Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-19
Week Marked by NumeF-
Gus Important AsSOci-
alton Conventions.
DEEP WATER WAY IS WANTED
10 Great LakeS-.Flne List Of
Amusements..G Gen
eFal News.

Special Correspondence.
By L. c. Brsed.
1-St Louis, Mo-. May ia..-Diring the
past week there have been held in
thia city four quite large conventions
OF which In point of numbors ana the
Interests Involved. thar of TIE meet.
Ing OF the National Lumbor Manufac-
tufors was the most important.
ncariy one hundred delegates being
in attondancoe. ropr6senting eleven
manufacturing asEoClat Ions. Whugol
memhefabiD, IN tho NalloHal Assocla.
tion. reaches a grand total OF more
than one thousand individuals. The
approximate annual output OF these
associations is twelve billion feet.
This does MOI include the output OF
two large active associssiOna which
aro not aflhated with the National
Association. In hls report. Secretary
smith stated that the recent disaster
IN California haa brought about alb
normal trade conditions on the coast
on account Of the large extent ~ that
calamity, which will turn large Quan-
titles Of lumber from 10 customary
rQurae and cause roadiustmouf
which will have an effect on the en-
tire territory west OF the Mlsais8-
ippi River. n che present prospects
" the cropa - grain. fruit, ETC.. are
not materially changed the purchas-
lnF power OF consumers uf iunabcr
will bo such that tho demand dprinf
tho remainder OF 1905 will he equal
n not 20 exceed that OF 1905.
A. the convention 81 the Missouri
Funeral Directors Association. noarly
one hundred delegates were Ia al
tendance. az whom one was n woman
pwcntylonr new members we're
elected into the association. The
rules and code OF ethics requires the
funeral directors and embalmors 10
work Ia harmony, io refrain from a0
FertiEing and to display no fear of
coniaEiOua Diseases
Tho annual convention OF tie In
tcrnational Railway General Foro
mana Association mot al the Jeffer.
son Hotel This was the drst couvon- /
ti0n since the birth of the 0fganiSa. |
tion last year, a. So. Louis, and there
Wa8 a good attendance It's mombor.
snip - opposed OF the general fore. |
mm Of the principal railroads In the
NUnited States, Canada and Mexico. |
IN connection with the proceedings |
some time was devoted 70 the inspoc.
tion 81 the exhibits of railway supply
men.
Tho annual Shaw banquet given by
the trustees Of the Missouri Botanical /
Carton, IN accordance with a bequost 1
a. che will " the late Henry shaw, |
waa held az the Southern Hotel. fha
ruuctiOn was che alxteonih annual 4
banquet, end Was conducted "a mel
usual elaborate scale A feature was
ans attendance of members of the
Classical Association OF the Middle
West and South which association |
has been holding rs annual meeting
In this city. There we're about 40
gic1ia Of whom 100 were members of
tae association. The Gagemblage Of
noted educators and college profassors
Hiada the gathering a brilliant one.
Miuslaslppi-Lakes Deep Waterway.
A delegation from uhc Businofg
Mems IsaHae % St. Louis has been
an washington for several days work
ing Ia tAe interest of che Mlssiasippi.
Lakes dcop waterway project. Taol
plan nov on foot l8 30 hold cOn.
Fcniion in this ciiy in November. and
che Obiugt OF the presence uf the dele.
cation az the capital Is FOR the pur
poac % promoting favorable consider
alton Of the achemc on the part OF
memboTs Oi congress not already ac.
lively supporting a. and also 10 ar
range for the attendance OF congress.
men az the convention. The presi.
dent win BE- Invited To- make q trip
from Clicago 90 81. Louis Ga q yacht.
and then 30 down the Mississippi
River Ia q large steamer 90 be pro
vlded by the business Mems LcaEpc
MomhCra of che Rivers and Hnrbor8
committee Will be Ia 81 Louis May
~ and l6. 20 meet the busineEs men
- thla city, and talk with them about
tho Importance OF developing public
sentiment IN favor oi this great pro.
Joot On the evening of the i5lh
ihOy VIII 90 given o banquet al the
Mercantile Club by the executive
tommllteo Of the business Mems
leaEue, All the states bordering on
the Mississippi River are 10 be in.
Yitod % send 3 delegation go the con.
yentlon. and since the voyage of SIR.
Ilorimer OF Illiulie and other con.
greHEmon down the Illinois and Mia3
isSlpai Rivers last summer aRiiatlnF
tho deep waterway protest many To- ,
cal organizations have been formed in
the different cities % Is thought they
viii uo ready GO earnestly cooperate
hy sending delegates to che convon'
.'-n, which d deaigned 20 bring about
a concerted and organized effort %
secure from congress ai the next icf
sion a liberal appropriation.
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