The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-13
IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER
OBJECT OF IMPORTANT MEETING
 HERE MONDAY.
Delegates from All Alabama River Points are Expected and an fn- teresting Program Has Been
 Prepared.

The incoming trains tonight will bring the advance guard of delegates to the Alabama River Convention which will assemble tomorrow morn ing in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association. Most Of the delegates, however, will not arrive un- til Monday morning. at which time the Selma and Wetumpka and Mobile del- egations are expected.
 Information was received by the As- sociation yesterday that the Board of Engineers. now in Houston, Tex. will meet at II o'clock Monday morning in the office of Captain J. B. Cavanaugb in the Moses Building and will later accept the invitation of the River Con- vention to be present and participate in the proceedings thereat.
 While the Convention is strictly an Alabama River Convention the Board of Engineers will hear all persons who . may be interested as well in the de- velopment of the Coosa River. W. F. Lay of Gadsden and others from the banks of the Coosa, will doubtless be present and present the claims of the Coosa.
 That project calls for an immense appropriation comparatively-six mill lion dollars-and 1t has so far been inn possible to get the government so deeply interested.
 The Alabama River. however, is only half million dollar protect-$10o,00 ,00o for five consecutive years-to properly provide for the thirteen millions of traffic already developed with many millions more in prospect.
 For this reason the delegates from Montgomery. Selma and Mobile feel ever in securing proper recognition for this father of Alabama waters, and the program is designed to bring out sa- lient points in demonstration of the rivers importance.
 The Convention will be in session but one day-as 1t is desired to get all the testimony in before the Board as rapidly as possible. The program is as follows:
 II a. m. Call to order by A. G. Forbes, President.
 Invocation. by Rabbi A. J. Messing.
 Address of Welcome, Hon. Thomas H. Carr, Mayor.
 Response. Mayor T. s. Caldwell of Camden.
 Introduction of Permanent Chair man, Acting Governor Cunningham.
 Selection of other permanent officers.
 Address, The Necessity for the Ap- propriation." w. F. Vandiver, Mont gomery.
 Address. ''The Neglect of the Ala bana River in Past Congressional Ap> propriations." Hon. S. J. Bowie, Am niston.
 Recess.
 p. m. Call to order.
 Address, Development of Cotton Trade on Alabama River" A. L. Mo- Leod, Selma.
 Address, The Appropriation-How to Secure It," Hon. J. H. Bankhead. Fayette.
 Address, Mobiles Interest in the Alabama River Trade" Erwin Craig head and F. s. Bromberg, Mobile.
 Address, The Alabama River; Its Past. Present and Future" Hon. A. A. Wiley. Montgomery.
 Address. Tourist Travel on the Ala bama River" F. Lloyd Tate, wetump- ka.
 Upon the completion of the fixed program opportunity will be given for general discussion by all delegates, af- ter which a committee to prepare g. printed memorial will probably be ap- pointed. and arrangements made for the. selection of 8 delegation to prose- cute the matter before the Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress.
 Because of the universal interest felt by all Montgomery 1t has been decided to make the hearings public. and all
  and will be cordially welcomed.
 There will be delegations present from the City Councils of Mobile. Sel- ma. wetumpka and Montgomery as we'll as from the various commercial bodies of those cities. The following is the list of delegates appointed:
 Mobile-Cotton Exchange, J. c. Bush, D. P. Bestor and J. A. Walters: Chamber of Commerce. D. R. Burgess. John H. McAndrew, Fred Forchheim- CT, z. M. P. Inge: Commercial Club. Erwin Craighead. F. s. BromberR. John Craft, H. Austill, W. K. P. vii son and J. D. Bloch; City Council. Mayor Lyons and two members of City Council.
 camden-T. s. Caldwell, S. D. Bloch, J. T. Beck, W. c. Jones, J. P. Benson, IT,, A. V. McMillan, W. J. Bonner, F. G. Hollinger. S. D. Moore. | Jr., F. B. Parish. Judge William Hem | derson. W. R. Afford. L. D. Bryant. | J. F. Foster and J. s. Hunter.
 seIma-Commercial and Industrial | R. Peacock. Chair l man; A. L. Mcleod. J. Foote Hooper. V. B. Atkins. J. B. Ellis. F Lamar. C.. H.. Rettew, T. P. Schuh. Az w.