T. E, Williams of The Dotnan Siftings, in a very neat and taking way, extended an invitation to the Press Association to become the guests pf The Siftings some time during the coming winter and after concluding a visit to the Wire Grass metropolis, to lake a jaunt through the Land of Flowers. Mir Williams gave the mem Sers a graphic description of his town md its attractions. It has within a lew years grown from small neigh oorhood of less than half a hundred to & city with a population of 4,eOO. All the accessories of comfortable life Ire there-fine schools, churches, cleo Nric lights. water, etc. It is the larg- lst inland naval stores point in the United States.
 On motion of MT. J. B. Stanley, the invitation was accepted and the Sec eetary and Executive Committee re- Iuested to arrange the trip and set the late.
 As the hour for the splendid dinner Iendered by the Commercial and In- lustrial Association of Montgomery vas now at hand on motion, the Press Association adjourned until half past wo o'clock
 Afternoon Session.
 During the time at dinner Governor Telks reached the ground and on re- assembling c. W. Hare moved that the Governor be elected an honorary members of the Association, with which he had been actively identified for twenty years.
 The Governor Welcomed.
 On motion of Jacob Pepperman, a l committee of three was appointed to | notify the Governor and escort him to | the meeting. The Chairman appointed l Messrs. c. W. Hare, Jacob Pepperman | and Isaac Grant. The Committee soon | 3 sppeared with the Governor. who was | introduced by the President. and given | a most flattering ovation. He thanked the Association for the | compliment paid him on making him | an honorary member of the Associa- lion of which he had been an ac- live member for about twenty years. | He declared that he would rather edit a newspaper than almost any thing he had ever done. He was inclined to