The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-23
BURTON DUE TODAY
IN MONTGOMERY
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Party Will Leave at 4t3O O'Clock To-
! morrow Morning co Inspect
River from Here to
selma

Hon. Theodore f. Burton, Chairman.
OF the Rivers and Harbors Committee
OF Congress. accompanied by his Secre.
tary, Mr.. Mccain. will reach Mont
gomery at 6 o'clock this morning from
New Orleans. He will spend today and
tonight in Montgomery and, with
party of prominent Alabamians. win
leave for Selma by way of the Ala
bama river at 4:3o O'Clock tomorrow
morning on the government steam
boat Twining.
Until yesterday Mr. Burton had been
expected to arrive in Montgomery
Monday morning at o'clock. A tel
egram from him yesterday announced
that he would come to Montgomery
Sunday morning and would spend the
day here He has been inspecting the
harbor of New Orleans and other
Southern waterways. After his H..
spection of the Alabama river from
Montgomery to Selma the distinguish
ed Congressman will leave for th~
east.
Mr. Burton and his Secretary will
be quartered at the Exchange Hotel.
During this morning Chairman w. F.
Vandiver of the Alabama River Inn
provement Committee. President A. G.,
Forbes of the Commercial Club, and
other prominent citizens will visit Mr..
Burton at the hotel This afternoon.
distinguished visitor will be shown
over the city in carriage.
Congressman ]. II. Bankhead of the
Sixth District and Congressman c. w.
Taylor, of the First District. will
reach Montgomery tonight for the pur-
pose OF joining Mr.. Burton in the in
spection of the river Congressman
A. A. Wiley of the Second District.
will be in the party and Congressman
j. Thomas Heflin, of the Fifth Dis
trict former Congressman S. j. Bowie.
of the Fourth District, and Hon. Will
liam B. Craig of Selma. the Demo-
cratic nominee to succeed Mr.. Bowie
have been invited to accompany the
party.
Governor Jelks and Mayor league
have been invited to accompany Mr..
Burton on the river trip. Others in
the party will be President Forbes
of the Commercial Club. Mr.. Vandiver,
Charles F. Moritz, Major w. w. Screws
Hon. Horace Hood, and DR.. F. c. Ste
cock and Claude Melvin of Selma, A.
Hohenberi: OF wetumpka and Captain
John Quill of Mobile.
The steamboat Twining will be tied
up at the wharf tonight and Will be
stocked AMI ready for the trip down the
river tomorrow morning. The party
will be directly in charge of Major
\ IL.
Engineering Office who is familiar with
| the river.
| 1t is the desire of Mr.. Burton to
| reach Selma in time to see Senator
Pettus and leave the Central City on
| the p. IN. train for the east. III
the steamboat is delayed officials OF
the Western Railway will hold their
eastbound passenger train for Mr..
Burton and others of the party who
may desire to return to Montgomery.
Superintendent w. N. Cox of the
Western Railway cordially consented
yesterday to hold the train in Selma
| for the accommodation of Mr.. Bur-
| ton and members of the party, IL 1t
became necessary. MIR. Vandiver went
| to see Mr. Cox and laid the program
before him. Mr.. Cox replied that 1t
was a pleasure to his company to be
| of service TO the interest represented
| by Mr.. Vandiver.
/ Some regret was expressed yester-
| day by business men that IL would not
| be possible to give Mr.. Burton more
entertainment during his stay in
| Montgomery Ire original plan of
| entertainments comprehended a barbe-
cue and perhaps a banquet Owing
to the fact that he is to be here on
Sunday these plans had to be aban-
doned.