The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-01
FOROUTERBAR
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO MERGE
 ORGANIZATIONS.
Agitation Of Deepening Chnnnel of Mobile Bay and EnlarElng Grants
 Pass Again Being -agitated by CitiEens.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, Oct 31.
 For some time talk has been in- dulged in commercial and other bodies of the absolute and imperative neces- sity for a deeper channel on the outer bar of Mobile Bay.
 The Alabama Outer Bar Association, Hon. H. Austill chairman, had this question in hand long since and now. from information given out by him. the Association will seek the co operation of other bodies with the view to concerted action in thts matter and another important one. Chairman Austill will six the Joint Rivers and Harbors Committee of Mo. bile and the several commercial bod ies of Mobile to join the Alabama Outer Bar Association in looking to securing a thirty-fve foot channel on the outer bar also to have Grant Pass widened and deepened and mad, free waterway instead of b toll wa terway as at present, and for many years back.
 Chairman Austill. fin order to giv2 the several bodies a concise and clear insight into the absolute necessity TOT the prompt and concerted action or the joint bodies, is arranging for D trip to the outer bar and also through Grants Pass. This trip he expects to De III TeduihcsS oooet S"S " next month.
 once the bodies consnt to get to-. gether Congress will be appealed to a Joint committee of the bodies named above. Most important is the mat. ter of Grants Pass said Judge Austil in that 1t is the best inside 'oute eiae aione not only in saving. of distance but in safety for light tonnage craft Artillery to be Moved. As anticipated the eighth and ninth companies, coast artillery. located at Fort Morgan, will be removed pending extensive repairs to the forti.canon.
 b%yeyy sy ths th. orders to arrange matters so that Nne Ine | two companies may evacuate on No- vember s. The artillerymen will be steamer Batchelder and go to For. Mealtf1f and a. Atiantic H,a ee coast nss Italians Make Good.
 The Alabama river steamer Quach- ita arrived down this morning from Selma. Capt. Frank Lumsden In com,
 ess sssN. ws of 'se ssed sass sssdse eeon the the largest cargo of this class of the staple for the season.
 un of Italians and negroes. twelve of each. Captain Lumsden. speaking of f the work of the Italians, said It was aii that could have been desired, con. siderins this being their first I, .,s str'G ,.n in tain Lumsden, "the Italians require better treatment than the negroes. but their willingness to work demands this. They respond readily when call ed upon and are not troublesome" This report from Captail Lumsden was received with much qualification by steamboat owners and operators, as 1t promises to give the nucleus for breaking down the mandatory actions of the negro roustabouts- Many times in the present season as we'll as those aeone. the negro roustabouts hay" caused great loss to boat owners as well as incorvenience to passengers ranted action In waitig until the hour of departure of steamer nn,v t" %o5sG 1smapa tna regular crews revolt, but they would
 station pckets at vantage Ut os .5s points of accepting the wages offered by the steamboatmen.